Encyclopedia – MPRG

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AAA Endoleak Repair

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Biliary Drainage / Stent

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Chemoembolization

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

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AAA Endoleak Repair

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Dialysis Access

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AAA Endoleak Repair

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Difficult Central Venous Access

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Emboliations

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Fluoroscopic Gastrostomy

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Foreign Body Retrieval

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Interventional Cancer Treatments

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IVC Filters & Removal

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Kyphoplasty

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Limb Preservation / Wound Care

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Mesenteric Arteriography

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Percutaneous Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula Creation

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Percutaneous Nephrostomy

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Peripheral Arterial Thrombolysis

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Port-a-Cath Placement

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Pulmonary Arteriography / Thrombolysis

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Renal Arteriography

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Spider Veins

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SVC Venograms & Treatment

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Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)

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Transjugular Liver Biopsy

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Tumor Ablation / Cancer Treatment

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Uterine Fibroid Embolization

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Varicocele Embolization

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Varicose Veins & Venous Insufficiency

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Venous Thrombolysis

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Procedures

Abdominal Ultrasound

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Angiography

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Angioplasty

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Barium Enema

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Biliary Catheter Care

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Biliary Drainage

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Body Imaging

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Bone Scan With / Without Flow

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Bone SPECT

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Breast Ultrasound

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Cardiolite Scan

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Computed Tomography (CT) Scan

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Coronary CTA

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CT Abdomen and Pelvis

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CT Thorax

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Cystogram

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Diagnostic Radiology

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Doppler Ultrasound Imaging

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FDG SPECT

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Gallium Scan

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Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding Scan

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Gastric Emptying

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Gastrointestinal & Small Bowel X-ray

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Hepatobiliary (HIDA) Scan

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Interventional Radiology

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IVP

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Liver Flow / SPECT

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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Mammography

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MUGA

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Musculoskeletal Imaging

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Myelogram

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Needle Biopsy

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Nephrostomy

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Nephrostomy Catheter

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Neuro-Interventional Radiology

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Nuclear Medicine

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OB Ultrasound

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Parathyroid Imaging

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Pediatric Radiology

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PET Scan

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Prostate Ultrasound

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Quantitative Lung Scan (V/Q)

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Renal Flow / Scan

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Small Bowel Series

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Thallium Scan

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Therapeutic Radiology

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Thyroid Cancer Evaluation

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Thyroid Treatment

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Thyroid Uptake and Scan

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Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt

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Ultrasound

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Upper GI Series

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V/P Lung Scan

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Women's Imaging

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