Interventional Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures

By Barry T. Katzen

Book Overview

This monograph is most unusual. It deals in cedure techniques are also meticulously de- depth with the technical aspects of most special scribed. These include arthrography in a procedures used in diagnostic radiology, both number of anatomical areas, e.g., knee, ankle, interventional and non-interventional. hip. Other procedures considered are diskog- A large section is devoted to the various raphy, myelography, percutaneous transhepatic areas of angiography. As a preliminary, pre- cholangiography, splenoportography, sialog- angiographic orders, arrangements in the radio- raphy, bronchography, hysterosalpingography, graphic room, appropriate equipment, etc., are lymphangiography and methods of localization described, and similar information is detailed of mammographically demonstrated non-palpa- regarding the post-angiographic period. A dis- ble breast lesions. cussion of the different types of catheters is Direct interventional techniques are also dis- most helpful. The various areas of angiography cussed, including percutaneous lung biopsy, are described in depth. Every aspect of the bone biopsy, non-operative extraction of re- technique is considered in detail. These include tained biliary calculi and retrieval of intra- the type and amount of contrast medium to be vascular foreign bodies. Transluminal angio- used, the technical factors in the examination, plasty, using the Grtintzig technique (currently indications, contraindications and possible a popular subject), is also considered. complications. The subsections of angiography An excellent bibliography for each section addressed include percutaneous axillary angi- discussed in the text is appended at the back ography, translumbar aortography, thoracic of the book.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461260175
• ISBN13: 9781461260172
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.0"