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• Arterial Procedures
• Biliary Procedures
• Hemodialysis management
• Laser treatment of varicose veins without surgical "vein" stripping
• Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), also known as uterine artery embolization (UAE)
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) repair using EVAR (endovascular aneurysm repair), a minimally invasive alternative to the abdominal aortic aneurysm open repair, a surgical procedure requiring a large abdominal incision. Treatment of Renovascular Hypertension, caused by renal artery disease
• Peripheral Vascular Disease, non-invasive diagnosis and minimally invasive therapy (angiography, angioplasty, stenting and thrombolysis)
• Venous Access, the non-operative treatment of venous disease with catheters, tubes and ports
• Varicocele embolization
• Treatment of Liver Disease including:
  • Transjugular Intraheptic Portosystemic Shunts for Cirrhosis (shunt allows blood to move through the liver)
  • Hepatic Artery Chemembolization for Tumors (shuts down blood flow to the tumor, which eventually disintegrates)
  • Role in Liver Transplantation
  • Non-resectable liver tumors using radioactive beads
• IVC Filter Placement for Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Percutaneous Gastrostomy and Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement (non-operative treatments for gastrointestinal disease using tubes in the stomach and small intestines)
• Percutaneous Bilary Drainage, for treatment of bile duct disease and injuries
• Percutaneous Renal Drainage, a treatment that allows urine to drain from the kidneys damaged by disease or injury Pediatric Interventional Radiology
• Renal procedures
• Treatments of Liver Tumors
  • Radiofrequency Ablations
  • Chemoembolization
  • Radioactive Ablation
• Venous procedures
• Miscellaneous Procedures