Tag: lithotripsy
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...
Histotripsy: New technology making waves in IO
Mina S Makary, assistant professor at the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology/Department of Radiology at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus,...
Interventional News Issue 86—June 2022 US Edition
Interventional News 86 Highlights:
Eyes on intravascular lithotripsy
The vascular biology behind endovascular therapies
Profile: Yasuaki Arai
CX: Transfemoral access takes centre stage at...
Interventional News Issue 86—June 2022 Edition
Interventional News 86 Highlights:
Eyes on intravascular lithotripsy
The vascular biology behind endovascular therapies
Profile: Yasuaki Arai
CX: Transfemoral access takes centre stage at...
Shockwave Medical enrols first patient in Disrupt BTK II study for...
Shockwave Medical has announced the start of the Disrupt BTK II postmarket study to assess the safety, effectiveness and optimal clinical use of the...
Abiomed invests $15 million in Shockwave Medical
A press release reports that Abiomed is to invest US$15 million in Shockwave Medical and the two companies will collaborate on a training and...
Consider intravascular lithotripsy when treating calcified femoropopliteal arteries
Treating severely calcified arteries by endovascular means is still a challenge, although atherectomy, stents and lithotripsy are all techniques that are employed. Lithotripsy (also...
