Vascular Intervention
The basics principles about endovascular procedures performed by an interventional radiologist.
Vascular Intervention - Introduction
Learn more about the role of the interventional radiologist concerning patients with acute and chronic vascular pathology.
Vascular interventions can roughly be subdivided into interventions to improve blood flow (in case of stenosis/occlusion) and interventions to reduce blood flow (embolization). For both groups a number of interventions will be described.
This module consists of the components indication/technique, normal anatomy, checklist and pathology.
KEY TOPICS/TERMS:
- Arterial vascularity
- Peripheral/abdominal vascular disease
- Stenosis
- Dissection
- Abdominal bleeding
- PTA
- StentDialyse shunts
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drs. A. van der Plas (MSK radiologist Maastricht UMC+)
With special thanks to:
drs. B. Ortega,MSc (interventional radiologist, Alrijne Ziekenhuis)
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drs. A. van der Plas (MSK radiologist Maastricht UMC+)
Sources:
- J.A. Kaufman et al; Vascular and Interventional Radiology: The Requisites, 2nd Edition (2014)
13/02/2016
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