interventional radiology

Two imaging techniques equally as effective to guide complex stenting

Optical coherence tomography was noninferior to intravascular ultrasound to guide stenting in patients with left main coronary artery disease, according to results presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026.[1]  Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation is used to treat narrowed coronary arteries. The left main coronary artery supplies most of the blood to […]

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Nonsurgical procedure provides lasting relief for knee pain

Embolisation of abnormal blood vessels using rapidly resorbable gelatine-based microspheres is safe and provides significant, lasting pain relief and functional improvement for patients with osteoarthritis-related knee pain, according to a new study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It causes inflammation, stiffness, […]

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