How To Do Radial Artery Cannulation, Ultrasound-Guided By Yiju Teresa Liu, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Reviewed / Revised Oct 2020 | Modified Sep 2022 View Patient Education Indications Contraindications Complications Equipment Additional Considerations Relevant Anatomy Positioning Step-by-Step Description of Procedure Warnings and Common Errors Tips and Tricks Topic Resources Right Radial Artery Ultrasound-Guided Insertion... Ultrasound-guided radial artery cannulation uses real-time (dynamic) ultrasound to guide arterial puncture; an integrated catheter-over-guidewire device or an angiocatheter (catheter-over-needle) is used to thread a catheter into the radial artery.