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Honorees ensure future of interventional radiology by advancing quality of medicine, patient care NEW ORLEANS, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, M.D., FSIR, David A. Kumpe, M.D., FSIR, and Kenneth R. Thomson, M.D., FSIR, were each awarded the Society of Interventional Radiology's Gold Medal at SIR's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. The Gold Medal, the society's highest honor, is given to those who have helped ensure the future of...
Abstract of the year: RENOVA trial results show stent grafts keep access sites open significantly longer than angioplasty alone Kidney failure patients on dialysis derive long-term benefit from the minimally invasive placement of a stent that improves the function of dialysis access grafts, according to 12-month trial results being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. "Results of the study exceeded our expectations, and...
Abstract of the year: RENOVA trial results show stent grafts keep access sites open significantly longer than angioplasty alone NEW ORLEANS, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Highlights Dialysis patients benefit from minimally invasively placed stent grafts, which keep access sites open longer, according to RENOVA trial 12-month results. Stent grafts keep dialysis access sites open 2 1/2 times longer than balloon angioplasty. Nearly 400,000 people undergo dialysis...
JVIR Editor's Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper notes Medicare savings when treatments performed by interventional radiologists; Outstanding Laboratory Investigation Article highlights emerging therapy for liver cancer NEW ORLEANS, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology--the Society of Interventional Radiology's flagship publication--together with the SIR Foundation, presented the 2012 JVIR Editor's Award for...
Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Vascular Surgery form new foundation, collaborate on multicenter trial to improve patient care FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Vascular Surgery jointly will launch PRESERVE--the first large-scale, multispecialty prospective study to evaluate the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters and related follow-up treatment. (Logo:...
Society of Interventional Radiology publishes guidelines that capture consensus on clinical practice of intra-arterial stroke revascularization, recommend national stroke outcomes registry The first outcome-based guidelines for interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke—providing recommendations for rapid treatment—will benefit individuals suffering from brain attacks, often caused by artery-blocking blood clots. Representatives from the Society of Interventional Radiology and...
Society of Interventional Radiology's Flagship Publication Delivers Research Fast FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As tablet ownership trends away from early adopters and moves to the mainstream, the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology has debuted a new app, available for iPad users, that will allow readers to access interventional radiology literature and multimedia--when they choose, ensuring fast, convenient access to up-to-the-minute...
Foundation Also Announces Leaders in Innovation, Gary J. Becker Young Investigator and Resident/Medical Student Awards FAIRFAX, Va., April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John A. Kaufman, M.D., FSIR, a professor and Frederick S. Keller Chair of Interventional Radiology at the Dotter Interventional Institute in Portland, Ore., delivered the 2012 Dr. Charles T. Dotter Lecture on Monday, March 26 at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in San...
JVIR Editor's Awards for 2011 Outstanding Clinical Research and Outstanding Laboratory Investigation Articles Presented During Society of Interventional Radiology's 37th Annual Scientific Meeting SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology--the Society of Interventional Radiology's flagship publication--together with the SIR Foundation presented the 2011 JVIR Editor's Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper to...
Honorees Kyung J. Cho, M.D., FSIR; Dimitris Kelekis, M.D., FSIR and Louis G. Martin, M.D., FSIR, Ensure Future of Interventional Radiology by Advancing Quality of Medicine and Patient Care SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kyung J. Cho, M.D., FSIR; Dimitris Kelekis, M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, and Louis G. Martin, M.D., FSIR, were each awarded SIR's Gold Medal, an honor given to those who have helped ensure the future of interventional radiology by advancing the...
