Tag: radiation
Centerline Biomedical receives FDA 510(k) clearance for new IOPS Viewpoint catheter
Centerline Biomedical recently announced that its Intra-Operative Positioning System (IOPS) Viewpoint catheter has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance. The Viewpoint catheter is...
Safety benefits mean TCAR may be preferable approach in radiation-induced carotid...
A study set to be presented at VAM (14–17 June, National Harbor, USA) has found that the long-term outcomes of transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR)...
WVS 2022: New evidence of radiation reduction benefit emerges
Surgical augmented intelligence in the form of 3D mapping during complex aortic procedures can decrease radiation exposure, fluoroscopy time and contrast use when combined...
ESVS publishes ‘pioneering’ clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety
The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) has released clinical practice guidelines on radiation safety, which the writing committee notes are the first guidelines...
Powell: Studies linking EVAR and cancer risk continue to mount
Evidence continues to accumulate of a link between endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and cancer, with even small amounts of radiation potentially converting epithelial cells...
Lead vascular surgeon on first use of Fiber Optic RealShape in...
Vascular surgeons at the University of Massachusetts became the first in the United States to carry out procedures using the breakthrough imaging technology Fiber...
‘Radiation will be a thing of the past’
Discussion during the opening day of the Charing Cross (CX) 2021 Digital Edition emphasized the potential of Philips’ Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology to...
Radiation exposure: ControlRad Select imaging system gains FDA market clearance
ControlRad has announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market ControlRad Select, a technology that utilizes proprietary semi-transparent filters, a user-interface tablet,...
CX Aortic Vienna reveals preoccupation with radiation reduction, showcases latest CT...
Polling at CX Aortic Vienna points to a high level of vigilance over radiation exposure during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). This was among the...