Informed Consent for Interventional Radiology Procedures

• 20/12/2010

As interventional radiology develops as a specialty, the issue of informed consent is becoming more important and in many cases more complex. The doctrine of informed consent relates to the right of every competent adult to decide what will happen to his or her body, and to protect one's bodily integrity from unauthorised intrusions. This encompasses every action by a physician ranging from a simple...