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Interventional Radiology

Department

Interventional Radiology

Departments / Interventional Radiology

The Department of Interventional Radiology is a rapidly evolving medical specialty that offers innovative minimally invasive treatment options for patients who were traditionally deemed not surgical candidates. Our board-certified interventional radiologists at WHMC utilize state-of-the-art equipment to perform procedures in our updated GE angiography suite. Using fluoroscopy, as well as other imaging modalities, including US and CT, they navigate small devices such as catheters (tubes) down the arteries and veins of the body to treat various disorders across all organ systems. Our interventional radiologists are clinical specialists who are also well versed in diagnostic radiology. They strongly adhere to best practice principles, including evidence-based medicine and following Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) guidelines.

The following are some of the procedures we perform:

  • Interventional oncology
  • Image guided biopsy
  • Chemo-port placement
  • Trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE)
  • Cryoablation and RF ablation
  • Trauma and GI hemorrhage
  • Angiogram and embolization to control hemorrhage
  • Vascular access
    • Permacath and Hickman catheter placement
    • Hemodialysis access maintenance (fistulogram and declot)
  • Hepatobiliary interventions
    • Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC)
    • Biliary stent placement
    • TIPS shunt placement
  • Gynecological interventions
    • Uterine artery embolization for management of symptomatic uterine fibroids
    • Gonadal vein embolization for treatment of pelvic congestion syndrome
    • Venous stenting for May-Turner Syndrome
  • Spine and musculoskeletal interventions
    • Kyphoplasty procedure for symptomatic osteoporotic fractures
    • Interventional pain management: nerve blocks, joint steroid injections, epidural injections
  • Image guided biopsies and drainages: venous interventions
    • CT and US guided core biopsy of all organs
    • Image guided abscess drainage
  • Treatment of varicose vein disease utilizing laser ablation (EVLT)
  • Treatment of acute and chronic venous thrombosis
  • Catheter directed treatment of pulmonary embolism

For consultations with an interventional radiologist or to schedule a procedure, please call:
718-963-7375 OR
347-398-6973

To find an interventional radiologist, click here.

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