FLUOROSCOPIC ANGIOGRAPHY ASSESSMENT, PROTOCOLS, AND INTERPRETATION

Course overview

FLUOROSCOPY-GUIDED ANGIOGRAPHY IS AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE THAT PROVIDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM VIA INJECTED CONTRAST MATERIAL. MYRIAD ARTERIAL PATHOLOGIES MAY BE DIAGNOSED BY ANGIOGRAPHY. FLUOROSCOPY-GUIDANCE IS CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THESE PROCEDURES. UNDERSTANDING HOW TO USE FLUOROSCOPY HELPS DETERMINE ANATOMY AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE QUALITY WHILE LOWERING PATIENT AND OPERATOR RADIATION DOSE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FLUOROSCOPY-GUIDED ANGIOGRAPHY AND ITS USE BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.