Extensive technological advancements in imaging scanners and material equipment lead to the more important role of percutaneous procedures on the musculoskeletal system, which became more precise, safer and more efficient…

Interventional uroradiology covers a wide range of minimally invasive procedures in the treatment of urological disorders. In this review article, we describe the most common procedures such as insertion of…

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary liver malignancy. Imaging modalities for detection and follow-up include ultrasound, contrast enhanced ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Early detection of the…

The paper provides a review of indications and contraindications for transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, which can be divided into absolute and relative. Absolute indications are acute and refractory bleeding of…

Portal vein embolization is an interventional radiologic procedure used in the preoperative treatment of patients scheduled for major hepatic resection. The procedure induces hypertrophy of the non-diseased portion of liver…

Peripheral arterial disease is often chronic, acute critical ischemia is rare. In contrast to invasive cardiology, interventional radiology is mostly concerned with chronic arterial disease. Acute limb ischemia is often…

Management of aortic pathology was surgical and invasive until late 1980s. Stent grafts considerably lowered the invasiveness of the procedure for patients, suitable for endovascular management. Today, endovascular management of…

Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy and transthoracic radiofrequency ablation are interventional procedures, which represent an important alternative to more invasive surgical approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary lesions. One…

Disorders of peripheral nerves are usually diagnosed by neurological examination and electrodiagnostic methods. However, we can investigate peripheral nerves also by imaging methods, particularly by ultrasonography. During ultrasonographic examination we…

Orbit represents a complex anatomic space affected by a wide variety of diseases being primarily orbital or spread into the orbit from the surrounding. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance are…

Head and neck cancer accounts for approximately  5 % of all cancers, which makes it the sixth most common form of cancerin terms of its frequency of occurence. In Slovenia…

Magnetic resonance imaging is rapidly becoming a valuable additional diagnostic method in regard to the fetal screening process, mainly due to the fast development of fetal medicine and surgery. Compared…

Phacomatoses are a diverse group of genetic disorders that primarily affect the central nervous system, skin and other organs. Most commonly, dysfunction of the central nervous system is the prevailing…

Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare but serious neurologic disorder manifested clinically with headache, focal neurological deficits, seizures, impairment of consciousness and papilledema. Causes and predisposing factors include local conditions…

Temporal bone contains several cavities: the external auditory meatus, the middle ear, the inner ear and internal auditory meatus. Modern imaging technology enables scanning of the temporal bone and its…

Radiological imaging methods are an important part of the diagnostic process for patients presenting with a disease of the paranasal sinuses. They allow a non-invasive approach to identifying congenital lesions,…

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men in Slovenia and worldwide. Prostate cancer diagnosis is based on histopathological biopsy findings. After the diagnosis has been made,…

Brain tumors are a significant public health problem and present several imaging challenges. Neuroimaging plays an integral role in intracranial tumor management, but it is no longer limited to providing…

An image is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object. Images obtained by physical or optic sectioning can be used for stereological analysis, while those resulting from projection from the…

Positron emission tomography is a noninvasive research technique used in medicine to measure the three-dimensional distribution of the biologically active substances, marked with a positron emitter in the living body.…

Mammography – a method of radiological imaging of the breast is described, giving details on the equipment, technique and technical requirements for mammography proposed by the European Community. Indications and…

Vascular stent prosthesis is a specially designed metal coil or mesh which supports the inner vascular wall, thus providing normal blood flow. The objective of the study was three-fold: to…

In critically ill patients, it is often impossible to transport them to the radiology department. 169 For this reason, they are regularly examined in bed, using a movable X-ray device.…

The most important aspects of radiological diagnosis of acute cervical spine injuries (ACSI) below the level of C2 are presented. The major task of the radiologist is to determine, as…