Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2741466 | Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica | 2014 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
The review demonstrates the unique advantages of ultrasonography in pain control. Several imaging modalities can be used to guide pain control, such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and radiography. Ultrasonography has unique advantages over these other modalities in terms of its non-ionizing radiation, real-time imaging, portability, and cost-effectiveness. Ultrasonography with color Doppler and elastography can provide safer guidance to avoid blood vessels and the nerve trunk when using steroid or xylocaine infusions to encase the nerve trunk. This review focuses on the control of chronic pain in the upper limbs, lower limbs, and trunk.
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Authors
Hong-Jen Chiou, Yi-Hong Chou, Hsin-Kai Wang, Yi-Chen Lai,