Ultrasound guided LP

Watched an LP today that was difficult. I found myself wondering "Why can't this be done with US guidance." A quick Google search showed me it definitely can. Is this common and how many of you use US routinely in practice? Do you use an US probe separately to scout the anatomy and plan trajectory or do some probes have ports for the needle and show trajectory on the screen (I've seen this for some US guided biopsy)? My patient ended up getting a flouro guided LP with rads. Why can't a... Ultrasound guided LP
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