Interventional Radiology

Interventional radiologists offer image-guided minimally invasive procedures to directly target the source of disease or pain. Interventional radiologists take advantage of advanced imaging technology to treat many conditions that once required open surgery. These advanced techniques offer less risk, less pain and less recovery time for patients as compared to traditional surgery.

Interventional radiologists are board certified physicians with advanced training in minimally invasive procedures. At WakeMed, interventional radiologists offer many procedures including:

• Central Venous Catheters (In and outpatient services)
  • PICC
  • Temporary Dialysis Catheters
  • Tunneled Dialysis Catheters
  • Port Catheters
  • Hickman Catheters
  • Tunneled catheter removal
• DVT/PE treatment
  • IVC filter placement and removal (In and outpatient) including complex techniques
  • DVT lysis/thrombectomy
  • PE lysis/thrombectomy
  • Iliofemoral and iliocaval reconstruction, May Thurner lesion
  • Central venous recanalization
• Hemodialysis Access and Maintenance
  • Dialysis catheters (In and outpatient)
  • Fistula and Graft evaluation with intervention
    • Balloon angioplasty and/or stent placement
    • Declot
• Women’s Care
  • Uterine Artery Embolization
  • Ovarian Vein Embolization (Pelvic Venous Insufficiency)
• Men’s Care
  • Prostatic Artery Embolization
  • Varicocele Treatment
• Pulmonary Interventions
  • Bronchial artery embolization
  • Pulmonary AVM 
  • Lung biopsy
  • Chest tube placement
• Abdominal Interventions
  • Mesenteric Ischemia 
  • Visceral Aneurysms
  • Renal Artery Stenosis
  • GI Bleeding
  • Trauma
• Interventional Oncology
  • Radioembolization (Y-90)
  • Ablation therapy (Microwave and Cryoabolation)
  • Bland Embolization
  • Percutaneous Biopsy
  • Fine Needle Aspiration
• Biliary Disease Treatment
  • Biliary Drainage and Stenting
  • Rendezvous procedure with GI
• Musculoskeletal system interventions
  • Kyphoplasty
  • OsteoCool 
  • Bone Biopsy
  • Bone ablation
  • Geniculate artery embolization
• Urinary System
  • Percutaneous Nephrostomy/Nephroureteral catheters
  • Presurgical Urinary Stone Access
  • Suprapubic Catheter Placement
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Balloon Angioplasty
  • Vascular Stenting
  • Atherectomy
  • Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions
• Miscellaneous 
  • Enteric Access
    • Gastronomy/Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement
    • Enteric Catheter Exchange (In or outpatient)
  • Paracentesis (In or outpatient)
  • Thoracentesis (In or outpatient)
  • Abscess Drainage/Aspiration
    • Drainage catheter evaluation/removal (in or outpatient)
  • Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (In or outpatient)