RT Book, Section A1 Ottestad, Einar A1 Gowda, Abhishek A2 Bajwa, Zahid H. A2 Wootton, R. Joshua A2 Warfield, Carol A. SR Print(0) ID 1131938504 T1 Ultrasound in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pain T2 Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine, 3e YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071766838 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1131938504 RD 2024/03/28 AB Ultrasound imaging technology has become prevalent and easily accessible to the pain physician. In the past 20 years, there has been a significant increase in the use of ultrasound-guided pain procedures to the point that even procedures once relegated to fluoroscopic approaches are now able to be done sufficiently with ultrasound techniques. The advancement of ultrasound technology and clarity of imaging currently available give an additional advantage to the ultrasound-based pain physician in terms of soft-tissue visualization for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Ultrasound-based procedures are cost-efficient and when performed appropriately are safe because the medium allows visualization of muscles, tendons, ligaments, soft tissues, and neurovascular structures in a real-time, dynamic manner. Furthermore, because of the lower cost, lack of radiation, and smaller physical footprint, ultrasound imaging can be provided within the outpatient clinical setting, thus reducing the need for specialized surgical centers and fluoroscopic imaging.