
The Fundamentals: Image-Guided Interventions: Pain Interventions and Ablation
Image-Guided - Pain Interventions and Ablation
The goal of this module is to introduce the foundations of pain medicine within the scope of Interventional Radiology as well as discuss the various interventional pain interventions.
Module Components
Interactive activity:
- Pain Management
Articles:
- Bittman RW, Friedberg EB, Fleishon HB, Prologo JD. Global Approach to the Patient with Pain in Interventional Radiology. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2018;35(4):342–349. doi:10.1055/s-0038-1673362
- Hatsiopoulou O, Cohen RI, Lang EV. Postprocedure pain management of interventional radiology patients. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2003 Nov;14(11):1373-85. Review. PubMed PMID: 14605102.
Expected completion time: 2 hours
Learning Objectives
- Introduce the basics of pain medicine and the role of Interventional Radiology.
- Describe the various medical, surgical and interventional techniques for pain control.
- Introduce the IR workup and management of pain in patients with cancer, spinal disease, MSK pathology, head and neck pathology, visceral pain, and chest and abdominal wall pain.
Module developers:
- Michael Liu - UC San Diego Health