IR is a combination of diagnostic and therapeutic arts; it uses state-of-the-art imaging technology to visualize and diagnose problems, and minimally invasive technology to “intervene” with precision, accuracy and effectiveness.
The techniques of IR have become an integral part of general surgery, vascular disease, cardiology, oncology, gynecology, urology, nephrology, neurology, ear/nose/throat and orthopedics. Interventional radiologists perform biopsies, drain diseased kidneys and livers, recannulate chronically occluded veins, perform cryoablation (freezing) or heating (radiofrequency energy) of tumors to destroy them, and treat benign uterine fibroids with embolization as an alternative to hysterectomy. Interventional radiologists treat vascular disorders, including peripheral artery disease, and deep vein thrombosis. They dissolve clots and repair vertebral stress fractures – all without open surgery.
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