title: Ultrasound-guided injections in the middle and lower cervical spine.
abstract: Injection therapies play a major role in the treatment of cervical pain and are becoming integral parts of a multidisciplinary approach in treatment and rehabilitation of such patients. Pararadicular- and facet-joint injections in the cervical spine are preferentially performed under computed tomography (CT) or fluoroscopy-guidance. In this article we present an alternative, simple and easy to learn step by step US-guided technique for injection therapy in the cervical spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria. alexander.loizides@i-med.ac.at
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loizides
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Obernauer
authors.forename: Siegfried
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peer
authors.forename: Reto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bale
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Galiano
authors.forename: Hannes
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gruber
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular / Q000379:methods*; D007278:Injections, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging