Patient Brochures

What Is Interventional Radiology?

• Interventional Radiology Patient Brochure
  A brief summary of common interventional treatments

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

• AAA Patient Brochure

Angiography and Stents

• Angiography Patient Brochure
• Stent Placement Patient Brochure

Angioplasty

• Patient brochure

Cancer

• Patient brochure on nonsurgical cancer treatments (5.3mb)

Catheter Care

• Biliary Catheter Care patient brochure
• Central Venous Access Catheter patient brochure
• Nephrostomy Catheter Care patient brochure

Central Venous Access

• Central Venous Access patient brochure

Liver Disease

Interventional radiologists can treat cirrhosis and portal hypertension with a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS)

• TIPS Patient Brochure

Needle Biopsy

• Needle Biopsy Patient Brochure
• Percutaneous Gastrostomy Patient Brochure

Pediatrics

• Pediatric Interventional Radiology Treatments Brochure

Peripheral Arterial Disease

As the inventors of angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent, which were first used in the legs to treat peripheral arterial disease, interventional radiologists pioneered minimally invasive modern medicine.

• Peripheral Arterial Disease Patient Brochure

Smoking

Interventional treatments for the many diseases caused by smoking

• Smoking - Vascular Disease and Cancer Patient Brochure

Uterine Artery Embolization

August 2008 practice recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say uterine artery embolization is "safe and effective," based on good, consistent Level A scientific evidence (ACOG Practice Bulletin, 96, August 2008).

• Uterine Fibroid Patient Brochure

Varicose Veins

• Varicose Veins and Venous Insufficiency Patient Brochure

Vertebroplasty

A Minimally Invasive Treatment for Vertebral Compression Fractures and Osseous Lesions

• Vertebroplasty: Treating Spinal Fractures Caused by Osteoporosis Patient Brochure