Closure Devices
After an arteriography or intervention, the access site must be effectively managed. The planning for access site control starts before gaining access. The operator must make sure that (1) the…
Pharmacologic Agents Used in Image-Guided Interventions
As the need for interventional radiologic procedures continues to grow, there is increased interest in better periprocedural pain control. Interventional radiology (IR) plays a significant role in pain management, therapeutically…
Radiation Safety and Protection in the Interventional Fluoroscopy Environment
The x-ray equipment available to perform imaged-guided interventions has accelerated in technical capability, allowing increasingly complex procedures to be performed. Consequently, procedures tend to be longer and the dose to…
A Brief History of Image-Guided Therapy
Acknowledgment The authors would like to thank Shundra Dinkins, Toni Acfalle, and Dana Murphy for their expertise in preparation of this manuscript. The authors also would like to acknowledge Jozef…
Treatment of Medical Emergencies
The interventional suite plays host to a wide variety of patient types and procedures. Some of the patients who arrive in the suite are in good baseline health, others are…
Clinical Vascular Examination
“It is much more important to know what sort of patient has a disease than what sort of a disease a patient has.” William Osler 1849–1919 Symptoms relating to vascular…
Patient Preparation and Informed Consent
Given the rapid expansion of interventional radiology (IR) and wide adoption of its treatments in medical guidelines, there is increasing patient and clinician expectation for IR teams that can provide…
50 Congenital and Acquired Alterations in Form and Structure of the Metaphyses
10.1055/b-0034-77675 50 Congenital and Acquired Alterations in Form and Structure of the MetaphysesHorwitz, A. (Normal variants shown in parentheses) Form/Structure Description Found in Figure Cup-shaped metaphyses Cup-shaped metaphyseal growth plate…
49 Congenital and Acquired Alterations in Form and Structure of the Epiphyses
10.1055/b-0034-77674 49 Congenital and Acquired Alterations in Form and Structure of the EpiphysesHorwitz,, A. (Acquired and normal variants shown in parentheses) Form/Structure Description Found in Figure Pseudoepiphyses Epiphyses or notches…
48 Vascular Diseases of the Hand and Fingers
10.1055/b-0034-77673 48 Vascular Diseases of the Hand and FingersRosenthal, H., Schmitt, R. Catheter-based angiography of the arteries in the arm and hand—an invasive procedure—is the method of choice for differentiating…
