NCH North Naples Hospital Expands Interventional Radiology Services
Patient benefiting from the latest state-of-the-art Siemens Artis Q technology.
N CH is proud to announce the expansion of its interventional radiology (IR) services to NCH North Naples Hospital campus, allowing better access to these important and cutting-edge diagnostic services to the North Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero communities. With this new equipment, outpatients can undergo every IR procedure, with the exception of stroke diagnoses and treatments, without having to travel to the NCH Downtown Baker Hospital. IR is a field of radiology that requires extensive specialized training. Interventional radiologists use imaging guidance to diagnose and treat conditions affecting just about every system in the human body – with minimal negative impacts on surrounding structures and tissues, leading to more precise treatments, less recovery time, and less risk of the complications that are inherent to open surgeries. Affected areas are generally accessed through veins and arteries located in the groin, wrist or upper arm. Using imaging technologies such as CT, ultrasound and fluoroscopy, interventional radiologists are able to view structures inside the body to treat complex medical conditions. “Patients of all ages benefit by shorter hospital stays and less recovery time with lowered complications,” explains Scott Peterson, MD, who serves as NCH Radiology Chairman. “Usually, procedures are performed through a minimal needle stick, which is afterwards covered with an adhesive bandage. Patients receive moderate sedation for their procedure, are recovered and discharged when stable – all on an outpatient basis.” The IR expansion effort brings the interventional radiologists (IRs) team to four and is supported by six interventional technologists and specially trained nursing staff. Interventional staff are available to work at either hospital campus and provide around-the-clock service to the community. Included in the expansion is the addition of a reading room and remodeled waiting and holding areas. One of the highlights of the renovation is the acquisition of the new, state-of-the-art Siemens Artis Q, which is a visionary breakthrough in X-ray generation and detection that
Dr. Scott Peterson reviews a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt or TIPS image along with Dee Myli, NCH Director of Radiology.
takes performance and precision to the next level. In addition, it provides low-dose fluoroscopy, which is beneficial for children and pregnant women. Because of the precision of this latest technology, NCH interventional radiology can now offer these procedures among many others at the NCH North Naples hospital: ■ Prostate arterial embolization, which helps to improve urinary tract symptoms for men with enlargement of the prostate gland. ■ New interventional oncology (IO) services which assist in the delivery of radiation and chemotherapy to cancer patients allowing for more targeted treatments without harming healthy tissues. ■ Treatment of tumors occurring in the lungs, liver, kidneys or bones, utilizing thermal ablation to heat or freeze cancerous cells, effectively killing the tumor and lessening the need for surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation.
To make an appointment with NCH Imaging contact Centralized Scheduling at (239) 624-4443 .
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