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Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Honors Innovation with Annual Awards

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 07:00 March 25, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation today presented the Leader in Innovation Award to Suresh Vedantham , MD, FSIR , during SIR’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Salt Lake City. Louis, where he also serves as assistant dean for clinical research. “Dr.

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Patient-Reported Outcomes: Updates since the 2017 Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Research Consensus Panel

JVIR

In 2017, the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation convened a Research Consensus Panel (RCP) on patient-reported outcomes (PROs), inviting experts to identify priorities for the advancement of PRO use for the field of interventional radiology (IR) (1).

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Completeness of reporting in abstracts of randomized controlled trials assessing interventional radiology for liver disease

JVIR

To assess the completeness of reporting in abstracts of published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing interventional radiology (IR) for liver disease; to assess whether publication of the 2017 CONSORT update for nonpharmacological treatments (NPT) resulted in changes in abstract reporting; and to identify factors associated with better reporting. (..)

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Cryoablation effective in women with breast cancer

AuntMinnie

A minimally invasive procedure called cryoablation that uses ice to freeze and destroy tumors has proven effective for women with large breast cancer tumors, according to a study presented March 27 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Salt Lake City. cm who were poor surgical candidates or who refused surgery.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

AuntMinnie

His research interests include using structural and functional MRI -- particularly ultrahigh-field, 7-tesla MRI -- to map brain microstructure and develop neurosurgical treatment of brain tumors, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. Elliot Fishman, MD.

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The radiologist in 22 years time

Radiology Cafe

Add to this an ageing population, an increased prevalence of comorbidities (4) and that modern medicine is practiced in a more defensive way than in the past and it is easy to see why there will be no slowdown in the burden placed upon radiological services. Nanotechnology: intelligent design to treat complex disease.

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A brief history of radiology

Radiology Cafe

11) Charles Dotter, a vascular radiologist and commonly known as ‘The Father of Interventional Radiology’, invented angioplasty. (12) Modern trends in interventional radiology. The birth, early years, and future of interventional radiology. Radiology 1963;80:273–275 Lindsay, R. 242, 190-191.