Varicose Veins: Not Just a Cosmetic Concern

Varicose veins are an unsightly nuisance that affects up to 40 million Americans. But they’re also a potential health hazard that could put you at risk for blood clots, ulcers and worse. Swollen and twisted, and visible just under the skin, varicose veins develop when the one-way valves inside your veins become weak or damaged. […]

How Do I Know If I Have Fibroids?

Two thirds of women with fibroid tumors do not have symptoms, but the third of women who do have some common indicators. Uterine fibroid symptoms can develop slowly over several years or rapidly over several months. In some cases, there may be no symptoms or indicators at all. The type of symptoms you have can depend […]

Uterine Fibroid Embolization Procedure

All patients participate in a detailed pre-procedure consultation with our physicians and nurse practitioner. Following the consultation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is performed to accurately determine the location and size of the fibroids. The MRI will also determine how much blood flow is getting to the fibroids and check the surrounding areas of the pelvis. […]

How Balloon Kyphoplasty Helps Relieve Back Pain

What Kind of Back Pain Does Ballon Kyphoplasty Treat? The adult spine is a column of 33 bones that protects the spinal cord and enables us to stand upright. Each bony segment of the spine is referred to as a vertebra (two or more are called vertebrae). Having a spinal fracture means that one of […]

What You Need to Know About Treating Varicose Veins and Spider Veins and Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT)

Vein Center of Indiana offers Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT) – a state-of-the-art, no hospital stay, non-surgical, minimal-to-no scarring vein procedure that takes less than an hour to complete. What should I expect at my first visit at the Vein Center of Indiana? Interventional Physicians of Indiana interventional radiologists always start with a detailed ultrasound examination. […]

Benefits of Uterine Fibroid Embolization Procedure

90% of patients are satisfied with the outcomes of the UFE procedure. Growth of new fibroids or re-growth of embolized fibroids is rare. There is minimal blood loss and therefore no need for blood transfusions. All the fibroids may be treated during a single embolization procedure. All major insurance companies cover this procedure as a […]

Top Back Pain Treatments

  What is the Treatment for Acute Painful Vertebral Compression? Kyphoplasty is offered for patients with acute painful compression fractures of the spine. These fractures typically cause severe pain and may lead to the patients being wheelchair bound or bedridden, with severely limited daily activities. What is Kyphoplasty? The kyphoplasty procedure is a minimally invasive, […]

Using Ambulatory Phlebectomy For Varicose and Spider Vein Removal

  What is Ambulatory Phlebectomy? Ambulatory (micro) phlebectomy is a procedure that removes and disrupts varicose veins through a series of tiny (micro) skin incisions. We can perform this procedure at the same session as an EVLT procedure, or at a separate time. Who Needs a Phlebectomy? Ambulatory (micro) phlebectomy is performed on an outpatient […]

What about Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT) for Varicose and Spider Vein Treatment?

  What is EVLT? EVLT is an exciting, state-of-the-art, outpatient, non-surgical procedure. It usually takes less than an hour to complete. Patients are given the option of having oral or intravenous conscious sedation for relaxation. General anesthesia is not necessary. After the leg is prepped and draped, and the skin anesthetized, a laser fiber is […]

Facts About UFE From The Society of Interventional Radiology

  About 20 to 40 percent of women age 35 and older have uterine fibroids of significant size. About 15,000-20,000 UFE procedures have been performed worldwide, at least half of them in the United States. Using embolization to treat uterine fibroids has been performed since 1995. Interventional radiologists also perform uterine artery embolizations to treat […]