Interventional Radiology Treatments and Procedures at City of Hope

The interventional radiology (IR) team at City of Hope^® Cancer Center Duarte is at the forefront in performing a wide range of innovative, minimally invasive image-guided therapies and procedures used to treat and manage cancer and other conditions, including diseases of the blood vessels.

We also conduct pioneering research that explores new ways to use image-guided techniques to promote better patient outcomes, faster recovery and more targeted therapies for City of Hope’s cancer patients.

IR Treatments and Procedures at Our Los Angeles-Area Hospital

IR treatments use advanced image-guided techniques that allow our clinicians to perform highly targeted procedures and surgeries less invasively and as precisely as possible. Our goal is to help patients recover more quickly and comfortably, with fewer post-procedural side effects — giving them new, leading-edge options that were once unavailable for certain cancer types and diseases.

The IR procedures we perform at City of Hope include:

Arterial disorders
- Peripheral arterial revascularization
Ascites management
- Peritoneal drainage, peritoneal venous shunt placement, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
Endocrine disorders
- Adrenal vein sampling
- Pancreatic islet cell transplantation
- Thyroid nodule ablation
Kidney and urinary disorders and tumor treatments
- Prostate disorders
  - Tumor biopsy
  - Tumor ablation
  - Prostate artery embolization for benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Tumor ablation
  - Microwave ablation
  - Cryoablation
  - Pulsed electric field/irreversible electroporation
- Tumor biopsy
- Tumor embolization
  - Angiomyolipoma
  - Renal cell carcinoma
- Urinary obstruction
  - Nephrostomy tube placement and management
  - Ureteral stent placement
  - Suprapubic catheter placement
Liver and bile duct disorders
- Biliary ablation
- Biliary and gallbladder drainage and stenting
- Biliary and gallstone treatment
- Endoscopic biliary biopsy
Liver-directed tumor therapy
- Intratumoral immunotherapy
  - Thermal ablation (microwave, radiofrequency, cryotherapy)
  - Irreversible electroporation
  - Pulsed electric field ablation
- Tumor embolization
  - Yttrium-90 radioembolization
  - Transarterial chemoembolization
  - Bland embolization
- Lung cancer
  - Lung cancer chemoembolization
  - Primary and metastatic tumor ablation
  - Tumor biopsy
- Lymphatic disorders
  - Peritoneal venous shunt placement
  - Sclerotherapy
  - Thoracic duct embolization
- Pain management
  - Celiac plexus neurolysis
  - Cryotherapy for nerve pain
  - Geniculate artery embolization
  - Musculoskeletal and bone tumor ablation
  - Screw and cement fixation
  - Spine augmentation (vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty)
- Uterine fibroid embolization
- Venous access
  - Line placement and management
- Venous thromboembolic disorders
  - Inferior vena cava filter placement and removal
  - Peripheral and central venous thrombectomy and thrombolysis
  - Pulmonary embolism thrombectomy
  - Superficial venous ablation
  - Venous stenting

Division of Interventional Radiology

The interventional radiology team at City of Hope uses the latest in minimally-invasive, image-guided therapies to target and treat a wide range of cancers.

Patient Referrals

When you refer your patients to City of Hope, they receive leading-edge care, while gaining access to innovative treatments that may be otherwise unavailable.