Interventional Radiologist

Interventional radiology - also known as IR - is the minimally invasive, image-guided treatment of medical conditions that once required surgery. Through the use X-rays, ultrasound, CT scans and other imaging techniques, our board certified providers at VIR Chicago can see inside your body to provide groundbreaking, state of the art, and patient focused treatments for a wide array of complex conditions, all the while with more precision and fewer complications than surgery.

• Minimally invasive, with procedures performed through a small nick / hole in the skin
• Better tolerated than surgery, typically with less pain and shorter recovery times
• Often less expensive than surgery or other alternatives
• Performed with sedation, not requiring general anesthesia
• Often performed as an outpatient service or requiring only a short hospital stay