Interventional Radiology
A medical imaging specialty that uses real‑time x‑ray guidance to perform minimally invasive procedures inside the body.
What is: interventional radiology? (IR)
An imaging technique that uses x‑rays and a computer to create cross‑sectional slices of the body.
What is: computed tomography? (CT)
An advanced form of mammography where the x‑ray tube moves in an arc over the breast, acquiring many projection images that a computer reconstructs into 1‑mm slices.
What is: tomosynthesis?