Textbook of Interventional Radiology

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Editor
Part I: General Considerations
	1: History of Interventional Radiology
		1.1	 Introduction
		1.2	 Early Beginnings
		1.3	 Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis
		1.4	 Stents
		1.5	 Coronary Angiography
		1.6	 Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
		1.7	 Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
		1.8	 Conclusion
		References
	2: Patient Preparation in Interventional Radiology
		2.1	 Introduction
		2.2	 History-Taking
		2.3	 Examination of the Patient
		2.4	 Pre-procedure Imaging
		2.5	 Pre-procedure Investigations
		2.6	 Assessment of Risk Associated with Iodinated Contrast Use
		2.7	 Assessment of Bleeding Risk
		2.8	 Informed Consent
		2.9	 Anesthesia and Sedation
		2.10	 Part Preparation
		2.11	 Antibiotic Prophylaxis
		2.12	 Antiplatelet Use Prior to Angioplasty and Stent Placement
		References
	3: Image Guidance in Interventional Radiology
		3.1	 Introduction
		3.2	 Ultrasonography
			3.2.1	 Advantages
			3.2.2	 Indications of USG-Guided Interventions
			3.2.3	 Li