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- ... magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) In catheter angiography, a thin plastic tube, called a catheter , is inserted into a blood vessel through a small incision in the skin. Once the catheter is guided to the area ...
- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
(American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America) ... anesthetic . The doctor will make a very small skin incision at the site. Using ultrasound, the doctor will identify your internal jugular vein , which is situated above your collarbone, and guide a catheter, a long, thin, hollow plastic tube into the vessel. Using real ... - ... in, and might put a cream on the skin before using a tiny needle to numb the area. The cream eases the discomfort of the needle, although the injection may still burn a little. The spinal needle used for the "tap" is thin with a hollow core. Inside the core is ...
- Angioplasty and Vascular Stenting (American College of Radiology) (Radiological Society of North America) ... to guide a balloon-tipped catheter (a long, thin plastic tube) into an artery or vein to ... produce the video. A guide wire is a thin wire used to guide the placement of the ...
- ... of a draining seton. This is often a thin piece of rubber or suture which is placed ... and colorectal polyps. A colonoscope is a long, thin flexible instrument that provides magnified views of the ...
- ... soft tissue (muscles and fat). assess for pericardial (thin sac around the heart) disease. characterize mediastinal or ... series of images, each of which shows a thin slice of the body. The radiologist can study ...
- ... to cause your cervix to dilate (open) and thin out (efface). This lets your baby move lower ... Right after birth your provider places your baby skin-to-skin on your chest and covers him ...
- ... small holes into the patient’s head; threads a thin insulated wire, usually a pair of wires, through ... is implanted. The generator is placed under the skin in the upper chest. Whereas early DBS devices ...
- ... series of images, each of which shows a thin slice of the body. The radiologist can study ... choose to use these for reference. Next, the skin around the joint is cleansed with antiseptic and ...
- ... or tympanic (say: tim-PAN-ik) membrane, a thin piece of tissue stretched tight across the ear ...
(Radiological Society of North America) (American College of Radiology) 
(National Institute of Mental Health) 