Conditions treated and procedures performed

Angiography

  1. Condition Treated: Arterial disease, peripheral arterial disease
  2. Reason for Procedure: Diagnosis of arterial disease if often achieved using CT and MRI. However, for certain conditions, catheter angiography is the gold standard diagnostic test. During angiography, certain vascular conditions may be treated at the same time.
  3. How It’s Performed: An Interventional Radiologist enters an artery, usually in the leg or wrist. Small catheters are placed into the artery of interest under X-ray guidance. Contrast is injected to study the arteries and evaluate for arterial disease. If needed, arteries can be treated with medications, balloons or stents.
  4. Anesthesia: Conscious Sedation
  5. Recovery Time: 2-4 hours, depending on the artery accessed.
  1. For more information and to schedule a consultation with one of our IR physicians, please call 631-403-7088.

Angioplasty and Vascular Stenting

  1. Conditions Treated: Arterial disease and arterial blockage, peripheral arterial disease
  2. Reason for Procedure: To treat artery blockage or narrowing.
  3. How It’s Performed: An Interventional Radiologist enters an artery, usually in the leg or wrist. Small catheters are placed into the artery of interest. Contrast injection is performed under live X-ray guidance to study the arteries of interest. If needed, arteries are treated with balloons, medications, or stents to keep the arteries open.
  4. Anesthesia: Conscious Sedation
  5. Recovery Time: 2-4 hours depending on the artery accessed.
  6. For more information and to schedule a consultation with one of our IR physicians, please call 631-403-7088.

Embolization

  1. Conditions Treated: Bleeding, liver cancer, arteriovenous malformations, lymphatic malformations, uterine fibroids, benign prostatic hyperplasia, pelvic venous disease, etc.
  2. Reason for Procedure: To block arteries to stop bleeding or to cut off the vascular supply to benign or malignant masses. To shut off abnormal blood flow in arteries or veins.
  3. How It’s Performed: An Interventional Radiologist will access an artery or vein in your wrist, leg, or neck. Catheters and wires will be passed into the target blood vessel. Contrast dye is usually injected under X-ray guidance to study the blood vessels. If needed, small particles, occlusive fluids, or metal coils and plugs can be injected or inserted to shut down flow in an artery or vein.
  4. Anesthesia: Conscious Sedation
  5. Recovery Time: 2-4 hours
  6. For more information and to schedule a consultation with one of our IR physicians, please call 631-403-7088
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