Vascular & Interventional Radiology What is a Interventional Radiology?

Vascular & Interventional
Radiology
What is a Interventional
Radiology?
At Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Interventional Radiology, (IR or VIR for Vascular and
Intervention Radiology) is also known as Image-Guided
Surgery or Procedural Radiology.
Interventional Radiologists are medical doctors who
specialize in doing medical procedures that use radiology.
Interventional Radiology allows us to diagnose or treat
patients with the most minimally invasive technique
Charles A. De Pena, M.D.
possible. Images are used to guide small instruments,
Olaf Kaufman, M.D., PhD
including needles and catheters. The images provide
road maps that allow the Interventional Radiologist to
guide these instruments through the body to the areas
of concern.
Iowa Radiology at Iowa Methodist Medical Center is located at 1200
Pleasant Street in Des Moines. Valet parking is free at the main entrance.
To register, enter at the main entrance and continue straight until you see
the registration desk on your left at the North Wing of the Medical Center.
Advantages of IR to Patients
Appointment
• These procedures are generally less invasive and less
costly than surgery.
• With image guidance, any abnormality can be accessed
while important nearby structures such as blood vessels
and vital organs can be seen and avoided.
• The patient is spared the pain, scarring and complications
associated with open surgery.
David L. Lacey, M.D.
Andrew D. Nish, M.D.
Procedure
Date/Time
Special
Instructions
• Recovery times are usually shorter and patients can more
quickly resume normal activities.
• General anesthesia rarely required.
Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns about your procedure,
please call us at 515-226-7455. We are here to help.
at Iowa Methodist Mecial Center
1200 Pleasant Street
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Des Moines, Iowa
515-226-7455 www.iowaradiology.com
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Exit 123A
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Keo Way
Exit 7B
Exit 72A
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Pleasant St
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Woodland Ave
• Keep left to take I-235 West via Exit 37B toward Des
Moines.
Ingersoll Ave
• Take Keo Way Exit 7 toward Airport/MLK Jr. Parkway/19th
Street.
• Merge onto Keo Way toward Bus Terminal/Hospital.
• Turn right on 12th Street. 12th Street becomes Pleasant
Street. 1200 Pleasant Street is on your left.
Iowa Methodist Medical Center/
Blank Children’s Hospital
1200 Pleasant Street, Des Moines, Iowa
From the East:
• Take I-80 West toward Des Moines. Merge onto I-235
West via exit 137A on the left toward Des Moines.
• Follow I-35S directions above starting with Take Keo Way
Exit 7.
From the South:
Pleasant Street
Valet Parking
John Stoddard
Cancer Center
Outpatient Services
Main Entrance
Registration Desk
Methodist Medical Plaza III
School of
Nursing
Main Entrance
• Take I-35 North.
• Merge onto I-235 East via Exit 72A toward West Des
Moines/Des Moines.
• Take the Keo Way Exit 7B toward the Bus Terminal.
• Turn right onto Keo Way/Keosauqua Way.
• Keep left to take I-235 East via exit 123A toward West
Des Moines/Des Moines.
Methodist Medical Plaza I
14th Place
• Take I-80 East toward Des Moines.
North Wing
Pleasant Street
• Turn right on 12th Street. 12th Street becomes Pleasant
Street. 1200 Pleasant Street is on your left.
From the West:
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Methodist Medical Plaza II
Northeast
Addition
East Wing
Blank
Children’s
Hospital
South Wing
Powell
• Follow I-35N directions above starting with Take the Keo
Way Exit 7B.
Woodland Avenue
Younker
12th St
Exit 37B
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at 1200 Pleasant Street in Des Moines. Valet parking is free
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Exit 7
15 th St
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Radiology at Iowa Methodist Medical Center is located
• Take I-35 South.
19th St
Directions to Iowa Radiology at
Iowa Methodist Medical Center