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WebVascular Interventional Radiology Queensland (VIRQ) is a new specialist vascular interventional radiology service founded by highly skilled and passionate radiologists who …

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Portacath insertion and removal

WebPortacath insertion is usually done under sedation in an operating room with specialised medical imaging equipment. Your interventional radiologist will use an ultrasound to …

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Gastrostomy Insertion Vascular and Interventional Radiology Qld

WebYour interventional radiologist will insert a tube from the nose to your stomach (nasogastric tube), which will be used to gently inflate the stomach with air. Under x-ray guidance, two …

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IVC filter placement and retrieval

WebThe inferior vena cava (IVC) is the main vein within the abdomen that carries blood back to the heart from the lower half of the body. A pulmonary embolus is a blood clot that …

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Patient Information Vascular and Interventional Radiology Qld

WebWhile some procedures are best done with general anaesthetic, most can be performed with local anaesthetic and sedation. When having a procedure under sedation, patients are …

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PICC insertion Vascular and Interventional Radiology Queensland

WebA PICC insertion is usually done under local anaesthetic in an operating room with specialised medical imaging equipment. Your interventional radiologist will use an …

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SIRTS Vascular and Interventional Radiology Qld (VIRQ)

WebSelective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), or radioembolisation, is localised radiation treatment for cancer involving the liver.A radiation source, yttrium-90, is bound to small …

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A-Z of Procedures

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Permacath (Dialysis catheter) Vascular & Interventional Radiology …

WebA Permacath is a two-lumen tube that is used to administer haemodialysis; blood is removed from one channel of the tube which is filtered by the dialysis machine, and then returned …

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Women’s Health Vascular and Interventional Radiology Qld

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Nephrostomy Vascular and Interventional Radiology Queensland

WebA nephrostomy tube is a thin flexible plastic tube that is placed via the skin into the kidney to allow drainage of urine. Urine leaving the body can be collected in a bag that can be …

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Acute DVT management

WebQuite often, acute DVT can be safely treated with blood thinners, however when the DVT extends into the pelvis, there is a high risk of the patient developing post thrombotic …

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Vertebroplasty Vascular & Interventional Radiology Queensland

WebVertebroplasty is done under local anaesthetic and sedation in an operating room with specialised medical imaging equipment. While laying on your stomach, your …

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Varicocele Embolisation Vascular & Interventional Radiology Qld

WebEmbolisation of the varicocele is usually done under sedation in an operating room with specialised medical imaging equipment. Your interventional radiologist will use an …

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A/Professor Nick Brown

WebDr Brown specialises in Interventional Radiology, with particular interests in interventional oncology, thoracic interventions, sports medicine, uroradiology and health economics. …

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Liver Biopsy Vascular and Interventional Radiology Queensland

WebLiver biopsies are usually done under conscious sedation. Your interventional radiologist will use local anaesthetic to numb the skin and liver surface, then pass a needle through the …

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Hickman Line (Hickman catheter) VIRQ

WebA small incision is made on the chest wall and the catheter is tunnelled under the skin, over the collar bone and then passed into the jugular vein. The tip of the tube sits just above …

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