New technologies in nerve location.
Regional anaesthesia is undergoing a renaissance, perhaps assisted by the introduction of (and enthusiasm for) ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia into clinical practice. This article summarises the technology and principles of ultrasound imaging in anaesthesia and describes the development of three-dimensional ultrasound imaging, considering whether this new technology has an application in regional anaesthesia.
Bedforth
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NM
University of Nottingham, UK. nigel.bedforth@nuh.nhs.uk
D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*