7 Interventional radiology techniques in musculoskeletal disease

Summary It is likely that, over the next few years, the rapid technological advancements in ultrafast magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound resolution improvements, coupled with a drive towards minimally invasive surgery, will further enlarge the scope of imaging guided interventional procedures. Such innovations should increase diagnostic accuracy for optimized treatment regimes as well as probably replace an increasing number of conventional ‘open’ operative procedures.