Tag: radiation exposure
FORS-powered LumiGuide has “gold-standard” potential for 3D device guidance without radiation
A new technology is set to change the endovascular game by offering 3D, full-colour guidance to replace the 2D, greyscale standard-of-care. The result? Increased visualisation without the...
Computer model indicates optimal shielding can reduce operator radiation doses close...
“With effective use of apron and ceiling and table shields, operator doses can be reduced to the equivalent of one to two days...
Fibre optic technology shows “transformative” potential in endovascular aortic procedures
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Two early adopters of Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS; Philips) share their expert opinions on the developing technology, highlighting its...
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...
VEITH 2021: Researchers present ex vivo demonstration of fluoroscopy-free complex AAA...
“I think this represents the beginning of the end of an era where we have to use lead to perform these procedures.” Those were...
10MD radiation protection textile granted US patent
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the Ten Medical Design AB (10MD) patent application, Radiation Protective Material (US2016060791), a press release...
Study finds increased risk of abdominal cancer associated with EVAR
A population-based cohort study by Viknesh Sounderajah and colleagues at Imperial College in London, UK, found an increased risk of abdominal cancer associated with...
New surgical navigation system could eliminate radiation fears
A new surgical navigation system, Intra-Operative Positioning System (IOPS) that is being developed by Centerline Biomedical along with Cleveland Clinic in the USA could...
Deficiencies in operator behaviour: Premature atypical malignancies in high-volume operators
In this article, Bijan Modarai outlines recent research on the effects of radiation exposure in high-volume interventionalists, why a future with alternative modalities to...
Endovascular 3D navigation system without ionising radiation completes preclinical study
Endovascular navigation startup Centerline Biomedical has successfully completed a fifth preclinical study at Cleveland Clinic facilities evaluating its surgical navigation system, the Intra-Operative Positioning...
