To provide a comprehensive overview of most common vascular and non-vascular thoracic intervention techniques To recognize specific indications and contraindications for thoracic interventions

Due to the constant improvements and innovations in interventional radiology mostly associated with aortic and peripheral vascular interventions, the thoracic interventions remain somewhat neglected. In spite of that, their role in everyday practice, reducing hospital stay and costs are well established, making them the treatment of choice for certain conditions such as obstruction of superior vena cava, pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and treating pulmonary lesions and fluid collections. Interventions are usually performed under the guidance of ultrasound, computerized tomography (CT), fluoroscopy and, to a lesser extent,...

Non-vascular interventions include transthoracic needle biopsy, thermal ablation of lung malignancies and drainage of thoracic fluid collections. Thoracic Vascular interventions include stenting of superior vena cava, embolization of arteriovenous malformations, transpulmonary chemoembolization and embolization of bronchial arteries following hemoptysis. Transthoracic needle biopsy (TTNB) Indications: Indeterminate pulmonary or mediastinal nodule or mass, depending on probability of malignancy and presence of metastatic disease. Distinguishing changes following radiotherapy and surgery from recurrent disease. Distinguishing infections from malignancies. Contraindications All contraindications are relative and do not pose a threat...

Due to the word limit for this type of poster other interesting thoracic interventions such as pTEVAR and pulmonary thrombectomy will not be covered in this review. Transbronchial thoracic interventions, such as biopsy, needle aspiration, cryobiopsy, bronchial stenting, bronchoplasty, foreign body removal, pleurodesis and thermoplasty are beyond the scope of this poster, as they fall within the domain of interventional pulmonology. It is important for clinicians and radiologists alike to know the indications and contraindications for these procedures. Radiologists should additionally be familiar with the...

L. Filipović-Grčić: Nothing to disclose D. Perkov: Nothing to disclose I. Jurca: Nothing to disclose K. Novacic: Nothing to disclose A. M. Alduk: Nothing to disclose M. Prutki: Nothing to disclose

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