Learn what an angioplasty is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn what endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) is and how it is done using image guidance
Learn how bleomycin is used in sclerotherapy to treat vascular malformations. Find information about the advantages of using bleomycin as well as any risks involved and precautions to be considered.
Learn what an abscess is and how it is drained using image guidance.
The pleural space can fill up with fluid or air after a serious injury or operation, or as a result of disease. Chest tubes are placed into the pleural space to drain the fluid or air.
A skin and muscle biopsy removes a small piece of skin and muscle tissue. Learn about the procedure and why and how it is done.
Learn what angiography is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn how to properly care for your child at home after an abscess drainage tube removal.
Learn what a thyroid biopsy is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.
Learn what a bone biopsy is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn what bone ablation is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn what a esophageal dilatation is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn what a nephrostomy tube is and how it is inserted using image guidance.
Joint and tendon steroid injections are a form of treatment for children with arthritis and inflammation. Learn more about the procedure here.
Learn what a varicocele is and how embolization is used to treat is using image guidance.
Interventional radiology uses image guidance to perform minimally invasive procedures such as biopsies, bone ablation and myelogram. They also insert G and GJ tubes, and central venous access devices.
Learn what a liver biopsy is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.
Learn what a myelogram is and how it is done using image guidance.
Learn about what a PICC is and how and why this type of intravenous line is inserted.
Learn what a lumbar puncture is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.
Learn what a lung biopsy is, why it is required and how to prepare your child for the procedure.
Learn about sclerotherapy and how it is used to treat vascular malformations. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.
A cerebral angiogram uses X-ray imaging and contrast dye to create a map of the blood vessels in the brain. Learn more about how it is performed.
Learn what a kidney biopsy is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during, and after the procedure.
A central venous line (CVL) is a long, soft, thin, flexible tube that allows medicine into a child's body. Read about the femoral procedure.
