Interventional Radiology: The Invisible Part of the Iceberg (original) (raw)

2021, European Archives of Medical Research

T-Tube occlusion removal under fluoroscopy was introduced by Alexander R. Margulis in 1967 and the placement of vascular prosthesis by Dotter in 1969. Thereafter, rapid developments in minimally invasive treatment methods occurred in the field of "interventional radiology," including the dazzling developments in the vascular, non-vascular, and neurointerventional fields. Radiologists primarily receive diagnostic radiology training, thus they are very skillful in using these treatment methods. Routine procedures in most countries include biopsies, drains, angiographies, venous dialysis catheters, port placement for chemotherapy, ablative treatments, etc. Additionally, some treatment methods continue to become widespread such as temporary intracranial stents, flow-diverter stents, middle cerebral artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma, thyroid ablation and embolization, cryoablation, chemosaturation, bariatric embolization, uterine fibroid embolization, fallopian tube recanalization, hemorrhoidal embolization, varicocele treatment, prostatic artery embolization, and geniculate artery embolization. Continuous developments in the field of new interventional radiological treatment have been improving since the writing of this review.