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FastWave Medical closes $19 million financing round to advance IVL portfolio
FastWave Medical has announced the close of a US$19 million funding round earlier this year, increasing the total capital invested into the company to over US$40...
New study finds GAE provides significant relief from osteoarthritis-related knee pain
A minimally invasive procedure provides significant relief from knee pain and may prevent the need for knee replacement surgery in people with osteoarthritis, according...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of November 2024
In November, the most read stories from Interventional News included a profile of current Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) president, Muneeb Ahmed (Beth Israel...
AngioDynamics receives FDA clearance for prostate tissue ablation system
AngioDynamics has announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the NanoKnife system for prostate tissue ablation.
The company received clearance...
SIR appoints incoming JVIR co-editors-in-chief
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has announced that Charles E Ray Jr (University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA), past...
Cook Medical announces investment in Zenflow urinary obstruction device
Cook Medical has announced a strategic investment in the urology space via Zenflow, a medical device company developing a minimally invasive treatment for urinary...
IceCure Medical interim cryoablation trial results show low recurrence rate for...
IceCure Medical has today announced interim results from the company's Icesecret study of cryoablation for patients with small renal masses who cannot be offered...
Centerline Biomedical receives US FDA 510(k) approval for new IOPS guidewire
Centerline Biomedical has announced that it has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) approval for its new Intra-Operative Positioning System (IOPS)...
The Society of Interventional Radiology appoints Eve Lee as new chief...
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has announced that Eve Lee, executive director at the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA), will join the...
Terumo Interventional launches NaviCross peripheral support catheter in the USA
Terumo Interventional Systems announces the launch and commercial availability of its NaviCross peripheral support catheter in the USA, further expanding the company's radial-to-peripheral (R2P)...
Delcath Systems receives US FDA authorisation for Hepzato phase two clinical...
Delcath Systems has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its 30-day review of the company's investigational new drug (IND)...
Inari Medical’s ClotTriever thrombectomy system gains reimbursement approval in Japan
Inari Medical has announced that it received national reimbursement approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for its ClotTriever thrombectomy...
New studies support use of Viz.ai’s solutions for detecting suspected cerebral...
Viz.ai has announced new data supporting advancements in neurology and vascular care, with two studies—both set to be presented at the Radiological Society of...
Fluidx Medical announces first patient treated in prospective trial
Fluidx Medical has announced that the first patient has been treated in the GPX investigational device exception (IDE) prospective multinational clinical trial.
The GPX...
IASIOS announces enrolment of first paediatric centre
The International Accreditation System for Interventional Oncology Services (IASIOS) has announced the enrolment of its first paediatric centre, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in...
Boston Scientific announces acquisition of Intera Oncology
Boston Scientific has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Intera Oncology.
Intera Oncology’s Intera 3000 hepatic artery infusion pump has...
US interventional radiology: 12 years of primary specialty status
Interventional radiology (IR) was officially recognised as a primary medical specialty in the USA by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in 2012....
Intuitive image-guided solution ‘revolutionising’ hybrid endovascular and open surgery operating room
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In this article, Bjoern Suckow (Dartmouth Health, Lebanon, USA) discusses the Allia IGS 7 (GE HealthCare) and its...
Women experience more severe pain following thermal liver ablation, study reports
A retrospective, single-centre study has found that women more frequently experienced moderate to severe pain and required more analgesics for pain management when compared...
CT imaging reveals more than a third of ‘old strokes’ are...
A retrospective evaluation has found that more than a third of old strokes discovered via head computed tomography (CT) imaging are “unknown” to both...
Study shows long-term viability of PAE in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia
A single-centre report of mid- to long-term outcomes following prostate artery embolization (PAE) in a large cohort has found that the treatment shows significant...
IR in the UK: What we know
Sharing an update with Interventional News, consultant vascular radiologist Raghu Lakshminarayan (Hull University Teaching Hospital, Hull, UK) describes where interventional radiology (IR) stands within...
Clinical IR practice often goes unseen due to lack of distinct...
In a paper published last month in the journal CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology (CVIR), Matthew Lukies and colleagues from Alfred Health in Melbourne, Australia...
Interventional radiology: A play in three acts
I became an interventional radiologist by accident. As a resident in cardiology, I had an unusual chief: he belonged to a new breed of...
VQI comparison shows higher mortality in Asian CLTI population, despite similar...
A study which benchmarked results from prospectively collected Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) data for patients who have undergone peripheral vascular interventions (PVI) for chronic...
BSIR Graham Plant lecture highlights the reciprocal relationship between patient consent...
Titled ‘Let’s talk about the “C” words’, Trevor John Cleveland’s (University Hospitals Plymouth, Plymouth, UK) Graham Plant lecture at this year’s British Society of...
Xeltis announces US FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for aXess and first...
Xeltis has today announced that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted aXess...
GE Healthcare receives US FDA 510(k) clearance for Signa Magnus MRI...
GE HealthCare has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Signa Magnus magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner.
The 3-tesla (T)...
Liquid biopsy shows what you have been missing
Where is liquid biopsy today? Bruno Damascelli, Vladimira Tichà, Giancarlo Beltramo, Alberto Gramaglia and Gianluigi Patelli write on the complexities and challenges of the...
Muneeb Ahmed
Tracing back his line to interventional radiology (IR), Muneeb Ahmed, interventional radiologist and the current president of the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO), told...
ASPCVIR president-elect provides a glimpse into IR in the Asia-Pacific region
Born and raised in Singapore, interventional radiologist Tay Kiang Hiong is professor and head of the department of vascular and interventional radiology at Singapore...
Rush University System for Health acquires Quantum Surgical robotic-assisted technology
Rush University System for Health has announced today that it has acquired Quantum Surgical’s Epione platform. Rush University Medical Center is among a select...
iVascular initiates Opal study with new embolic liquid
iVascular has announced the initiation of Opal, the first-in-human study with the new embolic liquid Amber, based on a radiopaque biocompatible copolymer. Opal is...
CIRSE Clinical Practice Survey: Patient safety and quality improvement in IR
Andreas Mahnken (University Hospital Marburg, Marburg, Germany), distinguished interventional oncologist, educator and advocator for interventional radiology (IR) standardisation, dives into the most salient outcomes...
Quality over quantity? The growing focus on QoL in interventional oncology
A focus session dedicated to quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes in interventional oncology (IO) at this year’s Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) annual...
Interventional News Issue 96—November 2024 US Edition
Interventional News 96 Highlights:
New research finds that genicular artery embolization (GAE) has a lasting benefit of up to two years for moderate to...
