Demystifying Interventional Radiology (eBook)

A Guide for Medical Students

Sriharsha Athreya (Herausgeber)

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2015 | 1st ed. 2016
XI, 192 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-17238-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a concise introduction to the interventional radiology field and is designed to help medical students and residents understand the fundamental concepts related to image-guided interventional procedures and determine the appropriate use of imaging modalities in the treatment of various disorders. It covers the history of interventional radiology; radiation safety; equipment; medications; and techniques such as biopsy and drainage, vascular access, embolization, and tumor ablation. The book also describes the indications, patient preparation, post-procedure care, and complications for the most common interventional radiology procedures.

Sriharsha Athreya, MS, FRCS, FRCR, Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Lead Interventional Radiologist, Diagnostic Imaging, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Inhalt

​Part I: Introduction.- Interventional Radiology - The Early Days and Innovation.- Basic X-ray Physics.- Principles of Radiation Safety in Interventional Radiology.- Common Equipment in Interventional Radiology: Imaging Modalities, Needles, Wires, Catheters (Angiographic, Drainage), Sheaths and Contrast.- Medications Used in Interventional Radiology.- Interventional Radiology Outpatient Clinics.- Part II: Techniques.- Biopsy and Drainage in Interventional Radiology.- Arterial and Venous Access.- Embolization Materials and Principles.- Image-guided Tumor Ablative Therapies.- Part III: Common Interventional Radiology Procedures.- Thoracic Interventional Radiology.- Gastrointestinal Interventions: Percutaneous Gastrostomy, Gastrojejunostomy, and Gastrointestinal Stenting.- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Interventions: Liver Biopsy, Biliary Interventions, and Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE).- Genitourinary Interventions: Kidney Biopsy, Percutaneous Nephrostomy Drains, Genitourinary Stenting, Suprapubic Catheterization, and Prostatic Artery Embolization.- Dialysis Access.- Interventional Radiology in Women's Health.-Musculoskeletal Intervention: Facet Joint Injections and Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation.- Interventional Radiology and Interventional Oncology.- Peripheral Vascular Intervention.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.8.2015
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 192 p. 47 illus., 14 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie
• Schlagworte: complications of IR procedures • Dialysis Access • indications and contraindications of IR procedures • Interventional Radiology • principles of interventional radiology
• ISBN-10: 3-319-17238-7 / 3319172387
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-17238-5 / 9783319172385