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Interventional radiologist (IR) is a medical specialist who performs minimally invasive curative or palliative treatments using radiologic imaging for procedure guidance. Interventional radiology treatments have become the primary method of care for a variety of conditions, offering less risk, less pain and less recovery time, compared to open surgery.<br><br>
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Who We Are ( Interventional Radiologist)? Interventional radiologist (IR) is a medical specialist who performs minimally invasive curative or palliative treatments using radiologic imaging for procedure guidance. Interventional radiology treatments have become the primary method of care for a variety of conditions, offering less risk, less pain and less recovery time, compared to opensurgery. Interventional radiologists are trained physicians who specialize in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. They are also experts at reading x -rays, ultrasounds, CTs, MRIs, and other forms of medical imaging. Department of Interventional Radiology (IR) in our hospital was started in year of 2006 by Dr. Arun Guptawho is working as chairperson since then. We are doing approximately 1000 vascular procedures in a year including all type of Body, peripheral and Onco-Interventions. Our department initiated a special training programme for one-year duration in 2012 to make interventional radiology more feasible acrossIndia. We have done lot of publications which also contribute lot of information to society and medicalfraternity.