Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve interventions for common pain disorders

B PKrishna Prasad; Binu Joy; Vijayakumar A Raghavendra; Ajith Toms; Danny George; Brijesh Ray

doi:10.4103/ijri.IJRI_108_17

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2018; 28(01): 85-92
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_108_17

Intervention Radiology & Vascular

Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve interventions for common pain disorders

Authors

B PKrishna Prasad

Department of Radiology, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Aster Medcity Hospital, Cheranelloor, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Binu Joy

Department of Radiology, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Aster Medcity Hospital, Cheranelloor, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Vijayakumar A Raghavendra

Department of Radiology, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Aster Medcity Hospital, Cheranelloor, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Ajith Toms

Department of Radiology, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Aster Medcity Hospital, Cheranelloor, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Danny George

Department of Radiology, Rajagiri Hospital, Aluva, Aster Medcity Hospital, Cheranelloor, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Brijesh Ray

Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Aster Medcity Hospital, Cheranelloor, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

Ganglion block - nerve block - perineural injection

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