Radiology

Interventional Radiology

Interventional radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens provides excellent service aided by the addition of the newest state-of-the-art technology. Minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these procedures are done for purely diagnostic purposes (e.g., angiogram), while others are done for treatment purposes (e.g., angioplasty). Pictures (images) are used to direct these procedures, which are usually done with needles or other tiny instruments like small tubes called catheters. The images provide road maps that allow the interventional radiologist to guide these instruments through the body to the areas of interest.

Vascular Interventional Services

• Angioplasty and metallic stents
• Thrombolytic therapy
• Laser ablation for arterial occlusions
• Procedures performed for peripheral as well as renal and carotid arterial disease
• Dialysis access
• Thrombectomies
• Central venous stenting
• Tunneled catheter for portacath access

Non-Vascular Interventional Services

• Nephrostomies
• Ureteral stenting
• Percutaneous biliary drainages
• Cholecystostomies
• Gastrojejunostomy tube placement

Other Interventional Services

• Abscess drainage
• CT and ultrasound guided biopsies
• Uterine fibroid embolization
• Embolization treatment for GI and post-traumatic bleeding
• TIPS procedures for portal hypertension
• Chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation for treatment of certain malignancies
• PIC lines for extended medication administration

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