Interventional Radiology

Interventional radiologists use minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to diagnose and/or treat conditions in almost every organ of the body. Using imaging techniques such as CT scans, ultrasound, MRI and fluoroscopy, interventional radiologists view images that are used to guide instruments through the area of the body that is being diagnosed or treated.

Treatment of many diseases such as cancer, narrowing of the blood vessels, kidney failure or spinal fractures is often performed using Interventional Radiology (IR). Since IR utilizes minimally invasive techniques, patients are less likely to suffer major trauma to body tissues and organs, and treatment and healing processes are faster. In most cases, patients can return home the same day of their procedure.

Common disorders treated by interventional radiologists include:

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
• Aneurysms
• Bile duct obstruction
• Cancer treatments. Bone, Breast, Kidney, Liver, Lung and Prostate
• Carotid artery stenosis
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Dialysis catheter placement
• Infertility
• Ischemia
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Pelvic congestion syndrome
• Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
• Portal hypertension
• Pulmonary embolism
• Renal artery stenosis
• Renal failure
• Stroke
• Spinal fractures
• Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA)
• Uterine fibroids

Specific procedures this team performs include:

• Ablations: bone (osteoid osteoma), kidney, liver and lung
• Arterial interventions
• Biliary drainage/stenting
• Gonadal vein embolization
• Medi-port placement
• Pleur-X catheters
• Spinal intervention:
  • Epidurals
  • Selected nerve root injection
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Vertebroplasty
  • Discography
  • Nucleoplasty
  • Facet blocks
• Stroke intervention:
  • Thromobolysis
  • Carotid stents
• Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
• Tumors
• Ablations
  • Chemoembolization
  • Ultrasound guided biopsies
• Venous intervention:
  • DVT thrombolysis
  • IVC filters
• Hemodialysis access & maintenance
• Women’s Health:
  • Uterine artery embolization
  • Fallopian tube recanalization

Meet Summa's team of interventional radiologists