Interventional Radiology Press Releases
News on Minimally Invasive Medical Advances
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2008 Press Releases
Tuesday, March 18 - SLIDES & AUDIO links are from press conference
Safe at Any Age: Octogenarians Do As Well as Younger Patients With Interventional Radiology Arterial Procedures -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
Long-Term Data for 884 Patients Show Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures Provides Dramatic Pain Relief, Greatly Decreases Disability -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
New Interventional Radiology Treatment Shows Hope for People With Complications from Bone Marrow, Stem Cell Transplants -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
Few Women Hear About Uterine Fibroid Embolization Treatment Option Directly From Gynecologists -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
UFE Highly Effective in Cases Where Focused Ultrasound to Treat Uterine Fibroids Failed -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
Monday, March 17 - SLIDES & AUDIO links are from press conference
Interventional Cryoablation Stops Cancer Cold—Curative Option for Patients With Small Localized Kidney Tumors -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES-1; SLIDES-2; VIDEO; AUDIO
Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients With Inoperable Tumors Two Years or More -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
New Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Registry Data Show Clot Quickly Removed, Blood Flow Restored in Large Patient Registry -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
Breakthrough Treatment for Severe Frostbite Saves Limbs -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
New Localized Cancer Treatment for Advanced Retinoblastoma Saves Children From Having Eyes Removed, Restores Vision in Some Cases -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
MEDIA ALERT: Register Now for Interventional Radiology Meeting Press Conferences -- March 12, 2008
MEDIA ALERT: Register Now for Society of Interventional Radiologys Annual Scientific Meeting -- March 5, 2008
Three-Year Registry Data from 1,278 Women Shows Long-Term Efficacy for Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) -- January 2, 2008
2007 Press Releases
Leg Pain from Peripheral Arterial Disease may be Caused by Smoking -- November 14, 2007; Video
Gorilla Receives State-Of-The-Art Treatment for Uterine Fibroids from Interventional Radiologists -- September 19, 2007
SIR Joins the Venous Disease Coalition to Promote Venous Disease Awareness -- September 18, 2007
Interventional Radiologists Provide Free Screenings for Peripheral Arterial Disease, a Red Flag for Future Heart Attack and Stroke -- September 5, 2007; Audio
Interventional Radiologists Provide Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening: Don't Assume Leg Pain is Just Old Age -- June 18, 2007
Nonsurgical Therapy Highly Effective for Pain and Infertility Caused by Varicoceles - Enlarged Veins in Men -- March 5, 2007; Audio; Slides
Multi-Year Data Shows Interventional Radiology for Severe PAD Prevents Amputation and Safely Opens Small Blocked Arteries Below The Knee -- March 5, 2007; Audio; Slides
Study Shows MRI and Echocardiography Together Can ID More Causes of Stroke Before They Strike -- March 5, 2007; Audio; Slides
Study Shows Nonsurgical Treatment Reduces Neck Pain Without Significant Risk of Paralysis -- March 5, 2007; Audio; Slides
Nonsurgical Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Treatment Vacuums Away Damaging Blood Clots and Restores Blood Flow in the Leg -- March 2, 2007; Audio; Slides
Outpatient Treatment Kills Benign Bone Tumors (Osteoid Osteomas) Nonsurgically With Heat -- March 2, 2007
"Freezing" Kidney Tumors Nonsurgically Is Effective, Safe and Less Expensive Than Laparoscopic Surgery -- March 2, 2007; Audio; Slides
Second Major Study of Carotid Stenting Reproduces Results of Previous Large Study and Proves Treatment is Safe and Effective for High-Risk Patients to Prevent Stroke -- March 2, 2007; Audio; Slides
Two Studies Find Nonsurgical Treatment for Thoracic Aorta Repair Should Be First Line of Care -- March 2, 2007; Audio; Slides