Interventional News Issue 96—November 2024 Edition
Interventional News 96 Highlights:
New research finds that genicular artery embolization (GAE) has a lasting benefit of up to two years for moderate to...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of October 2024
In October, the most popular stories from Interventional News included a subanalysis of the ABRE trial results revealing obesity 'paradox in post-venous stenting outcomes;...
One-year data from SIRONA trial show similar results for sirolimus versus...
Data from the prospective, multicentre, investigator-initiated SIRONA randomised clinical trial demonstrated MagicTouch (Concept Medical) sirolimus-coated balloons to be noninferior compared to paclitaxel-coated balloons with...
PEERLESS trial finds large-bore mechanical thrombectomy superior for intermediate-risk PE
Findings from the first international randomised controlled trial (RCT) to compare patient outcomes following treatment with large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (LBMT) versus catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT)...
Zilver Vena stent shows three-year patency across patient groups
Cook Medical’s Zilver Vena venous self-expanding stent has shown high rates of patency sustained for three years, according to recently published data in the Journal of Vascular...
ABRE subanalysis highlights obesity ‘paradox’ in post-venous stenting outcomes
Results from a subset analysis of the ABRE study have shown that patients in three out of the six World Health Organisation (WHO) body...
Real-world registry shows sustained efficacy for Eluvia DES in the SFA
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During a satellite symposium session dedicated to real cases and trial outcomes which was held at the Cardiovascular...
Has interventional radiology reached its global tipping point?
In a new global statement, aimed to set forth the essential elements of interventional radiology (IR) and continuing challenges facing the specialty, the Cardiovascular...
Microbot Medical completes enrolment for ACCESS-PVI clinical trial
Microbot Medical has today announced that it has successfully completed enrolment and follow-up for all patients in its ACCESS-PVI human clinical trial.
The company...
Paclitaxel puzzles: Final word on the controversy
Following his statement titled ‘Paclitaxel meta-analyses in the lower limbs: Missing the trees for the forest’ published in the June issue of The Journal...
EMBLOK enrols 50th patient in TAVR embolic protection trial
EMBLOK has announced that it has enrolled the first 50 patients in a clinical trial to evaluate the performance and treatment effect of its...
InspireMD receives IDE approval from US FDA for CGUARDIANS II pivotal...
InspireMD has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the company’s investigational device exemption (IDE) application to initiate the CGUARDIANS...
Medinol announces first-in-human implantation of drug-eluting peripheral stent in Australia
Medinol has announced the successful first-in-human implantation of the ChampioNIR drug-eluting peripheral stent by Gerard S Goh and Thodur Vasudevan of the Alfred Hospital...
Novel AI-assisted DVT diagnostic pathway aims to ‘democratize’ point-of-care ultrasound
A new deep vein thrombosis (DVT) diagnostic pathway incorporating non-expert artificial intelligence (AI)-guided compression ultrasound could reduce workload and costs for healthcare systems...
Arrayus Technologies receives approval in Canada for MRI-guided ultrasound system
Arrayus Technologies has announced the Health Canada approval for its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound therapy system for uterine fibroid tissue ablation.
The approval...
Renal denervation gains class IIb recommendation in ESC guidelines
Latest guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on the management of blood pressure and hypertension include a recommendation for the use of...
Argon Medical announces expansion of liver management portfolio
Argon Medical has announced the launch of the Intara introducer sheath and the TLAB transvenous liver biopsy system.
The Intara introducer sheath is intended to maintain access...
Surmodics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Pounce XL thrombectomy system
Surmodics has announced that it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Pounce XL thrombectomy system.
The Pounce XL thrombectomy...
B Braun receives FDA clearance for deep access intravenous catheter
B Braun has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for the Introcan Safety 2 deep access intravenous...
WAVE trial reports Wrapsody superiority over standard PTA
Six-month results of the WRAPSODY Arteriovenous Access Efficacy (WAVE) pivotal trial have reported superior target lesion primary patency (TLPP) with Wrapsody (Merit Medical) cell-impermeable...
“Game-changing” six-month SUCCESS PTA results report Selution SLR efficacy
The first report of six-month results from the SUCCESS PTA trial evaluating the Selution SLR (Cordis) drug-eluting balloon has shown that consistent haemodynamic, functional...
Sirtex Medical granted EU medical device regulation for Y90 resin micospheres
Sirtex Medical has today announced that it has received certification according to European medical device regulation (MDR) 2017/745 for SIR-Spheres Y90 resin microspheres and...
Argon Medical announces launch of peripheral venous thrombectomy system
Argon Medical has today announced the launch of the CLEANER Vac thrombectomy system for the removal of blood clot from the peripheral venous vasculature.
The...
CIRSE launch immuno-oncology trial alongside Immunophotonics
Immunophotonics has announced a collaboration with The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) around a phase 2/3 clinical trial.
The trial is designed...
FlowPhysix announces partnership with 3comma for global distribution of thrombectomy device
FlowPhysix, formerly known as Expanse ICE, has announced a strategic partnership with 3comma Medical who will serve as their international commercial partner for their...
Deep venous stenting determined “safe” with low rates of major complications
A recent analysis of deep venous stent placement has determined that the procedure is safe with low rates of major complications. Published in the...
Minimal IR “survival kit”: What you need to know about trauma...
“When providing a 24/7 interventional radiology trauma service, sometimes our procedures are expected to be concluded in few minutes. That’s why it’s important...
Get what you want from your career: CIRSE Women in IR...
Taking place at the 2024 Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) annual congress (14–18 September, Lisbon, Portugal) the Women in Interventional Radiology...
How does uterine artery embolization affect reproductive outcomes?
Jessica K Stewart (University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA) shares what is currently known about reproductive outcomes following uterine artery embolization (UAE)...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of August 2024
In August, the most popular stories from Interventional News included a feature on renal denervation and the techniques' unexpected reappearance; a study which reveals...
Analysis of UK interventional radiology shows “major” discrepancy between workforce and...
An analysis of data collected on interventional radiology (IR) practice in the UK has shown an increasing trend in the number and complexity of...
Vesalio launches thrombectomy system in the USA for peripheral occlusions
Vesalio announces the US commercialisation of pVasc thrombectomy system for non-surgically removing peripheral occlusions.
A recent press release outlined that pVasc targets the full...
Are scopes within the scope of IR for biliary interventions?
In 2023, the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation awarded the percutaneous cholangiopancreatoscopy (PCPS) registry the largest grant to date to investigate the use...
HistoSonics launches first histotripsy programmes in Hong Kong
HistoSonics has announced the company’s initial partnership in Asia with Hong Kong University receiving their first histotripsy system following a donation from the Li...
Sonio announce acquisition by Samsung Medison
Sonio has today announced the official approval by the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance of the complete acquisition of shares by Samsung.
