European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has released new consensus guidelines for the management of metastatic colorectal cancer that reflect an increasingly personalised approach to treatment, as published online recently in Annals of Oncology.
Percutaneous intra-articular pulsed radiofrequency neurolysis seems to be an effective and safe technique in the palliative management of chronic pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis, found research presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology annual scientific meeting in Vancouver, earlier this year.
Marianne Brodmann, Medical University Graz, Austria, presented the final 12-month results of the ILLUMENATE European randomised clinical trial at the Amputation Prevention Symposium in Chicago, USA.
Incomplete tumour treatment and local tumour progression remain important limitations to the widespread use of radiofrequency ablation for colorectal liver metastases. This means it is vital to develop and apply prognostic markers to identify patients at increased risk for local tumour progression after ablation. A new study, recently published in Radiology, finds that biopsy of the ablation zone after ablation is feasible.
The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has developed a Medtech Innovation Briefing (MIB) on the Lutonix drug-coated balloon (DCB) for peripheral arterial disease. Lutonix (Bard) is a paclitaxel-coated percutaneous transluminal angioplasty catheter indicated for treating peripheral arterial disease.
The Interventional Initiative, Oakland, USA and Evolve Media Production, San Francisco and New York, USA, have announced the distribution of episode one of the documentary “Without a Scalpel” on Amazon Prime and Vimeo On Demand.
FineDuo—a low profile, multifunctional, dual-lumen microcatheter—now has the CE mark. The device has been developed for use during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty for guidewire support for crossing side branch and exchange of guidewires. According to a press release, it provides provide robust support and easy access to complex coronary vasculature.
BTG has launched the βETA Radiation Safety Programme, a new initiative designed to reduce the risk of radiation exposure when performing selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) with 90Y microspheres. Developed in collaboration with global experts, including Jacob Kamen of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, the βETA Radiation Safety Programme analyses current practise and exposure risk, and provides recommendations to improve safety for healthcare professionals and patients.
The SIRT Users’ Network of professionals who treat liver cancer is to extend across the UK, Belgium, Spain and Italy
Royal Philips has announced the unveiling of its latest innovation in interventional oncology at the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe annual meeting (CIRSE 2016, 10-14 September, Barcelona, Spain).
Dfine’s products are directed to vertebral augmentation (kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty), as well as targeted radiofrequency ablation of metastatic spinal tumours and these product lines have 510(k) clearance and CE marking.
Bruno Sangro, director of the Liver Unit and co-director, of the HPB Oncology Area, Clinca Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, delivered the European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO) Honorary Lecture on the topic “Intra-arterial treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) at the dawn of systemic therapy”. ECIO took place 17–20 April, in Dublin, Ireland.
The role of embolization in musculoskeletal pain management, treatment of haemorrhoidal bleeding and lymphatic interventions were among the highlights of a special session titled The Embolization Vanguard at the Global Embolization Symposium and Technologies (GEST 2016 US, 5–8 May, New York, USA) meeting.
The Netherlands presidency of the European Council and representatives of the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on two draft regulations for medical devices. The new regulations are aimed at ensuring that medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices are safe while allowing patients to benefit of innovative health care solutions in a timely manner. However, the agreement is subject to the approval by the Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee and of the Parliament’s ENVI committee.
Merit has announced that it has signed a distribution deal with Piolax Medical Devices of Yokohama, Japan for a product known in Japan as the Labyrinth Noah micro guidewire.
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