Dr. Smith takes us into the world of interventional radiology. Be amazed by animations and screen shots of procedures in process.

2. INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY:
Some Pretty Neat Stuff
Benjamin B. Smith, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Radiology Associates of the Fox Valley
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3. Overview
 Training
 History
 Tools
 Sampling of procedures

4. Interventional Radiologist (IR)
 4 years undergraduate (Bachelor’s degree)
 4 years medical school (MD)
 1 year internship
 4 years residency
 1 to 2 years fellowship
 Total of 14 years of training after high school

6. IR History
 Incredibly innovative specialty
 Vergence of imagination and
technology
 Procedures spanning the spectrum of
human pathology

7. Invented by interventional radiologists
Seldinger technique for vascular access
Angioplasty
Stents
Embolization procedures (plugging up arteries and
veins)
Thrombolysis (clot busting/dissolution)
Tumor ablation
Endovenous laser ablation
Many cardiac procedures
IR History

8. IR Tools
Catheters
Wires
Balloons
Stents
Embolics (coils, glue, particles, plugs)
Filters

9. IR Tools
Catheters

10.  Wires
IR Tools

11.  Balloons
IR Tools

12.  Stents
IR Tools

13.  Embolics
IR Tools

14.  Filters
IR Tools

15.  Blocked arteries and veins
 Bleeding
 Aneurysms
 Tumors
 Women’s health
 Clot busting
 Drainage of infected fluid
Procedures

16.  Stroke
 Fractures
 Biopsies
 Vascular access
 Dialysis access maintenance
 Etc.
Procedures

17. Blocked Vessels

22. Blocked Vessels

26. Blocked Vessels

30. Bleeding

35. Bleeding

39. Aneurysms

68. Women’s Health

69. Pre
Left Uterine Artery

70. Post
Left Uterine
Artery

71. Pre
Right Uterine
Artery

72. Post
Right Uterine
Artery

73. PRE
3 Months Post Embo
Reduced Bulk Related Symptoms and Bleeding
Transmural and Subserosal Fibroids

74. Women’s Health

78. Tumors

82. Tumors

86. Minimally invasive
Low complication rate
Quick recovery times
Procedures across the spectrum of
specialties
Review

87. Thank You!
QUESTIONS?