Minimally Invasive: These procedures typically involve small incisions (or none at all) and are performed under local anesthesia, leading to reduced pain, minimal scarring, and shorter recovery.

Accuracy: Image guidance allows for precise targeting of the area of interest, leading to high accuracy and minimal risk to surrounding tissues.

Lower Risk: Compared to traditional surgery, these procedures carry a lower risk of complications, such as infection, bleeding, or anesthesia-related issues.

Faster Recovery: Most biopsy and drainage procedures are outpatient, meaning patients can typically return home the same day and resume normal activities within a short time.

Versatile Treatment Options: These procedures can be applied to various conditions across multiple organ systems, offering personalized and effective solutions.

• Minimally Invasive: These procedures often require only small incisions or no incisions at all, meaning less discomfort, fewer complications, and quicker recovery.
• Fast and Efficient: Most procedures can be done on an outpatient basis, meaning patients can go home the same day and often resume normal activities quickly.
• High Precision: Image guidance (such as CT scans, ultrasound, or fluoroscopy) allows for precise targeting of abnormal tissue or fluid collections, minimizing risk to surrounding organs.
• Less Risk of Infection: By avoiding large surgical incisions, the risk of infection is significantly lower than with traditional surgery.
• Cost-Effective: These procedures tend to be more cost-effective compared to traditional surgery, as they often involve shorter hospital stays and fewer complications.
• Diagnostic Value: Biopsies allow for accurate diagnosis of conditions such as cancer, infections, and inflammatory diseases using minimally invasive methods.
• Palliative Care: Drainage procedures can provide immediate relief to patients suffering from pain and discomfort caused by fluid build-up (such as abscesses or cysts), and may serve as palliative care for terminally ill patients.

Biopsy involves the removal of a small sample of tissue from an abnormal area for diagnostic purposes. This is often used to diagnose cancer, infections, inflammatory diseases, or tumors.

The needle is inserted into the body at the target site, such as liver, lung, kidney, or breast, using imaging guidance (CT, ultrasound, or fluoroscopy). The radiologist then removes a small tissue sample for examination under a microscope to determine the cause of the problem.

Drainage procedures are used to remove fluid collections such as abscesses, cysts, or hematomas (collections of blood), often caused by infection, injury, or surgery.

A catheter is inserted through the skin into the fluid collection site, and the fluid is drained out. The catheter may be left in place to allow for continuous drainage until the area is healed.

Abscesses are localized pockets of infection filled with pus. Drainage is used to relieve symptoms and promote healing. The procedure involves inserting a catheter or needle into the abscess, draining the pus, and often washing out the cavity to reduce the chance of further infection.

For patients with blocked bile ducts (due to conditions such as gallstones, tumors, or infection), a catheter is inserted through the skin to bypass the obstruction and drain the bile. This procedure can help reduce the symptoms of jaundice and infection and improve liver function.

Abscesses in the liver, kidney, or abdominal cavity can be drained by image-guided puncture. A needle or catheter is inserted into the abscess cavity, and the infected fluid is drained, alleviating symptoms and reducing the risk of systemic infection.

Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT): A minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins in which a catheter is inserted into the vein and laser energy is used to seal it off.

Percutaneous Gastrostomy (PEG): Involves the insertion of a tube directly into the stomach for nutritional support in patients who cannot eat normally.

Dialysis Access: Procedures like peritoneal dialysis catheter placement and hemodialysis fistula creation are performed to facilitate dialysis for patients with kidney failure.

• Patients with Abnormal Masses: Individuals who have abnormal growths or lumps (such as in the liver, kidney, lung, or breast) and need tissue samples for diagnosis.
• Patients with Abscesses or Fluid Collections: Those with infections or fluid buildup in organs such as the liver, lung, or abdomen.
• Patients with Biliary Obstructions: Individuals with blockages in the bile duct due to gallstones or tumors who need drainage to restore bile flow.
• Patients with Varicose Veins: Those who suffer from painful or cosmetic varicose veins that may benefit from minimally invasive vein treatments.
• Patients Requiring Nutritional Support: People who cannot eat by mouth and need a feeding tube for long-term nutrition support.