Register Now for Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting - Research on Advances in Nonsurgical Treatments to Be Presented -- January 4, 2007
2006 Press Releases
African-Americans Have Same Risk as Pack-A-Day Smokers for Developing Peripheral Arterial Disease, a Marker for Heart Attack and Stroke -- August 29, 2006
Non-Surgical Treatment Gives Patients with Inoperable Lung Cancer Three Years or More -- July 17, 2006
Media Alert: African-Americans Have Twice the Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease, a Marker for Heart Attack and Stroke -- May 31, 2006
Podcast Alert: Two-Part Series Covers the Latest on Eight Non-Surgical Interventional Radiology Treatments -- April 3, 2006
Non-Surgical Treatment Reduces Pain From Chest Wall Tumors -- April 3, 2006
Pediatric Interventional Radiology Treatment, Less Painful for Venous Malformations -- April 3, 2006
Minimally Invasive Juvenile Arthritis Treatment Prevents Deformity -- April 3, 2006
Research Shows Fewer Complications for UFE than Surgery -- April 3, 2006
Study Shows Nonsurgical Treatment for Uterine Fibroids Successful in Post-Menopausal Women -- April 3, 2006
Study Shows Carotid Stenting Improves Memory and Thinking Ability in Patients Classified as "Asymptomatic" -- March 31, 2006
Interventional Radiology for Male Infertility (Varicoceles) / Women's Pelvic Pain (Pelvic Congestion) -- March 31, 2006
Non-surgical Liver Cancer Treatment as Effective as Surgery -- March 31, 2006
Webcast Alert: Advances in Minimally Invasive Medicine, Part II -- March 28, 2006
Webcast Alert: Advances in Minimally Invasive Medicine, Part I -- March 24, 2006
Breaking Research at Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting -- March 23, 2006
Register For SIR Press Conferences And Webcast. -- March 16, 2006
New Data On Non-Surgical Treatments; Register for Interventional Radiology Meeting. -- February 9, 2006
2005 Press Releases
One-Year Registry Data from 1,701 Women Shows High Rate of Significant Symptom Improvement and Patient Satisfaction with Non-Surgical Uterine Fibroid Embolization. -- December 30, 2005
Week-Long Symposium on Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments for Liver, Kidney, Bone and Lung, and Emerging Research. -- November 28, 2005
MRI Provides Better Diagnosis & Treatment Options for Uterine Fibroids. -- November 14, 2005
Society of Interventional Radiology Applauds Senate's Action To Fund Screenings for Deadly Aneurysms (AAA) -- November 7, 2005
Vice President Cheney Treated By Interventional Radiologist For Popliteal Aneurysm In The Leg -- September 27, 2005
Free National Screening in September Fights PAD, the Cause of 50 Percent of all Diabetic Amputations (Legs For Life) -- August 29, 2005
Media Alert: Growing Diabetic Population at High Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease, a Marker for Stroke, Heart Attack and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- July 15, 2005
Highly Effective, Nonsurgical Treatment is Underutilized for Treating Mail Infertillity -- May 17, 2005
Chemoembolization--Nonsurgical Treatment Gives Liver Cancer Patients More Time with Improved Quality of Life -- April 4, 2005
Large Study Shows All Causes of Varicose Veins Can Be Treated Nonsurgically with Endovenous Laser Ablation -- April 4, 2005
Nonsurgical Interventional Radiology Treatment Reduces Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women -- April 4, 2005
Interventional Radiology Study Shows Connection of Varicose Veins to Chronic Pelvic Pain -- April 4, 2005
Three Innovative Nonsurgical Bone Tumor Treatments Provide Pain Relief for Cancer Patients -- April 1, 2005
Interventional Radiology's Combination Drug-Device Technique Clears DVT to Prevent Permanent Leg Damage and Disability -- April 1, 2005
Nonsurgical Cryotherapy for Prostate Cancer Preserves Sexual and Urinary Function in Most Men -- April 1, 2005
Lung Cancer Trial Offers a 91 Percent Cancer-Specific Survival Rate at Two Years; Shows Heat Directly Kills Tumors In 93 Percent of Cases -- April 1, 2005
Interventional Radiology Treatment, Angioplasty, Prevents Amputation in PAD patients -- April 1, 2005
PAD Should Be Treated Nonsurgically First to Preserve Future Treatment Options -- April 1, 2005
Long-Term Data Show Uterine Fibroid Embolization Is Effective Treatment for Uterine Fibroids -- April 1, 2005
