Author: Atanas Hilendarov
Title: Practical guide to minimally invasive imaging diagnostics and therapy
Pages: 112; Format: A5
ISBN: 978-619-237-057-2

INTRODUCTION

Interventional radiology is a medical sub-specialty in radiology that uses minimally invasive procedures to diagnose and treat diseases in almost any organ system.

The concept behind interventional radiology is to diagnose and treat patients using the least invasive techniques currently available to minimize patient risk and improve therapeutic outcomes. These procedures have less risk, less pain, and less recovery time than open surgery.

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Interventional radiologists are doctors with an additional six or seven years of specialized training after medical school. All interventionalists have completed a one- or two-year program following their diagnostic specialization. They are board certified in radiology.

The aim of this guide is to present the possibilities of interventional diagnostic and therapeutic radiological non-vascular procedures.

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Interventional radiology (IR) arose out of the development of diagnostic radiology as an invasive diagnostic subspecialty. Interventional radiology is now a therapeutic and diagnostic specialty that encompasses a wide range of image-guided minimally invasive therapies.

The range of diseases and organs amenable to imaging-guided therapeutic and diagnostic procedures is extensive and constantly evolving and is not limited to diseases and elements of the vascular, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, genitourinary, pulmonary, musculoskeletal and central nervous system.

As part of practice, interventional radiologists evaluate the meaning and selection of imaging-guided interventions in collaboration with other physicians or independently.

Interventional radiology uses medical imaging methods, such as computed tomography (CT), ultrasound (US), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to guide minimally invasive manipulations and procedures to almost any organ system.

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Interventional radiologists perform thousands of minimally invasive procedures each year. This practice provides a vast clinical and scientific experience that greatly improves the ability of therapeutic procedures to be effective. Regularly work with physicians in a larger community, discussing challenging therapeutic issues in multiple multidisciplinary discussions involving all members of the physician team, making it possible to recommend the best plan of therapeutic behavior for the particular patient.

The aspiration is to maintain the highest possible standards of patient safety.

Use of the most modern imaging-diagnostic kits. IRs use state-of-the-art imaging and therapy suites that feature a C-arm, CT, and radiation reduction software. In addition, systems capable of combining ultrasound, computed tomographic, angiographic and nuclear magnetic resonance images are used, allowing procedures to be performed with very high accuracy.