Interventional cardiology is a specialized field of cardiology that focuses on catheter-based heart procedures. Catheter procedures use small, hollow tubes (catheters) inserted through your blood ...

Interventional ultrasound covers a broad category of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including biopsies, cyst aspirations, and drainage of fluid collections in the chest, abdomen and ...

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Mark Coleman, MD, senior partner of National Spine and Pain Centers gave a presentation titled "Evolving ...

Rapides Regional Medical Center has opened a new interventional radiology suite, the first of its kind in a hospital in the region. The $3 million investment allows interventional radiologists to ...

A procedure can preserve fertility and potentially save the lives of women with a serious pregnancy complication called placenta accreta. Results of the new study showed that placement of balloons in ...

Suspended lead suits reduced radiation exposure for interventional echocardiographers during left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.

Do not drink alcoholic beverages and do not smoke for two days prior and two days after your procedure, since this may impair the healing process. Do not eat any food six to eight hours prior to your ...

Flexible bronchoscopy is an invasive procedure that is utilized to visualize the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, vocal cords, and tracheal bronchial tree. It is utilized for both the diagnosis and ...

» What are the requirements for making a fluoroscopy facility safe? The following requirements need to be met to ensure that a fluoroscopy facility is safe: » Which fluoroscopic procedures have the ...

Clinicians and healthcare professionals are the main notifiers to NICE about interventional procedures. However, anyone may notify NICE about a procedure for consideration. Notifications to the ...

CHICAGO - Researchers reported today on a procedure that can preserve fertility and potentially save the lives of women with a serious pregnancy complication called placenta accreta. Results of the ...

The ability to perform procedures is one of the defining characteristics that attracted so many of us to fellowships in pulmonary medicine, critical care medicine, and thoracic surgery. In fact, ...