Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions in Chest

Abstract

Interventional chest radiology includes a variety of procedures used in the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic diseases. These procedures allow for pathologic diagnosis of pulmonary and mediastinal lesion and the treatment of pleural, parenchymal, vascular and airway diseases in a minimally invasive fashion. Improvements in needle and catheter designs, development of specialized stents and continued advances in image–guided technology have improved the safety and efficacy of these procedures.