MRI-guided ablation for the treatment of prostate cancer, successes and pitfalls
With a focus on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided procedures and cancer signalling pathways which promote cancer resistance to ablation, David Woodrum (Mayo Clinic, Rochester,...
Renal cell carcinoma mimicking pseudoaneurysm post cryoablation
What should be done if a cryoablation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is performed successfully but follow-up imaging demonstrates a possible pseudoaneurysm? Here, Nassir...
Major gaps in IR knowledge must be addressed
In a paper titled ‘Specialist awareness of interventional radiology: Current state of affairs and opportunities for improvement’, Mina S Makary (Columbus, USA) and his...
Histotripsy: What we know so far
Histotripsy is a non-thermal, non-ionising and non-invasive focused ultrasound technique which relies on cavitation for mechanical tissue breakdown at the focal point. Leading research...
