• Interventional radiology

    A sub-speciality of radiology involving minimally-invasive, image-guided procedures.

  • Intracranial

    Within the skull.

  • Intramedullary nailing

    Intramedullary nailing is a surgical procedure to treat fractures of hollow bones; the fracture is stabilised within the bone by inserting long metal pins into the spinal cord.

  • Intramedullary system

    Intramedullary nailing is a surgical procedure to treat fractures of hollow bones; the fracture is stabilised within the bone by inserting long metal pins into the spinal cord.

  • Intraoperative

    During the course of a surgical operation.

  • Intraoperative angiography

    Vascular imaging using contrast agent during the course of a surgical operation.

  • Intraoperative neuromonitoring

    Monitoring of the brain function, visual and auditory nerves, motorics, and swallowing mechanism during the operation.

  • INTRATHORACIC

    Within the chest cavity.

  • Intravesical electrostimulation

    Stimulation of the internal wall of the bladder using an electrode which has been inserted into the bladder. In the process, a weak bladder muscle is trained in an electrical field so that it can generate a higher pressure to void the bladder.

  • IRE

    A new treatment method which breaks up the surface of tumour cells with short, powerful electrical pulses, causing natural cell death.

  • Irreversible electroporation

    A new treatment method which breaks up the surface of tumour cells with short, powerful electrical pulses, causing natural cell death.