Everything You Need To Know About Interventional Radiology

1. Everything You Need To Know About Interventional Radiology What is Interventional Radiology? In interventional radiology, medical imaging techniques are used to guide doctors, to diagnose and treat certain problems with blood vessels and lymph vessels throughout the body.Thus, it is popularly called image guided therapy. Who Does Interventional Radiology (IR) Procedures? Interventional radiologists are medical doctors, who go through specialized training in anatomy and image guidance, after their medical school. Dr. Jathin treats patients who have lymphatic system and vascular (or circulatory) system disorders. These disorders can be present at birth or acquired after birth. These disorders are diagnosed and treated with specialized equipment and precise imaging. Dr. Jathin is a well qualified, trained & experienced in interventional radiology, that makes him the best interventional radiologist in Mumbai. Why Interventional Radiology? The interventional radiology treatment has its own benefits like reduced cost, less recovery time, minimum pain and low risk, as compared to the traditional open surgery. With the help of interventional radiology, many types of medical conditions can be treated, they are as follows: ●Repair or unblocking of blood vessels, i.e. angioplasty. ●Thrombolysis for dissolving blood clots. ●Embolization helps to block blood flow to cancer cells. ●Radiofrequency ablation is used to reduce nerve pain. ●Stenting for small mesh tubes that treat narrow or weak arteries. ●Biopsies for studies of tissues. What Happens During an Interventional Radiology (IR) Procedure? Your interventional radiologist will use imaging techniques such as CT (computed tomography) scans, ultrasounds, X-rays, MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, fluoroscopy (an X-ray procedure that makes it possible to see internal organs in motion) to produce a real-time image. These reports guides in doing the following things:

2. ●Treating tumors ●Ascetic Tap ●Biliary Drainage ●Bursal Injection ●Carotid Stenting ●Carpal Tunnel Ultrasound and Injection ●Image Guided Cervical Nerve Root Sleeve Corticosteroid Injection ●Image Guided Liver Biopsy ●Image Guided Lumbar Epidural Corticosteroid Injection ●Image guided lumbar nerve root sleeve injection ●Inferior Vena Cava Filters ●Joint Injection ●Nephrostomy ●Pleural Aspiration ●SAH Vasospasm Endovascular Treatment ●Selective Internal Radiation Therapy [SIRT]: SIR-Spheres® ●Spinal Cord Embolization (AVM/DAVF) ●Thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) ●Trans arterial Chemoembolization (TACE) ●Uterine Fibroid Embolization ●Varicose Vein Ablation ●Vascular Closure Devices ●Venous Access ●Vertebroplasty What Are the Benefits of Interventional Radiology (IR) Procedures? Interventional radiology benefits in many different ways, they are as follows: ●With the help of IR, doctors get easy access to the affected body part, where the treatment is needed. ●Very low chances of risky side effects from the treatment or surgery. ●It helps in cancer treatment with radioactive particles or chemotherapy, wherein doctors can put these treatments directly on tumors and not on the healthy tissues around them. ●No need to stay overnight in a hospital with an interventional radiology procedure. ●Less painful procedure than regular surgery as they use small incisions (cuts). ●Shorter recovery times with very small or no scars. ●Helps in very precise treatment. ●Used for problems with blood vessels, such as narrowed arteries or blood clots. ●Helps to treat kidney and gallstones and to place central lines - IVs that go deep into your body to deliver medicine.