Interventional Radiology

Interventional radiology at North Colorado Medical Center, is a subspecialty of medical imaging in which minimally invasive diagnostic and treatment procedures are performed using image guidance. Tiny catheters and miniature instruments, which are inserted into the body through a small opening in the skin, are guided through a patient’s network of arteries to internally treat conditions.

From cardiology to fetal surgery, interventional radiology is a state-of-the-art alternative to open surgery with such advantages as:

• Shorter recovery times
• Less severe side effects
• Less scarring
• Usually does not require general anesthesia
• May provide treatment options for people diagnosed with inoperable conditions, or who otherwise are not candidates for open surgery

Interventional radiologists at North Colorado Medical Center perform a number of diagnostic and treatment procedures including:

• Uterine Fibroid Embolization
• Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease
• Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty
• Endovenous Laser Ablation of Varicose Veins
• Stenting
• Catheter Placement
• Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
• Cancer Treatments including:
  • Transarterial Chemoembolization
  • Radiofrequency Ablation of Tumors

For more information on interventional radiology services at NCMC, please call (970) 350-6860.