- CryotherapyPercutaneous ablation is an outpatient procedure. It involves treatment of tumors by placing one or multiple probes through the skin into the tumor and then using heat (radiofrequency or microwave), cryotherapy or chemicals such as alcohol to kill the tumor cells. A small amount of healthy tissue around the tumor is also ablated to achieve clear margins similar to surgery. There are other percutaneous ablative therapies including high intensity focused ultrasound and electroporation that have limited use at this time.
- Primary Care
- Female Infertility
- Pelvic Pain
- Internal Medicine
- Colon CancerCancer that has metastasized to the liver or primary liver cancer can be effectively treated with intra-arterial liver-directed treatments. Cancers in the liver that have shown a good response to intra-arterial therapies include cancers that originate in the liver such as hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, or metastatic disease to the liver from colon cancer, breast cancer, neuroendocrine cancer, lung cancer, and melanoma.
- Lung Cancer
- UltrasoundDuring this outpatient procedure, your leg will be evaluated using ultrasound and the affected vein localized. You will receive local anesthesia to numb the skin entry site on your leg and along the treatment path. A thin catheter, or tube, is inserted into the vein through a small opening, using only a single needle stick. The catheter delivers radiofrequency (RF) or laser energy to the vein wall, causing it to heat, collapse and seal shut. Once the diseased vein is closed, other healthy veins take over to empty blood from your legs. As normal blood flow is re-established, your symptoms should improve noticeably. An ultrasound exam will be repeated to verify the vein is completely sealed.
- MRI
- RadiologyNow at Minneapolis Radiology and Minneapolis Vascular Physicians, we may be able to offer you a virtual appointment as an option to continue your treatment with your care provider. It’s simple, convenient, and safe.
- X-Rays
- ChemotherapyChemoembolization therapy is used to treat liver tumors or for postsurgical adjunctive treatment. Chemotherapy medicines are injected into the liver through blood vessels, delivering a high local dose of cancer-killing medicine directly to the tumor or tumor area.
- Radiation TherapyRadioembolization is used to treat primary liver cancer and other cancers that have metastasized to the liver. Radioembolization is used to deliver targeted internal radiation therapy directly to the tumor.
- Interventional RadiologyVisit us at https://www.mplsrad.com to learn more about the diagnostic and interventional radiology services from the doctors with Minneapolis Radiology.
- General Surgery
- Vascular SurgeryVisit us at http://www.vascularphysicians.com to learn more about the creation and maintenance of dialysis access available at the Minnesota Vascular Surgery Center.
- Skin Cancer
- UlcerApproximately 70 percent of all leg ulcers are venous ulcers. A leg with venous problems has a very characteristic appearance. The leg is swollen and the skin around a venous ulcer is dry, itchy and sometimes brownish in color—eczema may appear (varicose eczema). The ulcer has a weeping, raw appearance and is usually painless unless infected. These types of ulcers are normally located just above the ankle, usually on the inside of the leg.
- Eczema