What does an interventional radiologist do?

An Interventional Radiologist is a physician who uses radiology imaging as a guide while performing minor surgical procedures with catheters, needles, and other small instruments. The duties and responsibilities include performing targeted and minimally invasive outpatient treatments such as stenting, biopsies, angioplasty, thrombolysis, and image-guided thermal ablation. As an Interventional Radiologist, you may work with such imaging technologies as ultrasound, CT, MRI, and X-ray. You can be called upon to treat serious medical conditions, including cancer, stroke, and vascular disease. Patients benefit from the low risk, minimal pain, and quick recovery time of typical procedures.