Interventional: Page 79

Cryotherapy successfully freezes breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using image-guided multiprobe cryotherapy, researchers in Detroit have successfully frozen breast cancer in patients who refused surgery, and, as a result, the women did not have to undergo surgery after treatment to ensure that the tumors had been killed.
March 15, 2010
Bicarbonate no better than saline for preventing CIN
By Charlene Laino
ATLANTA - Hydration with sodium bicarbonate is no better than using standard saline for preventing contrast-induced neuropathy (CIN) in at-risk diabetes patients, according to research presented this week at the American College of Cardiology meeting.
March 15, 2010
Cook unveils new NavAlign system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook Medical introduced the latest version of its NavAlign delivery system at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology meeting in Tampa, FL.
March 15, 2010
GE adds to interventional offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is debuting new clinical visualization tools for interventional radiology at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology meeting in Tampa, FL.
March 15, 2010
UFE fertility rates compare to surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women who undergo uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) have comparable fertility rates to those who have their fibroids surgically removed by myomectomy, according to a new study presented at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Tampa, FL.
March 14, 2010
SPECT more costly, less effective than CTA for chest pain
By Eric Barnes
Coronary CT angiography (CTA) is the most cost-effective way to diagnose patients with chest pain and suspected coronary artery disease, according to a new study in the March issue of Radiology.
March 1, 2010
Stereotaxis reports Q4 revenue growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided interventional surgery firm Stereotaxis reported its fourth-quarter 2009 financial results, posting a 16% increase propelled by sales of its Niobe magnetic navigation system and its Odyssey product line.
February 24, 2010
Hologic, Ethicon bury the hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic and interventional device developer Ethicon Endo-Surgery have settled their patent infringement litigation.
February 21, 2010
Italian study finds vertebroplasty effective
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A large, multicenter Italian study has concluded that vertebroplasty is effective in treating vertebral compression fractures, providing significant and sustained pain relief.
February 17, 2010
New paper updates guidelines on fluoro radiation injuries
By Brian Casey
While much of the recent concern over medical radiation dose has focused on CT, fluoroscopy is another imaging modality that can pack a radiation wallop. In some cases, patients are leaving the fluoroscopy table unaware that they've received enough radiation to cause skin injury.
February 17, 2010
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Stents beat balloon angio for dialysis patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stent grafts are better than balloon angioplasty for maintaining function of dialysis access grafts in kidney failure patients who undergo dialysis, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
February 11, 2010
Siemens debuts neuro software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has introduced syngo Neuro PBV IR, an interventional radiology application that allows viewing of parenchymal blood flow during minimally invasive brain interventions.
February 9, 2010
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