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Interventional Radiology

Through improved technology of catheter-based interventions, it is possible to treat many diseases which until now have required full surgical procedures. We are developing techniques for nonsurgical treatment of a variety of disorders. These include:

• Nonpharmacologic Analgesia for Invasive Procedures
• Nonsurgical treatment of blockage of arteries or veins using balloon angioplasty
• Atherectomy and stent placement
• Nonsurgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Treatment of strokes with the drug urokinase
• Nonsurgical treatment of male infertility by embolization of the testicular vein for varicocele
• Nonsurgical treatment of female infertility by opening of blocked fallopian tubes
• Nonsurgical treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding by embolization
• Embolization of cancers to decrease their blood supply
• Nonsurgical portacaval shunts for esophageal varices or ascites secondary to liver cirrhosis
• Self-hypnotic Relaxation for Large Core Breast Biopsy