Interventional Radiology: Equipment and Techniques
1Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 1678 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1678, USA.
Abstract:
The breadth of small animal diseases that can now be treated by a minimally invasive, transcatheter approach continues to expand. Interventional radiology is the field of medicine that affects a therapeutic outcome via minimally invasive catheterization of peripheral blood vessels or body orifices guided by imaging. The intent of this article is to provide an overview of the equipment required for interventional radiology in veterinary medicine with a discussion of technical uses in diseases of dogs and cats.
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