Press Conference on New Minimally Invasive Treatments - Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting -- March 24, 2005
DVT Awareness Month, Interventional Radiologists Urge Greater Awareness of Circulatory Damage Caused by DVT -- March 10, 2005
Interventional Radiologists Offer Liver Cancer Patients a Treatment Option With Nonsurgical Microspheres -- February 16, 2005
Avoid a "Broken Heart" by Seeing an Interventional Radiologist:
Early Warning Symptom for the #1 Killer of Women Is Under-Recognized--Peripheral Arterial Disease
-- February 1, 2005
Media Alert: Register Now for Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting Research on New Advances in Nonsurgical Medicine -- January 28, 2005
2004 Press Releases
Condoleezza Rice to Undergo Nonsurgical Interventional Radiology Treatment for Uterine Fibroids -- November 18, 2004
News Highlights from November's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology -- November 12, 2004
1. Hardening of the Arteries in the Leg Is a Red Flag for Vascular Disease, Including Heart Attack and Stroke. JVIR publishes comprehensive review article for medical management of peripheral arterial disease
News Highlights from September's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology -- September 14, 2004
1. Needle Lung Biopsy Offers Children Less Risk, Less Recovery Time with Same Results as Surgery
Vascular Disease: Know Your Risk for Nation's Top Killers -- September 1, 2004
News Highlights from August's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology -- August 17, 2004
1. Interventional Radiologists Provide Localized Chemotherapy to Spare Healthy Tissue:
Study Identifies Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer That May Benefit from Minimally Invasive Chemotherapy
Infusion Directly to the Liver
News Highlight from July's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology -- July 13, 2004
1. Glue Shows Promise for Acute Arterial Hemorrhage and Worked as Clotting Agent when Proven Methods Failed
News Highlights from June's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology -- June 7, 2004
1. Evaluation of Combination Drug Therapy to Treat Acute Blocked Peripheral Arteries
2. Clot-Busting Drug/Device Combination Therapy Provides Effective Interventional Radiology
Treatment for Deep Vein Thrombosis.
News Highlights from May's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology -- May 11, 2004
1. JVIR Reporting Standards for Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting Issued to Achieve Uniformity in Stroke Clinical Trial Design in the
Surgical and Interventional Disciplines
2. The Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes Quality Improvement Guidelines
for Recording Patient Radiation Dose In the Medical Record
News Highlights from April's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology -- April 13, 2004
1. New Study Shows Three Clot Dissolving Drugs Used in Minimally Invasive Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis Are Equally Effective, Differ in Cost
2. New Study Shows Novel Minimally Invasive Interventional Radiology Treatment for Liver Cancer is Safe Even in Patients with Compromised Liver Blood Flow
Four-Year Results of National Screening Program for Abdominal Aortic Aneursym Show Twenty-Five Percent of Participants Are At Risk for this Silent Killer -- March 29, 2004
Interventional Radiology Study Results of Technique to Treat Deep Vein Thrombosis -- March 29, 2004
New Study Shows Combination of Minimally Invasive Treatments as Effective as Surgery for Solitary Liver Cancers -- March 29, 2004
Data from the ARCHeR Trial Shows Carotid Stenting for Stroke Prevention is Safe and Effective For High-Risk Patients -- March 25, 2004
Carotid Stenting to Prevent Stroke is Much Safer in High-Risk Diabetic Patients than Surgery -- March 25, 2004
Media Alert: Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting press conference -- March 22, 2004
Latest Findings on Minimally Invasive Stroke Prevention, Treatment and Research at National Medical Meeting -- January 29, 2004
Stroke Supplement Reviews State-of-the-Art in Minimally Invasive Treatment and Management of Stroke -- January 19, 2004
2003 Press Releases
Society of Interventional Radiology Supports Congressional Stroke Legislation to Increase Public Awareness and Improve Treatment for Nation's #3 Killer - Stroke -- December 30, 2003
