Interventional Radiology
Minimally invasive interventional radiology techniques are used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions. Radiologists use x-ray and other imaging technologies (MRI, CT and ultrasound) to guide small wires or catheters (thin, flexible tubes) or needles with specialized instruments to treat affected areas of the body. Some procedures only require a tiny incision where the catheter or wire is inserted into an artery, which often results in less blood loss, less pain and a quicker recovery for patients.
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center offers a range of minimally invasive interventional radiology techniques to offer safe and effective options to treat a variety of conditions, including:
- All biopsies including bone marrow
- Abscess drainage
- Angiography
- Ekos – catheter directed thrombolysis
- Chest port placement
- Chest tube placement
- Feeding tube insertion (gastrostomy)
- EmbolizationImaging of uterus and fallopian tubes (hysterosalpingogram or HSG)
- Stent placement in bile ducts
- Placement of vascular filters
- Fluid removal from joints (joint aspiration)
- Joint injections
- Lumbar puncture (including intrathecal chemotherapy injections and myelography)
- Lymphatic fluid drainage (lymphocele drainage/sclerosis)
- Kidney and ureter stents
- Nerve blocks
- Fluid removal from the abdomen (paracentesis—ultrasound-guided)
- Fluid removal from chest cavity (thoracentesis—ultrasound-guided)
- Drain placement/revision in bile ducts (percutaneous biliary drain placement/revision)
- Percutaneous nephrostomy
- Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid (thyroid FNA)
- Tumor ablation
- Tunneled peritoneal catheterImaging of blood flow through veins (venogram)
To schedule an appointment, please call Mat-Su Regional Medical Center at (907) 861-6677.