Interventional radiology: a survival guide

Interventional Radiology: A Survival Guide provides radiology and vascular surgery trainees and practitioners with clear step by step guidance on the most commonly performed diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The text is broken up into three sections: general principles, vascular intervention and non-vascular intervention. Each chapter includes a brief paragraph outlining basic principles and theory, advice about choosing the correct catheter and device, practical guidance on how best to perform a procedure and highlights possible complications as well as tips on how to solve commonly encountered problems. Almost 300 illustrations make complex information easy to understand and apply. Clear step-by-step instructions teach the fundamental skills necessary to perform interventional radiology.Instructions are easy to understand, focusing on the essential knowledge needed to perform safe and successful interventional radiology. Line diagrams and photos used throughout to illustrate anatomical and technical points.Procedures are clearly illustrated to help ensure success. Tip boxes highlight key facts and technical recommendations throughout the book.Aid the reader's recall and emphasize important points. Each procedure includes a troubleshooting guide to help get the physician back on track if things don't go exactly as planned.Particularly helpful for the less-experienced practitioner. Warning boxes highlight safety precautions. Helps the trainee avoid potentially dangerous errors. Selected references at the end of each procedure.Provide a guide to further reading for those who wish to extend their knowledge.

Preparing for successful and safe procedures -- Interventional pause -- Contrast -- Sedation -- Pain control and analgesia -- Drugs used in interventional radiology -- Non-invasive vascular imaging -- Angiography -- getting the picture -- Equipment for angiography -- Using catheters and wires -- Vascular access -- Haemostasis -- Complications of angiography and vascular intervention -- Angiographic diagnosis -- Angioplasty and stenting -- Stents and stent-grafts -- Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) -- Embolization -- Thrombolysis and thrombectomy -- Venous intervention -- Haemodialysis access -- imaging and intervention -- Rendezvous and retrieval procedures -- Imaging guidance for intervention -- Equipment for non-vascular intervention -- Biopsy and drainage -- Percutaneous renal intervention -- Biliary intervention -- Percutaneous fluoroscopic gastrostomy -- Gastrointestinal stent insertion -- Tumour ablation -- Respiratory system.