Interventional Radiology

Through advancements in imaging services, Beaumont radiologists are able to perform minimally invasive procedures to treat a variety of conditions that traditionally required more extensive surgeries. These procedures are performed by an interventional radiologist - a radiologist that diagnoses and treats patients using the least invasive techniques available. These treatments  help minimize patient risk and discomfort and improve outcomes.

Some of these interventional radiology procedures include:

Gastrointestinal/Biliary:

• Gastrostomy/Gastrojejunostomy tube placement
• PTC/PTBD (Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography / Percutaneous Biliary Drains)
• Percutaneous cholecystostomy
• TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts)
• Portal vein embolization

Genitourinary:

• Percutaneous nephrostomy
• Ureteral stents
• Varicocele embolization

Heart and Vascular:

• IVC filter placement and removal
• Peripheral angiography and intervention
• Mesenteric angiography and intervention
• Venography
• DVT thrombolysis
• Varicose vein treatments
• Venous sampling (renal, adrenal, etc.)

Oncologic:

• Mediport placement
• Liver chemoembolization
• Liver radioembolization
• Liver/kidney percutaneous ablation
• Peritoneal drainage catheters

Pulmonary:

• Pulmonary angiography and pulmonary embolus thrombolysis
• Bronchial angiography and embolization

Dialysis:

• Hemodialysis access evaluation and thrombolysis
• Hemodialysis access catheters

Women's Health:

• Uterine fibroid embolization
• Pelvic congestion syndrome treatment

Venous Access:

• PICC lines
• Hickman catheters
• Mediports
• Central Venous Recanalization