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Encyclopedia > Charles Theodore Dotter

Charles Theodore Dotter (1920-1985) was a vascular radiologist who is generally credited with developing interventional radiology[1]. Dotter, together with Dr Melvin P. Judkins, described angioplasty in 1964[2] Vascular is an adjective for the word vessel and refers to tube-like structures. ... Radiology is the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of x-ray machines or other such radiation devices. ... Interventional Radiology (abbreviated IR or sometimes IVR) is a subspecialty of radiology in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


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  1. ^ Payne M (2001). "Charles Theodore Dotter. The father of intervention.". Tex Heart Inst J 28 (1): 28-38. PMID 11330737. Full text
  2. ^ Dotter CT and Judkins MP TRANSLUMINAL TREATMENT OF ARTERIOSCLEROTIC OBSTRUCTION. DESCRIPTION OF A NEW TECHNIC AND A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF ITS APPLICATION..

 

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