E³ 1123 - Interventional

To understand the principles and techniques of angiography and image-guided interventions. To become familiar with the most common percutaneous and intra-arterial interventions in oncology. To describe the most common vascular interventions.

1. To describe the normal anatomy and normal variants of the arterial and venous vascular system.
2. To understand the importance of pre-procedure planning and selection of image-guidance techniques.
3. To explain basic percutaneous image-guided techniques, including arterial access as well as biopsy and drainage.

1. To describe the basic technical methodological principles and indications of imaging-guided interventions in oncological disorders, including thermal ablation techniques.
2. To understand the principles and indications for vascular interventions in cancer, such as the transarterial treatment of liver tumours.
3. To become familiar with post-treatment follow-up, highlighting normal and abnormal pathological imaging findings.

1. To become familiar with the pretreatment imaging flow-chart in atherosclerotic diseases.
2. To describe the indications and techniques for arterial angioplasty and stenting.
3. To explain the techniques of arterial embolisation and coiling, as well as thromboaspiration.