Interventional Radiology
Pediatric Interventional Radiology (IR) at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides a full range of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. IR can reduce the need for open surgery by using imaging tools to guide minimally invasive therapeutic procedures.
Microbubbles and Ultrasound: An Impactful Combination for Pediatric Imaging
This article examines the most common intravenous and intravesical application of ultrasound contrast agents.
Our Procedures
Specially trained pediatric interventional radiologists perform the following minimally invasive interventions using imaging tools to guide their procedures.
- Abdominal Drainage
- Abscess Drainage
- Arteriogram
- Arthrogram
- Balloon G-J Tube
- Biliary Dilatation
- Biopsy
- Cholecystostomy
- Dialysis Fistula or Graft Intervention
- Embolization
- Esophageal Dilatation
- Fluid Aspiration and Drainage (Parcentesis/Thoracentesis)
- Implantable Venous Port
- Low-Profile Balloon G-J Tube
- Low-Profile Balloon J Tube
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lung Biopsy
- Lymphography and Thoracic Duct Embolization
- Nephrostomy Tube Placement
- Nasojejunal (NJ) Tube
- Percutaneous Cecostomy Tube Placement
- Percutaneous Gastrostomy Feeding Tube Placement
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram (PTC)
- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Salivary Gland Botulinin Toxin Type A Injection
- Sclerotherapy
- Temporary Central Line Placement
- Therapeutic Joint Injections
- Thrombolysis
- Transjugular Liver Biopsy
- Tunneled Catheter Placement