Prologue

What is Interventional Radiology

I: Overview of Interventional Radiology

Introduction

Patient Preparation and Management

Referrals and Consultations
Pre-Procedure Evaluation
Premedication
Patient Sedation and Monitoring
Post-Procedure Management

Tools of the Trade

Imaging Tools
For Good Measure
Catheters and Guide Wires
Intravascular Contrast Media

II: Diagnostic Vascular Procedures

Diagnostic Arteriography

Peripheral Vascular Disease
Cerebrovascular Disease
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chronic Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Abdominal Malignancy

Angiography in Trauma

Traumatic Aortic Laceration / Rupture
Peripheral Vascular Trauma

Other Angiographic Studies

Pulmonary Angiography
Peripheral Venography
Visceral Venography
Portal Venography

III: Vascular Interventional Procedures

Revascularization Procedures

Thrombolytic Therapy
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty
Vascular Stents
Other Revascularization Tools

Endovascular Therapies

Embolization Procedures
Intra-arterial Infusion Therapy

Other Vascular Interventions

Transcatheter Biopsy
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts
Inferior Vena Cava Filters
Central Venous Access
Endovascular Foreign Body Retrieval

IV: Nonvascular Interventional Procedures

Percutaneous Nonvascular Procedures

Imaging Guided Biopsy
Nephrostomy
Percutaneous Biliary Drainage
Abscess Drainage
Percutaneous Gastrostomy

Interventions in the Treatment of Infertility

Varicocele Embolization
Fallopian Tube Recanalization
Embolization for Uterine Fibroids

Appendices

Appendix A

Patient evaluation, notes and orders

Appendix B

Brief Descriptions of Selected Procedures

Appendix C

Standard Post-Procedure Orders