A safe, new, minimally invasive treatment, developed by interventional radiologists, led to sustained weight loss in severely obese people, according to research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Women who underwent embolization for the treatment of uterine fibroids experienced improved sexual function and a higher overall quality of life. The research, part of a French multicentre study, presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s Annual Scientific Meeting, also found the vast majority of women treated with the procedure sustained improvement for more than a year.
The study will evaluate two-compartment dosimetry (normal tissue and tumour absorbed dose) in hepatocellular carcinoma patients in interventional oncology in an effort towards a more personalised approach to Y-90 radioembolization for liver cancer patients.
The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a new Medtech Innovation Briefing (MIB) stating that National Health Service (NHS) doctors and commissioners may consider SIR-Spheres Yttrium-90 (Y-90) resin microspheres as an alternative to standard therapy with transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) or sorafenib in the treatment of patients with inoperable primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC).
BTG has announced the launch of LC Bead Lumi in the USA, the first commercially available radiopaque embolic bead for the embolization of hypervascular tumours and arteriovenous malformations. LC Bead Lumi is a next generation development of LC Bead.
A study has found that radiofrequency ablation to treat liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer, induces antitumour immune responses in human samples of primary colon tumour.
Penumbra has announced the launch of the Lantern microcatheter at the upcoming Society of Interventional Radiology annual scientific meeting (SIR 2016, 2-7 April, Vancouver, Canada).
Merit Medical has announced receiving notification of substantial equivalence from the US FDA for the Corvocet Biopsy System, which is intended for use in obtaining core biopsy samples from the liver, kidney, prostate, breast, lung and various other soft tissue tumours.
Merit Medical Systems has announced its schedule of activity for the upcoming Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Meeting, being held in Vancouver, Canada, April 2-7 2016.
The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Corindus Vascular Robotics’ CorPath system for use in peripheral vascular interventions.
Studies have indicated that patterns of restenosis affect long-term outcomes following retreatment in the superficial femoral artery. Gary Ansel, OhioHealth/Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, USA, presented results at the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC; 26–29 January 2016, Leipzig, Germany) showing that, when in-stent restenosis occurs, it is more often focal with a drug-eluting stent (Zilver PTX, Cook Medical), whereas it is more diffuse with bare metal stents. The drug-eluting device, according to Ansel, yields less restenosis, less reintervention and reduced plaque burden.
Two studies presented at the European Congress of Radiology (2–6 March, Vienna, Austria) have found that radiofrequency ablation could have a role in the treatment of thyroid nodules.
Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the enrolment of the first patient in RE-COVERY DVT/PE, a global observational study on the management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE).
The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, USA has become the first in the country to offer radiopaque bead treatment for liver cancer patients. The minimally invasive treatment using the M1 Lumi Bead loaded with doxorubicin, is now available for patients with inoperable and difficult-to-treat liver cancer.
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced a proposal to ban most powdered gloves in the USA. While use of these gloves is decreasing, they pose an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury to health care providers, patients and other individuals who are exposed to them, which cannot be corrected through new or updated labelling, according to an FDA news release.
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