Interventional radiology

Interventional radiology treats through a pinhole, guided by live imaging, in place of an open operation. Tesla has a full interventional suite.

A pinhole in the wrist, the groin or the skin.

Local anaesthesia, usually as day care.

A quick recovery.

How it works

A radiologist passes a fine needle and tube through a pinhole, watching their progress on a live X-ray, ultrasound or CT screen. The tube can open a blocked artery, block a bleeding or feeding vessel, burn a tumour, or take a sample. There is no large cut, and recovery is quick.

What Tesla treats

Brain and blood vessels

Stroke: clot removal.
Aneurysm coiling and carotid stenting.
Peripheral vascular disease: angioplasty and stenting.
Aortic and carotid interventions.
Vascular malformations, with percutaneous sclerotherapy.

Liver, bile ducts and kidneys

PTBD and biliary stenting.
TIPS and BRTO, for the complications of liver disease.
Embolisation of gastrointestinal bleeding.
PCN and stenting for blocked kidneys.

Cancer

Chemoembolisation (TACE) and radioembolisation (TARE).
Radiofrequency and microwave ablation.
Pre-operative embolisation.
Imaging-guided biopsy.

Bones, joints and pain

Orthopaedic and pain intervention.
Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.
Genicular artery embolisation and nerve block.
PRP injections.

Veins

Varicose veins: embolisation, laser ablation and sclerotherapy.
Deep vein thrombosis: thrombolysis, and pulmonary thrombectomy.
IVC filter placement.
Dialysis access, and varicocele and pelvic vein embolisation.

Women's and men's health

Uterine fibroid embolisation.
Embolisation for an enlarged prostate.
Thyroid ablation and thyroid artery embolisation.

Interventional suite

Philips, at Tesla. A Philips C-arm X-ray system, in a cath lab built for the work.

State-of-the-art cath lab with advanced atherectomy and thrombectomy devices, which clear a blocked artery.
An advanced microwave thermal ablation device, which heats and destroys a tumour.
Anaesthesia available round the clock.
Imaging by X-ray, ultrasound and CT.