Author Information: Donald V LaBarge
Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Visiting Instructor, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

Lubdha M Shah MD

Specialty Imaging™: Pain Management: Essentials of Image-Guided Procedures is one of the latest titles in the Specialty Imaging™ series by Amirsys®. This extensively illustrated book showcases about 500 high-quality images as a guide to relevant anatomy and procedure steps for the most commonly performed pain management procedures. With Amirsys® pioneered bulleted text format, information is easily accessible and organized by body region, such as cervical spine, skull base, pelvis, and the vertebral body to name a few. Each anatomic region includes a detailed discussion starting with relevant anatomy and followed by the most commonly performed image-guided procedures. As with our other books, key facts sections allow quick reference to the most critical considerations for each procedure. Other important features include practice guidance when common problems are encountered during needle placement for pain management injections, introductory sections that review diagnostic imaging techniques, medications, contrast agents, and radiation safety. This essential guide is filled with superior medical illustrations of a variety of modalities, all with correlative concise captions to help make each image informative for both the expert and novice radiologist. Specialty Imaging™: Pain Management: Essentials of Image-Guided Procedures will undoubtedly find a prominent place on the bookshelves of anyone involved in pain management procedures