The...
New analysis benchmarks survival rates in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients undergoing...
Updating on a previous meta-analysis, new data which pooled survival estimates of patients undergoing transarterial radioembolization (TARE) has shown the treatment to be a...
Mechanical thrombectomy shifts the needle toward interventional management of PE and...
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Evaluating the current standard of care for the management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis...
CLEANER™ Rotational Thrombectomy system optimises effective clot maceration and patency restoration
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The CLEANER Rotational Thrombectomy system (Argon Medical) used for arteriovenous fistula and grafts seeks to provide interventionalists with...
Multidisciplinary panel supports the positive role of SIRT at SUMM90YT conference
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The SUMM90YT conference (23 February, Frankfurt, Germany)—hosted by Sirtex—gathered leading...
Electromagnetic navigation system using CBCT takes leap toward automisation for percutaneous...
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“For us, the main clinical objective is accuracy. Precision is key for interventional radiology procedures,” said Lambros...
Jupiter Endovascular announce US FDA approval for SPIRARE II trial
Jupiter Endovascular has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its investigational device exemption (IDE) application for the SPIRARE II US pivotal study. The pivotal trial...
From both sides of the table: How interventional radiologist Philip Dombrowski...
“Dombrowski finally determined that the rupture had happened in the pancreatic branch of the inferior pancreatic-duodenal arcade, a minor and rarely problematic artery. All...
Miyuki Sone spotlights women’s empathy as crucial part of any IR...
“It’s a boy’s club. If the only examples of success are men, it becomes harder for women to envision themselves in those positions.” These...
First-in-human study of SonoThrombectomy system completed
SonoVascular has announced the successful initiation of its first-in-human study (FIH) of the company's SonoThrombectomy system, an ultrasound-facilitated, thrombolytic-enhanced platform that utilises multiple mechanisms...
Inari Medical updates ClotTriever XL IFU amid US FDA recall notice
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall—the most serious type—for Inari Medical's ClotTriever XL, 30mm device due to...
Building equitable IR supply chains to support training in LMICs: A...
Chidubem Ugwueze (Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA) provides an update on the current state of play concerning interventional radiology (IR) equipment and...
Bariatric embolization deemed relevant in combination with medication for optimised obesity...
In a session titled ‘Bariatric embolization: Is it the end or a new resurgence?’ at the Global Embolization Oncology Symposium Technologies (GEST) annual conference...
GAE for mild knee osteoarthritis deemed “safe” with unexpected neuropsychological effect
A new study has determined genicular artery embolization (GAE) to be a “safe intervention” for mild knee osteoarthritis (OA), showing a sustained benefit at...
Lutonix AV global registry shows higher target lesion primary patency when...
In a new post-hoc analysis of the Lutonix (BD) arteriovenous (AV) global registry using investigational device exemption (IDE) criteria, Dimitrios Karnabatidis (Patras University Hospital,...
Patrick Haage
As a champion of innovation and forward movement in his chosen field of interventional radiology (IR), Patrick Haage’s career is no less a reflection...
Interventional News Issue 95—August 2024 US Edition
Interventional News 95 Highlights:
Findings from a post-hoc analysis of Lutonix arteriovenous (AV) global registry data
Interview with Philip Dombrowski (Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis,...
Interventional News Issue 95—August 2024 Edition
Interventional News 95 Highlights:
Findings from a post-hoc analysis of Lutonix arteriovenous (AV) global registry data
Interview with Philip Dombrowski (Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis,...
Centerline’s IOPS Viewpoint Catheter receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Centerline Biomedical has announced that the Intra-Operative Positioning System (IOPS) Viewpoint Catheter has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance. The Viewpoint...
CIRSE begins CALCIO trial enrolment for treatment of CLTI with Shockwave...
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of Europe (CIRSE) have announced that patient enrolment for the CALCIO trial has begun. CALCIO started patient enrolment on...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of July 2024
In July, the most popular stories from Interventional News included a survey highlighting a significant lack of awareness among women surrounding uterine artery fibroid...
AVeNEW trial shows superior AVF target lesion patency with covered stent...
“Study design is critically important when interpreting outcomes,” said Bart Dolmatch (Mountain View Hospital, Mountain View, USA) in his evaluation of the “disconnect” between...
MicroVention announces one-year effectiveness results from CLEVER intracranial aneurysm trial
MicroVention has announced the recently published results of the CLinical EValuation of WEB 17 Device in Intracranial Aneurysms (CLEVER) one year effectiveness results for...
Inspire Medical announces CE mark approval for Inspire IV device
Inspire Medical Systems has secured the CE mark certification for full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility for its Inspire IV neurostimulator device under the...
GE HealthCare acquire Intelligent Ultrasound’s clinical AI software
GE HealthCare has agreed to acquire the British medical device company Intelligent Ultrasound Group’s clinical artificial intelligence (AI) software unit for up to US$51m.
GE...
Transit Scientific announces first case using embolic delivery microcatheter
Transit Scientific announces the successful clinical deployment of XO Cath, an embolic delivery microcatheter intended for interventional procedures.
Richard Saxon (North County Radiology Associates, San...
Microbot Medical announces first patient treated with endovascular robotic surgical system
Microbot Medical has announced that Baptist Hospital of Miami, USA—which includes Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Miami Cancer Institute—has completed its first clinical...
Survey finds women with uterine fibroids offered hysterectomies over minimally invasive...
A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has revealed that more than half (53%)...
Avicenna.AI’s announces European MDR certification for imaging portfolio
Avicenna.AI has received Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification for five of its algorithms from British Standards Institution (BSI) Medical Devices—a development that means the...
IASIOS awards first institution centre of excellence seal
The International Accreditation System for Interventional Oncology Services (IASIOS) has announced that the Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg in France has been designated as the world’s first centre of excellence.
A...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of June 2024
In June, the most popular stories from Interventional News included new data from the C-GUARDIANS pivotal investigational device exemption (IDE) trial; positive 12-month results...
Cordis announce positive 24-month results from Selution SFA Japan trial
Cordis has announced positive 24-month results from the Selution SFA Japan trial. The prospective, multicentre, single arm trial is designed to assess the safety...
Penumbra announces European launch of neuro access catheters
Penumbra has announced that it has received CE mark approval and so has initiated the European launch of BMX81 and BMX96, devices which are...
Boston Scientific announces agreement to acquire Silk Road Medical
Boston Scientific has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Silk Road Medical, a medical device company involved in producing...
Xeltis receives IDE approval from US FDA for haemodialysis vascular access...
Xeltis has announced that it has gained approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an investigational device exemption (IDE) submission to...
