| Design and Equipment | |
| Design Elements for Advanced Procedures | p. 1 |
| Diagnosis versus Treatment | p. 1 |
| Advanced Procedure Room and Suite Design | p. 2 |
| Interventional Radiography Room and Suite Design | p. 3 |
| Additional Design Considerations | p. 7 |
| Image Capture-Analog and Digital | p. 18 |
| Direct Imaging Systems | p. 19 |
| Indirect Imaging Systems | p. 22 |
| Image Output | p. 23 |
| Laser Imaging Systems | p. 25 |
| Digital Imaging | p. 26 |
| Image Subtraction-How to See More with Less | p. 33 |
| Automatic Injection Devices | p. 43 |
| Automatic Injectors | p. 45 |
| CT Injectors | p. 52 |
| MRI Injectors | p. 55 |
| Instrumentation and Accessories | p. 59 |
| Catheters | p. 59 |
| Needles and Accessories | p. 65 |
| Procedure Trays and Sets | p. 68 |
| Accessories | p. 69 |
| Basic Pharmacology | |
| Introduction to Pharmacology | p. 73 |
| Terminology | p. 74 |
| Routes of Administration | p. 74 |
| Conscious Sedation | p. 90 |
| Pharmacological Agents Used During Advanced Procedures | p. 90 |
| Contrast Media | p. 101 |
| Types | p. 102 |
| Classes of Radiopaque Contrast Media | p. 102 |
| Excretory Pathways | p. 107 |
| General Precautions | p. 108 |
| Reactions | p. 109 |
| Complications | p. 111 |
| Specialty Contrast Agents | p. 112 |
| Patient Communication and Care | |
| Principles of Patient Care | p. 117 |
| General Principles | p. 118 |
| Principles of Angiography | p. 128 |
| Historical Perspective | p. 129 |
| Monitoring Techniques | p. 130 |
| Basic Principles of Electrocardiography | p. 131 |
| Establishment of Vessel Access | p. 134 |
| Vessel Puncture Closure Devices | p. 141 |
| Special Modalities | |
| Computed Tomography | p. 145 |
| Standard Computed Tomography | p. 145 |
| Electron Beam Tomography | p. 157 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging | p. 165 |
| Magnets | p. 166 |
| Room Design | p. 167 |
| Equipment Groups | p. 169 |
| Physical Principles | p. 173 |
| Gradient System | p. 180 |
| Technical Considerations | p. 181 |
| Magnetic Resonance Angiography | p. 181 |
| Nuclear Medicine-SPECT, PET, and Fusion Imaging | p. 187 |
| Nuclear Medicine | p. 188 |
| Diagnostic Vascular Procedures | |
| Cardiac and Thoracic Procedures | p. 201 |
| Normal Blood Vessel Structure | p. 202 |
| Common Vascular Pathophysiology | p. 203 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 204 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 213 |
| Diagnostic Procedures | p. 214 |
| Hemodynamics and Calculations | p. 222 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 225 |
| Equipment | p. 225 |
| Patient Positioning | p. 225 |
| Complications | p. 226 |
| Abdominal Aortography and Genitourinary System Procedures | p. 233 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 234 |
| Diagnostic Procedures | p. 240 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 241 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 246 |
| Complications | p. 248 |
| Visceral Angiography | p. 251 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 251 |
| Diagnostic Procedures | p. 257 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 258 |
| Vessel Access | p. 259 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 260 |
| Patient Positioning | p. 261 |
| Complications | p. 261 |
| Peripheral Vascular Procedures | p. 264 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 265 |
| Diagnostic Procedures | p. 273 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 275 |
| Vessel Access | p. 277 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 280 |
| Patient Positioning | p. 280 |
| Complications | p. 282 |
| Neurologic Vascular Procedures | p. 286 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 287 |
| Diagnostic Procedures | p. 293 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 294 |
| Vessel Access | p. 295 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 296 |
| Equipment | p. 296 |
| Patient Positioning | p. 297 |
| Complications | p. 302 |
| Interventional Techniques | |
| Vascular Interventional Procedures | p. 307 |
| Techniques Used to Reduce Blood Flow | p. 308 |
| Techniques Used to Increase Blood Flow | p. 315 |
| Removal of Intravascular Foreign Bodies | p. 328 |
| Other Interventional Procedures | p. 330 |
| Cardiac Interventions | p. 338 |
| Percutaneous Coronary Interventions | p. 339 |
| Nonvascular Interventional Procedures | p. 354 |
| Anatomy and Pathophysiology | p. 355 |
| General Methodology of Procedures | p. 359 |
| Other Special Procedures | |
| Hysterosalpingography | p. 381 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 381 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 383 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 384 |
| Patient Preparation | p. 386 |
| Procedure | p. 386 |
| Equipment | p. 387 |
| Patient Positioning | p. 388 |
| Other Modalities | p. 389 |
| Myelography | p. 394 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 395 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 399 |
| Patient Preparation | p. 399 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 400 |
| Procedure | p. 400 |
| Equipment | p. 404 |
| Patient Positioning | p. 405 |
| Sialography | p. 414 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 414 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 416 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 416 |
| Patient Preparation | p. 416 |
| Procedure | p. 416 |
| Equipment | p. 417 |
| Patient Positioning | p. 417 |
| Arthrography | p. 424 |
| Anatomic Considerations | p. 424 |
| Indications and Contraindications | p. 427 |
| Contrast Agents | p. 428 |
| Procedure | p. 429 |
| Equipment | p. 430 |
| Patient Positioning | p. 431 |
| Custom Formation of Catheters | p. 436 |
| Reference Sources for Pharmaceutical Information | p. 439 |
| Answers to Study Questions | p. 440 |
| Glossary | p. 442 |
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