#interventional radiology

• Angiofluoroscopy — A radiological imaging investigation method that allows the dynamic, real-time visualization on a fluorescent or digital screen of bloodstream flow and vessel structure following the injection of a contrast medium. This clinical structural procedure is widely used in interventional radiology and cardiovascular surgery for guiding catheters, placing stents, and immediately monitoring vascular lumen patency during operations.
• Angiography — A radiological, invasive or minimally invasive imaging investigation method used for the visualization and structural recording of the lumen of blood vessels (arteries, veins) or lymphatic vessels, through the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium. This well-defined clinical procedure allows the precise detection of stenoses, occlusions, aneurysms, or vascular malformations, while also constituting the technical basis for interventional radiology procedures.
• Angioplasty — A minimally invasive surgical intervention within interventional radiology and cardiology, used for the widening, restoration, or structural reconstruction of the lumen of a narrowed or occluded blood vessel. The procedure is well-defined by introducing a catheter equipped with an inflatable balloon at its tip, which is inflated at the stenosis level to dilate the vascular wall, frequently accompanied by the permanent placement of a metallic stent to maintain circulatory patency.
• Angiotomy — A specialized surgical intervention consisting of the incision, cutting, or operative opening of the wall of a blood vessel (artery or vein). This well-defined structural procedure is utilized as an essential initial step in interventional radiology and vascular surgery to allow the introduction of catheters, the extraction of thrombi (thrombectomy), or the direct exploration of an obstructed circulatory lumen.
• Arteriography — A specialized medical imaging diagnostic method consisting of taking X-ray images of an artery or an arterial system after injecting a radiopaque contrast medium into the bloodstream. This medical procedure allows detailed visualization of the vascular lumen, being essential for detecting stenoses, aneurysms, occlusions, or arterial malformations in order to establish a surgical or interventional treatment plan.