Interventional Radiology

What is Interventional Radiology?

Interventional radiology involves minimal invasive (without wound) diagnostic and medicinal manipulations without surgical intervention. Diagnostic manipulations imply a biopsy of different organs, formations and tissue. The medical procedures include draining of abscesses of various structures and tissue organs, cysts and biliary tract, as well as transarterial embolization, ablation and stenting.

What technologies are used for interventional radiology? 

The following radiological technologies are used for interventional radiology procedures: 

• Computer Tomography (CT)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Ultrasound Survey
• Radiography
• Combined technologies

What systems can be diagnosed and treated using interventional radiology? 

• Abdominal cavity (liver, biliary tracts, pancreas, spleen, gastrointestinal tract)
• Cardiovascular system
• Respiratory system
• Urinary system
• The reproductive system of a woman
• Breast
• Thyroid gland
• Maxillary gland
• Lymph nodes
• Soft tissues
• Bones
• Oncology

Services according to system 

Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, spleen, gastrointestinal tract 

Diagnostic procedures 

• Biopsy of liver, pancreas, spleen, gastrointestinal tract and lymph nodes
• Endoluminal (intracavity) biopsy of biliary tract and pancreas duct after percutaneous drainage

Treatment procedures

• Cholecystostomy, cholangiostomy (drainage of a gallbladder and biliary tract), drainage of pancreas duct
• Evacuation of biliary tracts and pancreas duct – balloon-assisted percutaneous descending litholapaxy
• Recanalization of a benign block of biliary tract and pancreas duct with balloon dilatation and stenting
• Stenting of duodenum
• Drainage of the liver, pancreas, abnormal fluid collections of the spleen (simple and parasitic cyst, abscess, pseudocyst, hematoma, biloma, seroma, lymphocele)
• Embolization of visceral arteries with loop
• Stenting of visceral arteries
• Thrombolysis in the abdomen
• Drainage of ascitic fluid

Oncology 

Diagnostic procedures

• Biopsy of any localization and body tumor formation with radiological control

Treatment procedures 

• Drainage (biliary tracts, pancreas duct) and kidney pelvis during oncology genesis block
• Recanalization of an inoperable malignant block of biliary tracts and pancreas duct with ablation and stenting
• Transartery embolization and sub-emobilization of benign and malignant (primary and secondary) tumors
• Thermal (radiofrequency and microwave) ablation of liver, kidney, lung formations
• Recanalization of portal vein tumor thrombus ablation with stenting
• Embolization of the portal vein before liver lobe resection
• Thermal (radiofrequency and microwave) ablation of tumors of the mammary gland, thyroid gland, and osseous system

Small particles (breast, thyroid gland, salivary glands, lymph nodes, soft tissues, bones)

Diagnostic procedures

• Biopsy with radiological control

Treatment procedures

• Sclerotherapy and thermal destruction of thyroid gland nodes

Urinary system 

Diagnostic procedures 

• Kidney and prostate biopsy

Treatment procedures

• Nephrostomy (drainage of the renal dilated pelvis)
• Balloon-assisted percutaneous descending litholapaxy of ureteral stones
• Ureter antegrade (percutaneous) stenting
• Transarterial embolization of benign prostate hyperplasia (adenoma)

Cardiovascular system  

Diagnostic procedures 

• Heart, pericardial biopsy

Treatment procedures

• Pericardial drainage to prevent cardiac tamponade

Woman’s reproductive system

Diagnostic procedures 

• Uterine, supplements and small pelvic lymphatic sac biopsy with an abdominal and vaginal approach

Treatment procedures

• Aspiration/drainage of ovary  cyst by an abdominal and vaginal approach
• Tuboovarian abscess, postoperative lymphocele draining by an abdominal and vaginal approach
• Transarterial  embolization of the myoma nodule of the uterus

Respiratory system 

Diagnostic procedures 

• Chest (lungs, mediastinum, soft tissues, bone) biopsy

Treatment procedures

• Mediastinum and lung abscess drainage
• Thermal (radiofrequency and microwave) ablation of pulmonary formations