Peripheral Artery Disease
What is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is an inflammatory disease that most often affects the arteries of the lower extremities, less often the upper ones, in…
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CT and MRI Hepatic Mass enhancement
PATTERNS OF HEPATIC MASS ENHANCEMENT ARTERIAL PHASE DLAYED PHASE IMAGES DIAGNOSIS Hyperenhancing Hypoenhancing HCC/hypervascular mets/enoma Hypoenhancing Hypoenhancing Metastasis Hyperenhancing Isoenhancing Focal Nodular Hyperplasia – FNH Hyperenhancing Hyperenhancing Flash-filling hemangioma Hypoenhancing…
Read More →Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
What is pelvic congestion syndrome? Pelvic congestion syndrome or pelvic venous congestion syndrome is a chronic condition with Chronic pelvic pain as the most common presenting symptom. The chronic pelvic…
Read More →Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Introduction to AAA An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a swelling or bulge in the abdominal aorta, the large blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs.…
Read More →Abbreviations in Interventional Radiology
Numerical 18F-FDG = 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose 2D = Two-dimensional 3D = Three-dimensional A AAA = Abdominal aortic aneurysm AASLD = American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases ABI = Ankle-brachial index…
Read More →Broviac Catheter (Broviac line)
What is a broviac catheter/Broviac line? A broviac catheter is also referred to as a broviac line or a broviac central line. These catheters are tubes usually manufactured out of…
Read More →TR band application and removal for trans radial approach procedures
Protocol for TR band placement post trans radial artery procedures This device is placed on the hyper extended wrist and tightened via a Velcro band. A small green box…
Read More →Contrast allergy premedication
Premedication for elective procedures requiring contrast or contrast enhanced imaging Prednisolone: 50 mg PO at 13 hours, 7 hours and 1 hour before contrast media injection, PLUS Diphenhydramine 50 mg…
Read More →Vertebral ablation and cement augmentation technique and dictation
PROCEDURE: L4 Vertebral Radiofrequency ablation L4 Vertebroplasty with cement INDICATION: . OPERATORS: MEDICATIONS: L4 FLUOROSCOPY TIME: L4 minutes COMPLICATIONS: None immediately PROCEDURE: Following informed written consent, the patient was…
Read More →Radiofrequency ablation (FRA) of kidney mass technique and dictation
RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF THE KIDNEY. CLINICAL INDICATION: Renal cell carcinoma, kidney PROCEDURE: Informed consent was obtained. The lesion in the kidney is located . The…
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