Body Weight, Anatomy and Access Route Drive Radiation Doses in Liver Drainage Procedures
A retrospective analysis of 100 PTCD procedures identifies patient BMI, obstruction location, access route, ductal dilatation, age, and sex as ...
Tag: interventional radiology
CT Scans Match Catheter Measurements of Bleeding Lung Arteries, Study Finds
A retrospective Chinese study of 81 patients with hemoptysis found that CT angiography measures bronchial arteries only fractionally larger than ...
Radiofrequency Ablation Shows Promise for Thyroid Tumors in High-Risk Spots
A retrospective cohort study of 268 patients found that radiofrequency ablation of small papillary thyroid carcinomas in high-risk neck locations ...
3D-Printed Lung Models Help Doctors Plug Dangerous Vessel Tangles
A multi-institution feasibility study found that patient-specific 3D-printed models of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations were successfully fabricated for all cases and ...
From Dye to Precision: How Fluorescent Marking Is Reshaping Robotic Lung Cancer Surgery
A new commentary argues that lung nodule localisation is entering a precision era, as stabilised fluorescent matrices aim to solve ...
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Guides Lung Cancer Biopsies When Bronchoscopy Fails
A retrospective study of 32 patients shows that contrast-enhanced ultrasound guidance can delineate tumors hidden within collapsed lung tissue and ...
Needle-Point Precision: How Interventional Oncology Became Cancer Care’s Fourth Pillar
Interventional oncology has evolved from image-guided biopsies into a fourth pillar of cancer care, combining ablation, embolization, and immunotherapy synergies ...
Ten-Year Data Show Image-Guided Tumor Ablation Cures Small Kidney Cancers Without a Scalpel
A ten-year single-center study reports 94 percent primary efficacy and 100 percent cancer-specific survival at five years for image-guided ablation ...
New Metric Reveals Which Cryoablation Needles Truly Kill Tumors
Researchers propose the Lethal Isotherm Ratio, a standardized metric showing how much of a visible cryoablation ice ball is actually ...
Freezing Kidney Tumors With Needles Shows Five-Year Success Against Papillary Renal Cancer
A five-year French study found that needle-based cryoablation of papillary renal cell carcinoma achieved 100 percent cancer-specific survival with only ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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