Interventional Radiology

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Herb Lustberg, MD Section Chief, Interventional Radiology
Email: HLustberg@wwbh.org

James T. Burch, MD Interventional Radiologist
Email: JBurch@wwbh.org

Phone: (860) 823-6565

New Interventional Radiology Suite at The William W. Backus Hospital

The William W. Backus Hospital's Diagnostic Imaging Department is pleased to announce the opening of a new Interventional Radiology Suite.

The space includes a top-of-the-line Siemens Axiom Artis dTA with flat digital detector technology. The changes made should make a patient's experience more comfortable. Please allow Drs. Lustberg and Burch to answer any questions you may have about the new suite and what procedures are performed in Interventional Radiology. Telephone consults and questions are welcome. Please call for scheduling or more information.

Interventional radiology is a rapidly growing area of medicine. Interventional radiologists are physicians who specialize in minimally invasive, targeted treatments performed using imaging guidance. Interventional radiology procedures are an advance in medicine that often replace open surgical procedures. They are generally easier for the patient because they involve no large incisions, less risk, less pain and shorter recovery times.

Interventional radiologists (IRs) use their expertise in reading X-rays, ultrasound and other medical images to guide small instruments such as catheters (tubes that measure just a few millimeters in diameter) through the blood vessels or other pathways to treat disease percutaneously (through the skin). These procedures are typically much less invasive and much less costly than traditional surgery.

Interventional Radiology Procedures

  • Angiography with or without Angioplasty and/or Stenting
  • Abdominal Aortic Stentgraft Placement (EVAR)
  • Arterial and Venous Thrombolysis
  • Uterine Fibroid Embolization
  • Ovarian Vein Embolization (for Pelvic Congestion Syndrome)
  • Varicose Vein Ablation with or without Ambulatory Phlebectomy and Sclerotherapy
  • Radiofrequency Ablation of Tumors
  • Chemoembolization of Tumors
  • Dialysis Access Procedures including Declotting of Grafts and Fistulas
  • Gastrostomy and Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement
  • Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement and Removal
  • Port-a-cath placement and other forms of Venous Access
To download a brochure on Interventional Radiology, click here.