San Radiology & Nuclear Medicine

Interventional Radiology

Interventional Radiology is a specialised division of the San Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Department responsible for a wide range of procedures performed under image guidance. Image guidance enables a much higher degree of safety and a more minimally invasive approach than traditional surgery. Interventional procedures include Uterine Fibroid Embolisation, Portacath insertion, Ultrasound guided drainages and biopsies. These procedures are performed by a highly trained team which includes an Interventional Radiologist, nurses and radiographers.

The San Interventional Suite is state of the art with the new Philips Azurion Flexarm System. This system offers un-paralleled flexibility and image quality, giving the best possible outcome for our patients with the lowest radiation dose possible.

The doctors who provide these services at the San are part of Sydney Interventional Radiology, located in San Clinic.

A tissue marker is a very small object that is inserted into the breast either at the time of a biopsy, or to mark a previously diagnosed abnormality. There are a number of different types of markers available and the radiologist uses the marker clip most suitable for your particular requirements. There are different materials used in the various markers that are available and the markers come in a variety of shapes. Different shapes are useful if there are multiple areas to be marked in the same breast.

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