interventional techniques aim to find safer and better ways to treat vascular diseases even in many instances, the interventional radiology solutions has been considered the only treatment option for the patients. interventional radiologists are specialists who perform minimally invasive procedures instead of surgery or other treatments. these procedures apply various imaging and catheterizatio...

pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (avms) are rare vascular malformations of the lung that usually led to a notable risk of serious and life-threatening complications. there is considerable debate about the best management of strategies for the group of patients with diffuse avms. several therapeutic options have been reported for management of this abnormality among which coil embolization ...

Purpose Scope and clinical importance of interventional radiology markedly evolved over the last decades. Consequently it was acknowledged as independent subspecialty by the „European Union of Medical Specialists“ (UEMS). Based on radiological imaging techniques Interventional Radiology is an integral part of Radiology. Materials undMethods In 2009 the German Society for Interventional Radiolog...

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recently, a number of procedures for interventional radiology diagnosis and treatment have been developed by the radiologists. the ‘interventional radiology’ refers to the therapeutic procedures performed under imaging guidance. the emergence of this specialty has been made possible by a lot of advances in the technology, imaging systems, and radiologists experience. interventional radiologists...

From the Division of Interventional Radiology (F.B.) and the Departments of Radiology (D.C.B.) and Surgery (D.M.L.), Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Rd, NW, Washington, DC 20007; the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California (W.T.K.); the Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, Emory Universi...

abstract background: osteoid osteoma is a benign bony neoplasm and its classic treatment is surgery. in the r ecent decades percutaneous laser therapy was suggested to be replaced by surgery. in this study we have reviewed the results of the first applications of interstitial laser photocoagulation (ilp) for treatment of osteoid osteoma in iranian patients. materials and methods: in this case s...

From Virginia Interventional and Vascular Associates (J.D.S.), Fredericksburg; Department of Radiology (W.E.A.S.), University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; Department of Radiology (J.D.S.), Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Center for Devices and Radiological Health (D.L.M.), Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring; Department of Interventional Ra...