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US-Guided Interventional Procedures

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Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

Abstract

The term “interventional US” refers to a wide and heterogeneous range of invasive procedures performed percutaneously using US guidance. In practice, most of these procedures consist of aspiration of fluid collections and injection of steroids either into joint cavities and tendon sheaths or into the para-articular soft tissues (Adler and Sofka 2003; Cardinal et al. 1997, 1998; Sofka et al. 2001). More complex US-guided procedures, such as biopsies of space-occupying masses and removal of foreign bodies, are usually performed in specialized centers.

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  1. Université de Genève, Genève

    Stefano Bianchi MD (Privat-docent and Consultant Radiologist)

  2. Fondation et Clinique des Grangettes, 7, ch. des Grangettes, 1224, Genève, Switzerland

    Stefano Bianchi MD (Privat-docent and Consultant Radiologist)

  3. Unité de Recherche et Dévelopement, Clinique des Grangettes, 7, ch. des Grangettes, 1224, Genève, Switzerland

    Maria Pia Zamorani MD

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Bianchi, S., Zamorani, M.P. (2007). US-Guided Interventional Procedures. In: Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-28163-4_18

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