What is interventional radiology?

Are there benefits to interventional radiology?

Interventional radiology treatments and procedures are generally less invasive, carry fewer risks and require less recovery and downtime than traditional surgery. With smaller incisions and better imaging, patients recover faster, experience less pain, and return to their lives sooner.

Some common procedures that use interventional radiology include:

Image-guided procedures. Pinhole precision.
Stronger recoveries.

Our interventional radiology team offers specialized treatments across multiple medical disciplines:

Oncology services

• Tumor embolization procedures for liver, kidney and musculoskeletal cancers
• Chemoembolization and Y-90 radioembolization therapies
• Advanced ablation techniques, including cryoablation and microwave ablation

Urological procedures

• Nephrostomy tube placement and maintenance
• Nephroureteral tubes and ureteral stent management
• Prostate artery embolization for BPH symptoms

Gastrointestinal interventions

• Biliary drain placement and maintenance
• Biliary stenting and dilation procedures
• Emergency embolization for GI bleeding
• Gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy tube placement

Women's health

• Uterine fibroid embolization
• Treatment for postpartum hemorrhage
• Ovarian vein embolization

Pain management and spine treatments

• Kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures
• Targeted spinal injections
• Facet joint treatments

Vascular Procedure

• Port placement with moderate sedation
• IVC filter placement and removal
• Treatment for SVC syndrome
• Emergency embolization for trauma and bleeding