A VISUAL GUIDE TO INTERVENTIONAL
RADIOLOGY DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT
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Explore 18 sections organized by device family and sequenced from foundational to specialized.
Instantly find any of the 163 interventional devices by name, category, or visual cue.
Use recognition, function, context, and distinction to understand what a device is, what it does, where it appears, and what sets it apart.
The Taxonomy
Explore all 18 sections, sequenced from foundational devices to specialized systems.
Continue through 12 more sections in the complete procedural taxonomy.
ViewWhat am I looking at?
0.035-inch exchange/support guidewire with a curved atraumatic distal tip and a relatively supportive shaft.
What does it do, and where will I see it?
Commonly used to preserve vascular or visceral access during catheter, sheath, or drain exchanges when more support is needed than a floppy working wire provides.
What most clearly distinguishes it from similar devices?
The Rosen combines an atraumatic curved distal tip with a more supportive shaft, providing a steadier exchange rail than a Bentson while remaining less rigid than extra-stiff delivery guidewires.
Built from the learner's perspective, the manual develops recognition through observation, repetition, and correction during real clinical work.
Every device is pictured and organized around the same five questions, helping students, residents, technologists, and nurses meet the IR table for the first time.
For educational use only. This library is designed to assist learners in recognizing visual signatures and procedural roles. It is not a substitute for device instructions for use, institutional policy, or clinical judgment.