Table 1.

Items to be Mastered by NETist Trainees

1.	Preoperative check
	• Understanding symptoms due to lesions
	• Other required diagnostic investigation and imaging
	• Indications for endovascular treatment (w/o egoistic bias)
	• Possible risk of complications
	• Risk-benefit assessment
	• Validity of treatments from economic and social points of view
	• Informed consent
2.	Planning of strategy
	• Anatomical understanding of radiological images
	• Approaches to simulation and design
	• Selection of devices and materials
	• Setting treatment goals
	• Prediction of difficulties
	• Risk management
3.	Operative technique
	• Gentle and meticulous catheterization
	• Proper selection and handling of materials
	• Adequate application of supplementary methods and images
	• Alertness to changes in images
	• Decision making as to the last point of procedure
	• Troubleshooting
	• Careful attention to the patient’s condition
4.	Postoperative care
	• Neurological and vital checks
	• Additional medical treatments (antiplatelet, BP control, etc.
	• Postoperative imaging to check for complications
	• Treatment for delayed complications
	• Psychosomatic care
	• Follow-up schedule
	• Possibility of recurrence
	• Decision making for retreatment