Often a patient can have a medical procedure done without having an open surgery. Minimally invasive procedures, which do not require large incisions, are normally performed by an interventional radiologist. These radiologists are skilled in reading x-rays, ultrasound, MRI and CT, and in guiding small instruments, such as catheters into blood vessels and other paths into the body to treat conditions percutaneously, or under the skin. Because these procedures do not involve large incisions, patients typically recovery more quickly and have less pain afterwards. 

Mecklenburg Radiology Associates has several board-certified and fellowship trained interventional radiologists on staff to perform such procedures as vascular stenting, endovenous ablation of varicose veins, nephrostomy, biliary drainage, abscess drainage, central venous access, embolization to stop bleeding, gastrostomy tubes and TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt). 

Often a patient can have a medical procedure done without having an open surgery. Minimally invasive procedures, which do not require large incisions, are normally performed by an interventional radiologist. These radiologists are skilled in reading x-rays, ultrasound, MRI and CT, and in guiding small instruments, such as catheters into blood vessels and other paths into the body to treat conditions percutaneously, or under the skin. Because these procedures do not involve large incisions, patients typically recovery more quickly and have less pain afterwards. 

Mecklenburg Radiology Associates has several board-certified and fellowship trained interventional radiologists on staff to perform such procedures as vascular stenting, endovenous ablation of varicose veins, nephrostomy, biliary drainage, abscess drainage, central venous access, embolization to stop bleeding, gastrostomy tubes and TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt).