title: Image-guided spinal injection for diagnosis and therapy.
abstract: Over the past decade, major advances have been made in our ability to identify a putative cause of patients' spinal pain using image-guided injection techniques. These techniques might also provide a means of temporarily relieving patients' pain and facilitating increased mobility. This article aims to review the rationale for and the techniques of the more commonly used spinal injection techniques.
authors.affiliation: The Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia. howard.galloway@act.gov.au
authors.forename: Howard R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Galloway
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009407:Nerve Block; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D003287:Contrast Media; D005938:Glucocorticoids