Ultrasound-guided interventional procedures in pain medicine: a review of anatomy, sonoanatomy, and procedures: part I: nonaxial structures

Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;34(5):458-74. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181aea16f.

Abstract

Application of ultrasound in pain medicine is a rapidly growing medical field in interventional pain management. Ultrasound provides direct visualization of various soft tissues and real-time needle advancement and avoids exposing both the health care provider and the patient to the risks of radiation. The machine itself is more affordable than a fluoroscope, computed tomography scan, or magnetic resonance imaging machine. In the present review, we discuss the challenges and limitations of ultrasound-guided procedures for pain management, anatomy, and sonoanatomy of selected pain management procedures and the literature on those selected procedures.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Analgesia / methods*
  • Analgesics / administration & dosage*
  • Connective Tissue / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Injections
  • Nerve Block*
  • Nerve Fibers / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*

Substances

  • Analgesics