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Preferred term

Radiography, Interventional  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are invasive or surgical in nature, and require the expertise of a specially trained radiologist. In general, they are more invasive than diagnostic imaging but less invasive than major surgery. They often involve catheterization, fluoroscopy, or computed tomography. Some examples include percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, balloon angioplasty, and arterial embolization.

Entry terms

  • Interventional Radiography

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-J77WKLW3-T

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