Paraspinal ultrasonography: lack of accuracy in evaluating patients with cervical or lumbar back pain.

Nazarian, Levon N.; Zegel, Harry G.; Gilbert, Karen R.; Edell, Steven L.; Bakst, Barry L.; Goldberg, Barry B.

doi:10.7863/jum.1998.17.2.117

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“…In particular, its specificity is much too low for satisfactory analysis of the facets of the cervical vertebrae (NAZARIAN et al 1998). In particular, its specificity is much too low for satisfactory analysis of the facets of the cervical vertebrae (NAZARIAN et al 1998).…”

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Applications of Sonography in Head and Neck Pathology

Bruneton

2002

Medical Radiology

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The use of general descriptive names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover-Design and Typesetting: Verlagsservice Teichmann, 69256 Mauer SPIN: 107099 57 21/3130 -543 2 1 O -Printed on acid-free paper ForewordSonography, by virtue of its noninvasive nature, is used more and more in modern medicine as the first imaging modality for adults and children presenting with unexplained cervical mass lesions as well as for the study of the carotid arteries and jugular veins.Remarkable advances have been achieved in ultrasound technology during the past 10 years, including color Doppler, power Doppler and the clinical use of new specific contrast agents. This technical progress has opened new and highly interesting diagnostic pathways for the study of a great variety of mass lesions affecting the various organs and anatomic areas of the head and neck region.This book intends to provided the latest, much-needed update of our knowledge on the diagnostic potential of sonography in the cervical region and constitutes a very welcome addition to our series "Medical Radiology", which aims to cover all important clinical imaging fields of modern diagnostic radiology. It will be of great interest for general and specialized radiologists, for pediatricians, and for vascular and head and neck surgeons.Professor J. N. Bruneton and his team in Nice are very well known experts in the field and they have, over the years, accumulated unique experience and a wealth of information on head and neck pathology as visualized with sonography. I would like to congratulate the editor and all contributors to this volume most sincerely for their outstanding work; the content is comprehensive, the illustrations superb.I would be pleased to receive any constructive criticism or comments that readers may like to express. Leuven ALBERT L. BAERT PrefaceAlmost 25 years ago, I had the pleasure of showing Jean-Noel Bruneton, then an enthusiastic student, the first detailed pictures of thyroid nodules which had become available thanks to a new generation of gray-scale machines with high-frequency, handheld transducers. Today, Prof. Bruneton, a well-known workaholic, has become one of the most distinguished specialists in this field. After 8 years of retirement, far away from ultrasound screens, I can measure the extent of the technical and clinical progress achieved in recent years. Immense changes have occurred since we first visualized thyroid nodules 25 years ago. This book by Prof. Bruneton and his associates should be considered a milestone in thyroid, parathyroid, and components of the neck, including vessels, and associated pathologies. The authors employ...

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Applications of Sonography in Head and Neck Pathology

Bruneton

2002

Medical Radiology

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“…Nazarian et al [57] described high false-positive rates as well as high rates of imaging artefacts associated with US techniques. It should be noted, however, that Schwartz [6] claimed that protocols have been established to minimize echo artefacts and shadows in order to improve reproducibility between operators.…”

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The utility of ultrasound for surgical spinal decompression

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Surgery is routinely performed to decompress the spinal cord. While a number of imaging modalities are currently used in the perioperative setting of surgical spinal cord decompression including computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound (US) usage is relatively new. Therefore, only a few studies in the literature describe its value in the perioperative setting. US is a simple, safe, rapid, non-invasive, and inexpensive modality that constitutes a potential alternative when other modalities are not suitable or unavailable. It enables surgeons to generate high-resolution real-time images that can aid in diagnosing pathologies, guiding surgeries, and evaluating surgical outcomes. This review discusses the present literature and utility of pre-, intra-, and post-operative US in patients undergoing surgical spinal decompression. We also delineate three cases in which US was utilized at King Saud University hospital, which is considered one of the first centers in our region to report the use of US to guide treatment in spine surgery.

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“…Nazarian et al 18 investigated cervical and lumbar zygapophysial joint inflammation in symptomatic patients using diagnostic ultrasound but were unable to demonstrate abnormal echogenicity in or adjacent to the joints.…”

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Somatic dysfunction: An osteopathic conundrum

Fryer

2016

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

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Somatic dysfunction is considered a central concept for the theory and practice of osteopathy, but its relevance to the modern profession is questionable due to its unclear pathophysiology and poor reliability of detection. This article will explore the factors that may produce clinical signs attributed to somatic dysfunction and discuss the plausibility of the concept. A conceptual model is presented for the clinical diagnostic cues attributed to intervertebral somatic dysfunction, where signs of dysfunction arise from tissue and neurological factors related by a cycle of tissue injury and nociceptive-driven functional changes. Finally, the relevance of the concept of somatic dysfunction to the modern osteopathic profession is discussed and recommendations for the osteopathic profession are made.

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Paraspinal ultrasonography: lack of accuracy in evaluating patients with cervical or lumbar back pain.

Cited by 19 publications

References 9 publications

Applications of Sonography in Head and Neck Pathology

Applications of Sonography in Head and Neck Pathology

The utility of ultrasound for surgical spinal decompression

Somatic dysfunction: An osteopathic conundrum

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