Interventional Radiology
Minimally invasive, targeted treatments
Interventional radiology (IR) is a medical specialty that performs minimally
invasive treatments, using radiologic imaging to guide the procedure.
Interventional radiology treatments have become the primary method of
care for a variety of conditions, offering less risk, less pain and less
recovery time than surgical procedures.
The Interventional Radiologists at St. Luke's provide a wide range
of minimally invasive treatment procedures such as uterine fibroid embolization
for treatment of uterine fibroids, chemoembolization and radiofrequency
ablation for treatment of cancers, angioplasty, stent placement for opening
blocked arteries of legs, ablation of varicose veins, transjugular intrahepatic
portosystemic shunt (TIPS) for recurrent ascites, bleeding due to cirrhosis,
inferior vena cava filter placement and retrieval, stents for blocked
arteries of kidneys causing hypertension, and embolization of varicoceles.