What is Interventional Radiology?

Interventional radiology - or IR - is a field of medicine in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance, which results in less risk, less pain and shorter hospital stays than surgery. Learn more about the wide variety of treatments that can be performed through small incisions using IR: www.uchicagomedicine.org/cond...

[@rosebinamarak3077]

Thank you 🙏

[@himanshufzd9313]

thank you 😊

[@prezbird]

is this done under complete anaethesia?

[@tildatatendamanyange9816]

Do you accomodate international students for this program

[@asianboy2177]

is this performed by Radiologic Technologists? Do Radiologic Technologists insert needles and do procedures such as angiogram?

[@Alfeco-dm7uk]

The IR is a MD radiologist with fellowship

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Are you unconscious when this happens or sedated?

[@Alfeco-dm7uk]

Normally sedated

[@factsfiction8800]

Is their any radiation risk in IR? Please reply

[@al-mishkah6970]

the danger of radiation is exaggerated by propaganda except for a female in childbearing period or a pregnant woman
I don't recommend women to work as IR because of long term exposure to the radiation will affect the ovaries and subsequently her kids, but the single or few times of exposure to the radiation as if you needed an interventional procedures doesn't carry any risk.
also the modern devices in radiology uses as minimal radiation as possible
i am 6th grade medical student

[@factsfiction8800]

@@al-mishkah6970 and what about normal diagnostic radiologist who don't do intervention

[@factsfiction8800]

@@al-mishkah6970 please reply soon.I want to do Md radiology .I'm from india

[@al-mishkah6970]

@@factsfiction8800 well, i don't know what is the situation in india, but here in egypt diagnostic radiologists are not exposed to irradiation, as the technicians are responsible to take the images while doctors are responsible to read it, so the exposure of doctors to the radiation is not that much, and the risk is very limited and it's one of the most specialities taken by females here.
however there is a "limited risk" as there is a period of time between actual start of pregnancy and the confirmation of the pregnancy, and this period is very sensetive for the baby
so , if you are planning to get pregnant, you are married and not on contraceptive pills try as possible to not be exposed to radiation
Finally as a profession diagnostic radiology is very suitable for females and doesn't carry that risk

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@@al-mishkah6970 thank you