interventional procedure Articles
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Episcissors-60 for mediolateral episiotomy
Guidance development process How we develop NICE medical technologies guidance NICE medical technologies guidance addresses specific technologies notified to NICE by sponsors. The ‘case for adoption’ is based on the claimed advantages of introducing the specific technology compared with current management of the condition. This case is reviewed against the evidence submitted and ...
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Micromate™ Case Report: Robot-Guided Bone Biopsy
Micromate™ Case Report series presents real cases performed by the physicians currently using our full-fledged robotic platform for percutaneous procedures. Today, we join Dr. Alexander Kupferthaler, Interventional Radiologist at the Ordensklinikum Linz – Barmherzige Schwestern, for a robot-guided bone biopsy. Clinical Context 65-year-old female with invasive lobular carcinoma of ...
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Micromate™ Case Report: Robot-Guided Type II Endoleak Embolization
Micromate™ Case Report series presents real cases performed by the physicians currently using the world’s smallest robot for percutaneous procedures. Today, we join Drs. Gerlig Widmann and Martin Freund, Interventional Radiologists at the Tirol Kliniken, for a robot-guided type II endoleak embolization. Clinical Context Patient’s profile: Male patient, previously subjected ...
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Micromate™ Now Available to Use With CT Guidance Thanks To Planning And Navigation Station
Interventional Systems announced the newest addition to Micromate™’s product suite: a planning and navigation station that will make the needle-based intervention miniature robot available for use with CT scanners. The new addition to Micromate™ makes it possible for physicians to rely on pre- and intraoperative scans to plan the intervention. These planning capabilities can ...
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Radiation-induced DNA damage in patients exposed to X-rays during cerebral angiography
Population exposure to diagnostic and therapeutic ionising radiation is likely to increase worldwide, and this has raised concerns about the stochastic effects of low doses of radiation exposure. The present study was aimed to study the incidence of Chromosomal Aberrations (CAs) in patients exposed to low doses of X-rays during diagnostic interventional radiological procedures. Peripheral blood ...
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Evaluation of occupational radiation exposure of cardiologists in interventional radiography in Mashhad CATHLABs
Several studies have revealed that interventional radiography procedures performed in cardiology departments are high dose techniques. In this study, effective dose of cardiologists working in hospitals Catheterisation Laboratories (CATHLABs) in Mashhad city have been measured during Coronary Angiography (CA) and Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) procedures. In order to ...
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The Use of Imaging to Guide Treatment Decisions with Coronary Orbital Atherectomy – Case 2 of 2
Overview Dr. Brock Cookman describes this real-world case to demonstrate the importance of imaging to determine strategy and treatment in complex scenarios and how the unique dual-action mechanism of action (MOA) of the Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System sands superficial and fractures deep calcium. Patient History A 78-year-old female patient presented with ...
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The Use of Imaging to Guide Treatment Decisions with Coronary Orbital Atherectomy – Case 1 of 2
Overview Dr. Brock Cookman describes this real-world case to demonstrate the importance of imaging to determine strategy and treatment in complex scenarios and how the unique dual-action mechanism of action (MOA) of the Diamondback 360® Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System sands superficial and fractures deep calcium. Patient History A 77-year-old male patient presented with ...
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Common Questions Surrounding Intimacy and Sexuality Following A Stroke:
Education on sexuality and return to intimacy following a stroke is an important functional topic that is sometimes not addressed by the care team after the stroke has occurred. This can be for a multitude of reasons. Sometimes this subject is not broached first by the care team as there are so many aspects of recovery that first need to be addressed for survivors, such as self-care and medical ...
By Neurolutions
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Top Advances in Echocardiography Transforming Cardiac Imaging on World Heart Day
In honor of World Heart Day on September 29, we're diving into the world of cardiovascular diagnostics. Echocardiography, one of the most widely used screening and diagnostic modalities in healthcare, has seen a resurgence thanks to advances and groundbreaking innovations within the last few years. Join us as we explore the top trends shaping these diagnostic methods. 1. ...
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