Sonographic contrast effect of combined steroid and anesthetic injections: In vitro analysis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-231

  Luchs, Jonathan S ^a   Sofka, Carolyn M ^b   Adler, Ronald S ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Guided injection; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; HORMONES; SONOCHEMISTRY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VACCINES;

GUIDED INJECTIONS; IN VITRO ANALYSIS; STEROID-ANESTHETIC INJECTIONS; THERAPEUTIC INJECTIONS;

ANESTHETICS;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CORTISONE; GELATIN; ISPAGULA; LIDOCAINE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; ECHOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; INJECTION; MISCIBILITY; PHANTOM; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 33846670521     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.2.227     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Sofka CM, Collins AJ, Adler RS. Use of ultrasonographic guidance in interventional musculoskeletal procedures: a review from a single institution. J Ultrasound Med 2001; 20:21-26.
2. Bude RO, Adler RS. An easily made, low-cost, tissue-like ultrasound phantom material. J Clin Ultrasound 1995; 23:271-273.
3. Karim Z, Brown AK, Quinn M, et al. Ultrasound-guided steroid injections in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis: comment on the letter by Margules. Arthritis Rheum 2004; 50:338-339.
4. Tsai WC, Wang CL, Tang FT, Hsu TC, Hsu KH, Wong MK. Treatment of proximal plantar fasciitis with ultrasound-guided steroid injection. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000; 81:1416-1421.
5. Koski JM, Saarakkala SJ, Heikkinen JO, Hermunen HS. Use of air-steroid-saline mixture as contrast medium in grayscale ultrasound imaging: experimental study and practical applications in rheumatology. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2005; 23:373-378.