Overview of studies identified by the systematic literature review investigating different procedural protocols for imaging guided interventions in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease
| Intervention | Comparator | Results for intervention |
| Intra-articular injections in sacroiliitis and ACJ arthritis8 18 19 | Periarticular | Superior for short-term,19 and long-term pain18 |
| Shoulder joint injections in adhesive capsulitis46 47 | SASD bursa | Superior for short-term,47 and long-term pain.46 47 Mixed results for efficacy |
| Subscapularis muscle injection in scapular pain48 | Scapulothoracic bursa | No difference in safety and efficacy |
| Medial access for knee injections in OA49 50 | Midlateral/superolateral access | No difference in safety and accuracy |
| US in-plane injection in knee OA51 | US out-of-plane | No difference in accuracy, adverse events or procedural time |
| Bone biopsy in suspected osteomyelitis52 | Paravertebral soft tissue | No difference in tissue acquisition |
| Intra-tendon sheath injection in trigger fingers53 54 | Extra tendon sheath | No difference in safety and efficacy |
| Intra-epineurium injections in CTS29 | Extra-epineurium | Superior for symptom severity and efficacy |
| Ulnar access for injection in CTS55 56 | Midline/radial access | Inferior for long-term pain reduction compared with radial access55 |
| Injection above the median nerve in CTS57 | Injection under the median nerve | No difference in safety and efficacy |
ACJ, acromioclavicular joint; CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome; OA, osteoarthritis; SASD, subacromial/subdeltoid; US, ultrasound.