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IR videos, a few clicks away IR videos, a few clicks away
Thursday, 02 Sep 2010
Physicians discuss the internet’s influence in IR and how video output on the web should be monitored.
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Retrievable IVC filters in the eye of a storm
Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010
The US FDA has issued an alert which finds that IVC filters pose a risk if left in the body. The Society of Interventional Radiology has issued a response. Two prominent IRs tell Interventional News what they think ought to be done.
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Vena cava filters can cause “potentially life-threatening complications”, according to online JAMA report
Tuesday, 17 Aug 2010
Bard Recovery and G2 cava filters found to fracture in various ways; including erosion through the vena cava wall, migration, obstruction and additional clotting.
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Medtronic completes enrolment for clinical study of Complete SE vascular stent
Tuesday, 10 Aug 2010
Milestone shows progress on indication-specific trials for treating peripheral arterial disease.
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First mention of IR in UK white paper on NHS
Tuesday, 03 Aug 2010
The new system in the UK, which will involve direct commissioning by GPs, offers great opportunities for IR, said Andy Adam, president of the Royal College of Radiologists and one of the editors-in-chief of Interventional News.
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Radioembolization: interesting times ahead Radioembolization: interesting times ahead
Thursday, 02 Sep 2010
Quick 3 with Jose Ignacio Bilbao, Pamplona, Spain.
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"Microwaves will overcome some of the problems of radiofrequency" "Microwaves will overcome some of the problems of radiofrequency"
Thursday, 02 Sep 2010
Luigi Solbiati, Department of Radiology of the General Hospital, Busto Arsizio, Italy, speaks on microwave versus RF ablation.
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On Sorafenib and the resurrection of other systemic approaches On Sorafenib and the resurrection of other systemic approaches
Tuesday, 03 Aug 2010
Despite unsuccessful attempts in the past 30 years costing patients their lives and the health care system large sums of money, we are again on the cusp of another wave of clinical trials designed to test various systemic therapies, which for the most part had largely been abandoned.
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Opinion: Potential benefits of bilateral femoral puncture for uterine artery embolization Opinion: Potential benefits of bilateral femoral puncture for uterine artery embolization
Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009
Early in our experience at Georgetown University, we recognised that UAE is one of the few interventional radiology procedures that routinely requires the embolization of two vessels on opposite sides of the body.
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Johannes Lammer wins CIRSE Gold Medal for 2009
Monday, 26 Oct 2009
Johannes Lammer was awarded the CIRSE gold medal at the opening ceremony on September 19, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal. “I am truly honoured to receive this medal from CIRSE,” said Lammer in his acceptance speech.
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Several speakers discuss the importance of RF ablation techniques compared to rival methods at the recent ECIO meeting in Florence, Italy.
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Catherine Frenette hails latest TACE test results as a "real world perspective".
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More than three-fourths of hepatocellular carcinoma patients are not surgical candidates and radioembolisation with intra-arterial yttrium-90 extends patient survival.
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A radical new approach to the treatment of the disease, Reed A Omary claims.
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Martin told Interventional News that he opted to use this new media because “prospective patients all have varied reading levels. This was the most effective way to overcome those differences and allow patients to understand the trial that is being offered.”
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 Profiles  Product News
Malgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska Malgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska
Poland’s most senior interventional radiologist, and president of ECR 2010, told Interventional News how she felt when she joined a male-dominated field.
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Ernst-Peter Strecker Ernst-Peter Strecker
Professor Ernst-Peter Strecker invented his first bare metal stent in around 1985. He was also one of the first to implant a stent in a patient with a post-PTA restenosis of the right common iliac artery, in May 1987
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Brian Stainken Brian Stainken
Interventional News’ Co-Editor-in-Chief, and new president of the Society of Interventional Radiology, Brian Stainken, on the “magic” of which interventional radiologists are too modest to boast.
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Ziv J Haskal Ziv J Haskal
Interventional News speaks to Dr Ziv J Haskal about his proudest professional moments, the challenges facing interventional radiology, and his need for speed.
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Microsulis launches most powerful needle for microwave tissue ablation at ECIO
Tuesday, 03 Aug 2010
Breakthrough UK liver cancer treatment successfully introduced to international audience.
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Longest stent graft ever introduced in Europe for SFA endoluminal bypass
Tuesday, 03 Aug 2010
Longer length Gore Viabahn gets CE mark.
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Covidien completes acquisition of ev3
Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010
Covidien has announced that it has completed the acquisition of ev3 for an aggregate consideration of approximately $2.6 billion, net of cash and short-term investments acquired.
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Medtronic receives FDA approval for new indication for Complete self-expanding stent
Wednesday, 21 Apr 2010
Now indicated for treatment of peripheral disease in the iliac arteries, device redefines deployment accuracy for precise placement.
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