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The value of diagnostic imaging in identification of pain pathology cannot be under estimated. This chapter informs the reader of the various diagnostic imaging modalities and their indications. Some imaging modalities such as CT scan, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy also have significant medical utility in facilitating image-guided therapeutic or diagnostic interventions in the field of pain medicine.

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Abbreviations

AP:

Anterioposterior

CPP:

Chronic pelvic pain

CRPS:

Complex regional pain syndrome

CT:

Computed tomography

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

STIR:

Short-tau inversion recovery

TVUS:

Transvaginal ultrasound

US:

Ultrasound

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Paul Weyker M.D. & Christopher Webb M.D.

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Isaac Wu M.D.

  3. Division of Pain Medicine/Department of Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Leena Mathew M.D.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Interventional Pain Management, New York University , Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

    Kimberly A. Sackheim

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Weyker, P., Webb, C., Wu, I., Mathew, L. (2015). Diagnostic Imaging. In: Sackheim, K. (eds) Pain Management and Palliative Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2462-2_4

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