Main description:

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.

Contents:

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.