Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Vascular Problems, Blood Clots, varicose veins, angioplasty, Hypertension, Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), Peripheral Arterial Disease, and Venous disease.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including angioplasty, Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filters, Thrombolytic Therapy, interventions in the biliary and urinary systems, Ovarian Vein Embolization, Chemoembolization, TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt), radiofrequency ablation of tumors, Percutaneous nephrostomy, Stent Placement, percutaneous management of abscesses, and gastrostomies.
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Echocardiogram, and Diagnostic angiography.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Alabama has 26 practicing interventional radiologists & vascular radiologists. Broken out by city, interventional radiology & vascular radiology doctor density in Alabaster is 1, in Birmingham is 7, in Dothan is 5, in Huntsville is 3, in Maxwell Afb is 1, in Mobile is 5, in Montgomery is 5, and in Selma is 1.
Montgomery is the capital city of this southern state, though Birmingham is its largest city. Population in 2005 was 4,557,808. Alabama is the birthplace of historical figures Hank Aaron, Helen Keller, and George Washington Carver. Take an airboat tour on the Mobile river delta, see the Alabama Civil Rights museum in Mantua, or tour the Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham. Visit the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery, or play a round of golf at one of Alabama’s many acclaimed courses. From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the state’s north to the Gulf coast beaches in the south, Alabama’s scenery includes a varied and diverse landscape.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Alabama has a population of 4,557,808. Of this population, 1,074,627 are under the age of 18 and 600,258 are at or above the age of 65.
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