Specialty Spotlight

Interventional Radiology and image-guided therapy

Interventional radiology is a subspecialty of imaging used to diagnose and treat pathology with the least invasive technique possible. While some of these procedures are done for purely diagnostic purposes, more and more therapeutic applications are being developed. Image-guided therapy treats conditions using imaging techniques, such as CT and ultrasound, to insert needles and catheters. The images provide a road map that allows the interventional radiologist to guide these instruments. Interventional radiology offers an alternative to the surgical treatment of many conditions and often can eliminate the need for hospitalization and shorten recovery times.

 

The interventional radiologists at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin are among a select group of physicians, fewer than 100 nationwide, who specialize in pediatrics. They have additional years of fellowship training and continue to learn the most innovative and effective techniques. Performing more than 3,000 cases a year, our volume is in the top six for pediatric hospitals nationally.

 

Conditions treated

• Aneurysmal bone cyst.
• Arteriovenous malformations/fistula.
• Painful bone tumors. 
• Cancer.
• Lymphatic malformation.
• Venous malformation.

Procedures performed

• Angiography.
• Angioplasty.
• Blood clot filters.
• Catheter insertions.
• Embolization.
• Foreign body extraction.
• Gastrostomy tube placement.
• Injection of clot-lysing agents.
• Laser therapy.
• Radiofrequency ablation.*
• Sclerotherapy.   

 

Refer a patient

To speak with an interventional radiologist, call the Imaging Department at (414) 266-3100 or Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Physician Referral Center at (800) 266-0366.

 

Call for an appointment

To make an appointment, call Central Scheduling at (414) 607-5280 or toll-free (877) 607-5280.