Radiology Category
Interventional Cryoablation Stops Some Kidney Cancer Cold
Interventional cryoablation is a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure that is relatively painless. Using imaging to pinpoint the tumor, an interventional radiologist guides a probe through the skin to the tumor and then releases gas to freeze it. The freezing process kills the tumor. Patients leave the hospital with only a band-aid and return to normal activity almost immediately.
MVision: Revolutionary Tumor Treatment
It’s expected more than one million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year alone. But now, new technology is allowing doctors to treat the disease faster, safer and more precisely than ever before. Doctors say MVision, Siemens’ new “cone-beam radiation tumor therapy,” could literally revolutionize the way cancer is treated.
Advances in the Management of Cerebral Aneurysm Disease
A wide-ranging discussion of the basics of cerebral aneurysm disease and clinical management basics for general practitioners, ER physicians and others.
Interventional Radiology & Uterine Fibroids
Surgical hysterectomy has been the standard treatment for painful complications of Uterine Fibroids. Dr. Anne Roberts explains how the use of Interventional Radiology can be an effective alternative to surgical hysterectomy.
