Diagnostic and interventional radiology is the branch of medical radiology that includes all diagnostic and interventional procedures that are performed under the guidance and control of radiologic methods. Radiologic methods include, radiographic images using X-rays, ultrasound using ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging based on the physical phenomenon of resonance of atomic nuclei. Usually Pet (Positron Emission Tomography) and scintigraphy examinations are excluded since they are considered nuclear medicine.
The procedures used in diagnostic and interventional radiology are less invasive than traditional open surgery. Among the advantages of this is the use of local anesthesia instead of total, reducing the length of hospital stay and postoperative recovery, and the risk reduction in the intervention.
The purpose of diagnostic and interventional radiology is to make surgery less invasive but equally effective compared to traditional surgery.
What does a diagnostic and interventional radiologist do?
A diagnostic and interventional radiologist is a doctor specializing in radiology who conducts interventional procedures under the guidance and control of methods of diagnostic imaging such as X-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds, and CAT scans.
What diseases are treated by a diagnostic and interventional radiologist?
The pathologies treated by a diagnostic and interventional radiologist are numerous. It is therefore diseases of bacterial, parasitic, inflammatory, neoplastic and immune diseases that can be treated. They range from vascular disease in bone cells, to cancer.
What are the procedures used by a diagnostic and interventional radiologist?
The procedures used by a diagnostic and interventional radiologist are usually less invasive than traditional surgical procedures. These include angiography, echography, conventional radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and CAT scan.
When should a patient visit a diagnostic and interventional radiologist?
A general practitioner will send a patient to a diagnostic and interventional radiologist for diagnostic treatment, and to monitor postoperative recovery.
