Overview

Interventional Radiology offers advanced minimally invasive treatments for cancer using image-guided technology such as CT scans, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy. These procedures allow doctors to precisely target tumors while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissues.Compared with traditional surgery, interventional oncology procedures typically involve smaller incisions, less pain, shorter hospital stays, and faster recovery times.

Our department provides several specialized cancer treatment procedures including:

  • Tumor Ablation

  • Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)

  • Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)

  • Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)

  • Pre-Surgical Embolization

These treatments are often used alone or in combination with surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy depending on the patient’s condition.

Tumor Ablation

What is Tumor Ablation?

Tumor ablation is a minimally invasive procedure used to destroy cancerous tumors using heat, cold, or other energy sources. A thin probe is inserted through the skin directly into the tumor using imaging guidance.

Common types of ablation include:

  • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)

  • Microwave Ablation

  • Cryoablation

Conditions Treated

Tumor ablation is commonly used to treat tumors in:

  • Liver

  • Kidney

  • Lung

  • Bone

Benefits

  • Minimally invasive

  • No large surgical incision

  • Short hospital stay

  • Faster recovery

  • Can be repeated if necessary

Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE)

What is TACE?

Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) is a targeted cancer treatment that delivers chemotherapy directly to a tumor through its blood supply.

A catheter is inserted into an artery and guided to the tumor. Chemotherapy drugs combined with embolic particles are injected to both attack the cancer cells and block their blood supply.

Commonly Used For

  • Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)

  • Liver metastases from other cancers

Benefits

  • Higher concentration of chemotherapy delivered to tumor

  • Reduced side effects compared to systemic chemotherapy

  • Minimally invasive treatment

Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)

What is TARE?

Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE) is a targeted radiation therapy used to treat liver tumors. Tiny radioactive beads (usually containing Yttrium-90) are delivered through the blood vessels directly to the tumor.

These microspheres release radiation that destroys cancer cells while sparing surrounding healthy tissue.

Advantages

  • Precise tumor targeting

  • Minimally invasive

  • Effective for advanced liver tumors

  • Outpatient or short hospital stay

Portal Vein Embolization (PVE)

What is Portal Vein Embolization?

Portal Vein Embolization (PVE) is a procedure performed before major liver surgery. It blocks the blood flow to the diseased portion of the liver, allowing the healthy portion to grow larger before surgery.

This helps improve surgical safety and reduces the risk of liver failure after tumor removal.

Why It Is Performed

  • To prepare patients for liver tumor surgery

  • To increase the size of the healthy liver segment

  • To improve surgical outcomes

Pre-Surgical Embolization

What is Pre Surgical Embolization?

Pre-surgical embolization is performed before certain tumor surgeries to reduce blood flow to the tumor. By blocking the tumor’s blood supply, the procedure helps minimize bleeding during surgery.

Benefits

  • Reduced surgical bleeding

  • Improved surgical visibility

  • Shorter surgery time

  • Safer tumor removal