Search Tag: interventional radiology

2016 13 Apr

Effective from April 4, 2016,   Atul Gupta M.D. has been appointed Chief Medical Officer for Philips’ Image Guided Therapy business. Bringing clinical insights gained during more than 15 years as a practicing interventional radiologist, Atul will help to guide the business group’s vision of supporting physicians to decide, guide and confirm...Read more

2016 28 Jun

Welcome to C3 2016 It is with great pleasure that we announce the 12th annual C3 conference, taking place June 28 - July 1 - 2016 at Hilton Bonnet Creek. C3 has been specifically designed for physicians who specialize in interventional cardiology, vascular surgery, and interventional radiology, as well as fellows, residents, and other healthcare...Read more

2016 09 Jun

The International Congress on Complications in Interventional Radiology (ICCIR) is a unique event in the IR calendar, offering a discreet forum for doctors with diverse experience levels to explore the difficult but necessary subject of procedural complications. The ICCIR is based on the belief that continuously refining the practice of interventional...Read more

2015 03 Dec

Feeling high levels of distress, guilt and fear before undergoing an angioplasty or other interventional radiology procedure may lead to a poor outcome, according to a new study to be presented on Thursday, 3 December, at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The study examined data from 230 patients who underwent image-guided...Read more

2015 08 Sep

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty appear to be equally effective in substantially reducing pain and disability in osteoporosis patients with vertebral fractures, according to new findings from Baylor’s interventional radiology department. Currently, nearly three in four osteoporosis patients with vertebral fractures undergo kyphoplasty, a minimally-invasive...Read more

2015 01 Jul

Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography is a technique used at the Nottingham City Hospital in the UK, and consultant radiologist Eleanor Cornford summarised their experiences in a talk at UKRC 2015 in Liverpool this week. It has proved easy to use and fits in well to the workflow of their busy new referrals clinic. It has the advantage of providing...Read more

2016 10 Sep

CIRSE 2016  will again feature IDEAS - the new independent education track, covering a broad range of vascular topics to complement the event, in view of the ever-growing interest in the hot topics of EVAR and TEVAR from our delegates.    Core themes Another prominent feature of the meeting will be  interventional oncology , which is rapidly gaining...Read more

2016 14 Jun

The Programme Committee has put together an outstanding programme of new science in gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology. The highlights of ESGAR 2016 will be the two Postgraduate Courses on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 on “Common clinical problems in abdominal radiology” and “Colorectal oncologic imaging”. The scientific and educational programme will follow...Read more

2014 18 Sep

Simulation has a key role in training interventional radiologists, said Prof. Bartal from Israel, speaking this week at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Congress in Glasgow. Follow the principle of “see one, simulate one, do one”, he explained. Simulating a procedure before carrying it out on the patient can...Read more

2014 17 Sep

More than 6,000 people with diabetes have leg, foot or toe amputations every year in England. More people with diabetes could be saved from the threat of foot or leg amputation if they are referred more quickly to specialist clinics for less invasive – and potentially less expensive – medical alternatives like interventional radiology (IR), according...Read more

2014 17 Sep

Taking part in a multidisciplinary team is "the greatest educational experience you can have as a practising clinician", said  Professor Andy Adam, speaking at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) congress in Glasgow this week. Interventional radiologists need to join colleagues as professional members of multidisciplinary...Read more

2014 17 Sep

Demonstrating quality through comprehensive data collection on interventional radiology procedures was the focus of a talk by Dr. Peter Reimer from Germany at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe Congress in Glasgow this week. Through this initiative the German Society for Interventional Radiology and Minimally Invasive...Read more

2014 16 Sep

Key requisites for the interventional radiology practice was the subject of Dr. Iain Robertson’s presentation at the CIRSE congress today. Interventional radiologists need to understand the scope of their services. be more proactive about the services they intend to provide. and also what they do not provide. IR services should be a conduit towards...Read more

2014 06 May

Putting interventional radiologists in the center of their procedures GE Healthcare announced it has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Discovery IGS 740, a new rail-free mobile angiography system with a 41x41-cm detector. The Discovery IGS 740 is the first of this kind of mobile angiography system in the industry...Read more

2014 19 Apr

The European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO) takes place from 23-26 April 2014 at the Estrel Convention Center in Berlin, Germany. As one of the most important events for professionals in the field of interventional oncology, the ECIO gives insight into new and innovative ways to diagnose and treat cancer – a special focus will...Read more

2014 28 Mar

The European Conference on Interventional Oncology presents new ways to treat cancer  Over 1,000 medical professionals from around the world are expected to attend The world’s leading radiologists, oncologists and surgeons will be coming to Germany this April for the European Conference on International Oncology (ECIO), held at the...Read more

2014 08 Mar

Author Ciara Madden Head of Media and Publications CIRSE – The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe   Trauma represents a major burden to hospitals and healthcare systems, affecting 135 million people worldwide every year, with 5.8 million of these dying as a result (World Health Organization 2008)....Read more

2014 08 Mar

Interview with Prof. Duncan Ettles, President of the British Society of Interventional Radiology  On 16 January 1964 at the University of Oregon Hospital in the United States Dr. Charles Dotter (pictured) performed the first percutaneous transluminal angioplasty procedure. Inserting a Teflon catheter into a patient’s superficial femoral artery,...Read more