Interventional Radiology Information for Referring Physicians
Interventional Radiologists Are Your Partners in Patient Care
Offer your patients the least invasive option first, with an interventional radiologist as your partner in patient care. Interventional radiology treatments have become first-line care for a wide variety of conditions. No other partner offers you multimodality state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostic expertise, coupled with an unparalleled clinical experience across specialties, and in-depth knowledge of the least invasive treatments.
Interventional radiologists provide clinical patient management and can manage the surgical referral or other care if needed. Click here for a snap shot of common IR treatments.
Interventional Radiology Resources
Below is a list of the more common treatments and links to a Grand Rounds PDF on the topic written for physicians, downloadable patient brochures and links to bibliographies.
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What Is Interventional Radiology?
- Interventional
Radiology Patient Brochure
A brief summary of common interventional treatments
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
- Grand Rounds Brochure
Interventional Radiology Grand Rounds Stent-Graft for Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - AAA Patient Brochure
- AAA Web Site Info for Patients
- AAA
Bibliography
A select reference list of the more relevant papers on the interventional radiology treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Angiography and Stents
- Angiography Patient Brochure
- Angiography Web Site Info for Patients
- Stent Placement Patient Brochure
Angioplasty
Cancer
- Patient Brochure on Nonsurgical Cancer Treatments (5.3mb)
- Bone Cancer Patient Information
- Bone Cancer Bibliography
- Breast Cancer Patient Information
- Breast Cancer Bibliography
- Kidney Cancer Patient Information
- Kidney Cancer Bibliography
- Liver Cancer Patient Information
- Liver Cancer Bibliography
- Lung Cancer Patient Information
- Lung Cancer Bibliography
- Video: Radiofrequency Ablation on Discovery Channel's "Living With Cancer" Special
- Video: Minimally Invasive Treatment for Painful Bone Metastasis
- Video: Minimally Invasive Treatment for Liver Cancer
Catheter Care
- Biliary Catheter Care Patient Brochure
- Central Venous Access Catheter Patient Brochure
- Gastrostomy Web Site Info for Patients
- Nephrostomy Catheter Care Patient Brochure
Central Venous Access
- Central Venous Access Grand Rounds Brochure
- Central Venous Access Patient Brochure
- Central Venous Access Web Site Info for Patients
Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Grand
Rounds Brochure
Interventional catheter-directed thrombolysis to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome for clots that do not dissolve on their own - this treatment is highly effective when performed within 10 days after onset of symptoms. - Deep Vein Thrombosis Web Site Info for Patients
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Bibliography
- Video: Minimally Invasive Treatment for Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Video: IRs Warn About Blood Clots, DVT During Holiday Travel
- Acute Venous Thrombosis: Thombus Removal With Adjunctive Catheter-directed Thrombolysis (ATTRACT) Trial
Hemodialysis Access
- Hemodialysis Grand Rounds
Brochure
Interventional radiologists preserve hemodialysis access for patients requiring dialysis. - Web Site Info for Patients on renal hypertension, end-stage renal disease and renal artery stenosis
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telanglectasia
Infertility
- Infertility Web
Site for Patient Info
Interventional radiologists treat blocked fallopian tubes in women and varicoceles in men that cause infertility. - Video: Minimally Invasive Treatment for Male Infertility Caused by Varicoceles
Liver Disease
Interventional radiologists can treat cirrhosis and portal hypertension with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).
Needle Biopsy
- Image-Guided Percutaneous Needle Biopsy Grand Rounds Brochure
- Needle Biopsy Patient Brochure
- Needle Biopsy Web Site Info for Patients
Pediatrics
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome - Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chronic pelvic pain that worsens with standing is often caused by varicose veins in the pelvis that can be treated with interventional radiology.
- Chronic Pelvic Pain Web Site Info for Patients
- Pelvic Congestion Syndrome - Chronic Pelvic Pain Bibliography
- Video: Minimally Invasive Treatment for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Peripheral Arterial Disease
As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists pioneered minimally invasive modern medicine.
- Peripheral Arterial Disease Grand Rounds Brochure
- Interventional Treatment Options for PAD Ground Rounds Brochure
- What You Should Know About Peripheral Arterial Disease Patient Brochure
- PAD Symposium Summary Report
- PAD Web Site Info for Patients
- A Comprehensive Review of Medical Treatment for PAD
- Multidisciplinary Guidelines for PAD: Executive Summary; Full Text
- PAD Bibliography
- Video: ABI Test Can Prevent Diabetic Amputations Caused by Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Video: Peripheral Arterial Disease and Smoking
Renovascular Hypertension
- Renovascular Hypertension Grand
Rounds Brochure
Interventional radiologists can treat renal artery disease to improve resistant hypertension and revascularization for renal failure. - Web Site Info for Patients on Renal hypertension, end-stage renal disease and renal artery stenosis
Smoking
Interventional treatments are available for the many diseases caused by smoking.
- Smoking - Vascular Disease and Cancer Web Site for Patient Info
- Video: Peripheral Arterial Disease & Smoking
Stroke
- Web Site Info on Stroke and Carotid Artery Disease for patients
- Interventional Radiology Stroke Bibliography
- Video: Stroke Prevention Treatment: Nonsurgical Carotid Stenting in High-Risk Diabetics
Uterine Artery Embolization
August 2008 practice recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say uterine artery embolization is "safe and effective," based on good, consistent Level A scientific evidence (ACOG Practice Bulletin, 96, August 2008).
- Uterine Fibroid
Embolization Grand Rounds Brochure
A safe and effective minimally invasive treatment for the management of symptomatic uterine leiomyomata - Uterine Fibroid Patient Brochure
- Uterine Fibroid Patient Brochure (Spanish)
- Uterine Fibroid Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment Web Site for Patient Info
- Uterine Fibroid Embolization Bibliography
- Video: Uterine Fibroid Embolization Effective as Myomectomy Surgery
Varicoceles
- Web Site for Minimally Invasive Treatment for Infertility Caused by Varicoceles for Patients
- Varicoceles Bibliography
- Video: Male Infertility Caused by Varicoceles Are Treated With Minimally Invasive Procedure
Varicose Veins
- Varicose Veins and Venous Insufficiency Patient Brochure
- Varicose Veins and Interventional Treatment Options Web Site for Patients
- Varicose Veins and Venous Disease Bibliography
- Video: Nonsurgical Treatment for Varicose Veins
Vertebroplasty
- Vertebroplasty Grand Rounds
Brochure
A minimally invasive treatment for vertebral compression fractures and osseous lesions - Vertebroplasty: Treating Spinal Fractures Caused by Osteoporosis Patient Brochure
- Vertebroplasty Web Site Info for Patients
- Vertebroplasty Bibliography