Bethesda Memorial Hospital

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology (also called Special Procedures) is a specialized invasive-procedure area with a variety of procedures encompassing all body systems.  Imaging techniques, including fluoroscopy and ultrasound, are utilized to guide the placement of needles, catheters, angioplasty balloons and stents to sites deep within the body.  These procedures are often performed with moderate intravenous (IV) sedation and usually do not require anesthesia. These procedures sometimes provide an alternative to surgery.

 

Procedures

Arterial and Venous Angiography

  • Peripheral (upper and lower extremities)
  • Renal
  • Aortic
  • Mesenteric
  • Cerebral
  • AV grafts of dialysis patients

Vascular Intervention

  • Angioplasty
  • Stents
  • Embolizations
    • emergency, for bleeding
    • uterine fibroid embolization
  • Thrombectomy
  • IVC filters

Vascular Access Devices
(Insertion, Maintenance, Removal)

  • PICC/Central Lines
  • Implanted ports
  • Dialysis catheters

GI System
(Insert, Evaluate, Change, Remove)

  • G-tubes
  • Biliary drains
  • Biliary stents
  • Other drainage tubes
  • Transhepatic Intrajugular Portal Systemic Shunt (TIPS)
  • Liver biopsies

GU System
(Insert, Evaluate, Maintain, Change, Remove)

  • Nephrostomy tubes

Spine Stabilization Procedures

  • Vertebroplasty
  • Kyphoplasty

Biopsies

  • Lung
  • Bone

Drainage Procedures

  • Abscess
  • Chest tubes

  

 

Hours of Operation:

Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on-call for emergencies.

To schedule an appointment, call Central Scheduling at (561) 374-5700.

Our Services