GAE, also known as embolization of the knee, is a novel minimally invasive procedure providing immediate and long-term pain relief for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). GAE provides relief by dramatically reducing the blood flow to the lining of the knee.

PAD is a vascular condition commonly diagnosed in the legs or lower extremities. It involves the progressive narrowing or blockage of arteries responsible for transporting blood from the heart to the limbs. The primary underlying cause is atherosclerosis, a process in which fatty deposits, or plaque, accumulate along the arterial walls, impeding normal blood flow and potentially leading to pain, tissue damage or other serious complications. Treatments offered include:

• Angioplasty
• Stents
• Thrombolytic therapy
• Stent-grafts

Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat vertebral compression fractures. The procedure involves the injection of special cement into vertebrae — with the additional step of creating space for the treatment with a balloon-like device (balloon vertebroplasty). Kyphoplasty can restore a damaged vertebra’s height and may also relieve pain.

Our interventional radiology trainees learn to provide effective, minimally invasive treatments for a wide range of thyroid-related conditions, often serving as an alternative to surgical intervention. These conditions include hyperthyroidism, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, thyroid tumors, thyroid cancer, thyroid disorders in women and postpartum thyroiditis.

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive treatment option that provides an alternative to surgery for some patients with thyroid nodules. The procedure involves inserting a small needle electrode into the thyroid nodule using ultrasound guidance. Heat generated at the tip of the needle works to destroy the target tissue.

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is an embolization procedure of uterine arteries to stop life- threatening postpartum bleeding, potentially preventing hysterectomy.

Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is an embolization procedure of uterine arteries to shrink painful, enlarged, benign tumors in the uterus.

Venous disease is a common vascular disorder involving high pressure buildup in the veins. Commonly treated venous diseases include:

• Blood clots
• Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Superficial thrombophlebitis
• Chronic venous insufficiency
• Varicose and spider veins
• Venous ulcers
• Arteriovenous fistulas

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a type of liver cancer. It starts in the main type of liver cell, which is called a hepatocyte.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer. RCC forms in tiny tubes inside the kidneys called tubules, which direct water and nutrients to the bloodstream while filtering waste through the urine. Up to 85% of kidney cancers are RCC.

Metastatic colorectal cancer is an advanced-stage malignancy that originated in the colon and has traveled to other areas of the body. This is also referred to as metastatic (stage IV) colorectal cancer.