Interventional Radiology Procedures

Gastrointestinal

• Percutaneous and transjugular liver biopsy
• Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) and biliary drainage
• Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

• GI bleeding embolization

Gynecology

• Uterine arteries/fibroids embolization

• Gonadal vein embolization for pelvic congestion syndrome in females

Nephrology

• Arteriovenous fistula/graft maintenance
• Tunneled hemodialysis catheter placement
• Peritoneal dialysis catheter placement
• Treatment of renal artery stenosis

• Treatment of peripheral vascular disease

Oncology

• Chest/Arm port placement and removal
• Tunneled catheter placement and removal
• Chemo-embolization of liver tumors/metastases
• Tumor ablation
• IVC filter placement and removal
• Venous thrombolysis for treatment of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Vertebral augmentation for spinal compression fractures
• Portal vein embolization prior to surgical resection
• Splenic artery embolization prior to splenectomy
• Tumor biopsy

• Placement of tunneled peritoneal and plural drainage catheters

Pediatrics

• Evaluation and treatment of peripheral arterial disease

Pulmonary Critical Care

• Tumor biopsy
• IVC filter placement and removal
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) thrombolysis
• Bronchial artery embolization
• Arterio-venous malformation (AVM) embolization

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