TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Introduction to Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia A1 - Orebaugh, Steven L. A1 - Kirkham, Kyle R. A2 - Hadzic, Admir Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Hadzic's Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, 2e AB - Ultrasonography (US) as a means to guide peripheral nerve blockade (PNB) was first explored by anesthesiologists at the University of Vienna in the mid-1990s.1 Although radiologists had made use of ultrasound technology to guide needles for biopsy, the application of this imaging modality for PNB was novel at that time.2 The utility of ultrasound to facilitate a range regional anesthesia techniques including brachial plexus and femoral blocks was demonstrated.1,3 A decade later, colleagues from the University of Toronto, Canada, began to embrace this technology, further demonstrating its utility and describing in detail the sonoanatomy of the brachial plexus.4 A number of advances in technology took place in the meantime, including smaller and more mobile ultrasound platforms, improved resolution, and needle recognition software, all cumulatively leading to increased bedside utility of ultrasound by anesthesiologists.5 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141733859 ER -