title: [Role of interventional radiology in diagnosis and management of the painful spine].
abstract: The aim of this article is to perform a general review of the different radiological percutaneous procedures used to diagnose and treat the many causes of back pain. These procedures can be merely diagnostic, such as discography and biopsy, diagnostic and therapeutic, such as epidural and facets injections, or only therapeutic, such as vertebroplasty, decompressive techniques of the intervertebral disk and tumour ablation. We review the indications, advantages and complications of these techniques.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Centro de Traumatología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España. ferusan12@gmail.com
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruiz Santiago
authors.forename: María Del Mar
authors.initials: Mdel M
authors.lastname: Castellano García
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aparisi Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D058498:Kyphoplasty / Q000379:methods; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019051:Rhizotomy / Q000379:methods; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods