CT fluoroscopy is better able to show soft tissue so the needle can be more accurately positioned for the spine injection; in addition, less iodinated contrast media is needed, she said.

In the 2015 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule of the Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) bundled fluoroscopic guidance into epidural injections and stated that ...

Fluoroscopy-guided injections are a conservative, relatively noninvasive treatment option to relieve pain, improve mobility and help prevent the need for surgery. The injections are now available ...

CT fluoroscopy is better able to show soft tissue so the needle can be more accurately positioned for the spine injection; in addition, less iodinated contrast media is needed, she said.