IR Playbook: A Comprehensive Introduction to Interventional Radiology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3031525450 ISBN 13: 9783031525452

Publisher: Springer, 2024

Synopsis

This fully updated new edition is a comprehensive guide to interventional radiology (IR) for medical students, residents, early career attendings, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The IR Playbook includes procedures, new and updated data, and new images, to stay on the cutting edge of IR. As a specialty, IR is constantly changing and evolving to apply newer technologies and techniques to a breadth of disease pathologies. This book addresses the growing need for a reference for trainees and early career professionals to gain a solid foundation. Let this book serve as your only resource from the first day you find out about IR to the day you take your certifying exam. One and done.

The textbook is divided into two main sections, with many images and key point boxes throughout that offer high-yield pearls along with the specific How To's necessary for practice. The first section is designed to give readers an introduction to IR, including radiation safety, commonly used devices, patient care, and anatomy. The second portion is divided by procedure. These chapters cover pathophysiology, indications for treatment, as well as alternative treatments before delving into interventional therapy. This new edition has been fully updated throughout including several brand-new procedures and divided chapters to allow a more in depth look at several disease pathologies. IR Playbook gives medical students, residents, and trainees a full perspective of interventional radiology.

About this title

About the Author

Nikki A. Keefe, MD is an Assistant Professor of Interventional Radiology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Ziv J Haskal, MD, FSIR, FAHA, FACR FCIRSE, FBSIR is a world renowned tenured Professor of Radiology and Interventional Radiology Fellowship Director at the University of Virginia, Department of Medical Imaging.

Auh Whan Park, MD is an associate professor in the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging at the University of Virginia.

John F. Angle, MD is the Director of the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging at the University of Virginia.

From the Back Cover

This fully updated new edition is a comprehensive guide to interventional radiology (IR) for medical students, residents, early career attendings, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The IR Playbook includes procedures, new and updated data, and new images, to stay on the cutting edge of IR. As a specialty, IR is constantly changing and evolving to apply newer technologies and techniques to a breadth of disease pathologies. This book addresses the growing need for a reference for trainees and early career professionals to gain a solid foundation. Let this book serve as your only resource from the first day you find out about IR to the day you take your certifying exam. One and done.

The textbook is divided into two main sections, with many images and key point boxes throughout that offer high-yield pearls along with the specific How To's necessary for practice. The first section is designed to give readers an introduction to IR, including radiation safety, commonly used devices, patient care, and anatomy. The second portion is divided by procedure. These chapters cover pathophysiology, indications for treatment, as well as alternative treatments before delving into interventional therapy. This new edition has been fully updated throughout including several brand-new procedures and divided chapters to allow a more in depth look at several disease pathologies. IR Playbook gives medical students, residents, and trainees a full perspective of interventional radiology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031525450
• ISBN 13: 9783031525452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 657
• Editor: Keefe Nicole A., Haskal Ziv J.J, Park Auh Whan, Angle John F.