Interventional Radiology: A Survival Guide

• Section 1: Core Interventional Skills1. Planning safe procedures2. Pre-procedure safety check3. Contrast4. Sedation5. Pain control and analgesia6. Recognition / management of complications7. The Interventional Radiology ClinicSection 2: Essential equipment and principles of use8. Puncture needles9. Biopsy needles10. Access kits11. Guidewires12. Catheters13. Pump injectors14. Taps, hubs and connectors15. Microcatheters16. Drainage catheters17. Angioplasty balloons18. Inflation handles19. Stent grafts/covered stents20. Uncovered stents21. Ureteric Stents22. Embolization23. Inferior vena cava filters24. SnaresSection 3: Principles of intervention25. Imaging guidance for intervention26. Principles of non-invasive vascular imaging27. Principles of good fluoroscopy and radiation protection28. Principles of Vascular Access29. Principles of diagnostic angiography30. Biopsy needles31. Principles of crossing stenoses and occlusion32. Principles of angioplasty33. Principles of pressure measurement34. Principles of embolization35. Principles of stenting and stent grafting36. Principles of rendezvous and retrieval procedures37. Principles of vascular closure and haemostasisSection 4: Intervention38. Achieving tissue diagnosis39. Treating fluid collections and abscesses40. Treating arterial occlusive disease41. Treating acute limb ischaemia42. Treating aneurysmal disease43. Treating haemorrhage44. Treating Venous Disease45. Treating haemodialysis access46. Urogenital intervention47. Treating urinary conditions48. Treating Gastro-intestinal conditions49. Treating Biliary Intervention50. Treating cancer51. Achieving angiographic diagnosis52. Rendezvous and retrieval procedures

"This book is effective at providing a comprehensive understanding of the basics needed in order to provide safe care when performing common diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures, while this edition has an increased emphasis on interventional oncology procedures. It includes hundreds of diagrams and photos that not only illustrate the procedures, but also depict important anatomical and technical points, which other books do not. Lastly, it includes "tip boxes" that highlight key facts and technical recommendations and "warning boxes" that highlight common and important pitfalls that novice interventionists should be aware of." - Kimberly Weatherspoon, MD, MPH (Baystate Medical Center) for Doody’s Review Services