With the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS) results giving carotid endarterectomy a definite thumbs-up and hammering a few nails in the coffin for carotid artery stenting, the results of the purist trial CREST have long been awaited for either confirmation, or disagreement of results.

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Interventional radiologists will share scientific advances and new discoveries in treating a host of diseases at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 35th Annual Scientific Meeting 13–18 March,2010 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa,USA.

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New England Journal of Medicine publishes first study to show minimally invasive interventional radiology approach for end-stage kidney disease patients is “superior” in treating blocked access

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GEST Founders and Directors Jafar Golzarian, Ziv Haskal and Marc Sapoval to welcome international audience to the first US edition of the original embolization meeting

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Iraqi Ministry of Health orders diagnostic imaging equipment worth around $70 million

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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 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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The recent vote by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) shows how interventional radiology has moved from a technical discipline to a true clinical discipline, which marks a real milestone, the official birth of a new medical specialty in Europe.

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After years of painstaking lobbying and efforts from CIRSE, we are celebrating the official recognition of interventional radiology as a distinct medical subspecialty. Embracing the recent UEMS’ decision, Greece will also become one of the few European countries to officially offer 1-2 years of subspecialty training in interventional radiology.

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Embolotherapy has become an increasingly popular procedure in the field of interventional radiology. The industry has been very active in developing sophisticated embolic agents, Jean-Pierre Pelage and colleagues, share their view.

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No data as yet to recommend one modality over the other, says Timothy Clark, interventional radiologist from Philadelphia, USA

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Microwave ablation is easy to perform under sedation, appears to be less painful, and the end point of the procedure is a unit of time

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) research being presented at ISET focuses on a technology that works like a Global Positioning System (GPS) to help interventional physicians navigate inside the body, taking the guesswork out of minimally invasive biopsies and cancer treatment.

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Provided that the FDA accepts the planned clinical protocol, Biosphere plans to begin enrolling patients into the study within 60 days of FDA approval.

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Siemens Healthcare will introduce its comprehensive portfolio for imaging in interventional oncology, in Chicago, USA.

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The 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Interventional Radiology [more]

The longest running and leading vascular symposium in Europe [more]

Held in partnership with the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), this is GEST’s fourth edition and the first to be held in the United States [more]