Drug-eluting stents offer a potentially effective means of preventing restenosis in peripheral superficial femoral artery disease, although more clinical studies are needed, according to a group of German radiologists. The infra-inguinal arteries are More »
Negative reactions taint Cordis productThe safety of drug-eluting stents was called into question Oct. 29, when the FDA issued a warning that one such device, the only one approved for sale in the U.S., can cause clotting and More »
"During the past year there has been added to this department a powerful and complete Roentgen ray apparatus, consisting of a gas engine, dynamo and storage battery, a 10 inch Apps induction coil, together with tubes, stands and other accessories. For More »
Six months after the FDA approved the drug-eluting coronary stent Cypher from Cordis, it has issued a warning that the device causes adverse events, including death.
At least 60 deaths have been linked to the stent because of subacute thrombosis More »
Vietnam is a tropical country of 80 million inhabitants in Southeast Asia. After a long period of war (1946-1954 and 1964-1975), radiology in Vietnam seems to be underdeveloped in comparison to other countries in the region and it faces many More »
There is a limit to what conventional imaging can do during coronary artery stenting, especially in assessing microscopic vessel structures. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) might step in to alleviate this deficit, according to U.S. and Japanese More »
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) as an alternative to endarterectomy is still debated by many vascular surgeons. Researchers brought that debate to life in back-to-back presentations Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology, differing in their More »
Interventional radiology of the future may appear to resemble its present-day practice, relying on foundation techniques honed for decades: image-guided arterial access, device placement, and therapy delivery. The real action, however, may be going on below the surface, as existing therapies team up... More »
Replacing the image intensifier with a digital flat-panel detector last year made it possible for GE’s Innova product to run MRI along side cardiac cath. Flat-panel sensors are not vulnerable to magnetic waves, as are conventional image More »
Intravascular ultrasound developer EndoSonics has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its disposable pull back device, Trak Back. The device allows users to control EndoSonics’ intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging catheters, thus More »
