Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve interventions for common pain disorders

There are a number of common pain disorders that can be managed effectively by injections around or ablation of peripheral nerves. Ultrasound is a universally available imaging tool, is safe, cost-effective, and is excellent in imaging many peripheral nerves and guiding needles to the site of the ne...

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Autores principales: Krishna Prasad, B P, Joy, Binu, Raghavendra, Vijayakumar A, Toms, Ajith, George, Danny, Ray, Brijesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Intervention Radiology & Vascular
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5894327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29692534
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijri.IJRI_108_17
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Sumario:There are a number of common pain disorders that can be managed effectively by injections around or ablation of peripheral nerves. Ultrasound is a universally available imaging tool, is safe, cost-effective, and is excellent in imaging many peripheral nerves and guiding needles to the site of the nerves. This article aims to present an overview of indications and techniques of such procedures that can be effectively performed by a radiologist.

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