Medical Templates announces FDA clearance for CT guidance software
Medical Templates has announced that they have received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for their Cube Navigator software for planning of percutaneous,...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of May 2024
In May, the most popular stories from Interventional News included a recent investigation into ChatGPT and patient perception of interventional radiology (IR); interventional radiologists...
The hidden interventional radiologists: Study uncovers those lost in data
A study conducted by the Harvey L Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) has identified a large percentage of unidentified interventional radiologists ‘hidden’ within Medicare data....
Cook Medical announces Beacon sizing tip catheter availability in USA and...
Cook Medical have announced that Beacon tip sizing catheters are now available in the USA and Canada. The Beacon catheter is available in a...
FastWave Medical announces successful 30-day first-in-human data on peripheral IVL technology
FastWave Medical has announced the 30-day results of its first-in-human (FIH) study using the company's differentiated peripheral intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) technology.
This was a...
New data find cryoablation “highly effective” in treatment of solitary renal...
A single-centre, retrospective review has reported 13-year data confirming cryoablation as a “highly effective” treatment modality for solitary T1a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with...
The double-edged sword of private practice in the MENA region
Interventional radiologists Mohammed Almoaiqel (King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Karim Abd El Tawab (Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt) and Mohammad Al-Twalah...
AngioDynamics announces CE mark approval for AlphaVac system
AngioDynamics, a leading medical technology company focused on restoring healthy blood flow in the body’s vascular system, has announced European CE mark approval of...
Fluidx Medical announces US FDA approval for embolic device clinical trial
Fluidx Medical Technology has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted investigational device exemption (IDE) approval to initiate the GPX...
BIOMAG-I two year results confirm safety and efficacy of Biotronik resorbable...
New two-year follow-up data from the BIOMAG-I first-in-human trial confirms a reliable and predictable long-term safety profile for Freesolve, the third-generation resorbable magnesium scaffold...
Merit Medical announces US FDA 510(k) clearance of Siege vascular plug
Merit Medical Systems, a global leader of healthcare technology, has announced US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Siege vascular plug....
Peeling the “onion”: Pain palliation’s developing role in cancer care
At this year’s Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) annual conference (25–29 January, Long Beach, USA), Dimitrios Filippiadis (Athens, Greece) moderated and presented in a...
The SEO of IR: ChatGPT offers “exciting” data for patient perception...
Using Chat generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) to understand the public perception of interventional radiology (IR), Chloe Cross (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,...
TARE with Y90 microspheres shows survival benefit and low adverse event...
Etienne Garin (Centre Eugene Marquis, Rennes, France), presenting results from an ad-hoc interim analysis of the PROACTIF trial data, reported that “appropriately selected” patients...
A new era for advanced microwave ablation therapy and imaging
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In the realm of interventional radiology (IR), technological advancements and innovation are...
Efficacy and flexibility of SIRT with SIRSpheres® for treatment of HCC...
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Highlights:
This four-page supplement shares insights given by key opinion leaders in selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using SIR-Spheres...
First multi-society summit addresses the wants, needs and demands of IR...
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake City, USA), interventional radiology (IR) societies from nations worldwide sat...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of April 2024
In April, the most popular stories from Interventional News included highlight research from the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March,...
Fostering development: Using social media as an interventional radiologist
As a member of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) social media subcommittee, Evgenia Efthymiou (University of Athens, Athens, Greece) expands on...
Jack Jennings
Jack Jennings is a professor of radiology and chief of musculoskeletal radiology for Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine...
Largest registry confirms efficacy of liver venous deprivation over portal vein...
Preliminary results from the largest global liver venous deprivation (LVD) registry—EuroLVD—confirms "high" hypertrophy and kinetic growth rate and "very low" rate of post-hepatectomy liver...
First applied ethics discussion at PAIRS 2024
Eric J Keller and Tauqir Rana discuss a session at the Pan Arab Interventional Radiologists Society Pan Arab (PAIRS) annual congress (10–13 February, 2024,...
Penumbra announces FDA clearance of Lightning Flash 2 for the treatment...
Penumbra has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and launch of Lightning Flash 2, the next generation computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT)...
Paclitaxel controversy: Yes, device restrictions did cause harm
“Unfortunately, we are doing worse for our patients today,” were the sobering thoughts of Eric Secemsky (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, USA) during...
“Breakthrough” robotics applications presented at SIR
Showcasing cutting-edge applications of robotics in interventional radiology (IR), presenters at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake...
EMBOLIZE trial launched to rectify unmet need in treatment of chronic...
The EMBOLIZE trial, a prospective, randomised controlled trial—the first of its kind—was recently launched at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting...
New data and heated debates set to spark controversy in CX...
“These will be important, salutary lessons. Should a controversy arise again involving a proven efficacious therapy, we now know that stopping access to that...
Interventional News Issue 94—April 2024 US Edition
Interventional News 94 Highlights:
Top stories from this year's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake City, USA)
Interview...
Interventional News Issue 94—April 2024 Edition
Interventional News 94 Highlights:
Top stories from this year's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake City, USA)
Interview...
New data presented by recognised speakers during SIR Best of abstracts...
This year’s Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake City, USA) gave recognition to select abstracts during the closing...
Cerenovus launches aspiration catheter for treatment of acute ischaemic stroke
Cerenovus, part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, has today announced the launch of Cereglide 71 aspiration catheter in Europe, an aspiration catheter equipped with...
IR Bites workshop blueprint: A comprehensive guide to running your own...
Speaking on behalf of ‘IR Bites’—a group whose mission is to raise the baseline public understanding and level of education on interventional radiology (IR)—medical...
Striving for excellence: Bien Soo Tan awarded SIR 2024 Gold Medal
Bien Soo Tan is a senior consultant at the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (IR) at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Following his recent...
CMS carotid stenting coverage expansion initiates concern over standard-of-care requirements and...
Dated 11 October 2023, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalised its decision regarding National Coverage Determination (NCD) 20.7 for...
AngioDynamics receives 510(k) clearance for AlphaVac system in treatment of PE
AngioDynamics, a leading and transformative medical technology company focused on restoring healthy blood flow in the body’s vascular system, expanding cancer treatment options and...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of March 2024
In March, the most popular stories from Interventional News included reports from the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) annual meeting (25–29 January 2024, Long...
Should all radiologists in training or interventional radiology fellows be taught...
I believe medicine is an art not a science. WH Auden said it was the art of wooing nature not the science of healing....
Unifying IO globally: IASIOS reports first US accredited centre
The International Accreditation System for Interventional Oncology Services (IASIOS) is the world’s first accreditation programme focused exclusively on standardising interventional oncology (IO) care, redefining...
