Interventional Radiology

If you or a loved one is in need of Interventional Radiology care, there's no need to leave the Yakima Valley or the area for expert care. Astria Health offers innovative and world-class radiology services, with providers who have extensive training and clinical expertise to provide treatment in all areas of vascular interventional radiology. The independent, fellowship-trained Interventional Radiologist on the medical staff specializes in diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions, including:

• Chemotherapy port placement for cancer treatment
• Oncology tumor microwave ablation and cryoablation
• CT and ultrasound-guided biopsies
• Image directed biopsy, drainage, aspiration, and ablation
• Dialysis vascular access placement and management
• Vascular disease diagnosis and treatment
• Vascular angioplasty, atherectomy, and drug-eluting stent placements
• Varicose vein treatment

Percutaneous Cryoablation (CRYOtherapy):

In addition, Astria Health offers an innovative approach to treating cancerous tumors with Percutaneous Cryoablation or CRYOtherapy. CRYOtherapy is a minimally invasive image-guided treatment that destroys (ablates) tumors and other targeted tissue with extreme cold, while sparing surrounding healthy tissue. This new treatment avoids the need for invasive surgery and is a naturally more comfortable and convenient alternative to heat-based ablation methods of surgery. Typically, patients spend only one night in the hospital or may even go home the same day.

There are many advantages to its use including:

• Less procedural pain versus radiofrequency ablation
• No destruction of collagen
• Minimal to little recovery time
• Offers an important alternative for poor surgical candidates
• Provides palliative treatment for thoracic tumors
• Can be performed in an outpatient setting for greater patient convenience