Why Choose Us?
State-of-the-art Interventional Radiology Suites
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers three state-of-the-art interventional radiology suites. We are the only pediatric hospital in the world that offers XperCT, Xper Guide and with 3-D rotational angiography. This technology enhances understanding of spatial orientation and 3-D anatomic relationships and optimizes our diagnostic and interventional capabilities.
Top Notch Technology
The unique match of XperCT and Allura 3-D-RA software means the existing 3-D image capability can integrate with CT images, giving not only images of the injected dye within the vessels and major organs but also in the soft tissue. The new suite can simultaneously acquire, integrate and superimpose CT, 3-D angiography and fluoroscopic imaging in a single room. This new system allows the unique opportunity to perform minimally invasive procedures that require both the real-time imaging capabilities of fluoroscopy and the 3-D soft tissue spatial orientation of CT. Clinical applications are endless. The XperCT reconstruction takes only three minutes from acquisition to display.
You can view a QuickTime movie (637k) to view a rotational study of a kidney or a 3-D reconstruction of the AV fistula (4375k). (Requires QuickTime player. Download the QuickTime player for PC or Macintosh from Apple.)
The close proximity to the operating room and the availability of anesthesia allows for combined procedures with other subspecialties, maximizing the benefits of traditional surgery and superior imaging.
Our Team
Our interventional radiologists work as part of a multidisciplinary group in the placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) and are nationally renowned in the team approach and successful placement of pediatric PICC.
