This week on Clear Lake Connections Podcast presented by UTMB Health: Meet Dr. Arsalan Saleem InterventionalRadiologist
In this week’s episode, we meet Dr. Arsalan Saleem, Associate Professor of Radiology at UTMB. Dr. Saleem explains what radiology is, how it is used and why it is so important to healthcare. He describes radiology as thebackbone of any medical system. All patients connect with radiology during their care. Ultrasounds, x-rays, MRI, CT scans are the most common procedures for imaging. Dr. Saleem discusses the remarkable technological advances in thelast decade for radiology. Scan times are faster, and the digital images are better which result in quicker diagnosis. Dr. Saleem also explains how radiology today can assist him with surgical procedures. Interventional radiology allowshim to perform procedures under image guidance to fix problems in the body without having to cut. Small puncture wounds can be used instead to speed up recovery times.