Avicenna.AI receives FDA 510k approval for PE and stroke severity technology
Medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) company Avicenna.AI have today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
EMBOLIZE pelvic venous disease study launched at SIR 2024
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation, The VIVA Foundation and Penumbra, today announced the launch of the EMBOLIZE trial, a first-of-its-kind prospective, randomised...
Sirtex Medical appoints Matt Schmidt as new chief executive officer
Sirtex Medical, a manufacturer of interventional treatment solutions, announced today the appointment of Matt Schmidt as chief executive officer and board of directors member,...
More hysterectomies can be averted with earlier uterine artery embolization for...
New research to be presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–27 March, Salt Lake City, USA) has found early...
Five-year outcomes show transurethral ultrasound ablation successful in treatment of prostate...
A minimally invasive treatment using MRI and transurethral ultrasound instead of surgery or radiation is effective in treating prostate cancer, according to new research...
Cryoablation highly effective for breast cancer patients with large tumours
Cryoablation—minimally-invasive technique that uses ice to freeze and destroy small, cancerous tumours—has now been proven effective for breast cancer patients with large tumours, providing...
Late-breaking analysis set to expose the ‘why and how’ of endovascular...
Set to be presented at the upcoming Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) annual scientific meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake City, USA), an anticipated late-breaking...
More or less retired: RSNA gold medallist Anne Roberts reflects on...
With more than 35 years of tenure at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, Anne Roberts retired in 2022 and...
PAIRS session explores the efficacy of Botox in paediatric IR treatment
In a session dedicated to neonate, infant and paediatric interventional radiology (IR), Hisham Alshehri (King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) gave a talk at...
One year on: Matthew Johnson reflects on the PRESERVE trial
“Is more research needed in the world of filters? Yes, but is more research needed to determine whether the class itself is safe? No.”...
EmboCept® S degradable starch microspheres show high efficacy and good tolerability...
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Interventional radiologists Thomas Albrecht (Vivantes Clinic Neukölln, Berlin, Germany) and Roberto Iezzi (Policlinico Universitario Fondazione Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy)...
AI technology provides “exceptional”* capabilities for outpatient embolization treatment
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“Our practice has embraced the concept of artificial intelligence as a tool that improves physician performance for...
‘A new narrative’: TACE in the age of Y90 and immunotherapy
Hotly debated across the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO; 25–29 January 2024, Long Beach, USA) annual conference programme, speakers took to the stage to...
Roundtable sparks audience discussion on the pitfalls and successes in global...
In a roundtable dedicated to comparing training pathways for interventional radiology (IR) in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and...
Alda Tam
Alda Tam is an interventional radiologist and professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA, and is current president...
FastWave Medical announces third utility patent for intravascular lithotripsy technology
FastWave Medical, a clinical-stage medical device company developing intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) technology, has announced the issuance of its third utility patent by the United...
Society of Interventional Oncology announces third European site approved in ACCLAIM...
The Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) announces the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) in Milan, Italy, as the next European site approved for enrolment...
BD announces first patient enrolled in PAD vascular covered stent trial
BD has announced the enrolment of the first patient in the AGILITY investigational device exemption (IDE) study, which will assess the safety and effectiveness...
Interventional News Issue 93—February 2024 US Edition
Interventional News 93 Highlights:
Late-breaking analysis of BEST-CLI shows 'why and how' of endovascular failure in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia patients
Kieran Murphy speaks on...
Interventional News Issue 93—February 2024 Edition
Interventional News 93 Highlights:
Late-breaking analysis of BEST-CLI shows 'why and how' of endovascular failure in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia patients
Kieran Murphy speaks on...
Study suggests conservative management of spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage may be effective...
A recent study published in the journal CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology has found conservative management may be efficacious in patients with spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage...
First UK NHS hospital to use AI-enhanced treatment overcomes “Achilles’ heel”...
In the final months of 2023, the Addenbrooke Hospital in Cambridge, UK, were reported as the first UK National Health Service (NHS) facility to...
TriSalus releases real-world data showing success for pressure-enabled drug delivery
TriSalus Life Sciences, an oncology company integrating delivery technology with immunotherapy in the treatment of patients with liver and pancreatic tumours, today announced the...
Philips launches new motorised mobile C-arm system
Royal Philips has announced the launch of their image-guided therapy mobile C-arm system 9000—Zenition 90 Motorized, designed to help surgeons deliver high-quality care to...
Fujifilm announce new mammography imaging technology at ECR 2024
Fujifilm is set to unveil new mammography technology, Amulet Sophinity, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) annual meeting (February 28–3 March, 2024, Vienna,...
Cook Medical announce partnership with catheter securement device company Bedal International
Cook Medical, a global medical device manufacturer, has partnered with Bedal International, a company specialising in catheter securement devices marketed under the brand FlexGRIP....
Philips announces LumiGuide 3D imaging technology availability in Europe and USA
Phillips' LumiGuide ‘human GPS’ technology is now available to specialised hospitals in Europe and the USA. LumiGuide uses light reflected along an optical fibre...
Endovascular Engineering announce first patient enrolled in PE thrombectomy trial
Endovascular Engineering, a medical device company involved with clot removal technologies for venous thromboembolism (VTE), has announced the enrolment and treatment of the first...
Innova Vascular announces early commercial use of Laguna thrombectomy system
Innova Vascular has announced successful early commercial use of the company's Laguna thrombectomy system. Physicians at University of California (UCLA) Medical Center in Los...
UK MHRA update: Paclitaxel-coated device increased mortality risk is withdrawn for...
Following a review, the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has updated guidance on the use of paclitaxel-coated devices stating that such...
Cook Medical reports first patient treated in ZFEN+ fenestrated endovascular graft...
Cook Medical has announced the first patient treated in the clinical study of the ZENITH FENESTRATED+ endovascular graft (ZFEN+) in the USA. The procedure was performed...
Gore’s Viabahn VBX stent graft receives FDA approval
Gore has announced recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a lower profile Viabahn VBX balloon expandable endoprosthesis (VBX stent graft).
"Our team...
Baird Medical announces first thyroid microwave ablation procedure in USA
Baird Medical Devices, a microwave ablation medical device developer and provider in China and the USA, has recently announced that it has performed its...
Summa Therapeutics announce first-in-man injectable angioplasty treatments for PAD
Summa Therapeutics has announced that the first-in-man injectable angioplasty procedures for patients with below-knee peripheral arterial disease (PAD) were performed successfully using its Finesse...
Delcath Systems announce first commercial use of Hepzato Kit
Delcath Systems, an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the liver, has announced the first commercial use...
Laminate Medical announces first implantation of VasQ AVF device
Laminate Medical has announced the first implantation of their VasQ device in the USA, performed by Ari Kramer (Spartanburg Regional Hospital, Spartanburg, USA). The...
