Interventional Equipment and Radiation Safety

Andréanne Cléroux; Rebecca Hersh-Boyle; Dana L Clarke

doi:10.1016/j.cvsm.2018.05.009

Interventional Equipment and Radiation Safety

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2018 Sep;48(5):751-763. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2018.05.009.

Authors

Andréanne Cléroux¹, Rebecca Hersh-Boyle², Dana L Clarke³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, 3900 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: clea@upenn.edu.
² Department of Radiological and Surgical Sciences, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
³ Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 30098646
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2018.05.009

Abstract

Interventional radiology in veterinary medicine was adapted from techniques developed in human medicine, and has a variety of applications to treat disease in multiple body systems. Fluoroscopy is required for almost all interventional procedures, requiring knowledge of proper safety techniques for working with ionizing radiation. There are a wide variety of catheters, wires, sheaths, stents, and embolics used in veterinary medicine. Familiarity with their indications and sizing compatibility is essential for procedural success.

Keywords: Balloon dilation; Catheterization; Embolization; Fluoroscopy; Interventional radiology; Radiation; Stent.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Fluoroscopy / instrumentation
Fluoroscopy / methods
Fluoroscopy / veterinary*
Humans
Patient Safety*
Radiography, Interventional / standards
Radiography, Interventional / veterinary*
Radiology, Interventional / instrumentation*
Radiology, Interventional / methods*
Stents