Procedures performed by Interventional Radiologists
All outpatient exams must be scheduled through Centralized Scheduling 860.872.5150. All physician orders must be faxed to 860.474.1700 upon booking, as well as a recent H&P. Informed consent is required for all procedures. Please make sure the patient is able to sign consent or accompanied by a representative who is able to.
The following procedures require the patient to arrive at Manchester Memorial Hospital’s Ambulatory Services Center 90 minutes prior to procedure start time. Patients are called 1-2 days in advance with instructions for NPO, medications and arrival time. Procedure times listed are approximate and the modality the procedure is performed is physician preference.
Angiogram with Intervention (treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease): 60-90 minutes
Aortic Aneurysm Repair (AAA): 120-150 minutes
Biopsy (CT, U/S, Angio): 60 minutes
Central Venous Catheter Placement
– Hickman Catheter: 30 minutes
Dialysis
– Tunneled Dialysis Catheters: 30 minutes
– AVDS studies, declots, plasties and stent placement: 60-90 minutes
Drainage Tube Placement (Angio, CT, U/S)
– Abscess: 30 minutes
– Biliary: 90 minutes
– Chest tube for drainage or pneumothorax: 30 minutes
– Cholecystostomy: 30-60 minutes
– Gastrostomy, Gastrojejunostomy: 60 minutes
– Nephrostomy: 60 minutes
– Pluerex: 60 minutes
Embolization: 60-90 minutes
Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty: 60-90 minutes
Lumbar Puncture
– Diagnostic: 30 minutes
– Therapeutic: 30 minutes
– Chemotherapy: 30 minutes
Myelogram: 30 minutes
Paracentisis (U/S): 60 minutes
Port Placements and Removals: 30-60 minutes
Pseudoaneurysm treatment (U/S): 30-60 minutes
RF and Cryo Ablation (CT): 60-90 minutes
Spenopalatine Ganglion Block (SPG): 30 minutes
TIPS and TIPS revisions: 60-90 minutes
Thoracentesis (U/S): 30-60 minutes
Uterine Fibroid Embolization: 60-90 minutes
Vena Cava Filter Insertions and Removals: 60-90 minutes
Venograms: 60 minutes
The following procedures come in through Radiology Reception 10 minutes prior to scheduled procedure time.
Arthrograms: 60 minutes
– Ankle
– Wrist
– Hip
– Knee
– Shoulder
– Elbow
Aspirations (Angio, U/S): 30 minutes
– Cyst
– Joint
Biopsy
– Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirations
Central Venous Catheter Placements and Removals: 30 minutes
– PICC
– Hickman Removal
Dialysis: 30 minutes
– Temporary Dialysis Catheter
– Tunneled Dialysis Catheter Removal
Drainage Tube Checks, Changes and Removals (Angio, CT): 30-60 minutes
– Abscess
– Biliary
– Chest tube
– Cholecystostomy
– Cholangiograms
– Fistulagrams
– Gastrostomy, Gastrojejunostomy
– Nephrostomy
Port Checks: 30 minutes
Steroid Injections (Angio, CT): 30 minutes
– Joints
– Epidural
– Sacroiliac