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Cryoablation effective in women with breast cancer

A minimally invasive procedure called cryoablation that uses ice to freeze and destroy tumors has proven effective for women with large breast cancer tumors.

March 27, 2024

How has virtual interviewing impacted residency matches?

Virtual interviews implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic do not appear to have shifted the geographic distribution of interventional and diagnostic radiology residents.

March 26, 2024

MRI/ultrasound combination effective for treating prostate cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

A new, minimally invasive procedure that combines MRI and transurethral ultrasound ablation is effective for treating prostate cancer, according to recent research.

March 21, 2024

Prostate Cancer

Hysterectomies may be averted with UAE

A minimally invasive treatment called uterine artery embolization (UAE) may be a promising alternative to hysterectomy in women due to severe bleeding after childbirth.

March 20, 2024

Coronary angiography matches IVUS in guiding PCI stent implantation

By Amerigo Allegretto

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is on par with quantitative coronary angiography when it comes to guiding stent implantation.

March 13, 2024

CEUS shines in diagnostic, interventional settings

By Amerigo Allegretto

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a problem-solving tool useful in interventions, according to a presentation given at ECR 2024.

March 6, 2024

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EVT valuable in patients requiring transit to stroke centers

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is effective for stroke patients who need to be transferred from hospitals where they are diagnosed to centers capable of performing the procedure.

February 9, 2024

EVT improves outcomes in stroke patients

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) may improve outcomes in stroke patients compared with medical management – importantly, even when imaging suggests varying ranges of brain injury.

February 7, 2024

Researchers offer age-specific dose estimator for fluoroscopy exams

A team at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures.

January 18, 2024

New procedure shows promise reducing knee osteoarthritis pain

Genicular artery embolization can improve pain and knee function for at least three months in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

December 20, 2023

Angiograms of the right knee in a 76-year-old man with knee osteoarthritis. A) Before embolization, selective angiography of the common trunk of the superior lateral and superior medial genicular arteries shows hypervascular inflammatory blush (arrows). B) During embolization using ethiodized oil of the common trunk, the angiogram shows emulsion droplets (arrows). Image courtesy of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.

Thrombectomy use increasing to treat VTE

The use of arterial and venous thrombectomy to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE) has increased significantly over the past five years.

December 5, 2023

Interventional radiologists are few and far between in the U.S.

Interventional radiologists are disproportionately distributed in the U.S, with higher densities practicing near urban areas.

November 2, 2023

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