A Practical Guide to Ultrasound Imaging for Regional Anesthesia: Part 1—Basic Principles

This practical guide presents the basic principles and physics of ultrasound imaging for regional anesthesia that address characteristics, generation, tissue interactions, tissue echogenicity, Color Doppler and image artifacts of ultrasound.  It also describes ultrasound equipment, transducer selection, optimization of image quality, transducer handling skills, nerve localization strategy, needle handling skills and nerve injection techniques.