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Semin intervent Radiol 2022; 39(04): 387-393
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757315
Review Article

Agents Used for Nerve Blocks and Neurolysis

Richard Wu
1   Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Bill S. Majdalany
2   Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Meghan Lilly
2   Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
J. David Prologo
2   Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
,
Nima Kokabi
2   Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Abstract

The recognition of pain and the treatments used for it are vital for all practitioners. Many types of pain can be treated in a locoregional fashion, which has significant implications not just for any individual patient but for society as a whole. These treatments are most effective when performed in a minimally invasive, image-guided fashion. Interventional radiologists should play a central role in providing these lifestyle-limiting treatments. This article describes the medications most typically used for spinal and extra-axial treatments in the management of patients in pain.

Keywords

pain - back pain - neurolysis - spinal injection - cancer - chronic pain - interventional radiology


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Article published online:
17 November 2022

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