Demystifying Interventional Radiology (eBook)

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

​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.