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Interventional radiologic techniques are also performed with injection of contrast material. In this instance, catheter insertion or needle placement is performed under fluoroscopic guidance, so that a particular vessel or organ can be seen and, in some instances, repaired via the catheter.

Interventional Radiology

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The University Hospital of Sharjah has a volley of experts specializing in Interventional Radiology (IR). IR comes with a range of techniques that rely on the use of radiological image guidance such as - X-ray fluoroscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography [CT] or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) etc. The departments caters to vascular and non-vascular procedures, venous interventions including varicose vein management, Neuro-interventional Procedures, Cross-sectional body imaging including Gastrointestinal and Radio- oncology and other Gynecology interventional procedures.

 

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A Radiologist doing a scanning in UHS