Interventional ultrasound in clinical medicine

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Intervencijski ultrazvuk u kliničkoj medicini
• Author: Eliran Rond
• Mentor: Boris Brkljačić (mentor)
• Committee member: Boris Brkljačić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Gordana Ivanac (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Milan Radoš (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Radiology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-07-12, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Radiology

Abstract

The properties of ultrasound, a known medical tool, allow the use of sound waves with high frequencies to penetrate the body and interpret tissue properties based on their densities. Ultrasound is used in clinical medicine because of its benefits, but is also widely used in several interventional procedures, and is known as interventional ultrasound. In those procedures, ultrasound serves as the eyes of the operator, and by that, interventional ultrasound decreases complications as well as makes the procedure quicker and safer.
This paper presents a comprehensive overview, beginning with the general physical properties of ultrasound that help recognize normal and pathological anatomical structure and what is interventional radiology. Then, be discussed the comprehensive use of interventional ultrasound in the field of medicine. Those will include the indications, steps in the process, and complications of several interventional procedures, with emphasis on the importance of ultrasound in guidance of those techniques. Some key applications of interventional ultrasound include vascular access and vascular procedures, biopsies, and injections. Those interventions will be discussed for different body systems with organs with emphasis on how the use of ultrasound is significant for those procedures to be more successful.
In addition, some limitations will be mentioned, and their solutions in the developing field of interventional ultrasound. Those include the approach to improving the clinical skills of the operator, the anatomical barriers of the patient, and the technological aspect of ultrasound in the future of clinical and interventional medicine.

Abstract (croatian)

Svojstva ultrazvuka, poznatog medicinskog alata, omogućuju korištenje zvučnih valova visokih frekvencija za prodiranje u tijelo i tumačenje svojstava tkiva na temelju njihove gustoće. Ultrazvuk se koristi u kliničkoj medicini zbog svojih prednosti, ali se također široko koristi u nekoliko interventnih postupaka, i poznat je kao interventni ultrazvuk. U tim postupcima, ultrazvuk služi kao oči operatera, i time interventni ultrazvuk smanjuje komplikacije, ali i čini postupak bržim i sigurnijim.
Ovaj rad pruža sveobuhvatan pregled, počevši od općih fizičkih svojstava ultrazvuka koja pomažu u prepoznavanju normalne i patološke anatomije i što je interventna radiologija. Zatim će biti raspravljeno o sveobuhvatnoj upotrebi interventnog ultrazvuka u medicini. To će uključivati indikacije, korake u procesu i komplikacije nekoliko interventnih postupaka, s naglaskom na važnosti ultrazvuka u vođenju tih tehnika. Neki ključni primjeri primjene interventnog ultrazvuka uključuju vaskularni pristup i vaskularne postupke, biopsije i injekcije. Ti će se zahvati raspravljati za različite tjelesne sustave s organima s naglaskom na to kako je upotreba ultrazvuka značajna za uspješnost tih postupaka.
Osim toga, spomenut će se neka ograničenja i njihova rješenja u razvijajućem području interventnog ultrazvuka. To uključuje pristup poboljšanju kliničkih vještina operatera, anatomsku barijeru pacijenta i tehnološki aspekt ultrazvuka u budućnosti kliničke i interventne medicine.

• Keywords: Interventional ultrasound; interventional medicine
• Keywords (croatian): Intervencijski ultrazvuk; interventna medicina
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:758059
• Study programme: Title: Medicine (in English language); Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-10-21 08:31:52