Interventional Radiology

Ochsner's radiologists use advanced imaging and minimally invasive techniques to diagnose and treat complex conditions. Some procedures include:

• Ablation therapies: Destroying tumors using heat or cold.
• Angiography: Imaging of blood vessels to detect blockages or abnormalities.
• Drainage procedures: Treating abscesses or fluid collections.
• Embolization procedures: Blocking abnormal blood flow to treat tumors or bleeding. Ochsner Health is ranked in the top three programs nationally for radioembolization.
• Image-guided biopsies: Precise tissue sampling for accurate diagnosis.
• Thrombolysis and thrombectomy: Breaking down or removing blood clots.
• Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty: Stabilizing spinal fractures.

Additional procedures Ochsner offers include:

• Angiography
• Angioplasty
• Breast cryoablation
• Chemoembolization
• Epidural steroid injections
• Facet and SI joint injections
• IVC filters placement and removals
• Nerve root blocks
• Percutaneous biopsy
• Trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)
• Tumor ablations
• Uterine fibroid embolization
• Venous access

Ochsner treats several conditions using interventional radiology procedures, including:

• Peripheral artery disease (PAD): Narrowing of blood vessels in the legs or arms
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT): Blood clots in the veins
• Varicose veins and venous insufficiency
• Uterine fibroids: Noncancerous growths in the uterus
• Liver and kidney tumors: Targeted therapies for cancer
• Spinal compression fractures: Minimally invasive vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
• Biliary obstruction: Blockages in the bile ducts
• Dialysis management
• Chronic pain management: Image-guided nerve blocks and injections

Interventional radiology is a sub-specialty of radiology that uses minimally invasive, image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat a range of conditions. Interventional radiology procedures often have shorter recovery times and fewer complications compared to traditional surgery.

Interventional radiology is a minimally invasive procedure, meaning doctors make smaller incisions than they would with traditional surgery. This usually means less pain and faster recovery for the patient.

Many interventional radiology procedures are outpatient, meaning they are performed without overnight hospital stay.

Interventional radiology procedures offer advanced imaging, which give doctors real-time guidance for precision and safety.