Angiography
For more information go to: Society of Interventional Radiology Information for Patients: Angiography: http://www.sirweb.org/patients/angiography/ RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Catheter Angiography: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=angiocath
Aortic Stent Graft (Thoracic and Abdominal)
Aortic aneurysm is a weak area in the aorta, the main blood vessel in the body that carries blood from the heart to the rest...
Biliary Drain
For more information go to: RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Biliary Interventions: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=biliary
Biliary Drain Stenting
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Biliary Stone Removal
For more information go to: RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Kidney and Bladder Stones: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=stones-renal Ureteral Stenting and Nephrostomy: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=ureteralNephro
Biopsy
Needle biopsies are performed to gather a sample of suspicious tissue for testing by a pathologist. This is often performed to finalize a diagnosis and...
Chemoembolization
Chemoembolization, also known as transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), is a treatment for tumors in which large doses of chemotherapy are directly administered at the site....
Chest Tube
For more information go to: RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Chest Tube Placement (Thoracostomy): http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=thoracostomy#part_seven
Dialysis Access Management
Hemodialysis may fail in some patients if there is poor or blocked blood. Interventional radiologists work closely with nephrologists and vascular surgeons to maintain functional...
Drain Catheters for Palliation
Painful fluid buildup can occur when tumors obstruct the normal flow of the urine or bile. This fluid build-up can result in infection and organ...
Gastrointestinal Embolization
For more information go to: RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Catheter Embolization: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=Varicocele
Gastrostomy (Feeding) Tube
Gastrostomy tubes, also known as feeding tubes, are placed into the stomach to allow patients to take in sufficient amounts of nutrition when they are...
GI Embolization
For more information go to: RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Catheter Embolization: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=Varicocele
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Placement and Retrieval
An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a device used to prevent pulmonary embolism (PE), a blockage in the arteries of the lungs. Both permanent...
Liver Cancer Program
CRL’s Vascular and Interventional Radiologists are part of a multi-disciplinary team at the Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital providing comprehensive and integrated...
May-Thurner Syndrome management
May-Thurner Syndrome (MTS) is also known as Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome. MTS is caused when the left iliac vein (main vein in the leg) is...
Microwave Ablation
Microwave ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for tumors which is very similar to radiofrequency ablation. Radiofrequency ablation uses alternating radiofrequency energy to destroy tumors,...
Paracentesis
A certified ultrasound technologist and a Radiologist perform the paracentesis procedure. After the procedures risks and benefits are explained, the ultrasound technologist will check your...
Percutaneous Kidney Stone Removal & Nephrostomy
For more information go to: RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Kidney and Bladder Stones: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=stones-renal Ureteral Stenting and Nephrostomy: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=ureteralNephro
Peripheral Artery Disease Management
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common circulation problem in which arteries in the legs are blocked or narrowed. Interventional radiologists treat PAD with angioplasty...
Pre-Surgical Tumor Embolization
Tumor embolization is a minimally invasive procedure in which blood vessels are blocked with an embolic material to stop blood flow that is feeding a...
Radiofrequency Ablation
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a localized, nonsurgical treatment for tumor cells. In this procedure, a needle is guided with imaging through the skin to the...
Renal Angiomyolipoma Embolization
A renal angiomyolipoma (AML) is the most common tumor of the kidney and is four times more common in women than men. The AML is a...
Selective Internal Radiation Therapy
Radioembolization, or selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), is a minimally invasive treatment for tumors in which radioactive microspheres are infused into arteries feeding primary and...
Thoracentesis
For more information go to RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Chest Interventions: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=chestinterventions
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
For more information go to RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=tips
Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
Uterine fibroids are benign (not cancer) growths that develop from the muscle tissue of the uterus. The size, shape, and location of fibroids may vary....
Varicocele Embolization
For more information go to: Society of Interventional Radiology Information for Patients: Varicocele Embolization: http://www.sirweb.org/patients/varicoceles/ RadiologyInfo.org Information for Patients: Varicocele Embolization: http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=Varicocele
Venography
A venography (venogram) is an x-ray test that involves injecting contrast dye into a vein to show how blood flows through the veins. For more...
Venous Access (Hickman, PICC, Port)
Central venous access catheters such as Hickman, PICC, and Port catheters are tubes inserted in a patient’s skin which allow blood to be drawn or...
Venous and arterial thrombolysis
Thrombolysis is a minimally invasive treatment used to dissolve clots (blockages) from arteries and veins. A catheter (small tube) is navigated to the area of...