ArticlePain research & management2020
Ultrasound-Guided Selective Nerve Root Block versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Interlaminar Epidural Block versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Transforaminal Epidural Block for the Treatment of Radicular Pain in the Lower Cervical Spine: A Retrospective Comparative Study.
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- Pooled it
- Ultrasound-guided injection acupotomy as a minimally invasive intervention therapy for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: a randomized control trial.Annals of medicine · 2023Trial
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- Ultrasound-guided cervical selective nerve root block with or without steroid.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2026Article
- Patient satisfaction and complication rates in ultrasound-guided procedures: A questionnaire-based analysis.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- The Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block in the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Application value of Ultrasound-Guided cervical nerve root block test before percutaneous nucleoplasty in the treatment of patients with cervical chest pain: A retrospective study.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 · 2025Article
- Enhancing Safety in Regional Anesthesia: Guidelines from the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI).Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Review
- Enhancing chronic back pain management: A comparative study of ultrasound-MRI fusion guidance for paravertebral nerve block.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the efficacy of ultrasound-guided selective cervical nerve root pulsed radiofrequency treatment in patients with chronic cervical radicular pain.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Article
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- Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Selective Nerve Root Block versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Interlaminar Epidural Injection for Cervical Radicular Pain: A Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Therapeutic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Selective Nerve Block on Chronic Cervical Radiculopathy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Combined Ultrasound and Fluoroscopy versus Ultrasound versus Fluoroscopy-Guided Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection for the Treatment of Unilateral Lower Lumbar Radicular Pain: A Retrospective Comparative Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Novel approach of ultrasound-guided lateral recess block for a patient with lateral recess stenosis: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Sciatica-like pain caused by cervical spondylotic myelopathy: four case reports and systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-Guided vs. Fluoroscopy-Guided Interventions for Back Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Ultrasound-guided nerve hydrodissection of cervical nerve roots for cervical radicular pain in patients with mild and moderate to severe stenosis: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Evaluating the Extent of Ultrasound-Guided Cervical Selective Nerve Root Block in the Lower Cervical Spine: Evidence Based on Computed Tomography Images.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy Using Selective Nerve Root Block (SNRB): Where are We Now?Pain and therapy · 2022Review
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Abstract
Background: Recently, ultrasound- (US-) guided selective nerve root block (SNRB) has been reported to have similar effects compared to fluoroscopy- (FL-) guided cervical epidural steroid injection (CESI). There is no published study comparing the therapeutic efficacy and safety of interlaminar- (IL-) CESI and transforaminal- (TF-) CESI with US-guided SNRB. Our retrospective study aimed to compare the mid-term effects and advantages of the US-guided SNRB, FL-guided IL-CESI, and TF-CESI for radicular pain in the lower cervical spine through assessment of pain relief and functional improvement. Methods: Patients with radicular pain in the lower cervical spine who received guided SNRB ( Results: Both the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Verbal Numeric Scale (VNS) scores showed improvements at 1, 3, and 6 months after the last injection in all groups, with no significant differences between groups ( Conclusions: Our results suggest that, compared with FL-guided IL and TF-CESI, US-guided SNRB has a low intravascular injection rate; it is unlikely that serious complications will occur. Also, US-guided SNRB requires a shorter administration duration while providing similar pain relief and functional improvements. Therefore, for the treatment of patients with lower cervical radicular pain, US-guided SNRB should be considered as a prior epidural steroid injection.
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