Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures

Give your patients the non-surgical pain relief they need with help from the Atlas of Image-Guided Spinal Procedures. This medical reference book features a highly visual format that shows you exactly how to perform each technique to get the best results. Give your patients the pain relief they need with the latest image-guided spinal injection procedures! A highly visual format shows you exactly how to perform each technique. . Safely and efficiently relieve your patients' pain thanks to an atlas format that displays each procedure step-by-step. . See properly performed injections for yourself with an algorithmic,image-guided approach for each technique: trajectory view (demonstrates fluoroscopic "set up?); multi-planar confi rmation views (AP, lateral, oblique); and "safety view? (what should be avoided during injection), along with optimal and suboptimal contrast patterns. . Special chapters on Needle Techniques, Fluoroscopic Imaging Pearls, Radiation Safety, and L5-S1 Disc Access provide additional visual instruction. . View drawings of radiopaque landmarks and key radiolucent anatomy that cannot be viewed fl uoroscopically. . Access the full text and downloadable image bank anytime, anywhere, at expertconsult.com.. Provide optimal outcomes for patients with back pain using fluoroscopically-guided, injection-based spinal procedures