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Table 3 Interventional Radiology procedures amenable to possible 3D printed simulation

From: Systematic review of three-dimensional printing for simulation training of interventional radiology trainees

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