CT-GUIDED PAIN THERAPY

In minimal invasive pain therapy interventional radiologists have 4 CT -guided procedures available which generally are easy to perform and h ave a low complication rate. While neurolytic blockade of the celiac p lexus is an established procedure, particularly in patients with malig nancies in the upper abdomen, further studies are needed to establish the value of intraarticular facet blockade and CT-guided periradicular therapy CT-guided nerve root ablation can be recommended in patients with therapy-resistant pain due to tumor compression of nerve roots.