TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimizing care for the obese patient in interventional radiology
AU - Aberle, Dwight
AU - Charles, Hearns
AU - Hodak, Steven
AU - O’Neill, Daniel
AU - Oklu, Rahmi
AU - Deipolyi, Amy R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Turkish Society of Radiology 2017.
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - With the rising epidemic of obesity, interventional radiologists are treating increasing numbers of obese patients, as comorbidities associated with obesity preclude more invasive treatments. These patients are at heightened risk of vascular and oncologic disease, both of which often require interventional radiology care. Obese patients pose unique challenges in imaging, technical feasibility, and periprocedural monitoring. This review describes the technical and clinical challenges posed by this population, with proposed methods to mitigate these challenges and optimize care.
AB - With the rising epidemic of obesity, interventional radiologists are treating increasing numbers of obese patients, as comorbidities associated with obesity preclude more invasive treatments. These patients are at heightened risk of vascular and oncologic disease, both of which often require interventional radiology care. Obese patients pose unique challenges in imaging, technical feasibility, and periprocedural monitoring. This review describes the technical and clinical challenges posed by this population, with proposed methods to mitigate these challenges and optimize care.
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U2 - 10.5152/dir.2016.16230
DO - 10.5152/dir.2016.16230
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28082253
AN - SCOPUS:85014311528
SN - 1305-3825
VL - 23
SP - 156
EP - 162
JO - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
JF - Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
IS - 2
ER -