News Highlights from December's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: Superselective Microcoil Embolization for the Treatment of Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage is a Safe and Effective Treatment--Study Results Show a Far Lower Complication Rate than Surgery, plus Changing Trends in Gynecologists Opinions of Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids -- The Patient's Perspective
Interventional Radiologists Demonstrate Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening on Capitol Hill -- November 26, 2003
Standards for Minimally Invasive Treatments Published in JVIR to Promote Patient Safety -- October 30, 2003
Get Checked For Potentially Deadly Cardiovascular Disease Through Free Interventional Radiology "Legs For Life" Screening Program -- August 25, 2003
Non-surgical Laser Treatment of Varicose Veins Shows Superior Results to Traditional Surgery -- August 12, 2003
Interventional Radiology Study: Promising Results for Islet Cell Transplantation in the Liver to Treat Diabetes -- March 28, 2003 (Annual Scientific Meeting)
Study Shows Minimally Invasive Treatment for Varicose Veins Effective -- March 31, 2003 (Annual Scientific Meeting)
Interventional Radiology Study: Patients Who Know Coronary Calcium Score will Change Behavior -- March 31, 2003 (Annual Scientific Meeting)
Multi-Center Study Shows Successful Pregnancies Following Uterine Fibroid Embolization Treatment for Fibroids-- March 31, 2003 (Annual Scientific Meeting)
First Large Multi-Center Study Shows High Efficacy Rate for Nonsurgical Treatment of Uterine Fibroids -- January 13, 2003
2002 Press Releases
Society of Interventional Radiology Announces Peter Lauer as the New Executive Director -- December 2, 2002
Largest Study to Date Shows Minimally Invasive Uterine Artery Embolization Effective Treatment for Fibroids -- November 14, 2002
Non-surgical Vertebroplasty is Effective Pain Treatment for Spinal Fractures Caused by Osteoporosis -- September 24, 2002
Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Convenes Multi-disciplinary Oncology
Meeting -- September 18, 2002
Free Interventional Radiology Legs For Life Screening Identifies Patients at Risk for Deadly Cardiovascular Diseases -- August 19, 2002
SIR Holds Two-day Summit to Coordinate Collaborative National Approach to PAD Awareness and Education -- August 2, 2002
The Society of Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology is Now the Society of Interventional Radiology; Logo and Tag Line Accompany the New Identity -- April 10, 2002
Non-surgical Vertebroplasty Helps People Live Pain-free After Spinal Fracture -- April 9, 2002
Interventional Radiologists and Robots Work Together to Perform Biopsies -- April 9, 2002
Interventional Radiology Study: Genetically Engineered Cold Virus may Kill Cancer Cells -- April 8, 2002
Extensively Studied Uterine Fibroid Embolization Equally Effective as Standard, More Invasive Treatments -- April 8, 2002
Uterine Fibroid Embolization - Minimally Invasive Option for Young Women -- April 8, 2002
Study Shows Most Uterine Fibroid Embolization Patients Not Referred by Gynecologist -- April 8, 2002
Society of Interventional Radiology Survey: Uterine Fibroid Awareness (part 2) -- March 5, 2002
Society of Interventional Radiology Survey: Uterine Fibroid Awareness; Minimally Invasive Procedure Could Replace Hysterectomies (part 1) -- March 5, 2002
2001 Press Releases
IR Screening Program for Disabling PAD: National Poll Shows Americans Want to Protect Leg Health -- September 19, 2001
Interventional Radiology Study: Potential Living Liver Donor Candidates Can Have Simple New Screening Tests -- March 6, 2001
SIR Scientific Meeting: Lasers Eradicate Varicose Veins Without Surgery -- March 5, 2001
Minimally Invasive Repair of Abdominal Aneurysms Gaining Momentum as First-line Treatment -- March 5, 2001
Clot Busting Drugs May Provide New Hope in Treating Stroke Nonsurgically -- March 5, 2001
Interventional Radiology Procedure, Uterine Fibroid Embolization, May Help Women's Sex Lives -- February 19, 2001
Women Seek Gynecologists Who Promote UFE as an Option -- February 19, 2001
First Direct Comparison Study: Suggests Uterine Fibroid Embolization More Effective than Myomectomy -- February 19, 2001