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Interventional Radiology
Angiography
An X-ray exam of the arteries and veins to diagnose blockages and other blood vessel problems; uses a catheter to enter the blood vessel and a contrast agent (X-ray dye) to make the artery or vein visible on the X-ray.
Balloon Angioplasty
Opens blocked or narrowed blood vessels by inserting a very small balloon into the vessel and inflating it.
Biliary Drainage and Stenting
Uses a stent (small mesh tube) to open up blocked ducts and allow bile to drain from the liver.
Carotid Stenting
Carotid Stenting uses a balloon and stent to open up the carotid arteries and reduce the risk of stroke in patients who have too high a risk for surgery.
Central Venous Access
Insertion of a tube beneath the skin and into the blood vessels so patients can receive medication or nutrients directly into the blood stream or so blood can be drawn.
Chemoembolization
Anti-cancer drugs are injected directly into a cancerous tumor. In addition, synthetic material called an embolic agent is placed inside the blood vessels that supply blood to the tumor, preventing blood from flowing to the diseased tissue.
Embolization
Delivery of clotting agents directly to an area that is bleeding or to block blood flow to a problem area, such as an aneurysm or a fibroid tumor in the uterus.
Epidural Steroid Injections
Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI) are performed for relief of low back pain and/or leg pain. The ESI distributes medication to several nerves in the lower spine simultaneously.
Facet Blocks
A block (or local anesthetic injection) that is performed to confirm that a facet joint is the source of pain and decrease pain and inflammation in a facet joint or joints.
Gastrostomy Tube
Feeding tube inserted into the stomach for patients who are unable to take food by mouth.
Kyphoplasty
Under X-ray guidance, a physician positions two needles directly into the compressed bone. Through the needles, a special epoxy-like cement is injected into the bone where it quickly hardens. Most patients experience significant relief almost immediately. The procedure does not require any incisions and is typically performed with mild sedation and local anesthetic.
Needle Biopsy
A diagnostic test for breast, lung, and other cancers; an alternative to surgical biopsy.
Nerve Root Block
A nerve root block is an injection into the sheath surrounding a nerve root in the spine to decrease pain temporarily and to define it more precisely.
Chest/Arm Port (PORTACATH)
A passport is a tube that can be used for intravenous medications, fluids, or nutritional solutions. Blood can also be drawn from it. The passport is placed in a blood vessel and attached to a dome shaped portal.
Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation
Use of radiofrequency (RF) energy to kill cancerous tumors and for pain management.
Thrombolysis
Dissolves blood clots by injecting clot-busting drugs at the site of the clot.
TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt)
A radiologic procedure in which a stent (a tubular device) is placed in the middle of the liver to reroute the blood flow.
Venous Laser Ablation
Under ultrasound guidance, a thin laser fiber is inserted into the vein. A highly concentrated beam of laser light is then emitted through the fiber, which eliminates the abnormal vein.
Vertebroplasty
Under X-ray guidance, a physician positions two needles directly into the compressed bone. Through the needles, a special epoxy-like cement is injected into the bone where it quickly hardens. Most patients experience significant relief almost immediately. The procedure does not require any incisions and is typically performed with mild sedation and local anesthetic.
Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
UFE is a non-surgical, uterus sparing procedure that treats symptomatic fibroids performed by an interventional radiologist.
Y-90 Liver Cancer Treatment
Y-90 is a radioactive element that is attached to microscopic beads. Using angiographic techniques, these beads are infused directly into the hepatic arteries where they are preferentially distributed in and around the tumors.