介入放射学抑或介入医学

The definitions of interventional radiology and interventional medicine

介入放射学是在放射影像诊断学基础上发展起来的一门新兴的微创治疗学。介入放射学的定义是:在医学影像设备导引下,应用穿刺针、导丝、导管等进行诊断及治疗的学科。介入放射学内容包含介入性诊断和介入性治疗。介入医学是从临床应用角度来定义的,介入放射学则是从诊疗技术特点来定义的。《介入放射学杂志》与即将出版的《介入医学杂志(英文)》形成姊妹篇,将为我国介入医学发展,提升国际影响力创造条件。

Interventional radiology is a new kind of minimally-invasive therapeutics that has developed on the basis of radiological imaging diagnosis. Interventional radiology is defined as a clinical subject that carries out the specific diagnosis and treatment under the guidance of medical imaging equipment and with the help of puncture needle, guide wire, catheter, etc. The interventional radiology categories include interventional diagnosis and interventional therapy. Interventional medicine is defined from the perspective of clinical application, while interventional radiology is defined from the technical characteristics of diagnosis and treatment. 《of Interventional Radiology》 and the upcoming 《Journal of Interventional Medicine （English version》） will become the professional sister journals in interventional academic field, which will provide important support for promoting the development of interventional medicine in China and for enhancing the international influence power of Chinese interventional medicine.