Interventional Radiology Procedures in Biopsy and Drainage
The Techniques in Interventional Radiology series of handbooks describes in detail the various interventional radiology procedures and therapies that are in current practice. The series comprises four titles, which in turn cover procedures in angioplasty
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Debra A. Gervais • Tarun Sabharwal (Editors) Michael J. Lee • Anthony F. Watkinson (Series Editors)
Interventional Radiology Procedures in Biopsy and Drainage
Editors Debra A. Gervais Director of Pediatric Imaging Division and Associate Director of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention Division Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA USA Tarun Sabharwal Consultant Interventional Radiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital London UK
Series Editors Michael J. Lee Department of Radiology Beaumont Hospital Dublin Ireland Anthony F. Watkinson Nuffield Hospital Exeter Exeter UK
ISBN 978-1-84800-898-4 e-ISBN 978-1-84800-899-1 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84800-899-1 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2010937626 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Cover design: eStudioCalamar, Figueres/Berlin Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
It is an honor to write the foreword for this book on biopsy and drainage put together by Drs. Lee and Watkinson. Mike and Tony are well-established experts on intervention and both are renowned for their scientific pursuits and their ability to teach. Their worldwide reputation is acknowledged both in Europe and beyond. Biopsy and drainage: Perhaps, two of the more underestimated procedures in Interventional Radiology. Why is it that you hear from some interventionalists and even non-interventionalists that, “ it is only a biopsy/drainage; no big deal.” Actually, both procedures are a “big deal” and should be cultivated and actively pursued by radiologists. Drainage of infected and uninfected fluids may be the best procedure ever invented by radiology. It has stood t
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