Clinical Application: Interventional Radiography

Angiography

Examination of vascular structures

Diagnostic Angiography

Used to diagnose certain diseases

Arteriography

Study of arteries

Venography

Study of the veins

Lymphangiography

study of the lymph nodes

Interventional Radiography

Process that intervenes with the course of disease process

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiography

A radiological procedure in which blood vessels (arteries or veins are injected with a dye that shows up on an X-ray to detect narrowing or blockages.

Diagnostic angiography

Only X-ray images of blood vessels are obtained

Interventional Radiography

Includes inserting a small stent to inflate and open the vessel

• brain

• Neck

• Heart

• Chest

• Abdomen

• Pelvis

• Legs and feet

• Arms and hands

Common uses of interventional angiography procedure

• aneurysms

• Atherosclerotic plaque

• Plaque disease

• Arteriovenous malformation (AVM)

• Dissection or splitting of the aorta

• Presence of stenosis and obstructions of vessels

• Trauma in the blood vessels due to accident

• Coronary disease

• Congenital abnormalities in blood vessels

• Disease in the arteries to the kidneys

Clinical indications for IR

• impaired kidney functions (especially diabetic patients)

• Allergic reactions to x-ray contrast

General Contraindications for IR