{
  "abstract": "Ultrasound needle guidance has been the mainstay of regional anesthesia over the last two decades, yet despite its use, the incidence of nerve injury has not fallen. This editorial draws on the paper by Dossi et al 1 in this edition of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine to explain why clinicians encounter difficulties when interpreting images, highlight the physical constraints of standard B-mode ultrasound, and present a novel technology that has the potential to improve the efficacy and safety of nerve block.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Dundee, Dundee, UK",
        "Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Edinburgh, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Graeme A McLeod"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Anesthesiology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain",
        "Human Anatomy and Embryology, University of Barcelona Faculty of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain"
      ],
      "name": "Xavier Sala-Blanch"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Physiology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, WC, South Africa"
      ],
      "name": "Dihan van Niekerk"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Anesthesiology, CEU San Pablo University Faculty of Medicine, Madrid, Spain",
        "Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Miguel Angel Reina"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Redefining needle placement and pressure monitoring in regional anesthesia: insights from advanced imaging and innovative technologies",
  "uid": "8ea99d39-319e-5ad3-a926-bb7912e36c70"
}