Case highlights, clinic updates, and advances in interventional radiology
A 72-year-old patient with critical limb ischaemia and significant comorbidities was successfully treated using a combined angioplasty and tibial stenting approach, avoiding major amputation and restoring ambulation within two weeks.
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Read More →Interventional radiology (IR) is a medical specialty that uses medical imaging — including X-ray, ultrasound, CT, and MRI — to guide minimally invasive procedures inside the body. Instead of large surgical incisions, most IR procedures require only a small nick in the skin, through which catheters or needles are introduced and navigated to the target site under real-time image guidance.
Traditional open surgery requires general anaesthesia, large incisions, and a lengthy recovery period. Interventional radiology achieves the same therapeutic goals — restoring blood flow, destroying tumours, draining collections, delivering drugs — through tiny entry points. Most patients go home the same day or after a single overnight stay.
If you have been referred for an IR procedure and would like to understand more, please contact our rooms or read our patient guides.
Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths of the uterus that affect up to 70% of women by age 50. Many women experience heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, pressure, and urinary symptoms. UFE is a highly effective, minimally invasive alternative to hysterectomy.
Under X-ray guidance, a thin catheter is passed through a tiny nick in the wrist or groin and navigated into the arteries supplying the fibroids. Tiny particles are then released to block these vessels, cutting off blood supply to the fibroids. Over the following weeks and months, the fibroids shrink significantly.
To discuss whether UFE is right for you or your patient, please complete our referral form or call 0438 827 847.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occurs when fatty plaques narrow or block the arteries supplying the legs, causing pain, poor wound healing, and — in severe cases — critical limb ischaemia and amputation risk.
When lifestyle changes and medications are insufficient to control symptoms, endovascular intervention (angioplasty and stenting) can restore blood flow through the affected arteries. This is performed through a tiny puncture in the groin or wrist — usually under local anaesthetic.
For referrals or to discuss a patient with suspected PAD, contact us at 0438 827 847.