Interventional oncology is a field of medicine and a sub-specialty of interventional radiology that utilizes imaging, including X-ray, CT, ultrasound, MRI and PET, to perform minimally invasive procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Using state-of-the-art equipment, our radiologists can visualize abnormalities using catheters and needles to pinpoint cancer locations throughout the body. Nearly all procedures are performed without major incisions, which allows patients to go home either the day of the procedure or the following day. By treatments to the exact site of the tumor, many uncomfortable side effects of cancer treatments, like hair loss and nausea, are avoided.
Treatments
- Kyphoplasty
- Pre-Operative Embolization of Tumors
- Selective Internal Radiation Treatment (SIRT)/Y-90 Radioembolization
- Trans-Arterial Chemoembolization (TACE)
- Tumor Ablation
- Venous Thrombolysis
Pre-Operative Embolization of Tumors
Certain tumors consist of a rich blood supply, which makes surgery risky. By pre-operatively blocking a blood vessel (embolization), the blood supply is closed off, which allows the tumor to be removed in a safer setting.