1. Interventional Radiology Makes Childbirth Safer
(Communities/Abdominal Pelvic)

... health issues and interventional radiology can be found online at www.SIRweb.org. Abstract 173: "Endovascular Repair of Vascular Complications Following Cesarean Section," C. Fan, D. Pyne, R.A. Baum, ...

2. Less Invasive Interventional Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
(Communities/Abdominal Pelvic)

... wall, explained Sabharwal. Interventional radiologists analyzed the results of 453 patients (ages 40-93) who underwent endovascular repair for AAA over an eight-year period, studying the rate of secondary ...

3. TeraRecon’s iNtuition client-server 3D solution delivers comprehensive cardiovascular and EVAR image management throughout your healthcare enterprise
(Company News/TeraRecon)

... catheter angiography has been the "gold standard" imaging modality of choice for cardiovascular and endovascular repair planning, however today, multi-detector CT has created a paradigm shift, creating ...

4. EVAR, a big leap for interventional radiology and a sigh of relief for the patients who need it
(Radiology Conferences/ARRS 2008)

... resection. However, endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR) has recently become a preferred and valuable alternative for many patients. Endovascular repair has been shown to be less stressful ...

5. MRI better than MDCT in detecting endoleaks, study says
(Communities/MRI)

According to a recent study, Contrast-enhanced MR imaging is significantly superior to 16 slice multidetector CT in the detection of endoleaks after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurisms (EVAR). ...

6. University of Maryland surgeons use innovative approach to repair torn aorta resulting from trauma
(Imported/Imported)

... than 20 patients at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, without making any chest incision, using a minimally invasive approach called an endovascular repair. Their experience using this technique ...

7. Unruptured intracranial aneurysms successfully treated in most patients
(Imported/Imported)

... aneurysms at their center between 1999 and 2005. Of the 133 aneurysms treated, 94 were with surgical repair and 39 with endovascular repair. Three of the surgically treated aneurysms were initially attempted ...

8. Minimally invasive endograft offers superior results
(Imported/Imported)

... study demonstrates that in suitable patients, endovascular repair of thoracic aneurysms has clear and lasting advantages over open aneurysm repair and that the TAG endograft is durable to five years of ...

9. Endo repair shows decrease in total aneurysm deaths
(Imported/Imported)

... per cent from endovascular repair and 41 per cent from open repair. Post-EVAR, the average number of annual deaths in each classification decreased as follows: elective AAA repair 1,598 vs. 1,136; ruptured ...

10. NYC first: Complex aneurysm treated using new fenestrated endograft stent
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

A 93-year-old Bronx man has undergone implantation of a new stent graft at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, the only center on the Eastern Seaboard with access to this investigational device. In a New ...

11. Arterial vascular disease underdiagnosed, undertreated in older US women
(Imported/Imported)

... when they undergo endovascular repair, their likelihood of dying is almost as low as that of men; and once the endovascular repair is completed , they actually respond better than men, with more rapid ...

12. Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm is safer than open repair
(Imported/Imported)

In a large study of Medicare beneficiaries with AAA, endovascular repair was associated with lower long-term mortality than open repair. Endovascular treatment also resulted in fewer major complications ...

13. Wireless pressure sensor ensures complete repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
(Imported/Imported)

Placement of a novel wireless pressure sensor during endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is effective in monitoring pulse pressure in the aneurysmal sac, according to an international ...

14. Endovascular repair of aneurysms reduces mortality
(Imported/Imported)

A new study of endovascular repair of ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysms was associated with markedly reduced mortality and improved mid-term survival, when compared to open surgical approach.Despite improvements ...

15. Stent grafts: A better way to treat blunt trauma injuries
(Imported/Imported)

Endovascular repair is a better option for blunt trauma and is shown to save more lives and nearly eliminate paraplegia, a complication of surgical repair for thoracic aortic aneurysms.Endovascular repair ...

16. EVAR, a big leap for interventional radiology and a sigh of relief for the patients who need it
(Radiology Conferences/ARRS 2008)

Tags: [ARRS, EVAR, Department, Radiology, CT-angiography, MDCTA, abdominal, aortic, aneurysms, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Surgery, Data supports endovascular repair, Department, CT-angiography ...

17. MRI better than MDCT in detecting endoleaks, study says
(Communities/MRI)

Tags: [MDCT,EVAR,MRI,ARRS,aneurism,Contrast-enhanced MR imaging,16 slice multidetector CT,superior,detection of endoleaks,endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurisms,EVAR,abdominal aortic aneurysms,open ...

18. Endovascular repair of aneurysms reduces mortality
(Imported/Imported)

Tags: [endovascular repair, ruptured, thoracic aortic, aneurysms, mortality, mid-term survival]  ...

19. Stent grafts: A better way to treat blunt trauma injuries
(Imported/Imported)

Tags: [endovascular repair, blunt trauma, thoracic aortic aneurysms]  ...