Image-guided spinal injection for pain management.

2022

Wong, Osanna

Zhang, George

Matthews, Hayden

Skalski, Mathew

Asadi, Hamed

Lalloo, Shivendra

Kurda, Dylan

imaging guidance

injection techniques

pain management

radiculopathy

spinal injection

spinal pain

Journal Article

0000-0003-0540-4023

0000-0003-2475-9727

0000-0002-1663-4185

10.1111/1754-9485.13308

Radiculopathy and spinal pain are debilitating conditions affecting millions of people worldwide each year. While most cases can be managed conservatively with physiotherapy and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, minimally invasive corticosteroid injections are the mainstay intervention for those not responsive to conservative treatment. Historically, spinal injections were performed in the absence of imaging guidance; however, imaging modalities, in particular fluoroscopy and computer tomography (CT), have become the standard of care in performing most of these procedures. Under imaging guidance, operators can accurately confirm needle placement and safely target localised pathologies.

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Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology 2022-02; 66(1): 79-91

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology