Angiography
An X-ray exam of the arteries and veins to diagnose blockages and other blood vessel problems. |
Balloon Angioplasty
Opens blocked or narrowed blood vessels by inserting a very small balloon into the vessel and inflating it. |
Biliary Drainage and Stenting
A stent to open up blocked ducts and allow bile to drain from the liver. |
Central Venous Access
Insertion of a tube to allow patients to receive medication or nutrients directly into the blood stream or so blood can be drawn. |
Chemoembolization
Delivery of cancer-fighting agents directly to the site of a tumor. |
Embolization
Delivery of clotting agents directly to an area that is bleeding or to block blood flow to an aneurysm or a fibroid tumor in the uterus. |
Fallopian Tube Catheterization
A treatment for infertility - uses a catheter to open blocked fallopian tubes without surgery. |
Gastrostomy Tube
Feeding tube inserted into the stomach for patients who are unable to take sufficient food by mouth. |
Hemodialysis Access Maintenance
Use of angioplasty or thrombolysis to open blocked grafts for hemodialysis. |
Needle Biopsy
Diagnostic test for breast, lung and other cancers; an alternative to surgical biopsy. |
Radio frequency (RF) Ablation
Use of radio frequency energy to cook and kill cancerous tumors. |
Stent
A small flexible tube used to treat a variety of medical conditions. |
Stent-graft
Reinforces a ruptured or ballooning section of an artery (an aneurysm) with a fabric-wrapped stent |
Thrombolysis
Dissolves blood clots by injecting clot-busting drugs at the site of the clot. |
TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt)
A procedure to improve blood flow and prevent hemorrhage. |
Uterine Artery Embolization
A procedure of uterine arteries to stop life- threatening postpartum bleeding, potentially preventing hysterectomy. The same procedure is used to treat fibroid tumors. |
Uterine Fibroid Embolization
A procedure of uterine arteries to shrink painful, enlarged, benign tumors in the uterus. |
