Our interventional radiology care team at Ascension Sacred Heart Interventional Radiology Bay in Panama City, Florida is dedicated to making your experience as comfortable as possible. Most interventional procedures use a catheter and tiny incisions to access a clogged vein. We explain what to expect and whether there are any dietary restrictions before coming in for your procedure. Let our care team know if you or your child have specific needs or concerns, so we can make arrangements to deliver care that is right for you.
What to expect
A doctor’s referral is needed for all types of screening and diagnostic imaging tests. If you’re scheduling an appointment for a mammogram, let us know if you had a previous mammogram at a different imaging center. If so, please bring the CD report, or let us know so we can request the imaging report from the radiology group.
Interventional radiology
We help your referring doctor get a clear picture of your health. These images can be used to help your doctor create a personalized care plan that’s right for you. Our doctors are specially trained in medical imaging guidance, such as CT, X-ray, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, and MRI.
Vascular and interventional radiology is useful in the treatment of a wide range of conditions in the body, including but not limited to:
- Arterial and venous disease
- Biopsy and treatment of cancer and other masses
- Compression fractures of the upper and lower spine, as well as the sacrum
- Control of bleeding and drainage of fluid collections
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) treatments
- Interventional oncology
Interventional radiology procedures may include PICC catheter or stent placement, embolization, radio-frequency ablation, dissolve dangerous clots, procedures to open arteries and veins for better blood flow, and chemotherapy embolization.
