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study of the aorta, either ascending or descending (thoracic or abdominal)
Aortography
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study of an arterial system (abdominal, cerebral, femoral)
Ateriography
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study of any venous system (leg)
Venography
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study of the chambers of the heart and great vessels
Angiocardiography
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study of the vessels supplying blood to the heart
Coronary arteriography
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study of the lymph vessels and nodes
Lymphangiography
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study of the billiary tract
Cholangiography
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injected through the skin, either via needle puncture or via catheterization of a vessel
Percutaneous
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study of a vessel that has been selected and catheterized via another main vessel
(renal arteries via abdominal aorta)
Selective angiography
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study of vessels that have been selected from the branches of the main vessels
Superselective angiography
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Duties of an interventional radiographer:
- 1) prepping trays
- 2) prepping patient
- 3) gowning/gloving to assist dr
- 4) circulating through procedure
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What technique made the use of the balloon catheter possible and when was it introduced?
- Transluminal angioplasty, Seldinger method
- 1974
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Procedures done in specials:
Atherectomy, thrombolysis, thrombus filter, embolization, biopsies, stents, percutaneous drainage's, laser angiography, PTA (percutaneous transluminal angioplasty)
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Types of catheters:
- Straight
- Pigtail
- Sidewinder
- Cobra
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Straight catheter
end hole only
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Pigtail catheter
circular tip with multiple side holes
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Sidewinder catheter
Curved to facilitate vessel selection
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Cobra catheter
variation to facilitate vessel selection
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What are catheters made of?
polyurethane, polyethelene, Dacron or Teflon
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What length are catheters?
100-145 cm
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What are guidewires made of?
solid wire core surrounded by wire coil that is coated to reduce friction
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What length are guidewires?
180-260 cm
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