AuntMinnie

JUNE 14, 2024

TIPS is an interventional radiological procedure used to bypass the portal vein system. This relieves the pressure of blood flowing through the diseased liver and can help stop bleeding and fluid backup. Here, a stent is inserted a stent to connect the portal veins to adjacent blood vessels that have lower pressure.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 06/22/2023 - 20:06 June 22, 2023 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published a new position statement offering recommendations on the management of chronic iliofemoral venous obstruction with endovascular placement of metallic stents.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 06/22/2023 - 20:11 June 22, 2023 — New ultra-high-resolution CT technology enables excellent image quality and accurate diagnosis of coronary artery disease in high-risk patients, a potentially significant benefit for people previously ineligible for noninvasive screening, according to a study published in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“What we can confidently state is that the progression of the disease has completely halted, and there are no MRI findings indicating disease progression,” Ghanaati said. Osteoarthritis is among the most common destructive joint diseases, with an estimated 6% of men and 18% of women suffering from the disease globally.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2024

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.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

"Collaboration between [gynecologists and interventional radiologists improves] perception of their management of fibroid patients, their relationships with collaborating colleagues, and work satisfaction," they concluded. The complete study can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 4, 2024

When it comes to hospitals' focus on specific clinical programs, 61% of respondents indicated that their hospital has a vascular surgery program, 54% have a cardiac surgery program, and 31% have a dedicated structural heart disease program -- all of which use fixed C-arm devices.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria. The update consists of 247 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics and covers 4,000 clinical scenarios, and now includes eight new and 18 revised topics.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 21, 2024

a leading clinical augmented reality med-tech company, announced the successful first installation and clinical cases using the OmnifyXR Interventional Suite [1] at North Star Vascular and Interventional in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

We know there are a lot of radiopharmaceuticals for a wide variety of diseases," he said, adding that running clinical trials in a large, multifaceted facility such as BAMF presents the opportunity to "really understand and optimize how to use these kinds of drugs efficiently."

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

RadiologyInfo.org contains 300 procedure, exam, and disease descriptions covering diagnostic and interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, and radiation safety, and it is updated with new information. In the videos, radiologists share some common findings while displaying sample imaging exams.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Radiology administrators have very high confidence that imaging will grow as a profit center, according to The MarkeTech Group's Medical Imaging Confidence Index (MICI) report for the fourth quarter of 2024. regions expressed high confidence in growth in diagnostic/interventional radiology, the group found.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2025

Baidus AI chatbot Ernie Bot outperformed OpenAIs ChatGPT-4 on interventional radiology questions in Chinese, while ChatGPT was superior when questions were in English, according to a recent study. Both procedures are complex and difficult for patients and their caregivers to understand, they noted.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The newest collaboration includes future plans to develop improved diagnosis and disease management through MRI, CT, ultrasound, interventional radiology, theranostics, and molecular imaging.

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JVIR

MAY 15, 2023

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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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Ultrasound-guided cryoablation can be considered for breast cancer patients who are poor surgical candidates or who refuse surgery, suggest findings published February 3 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. The women had an average follow-up of 21 months and a median of 9.8 vs. 22.2%, p = 0.038). cm (p = 0.506).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 10, 2024

All topics include a narrative, an evidence table, and a literature search summary.

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Interventional Radiology Diagnostic Imaging Disease Clinic 130

Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 12, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 10/12/2023 - 12:06 October 12, 2023 — The American College of Radiology ( ACR ) released an update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria (ACR AC), which includes 233 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with more than 1,100 clinical variants covering more than 3,000 clinical scenarios.

