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Radiofrequency: Conventional and Pulsed

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Radiofrequency technology, the manipulation of electrical energy to produce a desired clinical effect, has been utilized in various settings, including pain management, electrocardiology, and oncology. In the pain management universe, radiofrequency energy has been utilized for many indications; however, the treatment of cervical facet syndrome, lumbar facet syndrome, and sacroiliac discomfort is the most common application for this technology. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) is a relatively recent entity designed to provide the benefit of conventional radiofrequency (CRF) with a decrease in side-effect profile.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Chicago Anesthesia Pain Specialists, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Maunak V. Rana M.D.

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  1. President and CEO, Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, The Center for Pain Relief, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Timothy R. Deer

  2. Clinic Chief, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Stanford Pain Medicine Center, Redwood City, CA, USA, and Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

    Michael S. Leong

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Orthopedic Anesthesia, Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Asokumar Buvanendran

  4. Center for Interventional Pain & Spine, DE and Bryn Mawr, Newark, Pennsylvania, USA

    Philip S. Kim

  5. President, National Institute of Pain, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Sunil J. Panchal

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Rana, M.V. (2015). Radiofrequency: Conventional and Pulsed. In: Deer, T., Leong, M., Buvanendran, A., Kim, P., Panchal, S. (eds) Treatment of Chronic Pain by Interventional Approaches. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1824-9_7

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