Interventional Radiology involves a range of techniques which use radiological image guidance (X-ray fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography [CT] or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) to precisely target therapy. This is a minimally invasive alternative to open and laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery. A needle is passed through the skin to the target. This IR surgery is also called as the pinhole surgery.
Interventional Radiology is a medical sub-speciality of radiology utilizing minimally-invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system.
The concept behind interventional radiology is to diagnose and treat patients using the least invasive techniques currently available in order to minimize risk to the patient and improve health outcomes. These procedures have less risk, less pain and less recovery time compared to open surgery.
Interventional Radiology (IR) originated within diagnostic radiology as an invasive diagnostic subspecialty. IR is now a therapeutic and diagnostic speciality that comprises a wide range of minimally invasive image guided therapeutic procedures as well as invasive diagnostic imaging.
The range of diseases and organs amenable to image-guided therapeutic and diagnostic procedures are extensive and constantly evolving, and include, but are not limited to, diseases and elements of the vascular, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, genitourinary, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and, the central nervous system.
Services
Following procedures are performed at AIMS by Interventional Radiology Physician:
- GI Bleed Embolization
- Tumour Embolization
- Bronchial Artery Embolization
- AVM Sclerotherapy
- AVM Embolization
- Mesenteric Thrombolysis
- Peripheral Thrombolysis
- Mesenteric Angioplasty
- Peripheral Angioplasty
- Neurocoiling
- Embolization
- Stroke Thrombectomy
- Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD)
- Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) with Stenting
- Cerebral DSA
- Spinal DSA
- USG Guided biopsy
- CT Guided Biopsy
Facilities
- State-of-the-art and best in class Cath-Lab
- Availability of Senior and Experienced Intervention Radiology Physician
- In-House CT Scan
- Modular Operation Theatres
- Fully equipped ICCU