Genitourinary Disease
11 Genitourinary Disease John Do, David J. Maldow, Zachary Nuffer, and Jason W. Mitchell 11.1 Uterine Fibroids Normal menstruation is characterized by bleeding that occurs for fewer than or equal…
Pediatric IR
13 Pediatric IR Rajat Chand, Victor Nicholas Becerra, Nicholas Zerona, Ashley Altman, and James K. Park Generally speaking, treatment used in adult IR can be applied to most pathology seen…
Lines, Tubes, and Drains
4 Lines, Tubes, and Drains Devdutta Warhadpande and Gregory J. Woodhead Familiarity with lines and drains is a must for IR trainees. These procedures, while considered bread and butter by…
The Basics of IR
1 The Basics of IR Alex Lionberg, Shantanu Warhadpande, and Joshua Pinter Being a trainee in IR can be intimidating. The specialty sees a wide variety of pathology, and performs…
Vascular Access
3 Vascular Access Suraj Prakash, Lisa Liu, Aaron M. Fischman, and Gregory E. Guy Gaining access to a vessel is the first step for the majority of IR procedures, and…
Interpretation Guidelines
The interpretation approach should also be tailored to the population being imaged. Patients that are at high risk (≥20–25% lifetime risk) are still recommended to have a breast MRI using…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Biopsy Techniques
Positive predictive value for malignancy at MRI-guided core biopsy Author (year) No. of lesions Needle gauge Cancers Perlet et al (2002) 2 334 11 84 (25%) Orel et al (2006)…
Technical Aspects of Abbreviated Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The Original Approach
Technical Aspects of Abbreviated Breast MRI For abbreviated breast MRI, it is important to choose a pulse sequence protocol that is easy to run, that is reliable and robust, and…
Techniques for Performing Abbreviated Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The goal of abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is to maximize sensitivity to breast cancer in a short (<5-minute) imaging session that screens women for breast cancer. 1, 2…
Abbreviated Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Protocols and Clinical Implementation
6.1 Introduction For the past four decades, mammography screening has been the primary imaging method for detection of early breast cancer in the general female population. Mammography screening has been shown…
