U.S., June 26 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07036653) titled 'Bone Enhanced Ultrasound (BEUS) Data Library Development Project' on June 16.
Brief Summary: A common treatment for low back pain involves fluoroscopy-guided spinal facet joint injections and/or medial branch nerve blocks. Unfortunately, fluoroscopy requires expensive equipment and personnel and exposes patients and healthcare providers to ionizing radiation. Ultrasound offers a safer, lower-cost alternative, but the traditional 2-dimensional (2D) ultrasound systems are limited due to poor image quality, particularly in patients with higher body mass index (BMI).
As an alternative, a novel Bone Enhanced Ultrasound (BEUS) technology...