Tag: Imaging
Randomized trial set to elucidate value of image fusion technology for...
An ongoing UK National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)-funded randomized controlled trial seeks to illuminate the value of an image fusion guidance...
Future research needed to ‘optimize’ use of imaging technologies during aortic...
Imaging technologies in the aortic space will be a key feature of Saturday’s Plenary Session 8 (11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) in Potomac A/B,...
SVS webinar on 3D printing showcases how technology could affect current...
The recording of the Society for Surgery (SVS) webinar on three-dimensional (3D) printing in vascular surgery is now available on the SVS website.
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How a multidisciplinary team meets the complex challenges of fixing failed...
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The Aortic Disease Program at Tampa General Hospital’s Heart & Vascular Institute is no stranger to the...
Dec. 12 webinar to examine 3D printing for vascular imaging
Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) members can learn some of the ins and outs of three-dimensional (3D) printing for vascular imaging at a webinar...
Signal-to-noise ratio: Thoughts on fine-tuning feedback during vascular surgery training
I recently took the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) exam. While studying for it, one of the concepts that stood out was the...
Pioneering center reports ‘moderate’ success rate with Fiber Optic RealShape technology...
Vascular surgeons from the medical center that pioneered use of the radiation-lowering Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) imaging modality reported a 62% technical success rate...
Artificial intelligence can predict risk of complications after endovascular aneurysm repair
Artificial intelligence (AI) models can be developed to predict the risk of postoperative complications after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with “high accuracy,” research presented...
New project will develop nanoparticles with imaging and medicine-delivery capabilities to...
A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer is leading a project to develop biodegradable nanomaterials that will take pictures and deliver medicine to combat...
Silent coronary ischemia: FFRCT reduces cardiac death, myocardial infarction in carotid...
Diagnosis of silent, or unsuspected, coronary ischemia in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) using fractional flow reserve-computed tomography (FFRCT), with selective postoperative coronary revascularization,...
A modest proposal: Let’s eat the trauma surgeons
Well folks, after more than two years of the pandemic, racial injustice, and medical misinformation, I have decided it is time to return to...
FDA advisory panel issues recommendations on lifelong surveillance for EVAR
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it has issued a letter to healthcare providers emphasizing the importance of lifelong surveillance, including imaging,...
Worldwide TCAR analysis provides ‘roadmap’ to evaluate future training approaches
An analysis of the worldwide experience of transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) has produced key objective proficiency metrics and an analytic framework to assess adequate...
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories in September
Five-year data from the ACST-2 trial comparing carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting, a report from the Crawford Forum at the 2021 Vascular Annual...
New imaging technique has potential to identify patients at high risk...
Four-dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the potential to identify patients with a higher risk of severe complications from aortic degeneration, according...
‘Tremendous advances in imaging possibilities’ signal further innovation, says leading vascular...
It was a complex repair in the thoracoabdominal region of the aorta around 10 years ago, and Matthew Eagleton, MD, and his surgical team...
‘A reliable tool’: Positive findings for 2D perfusion angiography in CLTI...
Researchers suggest that in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), two-dimensional (2D) perfusion angiography is a “reliable tool” when used according to standardized methods. Jetty...
Dig deep this Giving Tuesday
Will you give on Giving Tuesday? This will be the SVS Foundation’s third year marking the annual global day of giving—Dec. 1, this year—which...
Integration of 3D imaging and optimized 3D robotic control set to...
NEW YORK—The marriage of 3D imaging and robotics in hybrid operating suites promises to be a pivotal aspect of the future in vascular surgery—part...