Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology (IR) has transformed the way many medical conditions are diagnosed and treated. This branch of medicine involves minimal procedures, usually performed with imaging guidance like X-ray fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to treat diseases. Such procedures can be executed on a patient with very high accuracy and minimal invasiveness.

Heritage Hospital is proud to offer interventional radiology in Varanasi, where patients are provided with state-of-the-art technology and expert care. Our department focuses on delivering both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures through tiny incisions or body orifices, leading to rapid recovery, minimal pain, and fewer complications.

Interventional Radiology involves using advanced imaging to guide procedures inside the body. This approach allows doctors to target specific areas without needing large incisions, making the treatment safer and less invasive than traditional surgery. The two main types of interventional radiology procedures are diagnostic and therapeutic.

• Diagnostic procedures help doctors make precise diagnoses by obtaining tissue samples or administering contrast agents for imaging. For example, a biopsy of a suspicious tumour may be done using a thin needle guided precisely to the target area through imaging.

• Therapeutic procedures treat conditions by placing medication directly into the targeted area through catheters, stents in narrowed arteries or veins, or opening constricted blood vessels. Such procedures have revolutionised treatment for many conditions, including vascular disease, cancer, and infections.