Category Radiology

The doctor puts a small needle into almost any part of the body, guided by imaging techniques, to take a tissue biopsy. This type of biopsy can give a diagnosis without surgery. An example of this procedure is called the needle…

The doctor puts a catheter into a blood vessel to remove a foreign body in the vessel.

The doctor puts a feeding tube into the stomach if you can’t take food by mouth.

The doctor puts a substance through a catheter into a blood vessel to stop blood flow through that vessel. This can be done to control bleeding or treat pseudoaneurysm or aneurysm. 

What is an implantable port (portacath)? An implantable port is also known as a portacath or subcutaneous port. A thin tube called a catheter is attached to a small reservoir called a port. It can be used to give chemotherapy…

Pelvic congestion syndrome (also known as pelvic vein incompetence) is a chronic medical condition in women caused by varicose (dilated) veins in the lower abdomen and pelvis, usually as a result of incompetent veins higher up the system. It is…