Selective nerve root block (SNRB) is a fundamental technique used to perform regional anesthesia. This procedure is also used as a means for diagnosis and medical treatment. The physician attempts to prove that a particular nerve is the root source…
Traumatic head and neck vascular injuries such as dissections, transections, pseudoaneurysms, arteriovenous fistulae, and large artery occlusions are relatively uncommon but can result in potentially devastating stroke, severe blood loss, and even exsanguination and death. Rapid, early diagnostic imaging followed…
The x-ray equipment available to perform imaged-guided interventions has accelerated in technical capability, allowing increasingly complex procedures to be performed. Consequently, procedures tend to be longer and the dose to the patient higher. The interventionalist is positioned closest to the…