In general, travelers must have a passport, passport card, an enhanced driverâs license (only available in a few states) or one of the âtrusted travelerâ cards for prescreened travelers. However, there are some exceptions â plus some confusion in regard to cruises.
Angiogram patients. For an angiogram, you'll be taken to the interventional radiology department for the procedure where a nurse will attach monitoring equipment. The doctor will inject a local anesthetic, place a needle into your artery, and thread a flexible wire through the needle into your artery.
Interventional radiology (IR): Interventional radiologists employ image guidance methods to gain access to the deep interstices of most organs and organ systems. Through a galaxy of techniques, they can treat certain conditions percutaneously (through the skin) that might otherwise require surgery. (The technology includes the use of balloons, catheters, microcatheters, stents, therapeutic embolization (deliberately clogging up a blood vessel), etc.) The specialty of interventional radiology is growing and becoming increasingly diverse.