Radiology 104

Radiology Interventional Radiology Diagnostic Imaging Disease 104

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released an update to its Appropriateness Criteria, which includes nine new and nine revised topics. The criteria in total include 233 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with more than 1,100 clinical variants covering more than 3,000 clinical scenarios.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

echocardiography) for congenital heart disease, diagnostic; 76987 including placement and manipulation of transducer, image acquisition, interpretation, and report 76988 placement, manipulation of transducer, and image acquisition only. epiaortic), diagnostic Intraoperative epicardial cardiac ultrasound (i.e.,

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 11, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 04/11/2023 - 21:21 April 11, 2023 — The American College of Radiology ( ACR ) released an update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria (ACR AC), which includes 227 diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology topics with more than 1,080 clinical variants covering 3,000 clinical scenarios.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 13, 2024

christine.book Sat, 04/13/2024 - 14:41 April 15, 2023 — The American College of Radiology ( ACR ) released an update to its ACR Appropriateness Criteria (ACR AC) just ahead of the American College of Radiology Annual Meeting , ACR 2024 , being held April 13-17 in Washington, DC. Tracheobronchial Disease Revised Topics: 1.

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TRA Medical Imaging

JANUARY 17, 2025

Neuroradiology: Neuroradiologists focus on conditions of the brain, spine, and nervous system, using advanced techniques like MRI and CT to diagnose strokes, tumors, and degenerative diseases. Interventional Radiology (IR): This sub-specialty focuses on minimally invasive procedures guided by imaging.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 14, 2025

The study was published March 13 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. In addition, compared with the TAE group, Y-90 TARE was associated with better control of disease progression, with patients who underwent the procedure experiencing locoregional progression-free survival of 21.6 months compared with 4.6

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Interventional radiology (IR) procedures are increasingly being used as less invasive alternatives to traditional surgeries, particularly for conditions such as liver cancer, uterine fibroids, and peripheral artery disease.

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JVIR

DECEMBER 18, 2023

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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JVIR

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation commissioned an international research consensus panel consisting of physicians from multiple disciplines with expertise in the management of benign and malignant thyroid disease. The role of locoregional therapy in the management of thyroid pathology is rapidly evolving.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 14, 2024

Siemens Healthineers and UH will look to also advance the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and use theranostics—combining the approaches of diagnostics and therapeutics—to treat patients with advanced forms of certain cancers, as well as develop new magnetic resonance ( MR ) technologies. tesla and 3T scanners.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

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.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 13, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 07/13/2023 - 12:09 July 13, 2023 — New computed tomography (CT) technology allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung structure and function, something not possible with standard CT, according to a study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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JVIR

APRIL 26, 2024

Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is an emerging, minimally invasive therapy to address the global burden of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and the unmet needs for medically refractory disease.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 6, 2023

Contrast-enhanced MRI plays a key role in the healthcare continuum, providing a radiation-free, non-invasive method to obtain detailed images of the body, helping to distinguish and identify potential abnormalities within organs and tissues to support physicians in answering critical medical questions in the diagnosis and monitoring of disease.2

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Aidoc

JANUARY 17, 2025

Heres what clinicians are saying: Alexander Misono, MD, Chief of Interventional Radiology at Hoag Hospital Irvine : I wonder, if not for this solution showing me, potentially saving me between 30 minutes or even an hour of timewould that patient have succumbed to their pulmonary embolism?

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

He has applied this investigative approach across a range of neurological disorders, with a major focus on stroke prevention and cerebrovascular disease assessment. While at Weill Cornell, Gupta led a research program to evaluate emerging neuroimaging techniques that may improve patient care.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 21, 2023

Interventional radiology – and specifically interventional CT – plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Consistent and accurate ‘navigation’ through the body is key in delivering precision care,” explains Prof.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Large language models like ChatGPT are being used by patients to understand disease processes and determine who to seek for treatment. Determining how these models portray interventional radiology (IR) to patients can give insight into the public perception of IR.

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JVIR

AUGUST 6, 2023

Regardless of intent, pre- and postprocedural imaging are central to determining disease burden, clinical decision-making, and management (2). After intervention, accurate response assessment requires clear communication and consistent terminology between diagnostic and interventional radiologists.

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