Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26402316›Full record

ReviewPain management2015

Ultrasound-guided interventional procedures for chronic pain management.

Samuel Korbe, Esther N Udoji, Timothy J Ness, Mercy A Udoji

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Pain management, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07692516 (Clinical and Economic Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound-guided Infiltration for Subacromial and Carpal Tunnel Syndromes in Primary Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07692516 phase4active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Clinical and Economic Evaluation of Point-of-care Ultrasound-guided Infiltration for Subacromial and Carpal Tunnel Syndromes in Primary Care: a Cluster-randomized Study Protocol.

TypeinterventionalSponsorFundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i GurinaRan2026 to 2028Enrolled225ConditionsSubacromial Impingement Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), Pain ManagementArmsStandard Oral Treatment, Conventional Infiltration, Ultrasound-Guided Infiltration
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparative efficacy of ultrasound guidance and fluoroscopy or computed tomography guidance in spinal nerve injections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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  6. Ultrasound Imaging in Diagnosis and Management of Lower Limb Injuries: A Comprehensive Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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  9. Update on Musculoskeletal Pain Management.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024
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  13. An MR-Conditional Needle Driver for Robot-Assisted Spinal Injections: Design Modifications and Evaluations.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2022
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  14. A Review of Techniques of Intercostal Nerve Blocks.Current pain and headache reports · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samuel KorbeDepartment of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
Esther N UdojiDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Timothy J NessDepartment of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
Mercy A UdojiDepartment of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Chicago · US

Funding

QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF URINARY BLADDER SENSORY PROCESSINGR01DK051413 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DEBERRY, JENNIFER J, NESS, TIMOTHY J · 1997 to 2025
$5.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK051413
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasonography has multiple advantages over traditional radiologic imaging modalities when used for interventional procedures. It allows improved visualization of the anatomy while avoiding ionizing radiation and risks associated with contrast use. It has proved superiority at accuracy of delivery and procedural effectiveness over blind procedures when used in association with interventional pain procedures. Although limited in its ability to see through bony structures, ultrasound has utility in visualizing soft tissues and vascular structures in anatomic regions of interest resulting in increased use for posterior neuraxial, periaxial, peripheral nerve and joint-related structures. Current evidence for use in these settings is presented here. In some cases, optimal utility may be improved by combining ultrasonography with other imaging modalities.

Indexed as

Chronic PainHumansInjections, Intra-ArticularInjections, SpinalNerve BlockUltrasonography, Interventionalchronic pain managementinterventional pain managementjoint injectionsknee injectionneuraxial injectionsshoulder injectionsultrasound-guided interventional painultrasound-guided neuraxial injections

Identifiers

PMID26402316
PMCPMC4976830
OpenAlexW1852181657

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