Interventional Radiology is a medical specialty that uses minimally invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every part of the body.

The concept behind interventional radiology is to diagnose and treat patients using the least invasive techniques currently available in order to minimize risk to the patient and improve health outcomes.

Using X-rays (Cath lab), CT, Ultrasound, MRI, and other imaging modalities, interventional radiologists obtain images, which are then used to direct interventional instruments throughout the body.

These procedures are usually performed using needles and narrow tubes called catheters, rather than by making large incisions into the body as in traditional surgery.

Many conditions that once required surgery can now be treated non-surgically by interventional radiologists.

By minimizing the physical trauma to the patient, these interventions can reduce infection rates and recovery time, as well as shorten hospital stays.