Thoracic interventional radiology in children.
Significant technological advancements have been achieved in radiology with the introduction of a branch speciality known as interventional radiology. Radiology has moved into the therapeutic arena, performing minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The interventional radiologist can treat certain vascular and non-vascular conditions with "keyhole" or perhaps more correctly "pinhole" techniques using catheter-based technology directed under image guidance with X-ray (including computed tomography), ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Interventional radiology can provide new treatment options for children not possible a few years ago.
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Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, UK. pjohn@fsmail.net
D000367:Age Factors; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013679:Technology, Radiologic; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*