Technique for CT Fluoroscopy-Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study is to describe the procedure for CT fluoroscopy-guided lumbar medial branch blocks and facet radiofrequency ablation.


CONCLUSIONS
CT fluoroscopic guidance allows more-precise needle tip positioning and is an alternative method for performing medial branch blocks and facet radiofrequency ablation.
1 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710.
Timothy J
TJ
Amrhein
2 Department of Orthopaedics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Anand B
AB
Joshi
1 Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3808, Durham, NC 27710.
Peter G
PG
Kranz
D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint
CT fluoroscopy; facet; medial branch block; radiofrequency ablation