Table 3.
Interventional Radiology procedures amenable to possible 3D printed simulation
| Ultrasound guided vein identification, puncture and canalization | |
| - PICC line placement | |
| - IVC filter placement | |
| - Tunneled catheter line placement | |
| - Dialysis fistula and graft access | |
| Ultrasound guided arterial identification, puncture and canalization | |
| - Femoral artery access | |
| - Radial artery access | |
| Ultrasound guided biopsy and tissue sampling | |
| - Thyroid nodule fine needle aspiration | |
| - Renal lesion biopsy | |
| - Hepatic lesion biopsy | |
| CT guided biopsy and tissue sampling | |
| - Renal lesion biopsy | |
| - Hepatic lesion biopsy | |
| CT guided catheter placement | |
| - Abscess drain placement | |
| - Percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placement | |
| Fluoroscopic guided non-vascular procedures | |
| - Lumbar puncture | |
| - Joint arthrograms | |
| Fluoroscopy guided endovascular simulation | |
| - Coil or plug embolization placement and deployment | |
| - Stent placement and deployment | |
| - Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) placement, gate canalization and deployment |