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interventional — adjective a) Incorporating, or characterized by, intervention We conducted an interventional study. b) Specializing in coronary intervention See Also: interventionally … Wiktionary
interventional — intervention ► NOUN 1) the action or process of intervening. 2) interference by a state in another s affairs. 3) action taken to improve a medical disorder. DERIVATIVES interventional adjective … English terms dictionary
Interventional radiology — (abbreviated IR or sometimes VIR for vascular and interventional radiology) is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these procedures are done for purely diagnostic purposes … Wikipedia
Interventional neuroradiology — (INR)/Neurointerventional Surgery (NIS) is an (ACGME) Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited medical subspecialty specializing in minimally invasive image based technologies and procedures used in diagnosis and treatment… … Wikipedia
Interventional magnetic resonance imaging — Interventional magnetic resonance imaging, also Interventional MRI or IMRI, is the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to do interventional radiology procedures.Because of the lack of harmful effects on the patient and the operator, MR is… … Wikipedia
Interventional cardiology — is a branch of the medical specialty of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases.A large number of procedures can be performed on the heart by catheterization. This most commonly involves… … Wikipedia
Interventional pain treatments — are treatments that are intended to reduce or get rid of a patient s pain altogether, rather than simply managing it. Those who practice in interventional pain therapy do not subscribe to the statement patients are often given by some physicians… … Wikipedia
Interventional pain medicine — is a relatively new field which relies on the use of invasive procedures to treat various painful disorders. Many interventional pain physicians are board certified in Pain Medicine. While most are trained in pharmacology and how to prevent… … Wikipedia
Interventional radiology — Interventional radiologists employ image guidance methods to gain access to the deep interstices of most organs and organ systems. Through a galaxy of techniques, they can treat certain conditions percutaneously (through the skin) that might… … Medical dictionary
Interventional thyroid ultrasound — for thyroid cysts and metastatic thyroid cancer lymph nodes.Use in treatment;Thyroid CystsThe high frequency thyroid ultrasound, HFUS can be used to treat several gland conditions. The recurrent thyroid cyst that was usually treated in the past… … Wikipedia
