Medical Simulation in Radiology Training and Assessment – A New Paradigm Based on a Systems Approach
Author: William E. Lewandowski, MS Simbionix USA Corp; PhD Candidate, School of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
The use of simulation devices in the acquisition, assessment and maintenance of clinical skills has been the subject of much discussion in clinical journals. The integration of high-fidelity, computer-based simulation into interventional radiology curricula, .... Read more...
Radiology and the Internet
Author: Antony R. Goldstone MB, ChB (Hons) and Andrew F. Scarsbrook FRCR
There are a vast array of Web-based resources of potential use to radiologists. The quality is variable, and much time can be wasted trying to sort 'the wheat from the chaff'. This article will present a pragmatic approach for radiology professionals wishing to .... Read more...
Evidence-based medicine and clinical trials - from a clinical trials unit perspective
Author: Natalie J. Ives
It is a challenge to clinicians and policy-makers to determine which treatments are both efficacious and cost-effective. Evidence-based medicine is an essential part of healthcare policy and includes the processes of systematically identifying clinical evidence ... Read more...
Image-guided pain management
Author: Blake A Johnson, MD
Image-guided spine injection procedures provide a minimally invasive tool for the evaluation and treatment of symptoms caused by degenerative changes in the spine. Read more...
Sedation and pain management in interventional radiology
Author: Marc Kalinowski and Hans-Joachim Wagner
Administration of sedation and analgesia in interventional radiology is often necessary during painful diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and must be safe and comfortable for the patient. Nonanaesthesiologists performing sedation should be fully trained... Read more...
Renovascular hypertension 1: Epidemiology and clinical presentation
Author: Jörg Radermacher
Renovascular disease is present in about 10-40% of patients with end-stage renal disease, and constitutes the fastest-growing group of end-stage renal disease patients. The unselective correction of renal artery stenosis has led to disappointing results. Read more...
Metallurgical principles of Nitinol and its use in interventional devices
Author: Sylvie Lombardi
and Philippe Poncet
Nickel-titanium shape-memory alloys, commonly known as Nitinol, are used increasingly in a variety of medical devices for minimally invasive and interventional procedures. Read more...
Carotid artery stenting without cerebral protection
Author: Arnd Doerfler, Tobias Engelhorn and Michael Forsting
Carotid angioplasty and stenting is increasingly used as an attractive alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for treatment of symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery disease. Read more...
Principles of pharmacovigilance
Author: Marc Girard
After a short historical survey of adverse drug reactions, this paper summarises the current organisation of pharmacovigilance in Europe, with its principles of reporting, assessing, understanding and preventing the adverse effects of medications. Read more...
Short- and long-term consequences of venous thromboembolic disease
Author: Enrico Bernardi MD
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a frequent disease, particularly in ill, elderly patients. Both immediate and longer-term mortality rates are significant, especially in patients presenting with pulmonary embolism, with chronic lung or heart disease or with malignancy. Read more...
Special considerations for the radiologist managing old and very old patients
Author: José Cáceres, MD
Life expectancy in developed countries has almost doubled in the past century. As a result, this ageing population needs greater medical and supportive care, a change which is affecting imaging departments. Read more...
The implications of digital imaging for
clinical practice
Author: Davide Caramella
The introduction of digital imaging over 30 years ago has dramatically broadened the clinical applications of radiology. Not only have new radiological modalities emerged, making it possible to study finer anatomical details... Read more...
Imaging of pulmonary embolism
Author: Simon PG Padley, Kapila Jain
If a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) has not been excluded after the initial clinical assessment and chest X-ray, the options for further evaluation include V/Q scintigraphy and CT. CT pulmonary angiography allows the pulmonary arterial system to be visualised and Read more...
Radiation safety in interventional radiology and cardiology
Author: Mark Hanson
Interventional radiology and cardiology can be associated with a significant radiation hazard to staff. A risk assessment developed for each facility can be used to assess the radiation produced and to define the steps required to minimise the radiation exposure of staff. Read more...
Renovascular hypertension 2:
Imaging techniques
Author: Marc Sapoval, Benoit Mader, Arshid Azarine and Bertrand Louail
Renovascular hypertension (RVHT) is hypertension caused by renal artery stenosis (RAS). For patients identified from clinical assessment as being at high risk for RAS, non-invasive imaging techniques can diagnose RAS and identify patients likely to benefit from intervention. Read more...
