Interventional Equipment and Radiation Safety.

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract

Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

Published: September 2018

Interventional radiology in veterinary medicine was adapted from techniques developed in human medicine, and has a variety of applications to treat disease in multiple body systems. Fluoroscopy is required for almost all interventional procedures, requiring knowledge of proper safety techniques for working with ionizing radiation. There are a wide variety of catheters, wires, sheaths, stents, and embolics used in veterinary medicine. Familiarity with their indications and sizing compatibility is essential for procedural success.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2018.05.009DOI Listing

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