What do radio waves, gelatin and cement have in common?
Valley Radiologists use all these tools and more to relieve pain, treat cancer and help our patients get better quicker with less risk. Our highly trained, subspecialty certified, interventional radiologists blast tumors, starve fibriods and lay the foundation for a stronger back. Valley Radiologists employ these cutting-edge techniques to return your patients to active, pain free lives fast!

Tumor Ablation
Radio Waves

Did your mother always tell you to quit blasting the radio? Well, our interventional radiologists are turning up the volume on tumors. Guided by ultrasound or CT, an interventional radiologist inserts a tiny needle into the tumor then sends a radiofrequency to heat and eliminate the tumor tissue.

Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)
Gelatin

It's used in hundreds of recipes, it helps build healthy hair and nails. It can help patients avoid painful surgery. The secret ingredient? Gelatin. Uterine Fibriod Emoblization is a non-surgical treatment of uterine fibroids. After guiding small catheters into the uterine arteries, an interventional radiologist injects material, often gelatin, into the arteries, cutting off blood supply to fibroid tumors.

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Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty
Cement

What's hard, strong and can support tall buildings and your patient's back? Cement. Thats right. Cement can help treat spinal compression fractures. During vertebroplasty, an interventional radiologist uses a small catheter to fill the fractured vertebra with medical-grade cement. Similarly, during kyphoplasty an interventionalradiologist inserts a balloon-like device to inflate the bone to its normal height and then fills the cavity with medical-grade cement.

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