InkSpace Imaging receives FDA clearance for small body array MRI coil
InkSpace Imaging, a company engaged with diagnostic medical device technology, has announced it received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its next-generation...
Low-income patients found to receive low-intensity care for CLTI, associated with...
A recent study published in Circulation concerning patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) in the USA, has found that patients of low-income status and...
First patient treated with HistoSonics Edison histotripsy system
HistoSonics, developer of a non-invasive platform and sonic beam therapy called histotripsy, has announced the treatment of the first patient in its pivotal #HOPE4KIDNEY...
LUMIFOLLOW one-year outcomes show efficacy for femoropopliteal lesions
Luminor (iVascular) drug-coated balloon (DCB) has confirmed its excellent safety and efficacy in femoropopliteal lesions with new study LUMIFOLLOW, a recent press release states.
iVascular...
Full cohort results confirms efficacy of Luminor drug-coated balloon for BTK...
iVascular reflect on the Luminor drug-coated balloon (DCB) in below-the-knee (BTK) outcomes obtained in the BIBLIOS trial one-year follow-up presented at the Paris Vascular...
SCAI, SIR, and SVS jointly publish proceedings from multispecialty peripheral IVUS...
Proceedings from an expert consensus roundtable that discussed the benefits of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in lower extremity revascularisation procedures were released today in the...
AnX Robotica receive US FDA clearance for AI-assisted imaging tool
AnX Robotica, a company involved in the development of gastrointestinal visualization technologies, announces US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of their NaviCam ProScan,...
How to manage access via the distal radial route
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Terumo Medical launches peripheral coil system in the USA
Terumo Medical, announces the launch of its new AZUR HydroPack peripheral coil system in the USA. The AZUR HydroPack coil system is a soft,...
Photoacoustic ultrasound imaging shown to improve diagnostic accuracy of cancerous ovarian...
Published in the December 2023 issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Quing Zhu (Washington University, St Louis, USA) et al state that they...
Micro Medical Solutions completes enrolment for STAND MicroStent trial
Micro Medical Solutions (MMS), an innovator in the field of microvascular intervention to improve clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients with chronic...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of November 2023
In November, the most popular stories from Interventional News included stories from our latest issue concerning the global lack of interventional radiology (IR) devices...
Summa Therapeutics receive FDA approval for injectable angioplasty balloon catheter
Summa Therapeutics, a specialty angioplasty balloon medical device company, has announced that its innovative line of injectable angioplasty balloon catheters has been cleared for...
BD launches vascular access ultrasound system
BD, a leading global medical technology company, have launched a new advanced ultrasound system designed to help improve clinician efficiency when placing peripherally inserted...
Transit Scientific announce FDA clearance of microcatheter for embolic agent delivery
Transit Scientific, a Utah-based medical device company specialising in innovative solutions for vascular procedures, has announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance...
Fluidx Medical launches new embolic platform for tumour treatment
Fluidx Medical has released information about their new ULTRA embolic platform designed to make therapeutic embolization procedures safer, better, and faster, as the recent...
OncoSil Medical announce first patient treated in PANCOSIL trial
OncoSil Medical, a medical device company focused on localised treatments for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) announces the first patient has been...
Moral injury “prevalent” among interventional radiologists in the USA
A recent study concerning moral injury (MI) among interventional radiologists has found that the condition is “prevalent” throughout the field, and has been shown...
UK panel welcomes latest NICE guidance recommending hybrid technology for type...
A panel of leading experts has welcomed guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommending the use of hybrid...
Inari Medical completes LimFlow acquisition for CLTI treatment
Inari Medical has announced that it has completed its acquisition of chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) treatment maker LimFlow.
The Irvine, California–based company earlier this month...
New CT-guided treatment reports restoration of sense of smell following long...
New research to be presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA; 26–30 November 2023, Chicago, USA) annual meeting has found that, by...
Betters Medical receives US FDA clearance for microwave ablation system
Baird Medical, leading microwave ablation (MWA) medical device developer and provider in China, has announced that its subsidiary, Betters Medical, has received clearance from...
Computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) system ‘revolutionises’ pulmonary embolism treatment
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“The advances led by this technology have significantly revolutionised our procedures,” states...
IASIOS reports first accredited centre in the USA
The International Accreditation System for Interventional Oncology Services (IASIOS) has reported experiencing exponential growth exceeding 150% in the past year. IASIOS has been at...
Paediatric interventional radiologists call for intended-for-use device development
Lagging behind the rapid advancements within the speciality as a whole, a 2023 study titled ‘Is there really no kit for kids?’ has identified...
You can’t always get what you want, but you may get...
Over several decades, interventional radiology (IR) has scaled to significant heights, leading technological advancements and minimally-invasive techniques. As these milestones have been reached, however,...
CMS confirms broadened Medicare coverage of carotid stenting in final decision...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final decision regarding National Coverage Determination (NCD) 20.7 covering carotid artery stenting (CAS),...
“We started off with chinagraphs”: The evolution of radiation oncology
Liz Kenny of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (Brisbane, Australia) gave her radiation oncologist’s take on the “120-odd-year” history of radiation therapy, how...
One-year results from AAA-SHAPE trial to be presented at VEITH 2023
Shape Memory Medical, developer of custom shape memory polymers for endovascular markets, announced that one-year data from the AAA-SHAPE safety trial will be presented...
Interventional radiology and radiotheranostics: When talent meets innovation
Interventional radiology (IR) is a main player in modern clinical oncology practice. Almost every tumour board has a seat for IR. Clinical oncology is...
Predictive uses of machine learning for PAE to “personalise” patient care
Presenting on machine learning (ML) to predict responders following prostatic artery embolization (PAE) at the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR; 8–10 November 2023,...
“What does this say about us?”: A call to action for...
Honoured as the British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) travelling professor, Ian McCafferty (The Radiology Clinic, Birmingham, UK) gave the Graham Plant lecture at...
Revascularisation considered over amputation for CLTI in UK, new study states
A new study published in BJS Open has found that revascularisation treatment to restore blood flow to the legs of patients with severely blocked arteries is...
“The solution is an IR speciality”: Raman Uberoi gives Andreas Gruentzig...
Interventional radiologist and medical director for The Royal College of Radiologists, Raman Uberoi (The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK), gave this year’s Andreas Gruentzig...
Bariatric embolization: What we know so far
Obesity has been steadily increasing worldwide for at least 50 years. It directly contributes to the rising incidence of cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and oncological diseases....
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of October 2023
Interventional News’ most read stories in October included significant data releases from TCT 2023 (23–26 October, San Francisco, USA); results from a study investigating sex...
