Review of the literature on spinal ultrasound for the evaluation of back pain and radicular disorders: [RETIRED]

The American Academy of Neurology’s Therapeutics and Technology Assessment (TTA) Subcommittee has developed this statement on spinal ultrasound in response to numerous inquiries from neurologists who have questioned the utility of this procedure. Due to the paucity of relevant literature, an evidence-based assessment on this procedure following the usual TTA process is not possible. However, because of current confusion on the utility of spinal ultrasound in the evaluation of back pain and radicular disorders, this necessarily brief assessment was produced.