TY - JOUR T1 - Ultrasound-Guided Interventional Procedures in Pain Management: Evidence-Based Medicine JF - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine JO - Reg Anesth Pain Med SP - S55 LP - S58 DO - 10.1097/AAP.0b013e3181d24658 VL - 35 IS - Suppl 1 AU - Samer N. Narouze Y1 - 2010/02/01 UR - http://rapm.bmj.com/content/35/Suppl_1/S55.abstract N2 - Recently, there has been a growing interest in the application of ultrasonography in pain medicine because ultrasound provides direct visualization of various soft tissues and real-time needle advancement and avoids exposing the health care provider and the patient to the risks of radiation. The machine itself is more affordable and transferrable than a fluoroscopy, computed tomography scan, or magnetic resonance imaging machine. These factors make ultrasonography an attractive adjunct to other imaging modalities in interventional pain management especially when those modalities are not available or feasible.The present article reviews the existing evidence that evaluates the role of ultrasonography in spine interventional procedures in pain management. ER -