Recent Advances in Gastroduodenal Radiology

RECENT ADVANCES Advances in radiology

x Rays were discovered just over 100 years ago. Since then diagnostic imaging has evolved and advanced in such a way that it has become an indispensable component of patient diagnosis, management and, in certain cases, treatment. In the field of paediatric radiology, special problems are encountered in imaging children because of their small size, their frequent inability to lie still, and the ...

Recent Advances in Radiology

Recent Advances in Hemophilia Gene Therapy

Heterogeneous loss of function mutations at F8 and F9 genes causes X-linked recessive bleeding disorders, hemophilia A (HA) and hemophilia B (HB), respectively. HA is clinically indistinguishable from HB and accounts for more than 80% of hemophilia cases; the former affects 1/5000 and the latter 1/25000 male births worldwide. In Iran, it is estimated that around 4300 HA and 900 HB patients are ...

Recent advances in interventional radiology for acute massive pulmonary thromboembolism.

Acute massive pulmonary thromboembolism is life-threatening and requires vigorous treatment. Anticoagulation is the most traditional treatment for pulmonary thromboembolism, but may not be sufficient for massive thromboemboli. Systemic thrombolytic therapy and surgical thrombectomy are the traditional therapeutic options in this situation. Catheter-directed thrombolysis, percutaneous embolectom...

Advances in radiology.

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