Interventional News welcomes new editor-in-chief Robert Morgan
Interventional News is delighted to welcome professor of interventional radiology Robert Morgan (St George’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK) as editor-in-chief. Morgan is...
Interventional approaches to benign bone tumours
Patients diagnosed with benign bone tumours will be relieved to know that these are not malignant, and some tumours will involute spontaneously. However, this...
Sirtex Medical announces commercial availability of liquid embolic system
Sirtex Medical, a leading manufacturer of interventional treatment solutions, has announced the commercial availability of the LAVA liquid embolic system, the first and only...
Interventional News Issue 92—November 2023 US Edition
Interventional News 92 Highlights:
International IR voices map the path to primary specialty
Interventional News welcomes new editor-in-chief Robert Morgan
Profile: Jonathan Moss
CIRSE: Top...
Interventional News Issue 92—November 2023
Interventional News 92 Highlights:
International IR voices map the path to primary specialty
Interventional News welcomes new editor-in-chief Robert Morgan
Profile: Jonathan Moss
CIRSE: Top...
Late breaking STRIKE-PE data shows improved outcomes for pulmonary embolism patients
Penumbra, a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies, announced the latest STRIKE-PE data evaluating Penumbra’s Indigo aspiration system with Lightning. The results show...
Study provides insights from US cohort of FLASH registry for high-risk...
New research from the FLASH registry shines a light on the effectiveness of large-bore mechanical thrombectomy in managing high-risk pulmonary embolism. The study, titled "Mechanical thrombectomy for high-risk pulmonary embolism:...
Review reports increase in hysterectomy risk after endometrial ablation
A recent publication in the journal Obstetrics & Gynaecology has reported an increase in the risk of hysterectomy after endometrial ablation from one to...
SIO president sets sights on becoming “strongest voice for the...
Muneeb Ahmed is an interventional radiologist specialising in interventional oncology (IO) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (Boston, USA) and current president of the...
Constant image quality and excellent dose efficiency: OPTIQ and Structure Scout...
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Highlights:
Philippe Pereira (SLK-Clinics GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany) pairing OPTIQ with personalised, multidisciplinary oncological medicine, “we have a big...
Thyroid thermal ablation “comes of age” internationally
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) 2023 annual meeting (9–13 September, Copenhagen, Denmark) saw presenters explore where thyroid thermal ablation treatments...
ABK Biomedical announce first patient treated in Y90 radioembolization study
ABK Biomedical, a medical device company dedicated to the research, development, and commercialisation of advanced imageable embolic medical devices, has announced the first...
Interventional Systems announce US FDA clearance for robotic system
Interventional Systems have announced that Micromate has been granted a new 510(k) clearance, allowing the commercial sale of the robotic system in the USA...
Delcath Systems announces publication of study comparing chemosaturation and SIRT
Delcath Systems, an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the liver, have announced the publication of an...
Cryoablation found to “significantly reduce pain” in endometriosis patients with abdominal...
Published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, a recent retrospective study which evaluated pain relief after percutaneous image-guided cryoablation in patients with...
HistoSonics receives FDA clearance for Edison histotripsy system
HistoSonics, the manufacturer of the Edison System and novel histotripsy therapy platforms, has announced the marketing authorisation of its “breakthrough” platform via the...
Merit Medical announces expanded microcatheter line for radial embolization
Merit Medical Systems, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of healthcare technology, today announced the expansion of its Maestro microcatheter product line to now...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of September 2023
Interventional News’ most read stories in September included first data releases from the this year’s Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) 2023 annual...
Award-winning MSK embolization research shows ‘higher safety profile and broader indication’
Yuji Okuno (Tokyo, Japan), winner of the Award of Excellence and Innovation in Interventional Radiology during the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe...
Laminate Medical announces FDA clearance for VasQ AVF creation device
Laminate Medical Technologies has announced their flagship device, the VasQ External Vascular Support, has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
TechsoMed announce FDA clearance for liver ablation planning software
TechsoMed, a medical software innovator dedicated to enhancing clinical impact in ablation therapy, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US...
“Rapid improvement” in right ventricular metrics following computer-aided mechanical aspiration thrombectomy
Presenting real-world population data in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE), John Moriarty (University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA) demonstrated results...
#HOPE4LIVER trial demonstrates safety and efficacy of histotripsy for liver tumours
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) 2023 annual meeting (9–13 September, Copenhagen, Denmark) played host to another FIRST@CIRSE session, which saw...
“Excellent” 24-month MOTIV BTK outcomes for bioresorbable scaffold use in below-the-knee...
Presenting data from the MOTIV bioresorbable scaffold (Reva Medical) below-the-knee (BTK) trial during Saturday’s FIRST@CIRSE session at this year’s Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society...
CIRSE radiation protection sessions address geographical disparities and mitigation of perceived...
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) 2023 annual meeting (9–13 September, Copenhagen, Denmark) hosted sessions dedicated to radiation protection, contemporary risk...
12-month PRISTINE registry data show efficacy of sirolimus-eluting balloon in the...
Tze Tec Chong (Singapore General Hospital, Singapore) presented results from the PRISTINE registry at this year’s Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) 2023...
US FDA approves LimFlow system for treatment of chronic limb-threatening ischemia
LimFlow, a developer of minimally-invasive technologies for the treatment of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), a severe form of peripheral artery disease (PAD), has announced...
Biotronik announce two-year results from DCB catheter registry
Biotronik has announced the two-year results from the BIOLUX P-III BENELUX all-comers registry, presented by principal investigator Frank Vermassen (Ghent University, Gent, Belgium) at...
Sirtex Medical announces Magle Group EmboCept S collaboration agreement
Sirtex Medical, a leading manufacturer of interventional treatment solutions, has announced the establishment of a collaboration and exclusive worldwide distribution agreement with Magle Group,...
Micromate: Your robotic assistant for all needle interventions from head to...
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Achieving consistency, accuracy, and ease of use in interventional radiology (IR) and interventional oncology (IO) procedures, including biopsy...
Delcath Systems announces additional funding for Hepzato Kit FDA approval
Delcath Systems, an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the liver, has announced that it raised approximately...
Interventional News’ top 10 most popular stories of August 2023
Interventional News’ most popular stories from August include a commentary on intra-arterial approaches to advanced pancreatic cancer; perspectives on 25 years of day-case IR...
Evaluation of transpulmonary chemoembolization (TPCE)
The incidence of lung cancer has increased considerably in the last few decades with the lung as the most common site of metastatic involvement....
CIRSE curriculum update targets greater harmonisation and improvement in global IR...
In February 2023, the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE), in conjunction with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Interventional Radiology...
