title: Interventional procedures of the spine.
abstract: Different interventional procedures performed under imaging guidance permit the diagnosis and treatment of the many causes of back pain. Sources of pain amenable to be treated include facet joints, vertebral body, intervertebral disk, and paraspinal structures including nerves and ganglion roots. These procedures may be merely diagnostic, therapeutic, or intended for both purposes. We review the main indications, advantages, and complications of these techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of Traumatology, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando Ruiz
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.affiliation: 2nd Radiology Department, University General Hospital "ATTIKON," Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kelekis
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of Traumatology, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis Guzmàn
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.affiliation: 2nd Radiology Department, University General Hospital "ATTIKON," Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Filippiadis
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques; D001416:Back Pain / Q000628:therapy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004322:Drainage; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D058498:Kyphoplasty; D009192:Myelography; D009407:Nerve Block; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000628:therapy; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D054854:Vertebroplasty; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids