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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