What is interventional radiology and when is it necessary?
Interventional radiology (IR) is a medical specialty which uses an innovative integration of clinical and imaging-based diagnosis along with minimally-invasive therapy. These procedures generally have less risk, less pain and shorter recovery time compared to open surgery.

Endovascualr and interventional consultants are physicians who specialize in minimally-invasive, targeted treatments performed using x-rays, ultrasound, MRI and other diagnostic imaging to guide tiny instruments (such as catheters) through blood vessels or through the skin directly to the site of a problem, treating a variety of medical disorders without surgery.

Some of the procedures and illnesses being impacted
by use of IR:

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)
• Angiography
• Angioplasty and Stent Placement
• Cancer
• Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women
• Gastrostomy
• Infertility
• Liver Disease
• Lower Extremity or Pulmonary Clots
• Needle Biopsy
• Peripheral Vascular/Arterial Disease (PVD/PAD)
• Stroke
• Traumatic or G.i. Bleeding
• Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE/UAE)
• Venous Access Catheters
• Vertebroplasty

Interventional Radiology Services are provided at the following hospitals:

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
405 West Jackson
Carbondale, IL 62902
Phone: 800-455-3474

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
2620 North Westwood Boulevard
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Phone: 573-727-2693

Saint Francis Medical Center
211 Saint Francis Drive
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Phone: 573-331-5111

Southeast Missouri Hospital
1701 Lacey Street
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone: 573-331-6351, Option 2

For additional questions regarding Interventional Radiology Services, please call 573-334-6071.

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IR Progression:

1. Narrowing in the internal carotid artery (lateral neck view).

2. Arteriogram of intracranial anatomy before carotid stent placement.

3. Angioplasty balloon dilation of carotid stent with neuroprotective filter upstream.

4. Marked increased blood flow after stent placement.