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Ultrasonography, Interventional - Methods
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Definition of 'Ultrasonography, Interventional'The use of ultrasound to guide minimally invasive surgical procedures such as needle ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DRAINAGE; etc. Its widest application is intravascular ultrasound imaging but it is useful also in urology and intra-abdominal conditions. Common names: Ultrasonography, Interventional; Ultrasound, Interventional; Interventional Ultrasound; Interventional Ultrasonography; Ultrasonography, Intravascular; Intravascular Ultrasonography |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
29 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal management strategy for thyroid nodules diagnosed as lymphocytic thyroiditis on sonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of focal thyroid nodules. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ... Read more...
[Interventional endoscopic ultrasound: an evolving technique]
31 Aug 2009 The availability of smaller instruments with larger working channels and higher imaging resolution has led to important development of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) techniques these past years. From a purely diagnostic instrument, EUS guided fine ... Read more...
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: efficacy and safety.
30 Aug 2009 The introduction of affordable, portable and high-resolution ultrasound machines has rejuvenated interest in regional anaesthesia. The inherent benefits of direct visualisation of nerves and surrounding anatomy, continual observation of the needle ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Ultrasonography, Interventional - Methods'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Concerns regarding ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.
30 Oct 2009 - Lymphocytic thyroiditis on fine-needle aspiration biopsy of focal thyroid nodules: approach to management. 29 Sep 2009
- Sarcoidosis. Technique to enable diagnosis. 27 Sep 2009
- [Interventional endoscopic ultrasound: an evolving technique] 31 Aug 2009
- Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: efficacy and safety. 30 Aug 2009
- Ultrasound guided vascular access: efficacy and safety. 30 Aug 2009
- Ultrasound use in non-cardiac surgery. 30 Aug 2009
- Real-time integration of intracardiac echocardiography and electroanatomic mapping in PVCs arising from the LV anterior papillary muscle. 30 Aug 2009
- Clinical utility of low-volume ultrasound-guided interscalene blockade: contraindications reconsidered. 30 Aug 2009
- Ultrasound guidance versus electrical stimulation for infraclavicular brachial plexus perineural catheter insertion. 30 Aug 2009
- Maintenance of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas by an interventional strategy: clinical and duplex ultrasonographic surveillance followed by transluminal angioplasty. 30 Aug 2009
- Intraoperative ultrasound in colorectal surgery. 30 Aug 2009
- Endobronchial ultrasound as a diagnostic tool in patients with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. 30 Aug 2009
- Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration for staging of malignant pleural mesothelioma. 30 Aug 2009
- Assessment of topographic brachial plexus nerves variations at the axilla using ultrasonography. 19 Aug 2009
- Reversible neurological deficit after foam sclerotherapy. 12 Aug 2009
- [Central corneal thickness measurement with online optical coherence pachymetry and ultrasound pachymetry in 513 consecutive eyes] 9 Aug 2009
- Intracardiac echocardiography-guided cardiac resynchronization therapy: technique and clinical application. 30 Jul 2009
- Monitor position and the accuracy and speed of ultrasound-guided nerve blocks. 30 Jul 2009
- Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption using a diagnostic ultrasound scanner and Definity in Mice. 7 Jul 2009
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Technical information about 'Ultrasonography, Interventional'
Definition: The use of ultrasound to guide minimally invasive surgical procedures such as needle ASPIRATION BIOPSY; DRAINAGE; etc. Its widest application is intravascular ultrasound imaging but it is useful also in urology and intra-abdominal conditions.
Descriptor UI: D018084
Alternative terms: Ultrasonography, Interventional; Ultrasound, Interventional; Interventional Ultrasound; Interventional Ultrasonography; Ultrasonography, Intravascular; Intravascular Ultrasonography;
Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; drug effects; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; radiation effects; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;
Tree Number: E01.370.350.850.855;
History Note: 94
Technical Notes: DF: ULTRASONOGR INTERVENTIONAL