RT Book, Section
A1 Schultz, David M.
A2 Diwan, Sudhir
A2 Staats, Peter S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107195689
T1 Fluoroscopy in Interventional Pain Medicine
T2 Atlas of Pain Medicine Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071738767
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107195689
RD 2024/04/20
AB Since  their  discovery  in  1895,  x-rays  have  revolutionized  the  practice  of  medicine.  By  allowing  doctors  to  view  the  inside  of  the  living  body,  x-rays  have  greatly  increased  our  ability  to  diagnose  and  treat  disease  and  to  precisely  deliver  targeted  therapies.  The  fluoroscope  was  the  first  x-ray  machine  and  has  evolved  from  its  humble  beginnings  into  a  powerful  and  sophisticated  device  that  has  become  the  basis  for  the  new  field  of  interventional  pain  management.  Modern  fluoroscopes  enable  the  interventional  pain  practitioner  to  use  continuous,  real-time  x-ray  imaging  to  guide  interventional  procedures  that  target  the  physical  generators  of  pain  with  a  high  degree  of  precision  and  safety.  Since  fluoroscopy  is  essential  for  most  invasive  pain  procedures,  it  is  imperative  that  interventional  pain  physicians  have  a  firm  understanding  of  the  fluoroscope  in  order  to  use  it  safely  and  effectively  in  daily  practice.