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- Describes the life and works of Josef Rösch, a leading pioneer in interventional radiology
- Focuses especially on procedures developed or improved by Dr. Rösch
- Provides insights into the development of techniques that became the standard of care
- Describes the author’s role in establishing the Dotter Interventional Institute
Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
In this autobiography, Josef Rösch, a leading pioneer in interventional radiology from its inception to the present, documents his life and discusses important aspects of his work, focusing especially on those procedures that he developed or improved and that were popularized by his lectures and publications. In Prague, Dr. Rösch worked on splenoportography and visceral angiography, while in the United States he developed the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and introduced embolization for treatment of GI bleeding and expandable metallic stenting of obstructions of major veins and the esophagus. In addition, he contributed to the improvement of coronary angiography and fallopian tube catheterization. The book also describes the author’s role as the lead person in establishing the Dotter Interventional Institute in 1990. The Institute was the first freestanding, independent interventional radiology unit to deal with education, research, and patient care. Dr. Rösch’s organization of scientific meetings and his early use of techniques for live internet broadcasting are described, and the book concludes by summarizing the multiple honors and awards that he received in recognition of his achievements.
Keywords
- Interventional Radiology Innovation
- Diagnostic Visceral Angiography
- Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt
- TIPS
- Embolization for GI Haemorrhage
- Fallopian Tube Catheterization
- Dotter Interventional Institute
- Coronary Angiography
- GI Bleeding Embolization
- Transjugular Liver Biopsy
- Dotter Research Laboratory
- Cryodynamic Hand Angiography
Reviews
“Josef Rosch who was born in 1925 in Czechoslovakia has chronicled his amazing life story in this slim volume. It is a delight to read and is likely to inspire the next generation of interventional radiologists. … All who read it will be inspired by his remarkable story and his outstanding contribution to the new field of medicine.” (Dr. Arpan K. Banerjee, The British Society for the History of Radiology, bshr.org.uk, December, 2016)
Authors and Affiliations
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Dotter Interventional Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA
Josef Rösch
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Interventional Radiology Odyssey
Book Subtitle: The Story of My Life and Work
Authors: Josef Rösch
Series Title: Springer Biographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33819-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-33818-7Published: 07 July 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81610-4Published: 30 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-33819-4Published: 28 June 2016
Series ISSN: 2365-0613
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 104
Number of Illustrations: 34 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour