Radiology SA has a reputation as a leader in Interventional Radiology Services in SA. The specialty interventional radiologists in our group offer interventional services to all of the Radiology SA sites, particularly Calvary North Adelaide, Calvary Central Districts, Flinders Private Hospital and The Memorial Hospital.
Our interventional radiologists also provide services to our contract sites including the Lyell McEwan Hospital and Cairns Hospital. Many of our doctors have appointments at SA teaching hospitals such as the RAH, FMC, TQEH and WCH.
Services provided include, but are not limited to:
Spinal intervention
- Lumbar puncture
- Epidural, facet and medial branch injections
- Biopsy and vertebroplasty
General biopsy, aspiration and drainage procedures
Therapeutic joint injections
- Aspiration and therapeutic steroid injection
- Hydrodilatation
Venous access
- PICC lines
- Infusaport
- Dialysis catheter placement
Vascular and lymphatic
- IVC filter placement and removal
- Management of vascular malformations including embolisation and sclerotherapy
- Arterial embolisation
Genitourinary
- Nephrostomy
- Ureteric stenting
- Gonadal vein embolisation
- Assessment of erectile dysfunction
Hepatobiliary
- Biliary drainage and stenting
Needle placement for steroid injection around a lumbar nerve root (L) and placement of infusaport for therapy (R).
Highlighted procedures
Selective catheterisation of gonadal vein (L), with subsequent embolisation using coils (R).
CT scan of right renal tumour (L), with selective catheterisation pre embolisation (R).