Surgical Procedures in radiology are used to accomplish what?

• A. Imaging of the kidneys.
• B. Imaging to assist in performing detailed and delicate surgical procedures.
• C. Imaging to assess arthritis.
• D. Imaging of the spinal cord.

Answer: (B)

The main point is that interventional radiology uses real-time imaging to guide invasive, minimally invasive procedures. This imaging helps doctors access and treat target areas with high precision, enabling detailed and delicate surgeries such as biopsies, catheter placements, drainage, ablations, embolizations, or stent deliveries without open surgery. The real-time view—through fluoroscopy, CT, ultrasound, or MRI—allows accurate instrument navigation, improves safety, and increases success rates for procedures that would be more invasive if done blindly. The other options describe diagnostic or evaluative imaging goals (kidneys, arthritis, spinal cord), not the purpose of performing surgical-like interventions with imaging guidance.