Interventional radiological percutaneous procedures are becoming all the more important in the curative or palliative management of elderly frail patients with multiple underlying comorbidities. They may serve either as alternative primary minimally invasive therapies or adjuncts to traditional surgical treatments. The present report provides a concise review of the most important interventiona...

Radiological modalities, especially CT, mainly provide morphological and structural information with high spatial resolution covering large volumes. Novel developments, which are predominantly MR-based, also deliver 'functional' information, which can be used for individual characterisation of tumour biology. Both aspects and modalities, additionally complemented by ultrasound, have to be combi...

INTRODUCTION: Some authors have reported satisfactory short-term results of minimally invasive decompressive procedures such as microscopic or micro-endoscopic decompressive laminotomy for lumbar spinal canal stenosis. However, there have been no reports on the long-term clinical outcome of these procedures. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term clinical outcome and radiologica...

Interventional neuroradiologic procedure represents treatment of central nervous system disease by endovascular access for the purpose of delivering therapeutic agents, including both drugs and devices. For optimal anesthetic management, anesthesiologists should be familiar with specific radiological procedures and their potential complications. This article provides a brief overview of special...

This paper presents ongoing actions in Dubai on patient dose monitoring in digital radiographic examinations, mammography, interventional procedures, and dental radiological procedures. The aim of Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is to move towards the establishment of local diagnostic reference levels. DHA has participated in national and regional projects under the umbrella of the International A...

Introduction: is an endocrine gland located upon the hypophysial fossa of sphenoid bone in center middle cranial and surrounded by a small bony cavity (sella turcica). Radiological procedures are playing essential role present diagnostic pituitary gland. Pituitary tumours can now be visualized more accurately due to continued improvements magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques with gadolin...

The aim of this study is to assess the radiation exposure patient and medical staff during interventional cardiology procedures. Realistic scenarios were developed using adult reference anthropomorphic phantoms adopted by International Commission on Radiological Protection ( ICRP 110 Male Female ), transport code Geant4 (version 10.3 ). calculated equivalent effective doses normalised simulated...