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Many patients who receive regular treatments with chemotherapy, or
other intravenous medications, or who require blood transfusions,
as well as those patients that frequently require blood to
be drawn for analysis may benefit from a central
venous catheter. Also, these introducers may be used to displace urinary or digestive structures.
Further it allows the radiologist to avoid important nearby structures such as blood vessels and
vital organs. Finally, cutting-edge work is being done at New York
Presbyterian using a new type of ablation called irreversible electroporation (IRE) where energy is used
to punch holes in tumor cell membranes selectively destroying
tumor tissue in even the most delicate of organs.
Chances are you haven’t heard of interventional radiology unless you’ve needed it, but this specialization allows radiologist to diagnose
and treat a wide range of ailments using a myriad of different
procedures aided by imaging procedures. There are easily tolerated minimally invasive interventional radiology
procedures that can reduce the risks posed by blood clots.
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