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Descriptor English:   Radiography, Interventional 
Descriptor Spanish:   Radiografía Intervencional 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Radiografia Intervencionista 
Synonyms English:   Interventional Radiography  
Tree Number:   E01.370.350.700.725
E04.502.780
Definition English:   Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are invasive or surgical in nature, and require the expertise of a specially trained radiologist. In general, they are more invasive than diagnostic imaging but less invasive than major surgery. They often involve catheterization, fluoroscopy, or computed tomography. Some examples include percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, balloon angioplasty, and arterial embolization. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate with specific minimally invasive procedure if pertinent
History Note English:   90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   24848 
Unique Identifier:   D015641 

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