Interventional radiology uses imaging such as ultrasound, CT and angiography to guide minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Interventional radiologists not only diagnose disease but also take an active part in its treatment, often through a small puncture rather than open surgery. MedLuxLife coordinates your assessment at our partner hospital, including pre-procedure tests, and supports you through recovery and travel home.
Treatments and services
Image-guided biopsies
Fine-needle aspiration and Tru-cut biopsies guided by ultrasound and/or CT for the neck and thyroid, chest, abdominal organs and bones.
Diagnostic angiography
Contrast imaging of arteries, usually via the femoral artery, with high-resolution and 3D imaging to show even small vessel branches.
Venography
Imaging of veins to investigate thrombosis, tumour blockages and adrenal tumours, or to assess the saphenous vein before bypass surgery.
Chest procedures
Non-vascular interventions such as thoracentesis, abscess drainage and stenting of tracheobronchial narrowing.
Abdominal, biliary and kidney procedures
Biliary drainage and stenting, nephrostomy, ureteral stenting, cyst and abscess drainage and RF ablation.
Arterial angioplasty and stenting
Balloon and stent treatment of narrowed or blocked arteries throughout the body, from the carotid and brain vessels to the legs.
Neurointerventional treatment
Coil embolisation of brain aneurysms, embolisation of AVMs and fistulas, and intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute stroke within a limited time window.
Embolisation for bleeding and tumours
Embolisation for nosebleeds, coughing up blood and acute gastrointestinal bleeding, and for head and neck tumours.
Aortic and peripheral endografts
Covered stents for aneurysms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and for pseudoaneurysms in peripheral arteries.
Oncological interventions
Transarterial chemoembolisation and RF ablation for liver tumours, portal vein interventions and venous port placement.
Venous and dialysis access
Venous angioplasty and stenting, dialysis catheters, fistula angioplasty, vena cava filters, TIPS and venous catheters.
Uterine fibroid embolisation and diabetic foot
Fibroid embolisation as an alternative to surgery, and balloon and laser angioplasty for narrowed foot vessels in diabetes.
Procedures
- Fine-needle aspiration and Tru-cut biopsy of neck masses and thyroid nodules
- Biopsy of thoracic (chest) masses
- Intra-abdominal organ biopsy (liver, pancreas, kidney)
- Bone biopsy
- Carotid and cerebral angiography
- 3D cerebral angiography
- Aortic arch angiography
- Thoracic angiography (aortic dissection and aneurysm)
- Abdominal aortography
- Renal angiography (including before and after kidney transplantation)
- Coeliac / superior mesenteric artery (SMA) angiography
- Upper and lower extremity arteriography
- Pulmonary angiography
- Superior and inferior venacavography
- Renal venography
- Adrenal venography
- Upper and lower extremity venography
- Saphenous vein venography before bypass surgery
- Thoracentesis
- Abscess and collection drainage
- Stenting for tracheobronchial stenosis
- Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC)
- Biliary drainage
- Biliary stenting
- Drainage of renal cysts
- RF ablation
- Percutaneous nephrostomy
- Antegrade ureteral stenting
- Renal interventions
- Balloon angioplasty and stenting of vascular stenoses
- Carotid angioplasty and stenting
- Cranial (intracranial) stenting
- Subclavian and vertebral artery stenting
- Brachiocephalic and aortoiliac angioplasty and stenting
- Renal artery angioplasty and stenting
- Mesenteric artery angioplasty
- Iliac, femoral and popliteal artery angioplasty
- Embolisation of cerebral aneurysms (direct or balloon-assisted coiling)
- Embolisation of cranial and extracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and fistulas (AVFs)
- Intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute stroke
- Carotico-cavernous fistula embolisation
- Embolisation for epistaxis, haemoptysis and acute gastrointestinal bleeding
- Aortic aneurysm endograft treatment
- Endograft treatment of peripheral aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms
- Head and neck tumour embolisation
- Liver and kidney chemoembolisation
- Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) for liver tumours
- Portal vein interventions
- Uterine fibroid embolisation
- Angioplasty and stenting of venous stenoses
- Haemodialysis catheter placement
- Angioplasty for haemodialysis fistula stenosis
- Inferior vena cava filter placement
- TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt)
- Venous catheter placement (permanent tunnelled and temporary)
- Venous port placement
- Balloon and laser angioplasty for diabetic foot
Before you travel
To get a reliable medical opinion quickly, please prepare:
- Recent medical reports and discharge summaries
- Imaging (MRI, CT, X-ray) on CD or as DICOM files, with the radiology reports
- Recent laboratory results
- A list of your current medications and any allergies
- Previous CT, MRI or angiography images and reports
- Recent blood clotting and kidney function results
How MedLuxLife supports you
1. Free consultation
Share your wishes and, if available, recent X-rays or photos. We answer your questions and explain the options.
2. Personal treatment plan
Our partner specialists prepare a treatment plan and an estimated timeline tailored to you.
3. Travel & treatment
We coordinate your appointments, hotel and airport transfers, so you can focus on your treatment.
4. Aftercare
We stay in touch after you return home and help with follow-up questions.
Plan your Interventional Radiology consultation with confidence
Every treatment begins with a personal, no-obligation consultation. Contact us and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
The information on this page is for general guidance only and does not replace a medical consultation. Suitability for any treatment is assessed individually by a qualified doctor.