By
Albert Snopek, BS, RT(R)(CV)(M)(QM), Chairman and Assistant Professor, Radiography Education Department, Middlesex County College, Edison, NJ
Description
Presenting the information a technologist needs to know to perform advanced diagnostic and interventional special procedures, this text
provides complete coverage of topics such as angiography, cardiac catheterization, and vascular interventions. A general overview includes
room design, image recording systems, injection devices, contrast media, and catheters. Coverage of specific imaging procedures includes
anatomy, indications and contraindications, procedures, contrast media, patient care, equipment, and patient positioning. Discussions
of cardiac and vascular interventional procedures help practicing radiographers prepare for the ARRT advanced certification exams.
