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Interventional Radiology
Interventional Radiology
Interventional radiologists specialize in minimally invasive, targeted treatments performed using imaging guidance. They are often a good alternative to surgery because they involve tiny incisions, less risk, less pain and shorter recovery times.
Interventional radiologists (IR's) use their expertise in reading X-rays, ultrasound and other medical images to guide small instruments such as catheters through the blood vessels or other pathways to treat disease. Interventional Radiologists are board certified radiologists who are fellowship trained in performing medical procedures involving radiology. Their specialized training is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
The improved ability of radiologists to see inside the body gave rise to interventional radiology in the mid-1970's. Interventional radiologists invented angioplasty and the first catheter-delivered stent, which was first used in the legs to save patients with vascular disease from amputation or other surgery.
Highly Trained Experts Provide State-of-the-Art Care
As specialists, doctors spend years studying systems of the human body—the heart and coronary arteries, the brain and nerves, the stomach and other parts of the digestive tract. Archie McGowan, M.D., and his fellow interventional radiologists (IRs) spend years studying how to access all those areas from within the body’s circulatory system. Read more >
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O. R. Stevens, MD
Portsmouth Radiological Associates, PA
264 Lafayette Road
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Portsmouth, NH 3801
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Jesse Smith, MD
Portsmouth Radiological Associates, PA
264 Lafayette Road
Building B
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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Archie McGowan, MD
Portsmouth Radiological Associates, PA
264 Lafayette Road
Building B
Portsmouth, NH 3801
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O. R. Stevens, MD
Portsmouth Radiological Associates, PA
264 Lafayette Road
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Portsmouth, NH 3801
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Douglas K. Rhodes, MD
Portsmouth Radiological Associates, PA
264 Lafayette Road
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Portsmouth, NH 3801
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