Knowledge of the tools at one's disposal is crucial to operating as an interventional radiologist. Resources aiming to distill the complex and evolving array of tools into comprehensible basics are not widely available for the student, resident, or fellow. Given the growing interest in IR, this video aims to introduce the viewer to the nomenclature, measurement systems, and use cases of the fundamental IR staples: needles, wires, and catheters.

Kapil Wattamwar is a fourth year medical student at Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a member of the SIR Medical Student Council.