PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bykowski, J.L.
AU  - Wong, W.H.W.
TI  - Role of Facet Joints in Spine Pain and Image-Guided Treatment: A Review
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A2696
DP  - 2012 Sep 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1419--1426
VI  - 33
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/33/8/1419.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/33/8/1419.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2012 Sep 01; 33
AB  - SUMMARY: Chronic low back and neck pain remain prevalent medical concerns, with much debate regarding the effective evaluation and treatment. Facet disease has been implicated as a source of axial nonradiating low back pain. We discuss patient evaluation, the role of imaging, current and emerging image-guided therapies for facet-related pain, and the increasing importance of outcome-related research in this arena. RFAradio-frequency ablation