Handbook of Angioplasty and Stenting Procedures
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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Series Editors Michael J. Lee Anthony F. Watkinson
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Other titles in this Series: Transcatheter Embolization and Therapy Interventional Radiology Procedures in Biopsy and Drainage (forthcoming) Interventional Radiology Techniques in Ablation (forthcoming)
Robert A. Morgan · Eric Walser Editors
Handbook of Angioplasty and Stenting Procedures
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Series Editors Michael J. Lee, MD Professor of Interventional Radiology Beaumont Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland Editors Robert A. Morgan MB ChB, MRCP, FRCR St George’s Hospital NHS Trust London UK
Anthony F. Watkinson, BSc MSc(Oxon) MBBS FRCS FRCR Professor of Interventional Radiology The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and Peninsula Medical School Exeter UK Eric Walser, MD Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Florida USA
ISBN 978-1-84800-398-9 e-ISBN 978-1-84800-399-6 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84800-399-6 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: 2009940403 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 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. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Despite the fact that Interventional Radiology is steadily moving toward a clinical specialty with the need for broad medical training, daily craftsmanship will always remain fundamental to what an interventional radiologist does. Without basic catheter and wire skills IR would not be what it is today. When I watch experienced colleagues work I am always surprised to see that, concerning the technique and the materials, we all make the same choices. There is apparently a common IR skill, which is universal and can be learned with experience. I always see this with new IR fellows, that it takes time to step away from improvising and letting the procedure take the lead to logic and standardized control over a procedure. Choosing the right materials for
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