Kim J, Kim M, Kim JE, Kwon Y, Kim JH. Needle Depth and Angle for Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injection Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging and C-Arm Measurements.
Pain Physician 2023;
26:E83-E90. [PMID:
36988369]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Interlaminar epidural injection (ILEI) is used to relieve low back pain, with or without radiating pain. The distance from the skin to the epidural space determines the needle depth and may be influenced by the patient's body measurements.
OBJECTIVES
The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between needle depth for ILEI and patients' body profiles, including weight, height, and body mass index (BMI), using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and also to compare the needle depth and angle between MRI and C-arm fluoroscopic images of ILEI.
STUDY DESIGN
This was a retrospective study.
SETTING
This study was conducted at a single Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine of Konkuk University Medical Center.
METHODS
This retrospective study reviewed patients who underwent MRI and ILEI. The needle depth and caudal angle were measured on the sagittal view of MRI and C-arm images for L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1 ILEI.
RESULTS
Overall, 386 patients were reviewed. For MRI, the mean value of the needle angle given caudally was 14.70, 12.06, and 11.33 for L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1 ILEIs, respectively. Mean values of needle depth were 52.17, 52.09, and 47.91 mm for L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1 ESIs, respectively. Height combined with weight and BMI had a higher correlation with needle depth than weight and height. In the comparison between MRI and fluoroscopy, needle depth at L5-S1 and caudal angle at L3-4 and L4-5 were significantly correlated.
LIMITATIONS
This study was a retrospective study conducted at a single center.
CONCLUSION
Height combined with weight and BMI can help estimate the optimal needle depth from the skin to the epidural space. Needle depth in L5-S1 and caudal angle in L3-4 and L4-5 of MRI were correlated with those of fluoroscopy of ILEI.
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