With interventional radiology, doctors will use real-time X-rays, called fluoroscopy, to see what the probe is doing inside the patient. Surgeons will be able to enter an artery near the groin area and navigate through arteries and into the heart, brain, to other major organs, snaking all through the venous system to perform surgeries in those areas of the body.
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Experts noted an increased incidence of cataracts that may or may not interfere with vision. The problems occurred at doses lower than generally though to be a problem. We need to know what the natural history of these is. Are they going to get worse or stabilize ... That has big implications for lots of people besides Chernobyl, for example, radiologists and interventional cardiologists who are getting their eyes exposed at work today.
I hope we don't have a Great Society mind-set because of this disaster. Is this a tidal shift Is this one of those times when government shifts back to a more interventional, more hands-on approach and away from laissez-faire
Innovation in Intervention i2 Summit 2006 offers unsurpassed evidence-based content, presented by leaders in interventional cardiology. Live satellite transmissions, computer-based learning and simulation training make the content innovative and interactive.
Through this combination, Boston Scientific becomes more diversified, participating in two of the largest medical device markets - interventional cardiology and cardiac rhythm management.
This trial demonstrates for the first time that interventional strategy is better than 'watchful waiting' for many patients with threatened heart attack because it saves lives and prevents heart attacks in the long term.