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Minimally Invasive Procedure May Spare Patients from Thyroid Surgery

Imaging Technology

Microwave ablation, a minimally invasive procedure that uses heat to destroy tumors, is currently under preliminary investigation and could be a viable alternative to surgery for some patients. director of interventional medicine at China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing, China.

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Minimally Invasive Procedure Could Help Patients Avoid Thyroid Surgery

MedImaging General Imaging

A new study has found that microwave ablation provides comparable progression-free survival rates and fewer complications than surgery for treating papillary thyroid carcinoma, the most common form of thyroid cancer.

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Minimally invasive procedure may spare patients from thyroid surgery

Medical Xpress: Radiology

In a 10-center study, microwave ablation offered progression-free survival rates and fewer complications than surgery in the treatment of a form of thyroid cancer known as papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), according to research published in Radiology.

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Global Radiation Dose Management Market Driven by Rising Demand for Minimally Invasive Procedures

MedImaging Ultrasound

The global radiation dose management market is expected to experience impressive growth in the coming years, driven by factors such.

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Creating a Sustainable Foundation for Interventional Radiology Services and Training in Sub-Saharan Africa: Five-Year Update on the Road2IR Initiative

JVIR

To evaluate the growth and quality of an IR training model designed for resource-constrained settings and implemented in Tanzania, as well as its overall potential to increase access to minimally invasive procedures across the region.

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Vascular and Interventional Physicians Helps Patient with Uterine Fibroids

Northwest Radiology

Vascular and Interventional Physicians (VIP) of Northwest Radiology is focused on minimally-invasive procedures and surgical alternatives. One alternative procedure performed by VIP co-founders Dr. Vincent Flanders and Dr. Joshua Dowell is uterine fibroid embolization.

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Abstract No. 400 Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Outcomes in Prostate Artery Embolization

JVIR

Prostate artery embolization (PAE) is a nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure utilized in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In general, clinical outcomes have shown to be dependent on socioeconomic status (SES); however, this has not been reported in PAE.