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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

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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

Avicenna.AI
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...

BEST-CLI
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...

Anne Roberts
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...

This advertorial is sponsored by Sirtex.  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

This advertorial is sponsored by GE HealthCare. “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...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

paclitaxel
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
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
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
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...

CLTI
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

LUMIFOLLOW
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

This advertorial is sponsored by Merit Medical. Disclaimer: The suggestions and other information, which may include both Merit and third-party products, are for the practitioner’s...

Terumo Medical launches peripheral coil system in the USA

R2P
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

STAND
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
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
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

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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

moral injury
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

This advertorial, sponsored by Penumbra, is intended only for readers outside the USA. “The advances led by this technology have significantly revolutionised our procedures,” states...

IASIOS reports first accredited centre in the USA

IASIOS
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

paediatric IR
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

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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...

Raman Uberoi
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

TOP 10
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
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

STRIKE-PE
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...

This advertorial is sponsored by Siemens Healthineers. 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

CIRSE 2023
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

micromate
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

TOP 10
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

VasQ external support
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
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...

MOTIV
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...

CIRSE
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
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
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...

interventional systems
This advertorial is sponsored by Interventional Systems. 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

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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)

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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...

PAIRS
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...

This advertorial is sponsored by Inari Medical. 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

PRIZER bare metal stents
This advertorial is sponsored by Terumo Interventional Systems.  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
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...

This advertorial is sponsored by BD. 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

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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

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“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 liberty
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

eibir
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

ECR
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

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
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...

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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

RSNA
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...