Table 1.

Routine Preprocedural and Postprocedural Tests and Follow-up

Procedure	Preprocedural Visit	Routine Postprocedural Visits
TIPS, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; CT, computed tomography; RFA, radiofrequency ablation; PVR, pulse volume recording; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography; CTA, computed tomography angiography.
Uterine fibroid embolization	Pre- and postcontrast MRI	2 wk; 6 mo (pre- and postcontrast MRI)
Radiofrequency ablation, chemoembolization, and radioembolization (Y-90 microspheres)	Pre- and postcontrast CT scan with an ultrasound for RFA patients	1 mo and then every 3 mo (pre- and postcontrast CT scan performed at each visit)
Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty	Plain films, MRI spine	1 mo
Saphenous vein ablation	Lower extremity ultrasound	1 mo (lower extremity ultrasound)
Lower extremity arterial stents	PVR, MRA	1 mo, 4 mo, and then every 6 mo (PVR at each visit)
Renal artery stents	CTA or MRA	1 mo and then every 6 mo (ultrasound at each visit)
TIPS	Ultrasound and CT	2 wk followed by every 3 mo for 1 y and then every 6 mo (ultrasound at each visit)