What does an interventional radiologist do?
It is an image-guided minimally invasive procedures and periprocedural patient care to diagnose and treat benign and malignant conditions of the thorax, abdomen, pelves, and extremities. IR is used to perform a wide range or procedures, including:
- ☞ Angioplasty and Stent Insertion
- ☞ Ascitic Tap
- ☞ Biliary Drainage
- ☞ Bursal Injection
- ☞ Carotid Stenting
- ☞ Carpal Tunnel Ultrasound and Injection
- ☞ Image Guided Cervical Nerve Root Sleeve Corticosteroid Injection
- ☞ Image Guided Liver Biopsy
- ☞ Image Guided Lumbar Epidural Corticosteroid Injection
- ☞ Image guided lumbar nerve root sleeve injection
- ☞ Inferior Vena Cava Filters
- ☞ Joint Injection
- ☞ Nephrostomy
- ☞ Pleural Aspiration
- ☞ Radiofrequency Ablation
- ☞ SAH Vasospasm Endovascular Treatment
- ☞ Selective Internal Radiation Therapy [SIRT]: SIR-Spheres®
- ☞ Spinal Cord Embolisation (AVM/DAVF)
- ☞ Thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA)
- ☞ Transarterial Chemoembolisation (TACE)
- ☞ Uterine Fibroid Embolisation
- ☞ Varicose Vein Ablation
- ☞ Vascular Closure Devices
- ☞ Venous Access
- ☞ Vertebroplasty
