Clinical Devices and Contrasts in Interventional Imaging

– Pre-procedure assessment, informed consent and clinical preparation of the patient.
– Intra-procedural monitoring and hemodynamic and respiratory surveillance.
– Recognition and response to immediate complications: hemorrhage, hematoma, allergy, vasospasm and perforation.
– Post-procedure care, observation, discharge criteria and patient education.
– Types of introducers, guides, catheters, microcatheters and devices and their specificities and compatibilities;
– Characteristics, indications and limitations of the main clinical devices used in intervention.
– Contrast typology: properties, indication and safety.

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