Image-guided interventions in oncology

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2014 Oct;23(4):937-55. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2014.06.004. Epub 2014 Aug 8.

Abstract

Interventional oncology, a term commonly used to indicate the minimally invasive procedures performed by interventional radiologists to diagnose and manage cancer, encompasses a broad spectrum of techniques unique to interventional radiology that have been established as a vital part of the multidisciplinary oncologic cancer care team. This article provides an updated overview of the variety of applications of image-guided procedures to distinct clinical scenarios, such as the diagnosis, treatment, and management of complications of malignancies.

Keywords: Image-guided procedures; Interventional oncology; Interventional radiology; Percutaneous therapies; Transarterial therapies.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Cholestasis / etiology
  • Cholestasis / surgery*
  • Drainage / methods
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy / methods
  • Neoplasms / complications
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
  • Pain Management
  • Radiology, Interventional / methods*
  • Ureteral Obstruction / etiology
  • Ureteral Obstruction / surgery