Interventional radiology is a specialty dedicated to the practice of imaging guided procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

St. Vincent’s Private Hospital has a state-of-the-art interventional suite on-site. Types of procedures:

• Uterine fibroid tumour embolization service
• Vertebroplasty
• Transarterial Chemo Embolisation (TACE) for liver cancer
• Angioplasty
• Placement of vascular access lines, portacaths, PICC lines
• Placing special long-term pleural drains for malignant effusions
• Needle biopsy of lumps or glands
• Lumbar nerve root and facet joint injections for back pain
• Joint injections and aspirations for joint pain.