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Our highly experienced team has access to the latest cutting-edge technology that can be applied to patients with neurovascular conditions, by providing techniques that are less invasive, cost effective and require less recovery time in the majority of cases. Noninvasive technology assists the Interventional Radiology Clinic of South Texas's teams in determining and diagnosing abnormalities that put you at risk for stroke. To help diagnose abnormalities, the team uses a number of methods, including:
- Transcranial Doppler (TCD);
- Carotid duplex scanning;
- Transthoracic/transesophageal/intracardiac echocardiography; and
- CT and MRI of neck vessels and brain vessels.
Interventional Radiology Clinic of South Texas offers highly skilled physicians and state of the art technology to treat and prevent neurovascular conditions that may lead to stroke and other serious conditions. When tests indicate that treatments are necessary, abnormalities can often be treated with minimally invasive techniques, such as carotid artery stenting. Stenting is used to reopen arteries that have become blocked by plaque, a leading cause of stroke. Newer stents, called drug-eluting stents, are coated with a medication that can also help keep blockages from occurring again.
Before, during, and after your care, our physicians and staff are available to answer any questions you may have about your procedure, your medications, and your follow-up care. The physicians and staff of Interventional Radiology Clinic of South Texas will see that your procedure and your care are as comfortable and as successful as possible.
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