Interventional Ultrasound

General Aspects of Interventional Ultrasound
1 Interventional Ultrasound: Introduction and Historical Background
2 Interventional Materials and Equipment
3 Informed Consent
4 Medications, Equipment, and Setup Requirements
5 Pathology and Cytology
6 Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
7 Infections and Diagnostic Microbiology
8 Hygiene Management
9 Contraindications, Complications, and Complication Management
10 Assistance in Ultrasound Interventions
11 Sedation in Interventions
Specific Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Abdomen
12 Indications for Diagnostic Interventions in the Abdomen and Thorax (Liver, Pancreas, Spleen, Kidneys, Lung, Other Sites)
13 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Paracentesis of Free Abdominal Fluid
14 Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Core Needle Biopsy
15 Abscess Drainage
16 Percutaneous Sclerotherapy of Cysts
17 Interventional Treatment of Echinococcosis
18 Local Ablative Procedures: Percutaneous Ethanol and Acetic Acid Injection
19 Local Ablative Procedures for Liver Tumors, Radiofrequency Ablation
20 Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiodrainage
21 Percutaneous Gastrostomy
22 Interventional Endosonography
23 Special Issues Regarding Interventions in the Spleen
Specific Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Thorax
24 Thoracic Interventions
Specific Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Urogenital System
25 Percutaneous Renal Biopsy
26 Interventional Urology
Specific Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Other Organ Systems
27 Interventional Thyroid Ultrasound
28 Musculoskeletal Interventions
29 Neurologic Interventions, Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
30 Ultrasound-Guided Emergency and Vascular Interventions
Specific Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Other Applications of Interventional Ultrasound
31 Extravascular Use of Ultrasound Contrast Agents
32 Volume Navigation
33 Palliative Interventions and the Role of Ultrasonography in Palliative Care