Dr Vasileios Skiadas
Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist
Southampton MSK Imaging
Image guided interventions
Find out more about the advanced diagnostic and therapuric procedures that Dr Skiadas provides including image guided injections, ultrasound guided injections, biopsies, and more.
Diagnostic injections
Image guided injections of dye within joints (followed by a CT or an MRI scan) to help with the diagnosis of your problem.
Therapeutic injections
Image guided injections of pain relief medication (like steroid, hyaluronic acid, prp etc) into joints or around tendons for pain relief.
Biopsies
Image guided tissue sampling of lumps and bumps to help with the diagnosis of their exact nature.
Diagnostic injections
Arthrograms or diagnostic local anesthetic +/- steroid injections
These are image guided injections of dye (either with X-ray or US guidance) into joints followed by a CT or an MRI scan of the area to identify extra-articular but mainly intra-articular problems and facilitate diagnosis and treatment. Pain relief injections using local anaesthetic +/- steroid are also useful in some cases to identify the main pain generator and can be used as diagnostic tools.
Therapeutic injections
Xray or US guided injections of steroid, hyaluronic acid, PRP, Arthrosamid etc
These are image guided injections (either under X-ray, US or CT guidance) of anti-inflammatory pain relief medication into joints to help with pain and facilitate correct diagnosis and additional treatment, if needed.
Image guided biopsies
Tissue sampling with image guidance
These are image guided procedures where a special needle is advanced within a soft tissue mass or lump under US or CT guidance to acquire a small number of tissue samples. These will be sent to the pathology department to identify the nature of the lesion and decide on the appropriate treatment.
