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SIR taps new president, council members
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has appointed a new president and executive council members, the organization announced.
March 27, 2012
Boston Scientific donates to SIR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Boston Scientific has pledged $100,000 to the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation's Discovery Campaign.
March 27, 2012
DFine highlights RF-TVA research at SIR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer DFine said that two studies presented at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting in San Francisco strongly support its radiofrequency-targeted vertebral augmentation (RF-TVA) technology for treating vertebral fractures.
March 26, 2012
SIR: Interventional radiology's role in healthcare is changing
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - The way healthcare is delivered and reimbursed is changing, and it's crucial for interventional radiologists to understand new models of care in order to protect the subspecialty's turf, according to presentations at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting.
March 26, 2012
SIR: Cryoablation spot-freezes breast cancers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Percutaneous cryoablation may be used to freeze and destroy metastatic breast cancer tumors, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting in San Francisco.
March 26, 2012
SIR: New prostate treatment shows promise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new interventional radiology treatment known as prostatic artery embolization may help men with debilitating symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, according to a study presented at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting in San Francisco.
March 26, 2012
SIR: Electric-pulse IR therapy used for pancreatic cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Irreversible electroporation, a new interventional radiology procedure, is being used to treat patients with inoperable locally advanced pancreatic cancer, attendees at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting learned this week.
March 26, 2012
GE introduces OR hybrid system at ACC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare used this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting to launch a new imaging system designed to guide procedures in a hybrid operating room (OR), where physicians perform both transcatheter-based and open surgical procedures.
March 25, 2012
SIR: DVT patients helped by interventional treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional radiology treatments re-establish blood flow in patients with chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) annual meeting being held in San Francisco this week.
March 25, 2012
SIR: EVAR bests open surgery for AAA treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is safer than open surgical repair for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and is associated with lower in-hospital mortality rates and length of stay, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) annual scientific meeting in San Francisco.
March 25, 2012
Toshiba debuts new vascular software at SIR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced new software for its Infinix-i vascular x-ray system at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual meeting being held this week in San Francisco.
March 25, 2012
Cook introduces new biopsy needles at SIR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Cook Medical has introduced two bone biopsy products at the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) annual meeting being held this week in San Francisco.
March 25, 2012
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