“The PAIRS IR curriculum […] will be published by the 2024...
Ayman Al Sibaie is a consultant interventional radiologist currently working at Rashid Hospital (Dubai, UAE), and has been the president of the Pan Arab...
How does a lytic-free approach in DVT treatment help in building...
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A recent Inari Medical roundtable webinar examined how to build a venous practice effectively—three experts from different specialties...
PRIZER study to put the spotlight back on bare metal stents
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Koen Deloose (Sint Blasius Hospital, Dendermonde, Belgium) talks to Interventional News about the importance of treating femoropopliteal...
Intra-arterial approach to locally advanced pancreatic cancer
The use of catheter-based localised delivery of drugs for treatment of cancer patients has proven to be effective and provides the benefit of reduced...
Boston Scientific receives 510(k) clearance for expanded cryoablation system
Boston Scientific has received 510(k) clearance for expanded indication of the Visual Ice cryoablation system. The clearance grants this device an indication expansion to...
A window into IR training in the USA
Oluwatoyin (Toyin) Dada is a current fifth-year postgraduate trainee (resident) in interventional radiology (IR) and diagnostic radiology (DR), and Ariana Mills, a first-year resident....
New renal technologies: From radial access to angio-CT
Olivier Pellerin (Université de Paris, Paris, France) presented on technological updates in the renal space at the Global Embolization Oncology Symposium Technologies meeting (GEST;...
ESKD Summit 2023: What matters to patients gains momentum with input...
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Focusing on the disease through the patient’s lens, establishing well-functioning multidisciplinary teams, to potentially enhance both the patient’s journey...
Interventional News Issue 91—September 2023 US Edition
Interventional News 91 Highlights:
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removes red flag for paclitaxel-coated devices after review finds data do not support mortality...
Interventional News Issue 91—September 2023
Interventional News 91 Highlights:
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removes red flag for paclitaxel-coated devices after review finds data do not support mortality...
What’s better, what’s not, and what’s next
Interventional News began more than 20 years ago as an effort to better cover the global interventional space, selecting news stories and other content...
IASIOS reports significant increase in global interventional oncology centres
The International Accreditation System for Interventional Oncology Services (IASIOS), a membership-based accreditation programme, announces its continued advancement in a recent press release, reporting that...
New report returns to issue of improving UK’s paediatric IR provision
In 2010, the UK Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) published a report focused on...
A dive into sports injuries from an embolization perspective
Yuji Okuno (Okuno Clinic, Tokyo, Japan) shared with delegate sat the European Conference on Embolotherapy (ET; 21–24 June, Valencia, Spain) an analysis of the...
What exactly is tumour temperature?
Erik Cressman (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA) took to the podium, also at 2023 Global Embolization Oncology Symposium (GEST, 18–21 May, New York City, USA),...
Farah Gillan Irani
“Even , healthcare costs are spiralling, so we are also learning how to be prudent.” Farah Gillan Irani is an Indian-born and educated interventional...
Instylla announces completion of financing round
Instylla, a company developing next-generation liquid embolics for peripheral vascular embolotherapy, today announced the closing of a US$30 million financing round.
This financing round...
Microbot Medical appoints Francois H Cornelis to scientific advisory board
Microbot Medical, the developer of the LIBERTY Robotic Surgical System, the first single-use endovascular robotic system, today announces the expansion of its global team...
EIBIR and ESR announce changes to leadership
The European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR) has today announced the appointment of Regina Beets-Tan as its new scientific director. Beets-Tan, EIBIR...
Terumo Aortic announce Thoraflex device approval in Japan
Terumo Aortic have today announced that the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has granted approval of the Thoraflex Hybrid Frozen Elephant...
Study finds fibred embolization coils reduce procedure times and radiation exposure
Following the publication of an animal study examining the performance of embolization coils in arteries in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR)...
First-time data releases at LINC 2023 “confirm” Roadsaver carotid stent safety...
Presenting first-time data from large multicentre European studies at this year's Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC 2023; 6–9 June, Leipzig, Germany), Arne Schwindt (St Franziskus...
“If we are going to use these devices, we have to...
Delivering first-release data, Scott O Trerotola (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA) conveyed the “consistent results” in a real-world environment for the Lutonix arteriovenous (AV)...
‘Connect the world’ session at LINC 2023 projects “outstanding” first-release data...
The 'Connect the world: Japan' session at this year’s Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC 2023, 6–9 June, Leipzig, Germany)—in collaboration with the Japanese Endovascular...
GEST 2023: AI enables “more effective” research and practice development
Discussing the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in improving outcomes within research and practice development, Hamid Mojibian (Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA)...
Predictions made on the future of embolization at GEST 2023
Speaking in the Vanguard session on the first day of the 2023 Global Embolization Oncology Symposium (GEST, 18–21 May, New York City, USA) yesterday,...
IO of the past, present and future: presentation predicts what is...
Setting the audiences sights on the horizon at the 2023 Global Embolization Oncology Symposium (GEST, 18–21 May, New York City, USA) yesterday, Daniel Sze...
First US patient is enrolled in MedAlliance sirolimus DEB study
The first US patient has been enrolled in the SELUTION4SFA sirolimus drug-eluting balloon (DEB) study by Arthur Lee (Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Gainesville, USA)....
BlackSwan is given FDA premarket approval for new treatment of peripheral...
BlackSwan Vascular, a privately held company that is developing innovative therapies in endovascular embolization, is has announced it has received US Food and Drug...
Clinical trial continuation announced for robot-assisted treatment for lung metastases
Quantum Surgical announces the ongoing clinical trial for the treatment of lung metastases assisted by the Epione robot.
The study is coordinated by Thierry...
Humacyte publish six-year outcomes in study of HAV for peripheral arterial...
Humacyte, a clinical-stage biotechnology platform company developing universally implantable bioengineered human tissues and advanced tissue constructs and organ systems at commercial scale, today announced...
Cook Medical appoints John A Kaufman as chief medical officer
Cook Medical announces John A Kaufman (Cook Medical, Bloomington, USA) will be joining as its chief medical officer, effective July 2023. With Kaufman’s expertise...
Boston Scientific announces partial acquisition offer for majority stake of Acotec...
Boston Scientific has announced that it will make a partial offer to acquire a majority stake, up to a maximum of 65%, of shares...
Non-surgical treatment found to provide long-term relief for carpal tunnel syndrome
A minimally invasive treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome provides complete and long-term relief to patients without the use of corticosteroids, according to research presented...
Otsuka Medical Devices and ReCor Medical submit pre-market approval of Paradise...
Otsuka Medical Devices and ReCor Medical, a subsidiary of Otsuka, announce the filing of the pre-market approval (PMA) application to the US Food and...
