Interventional Radiology Press Releases

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2013 SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Press Releases: Tuesday, April 16

Society of Interventional Radiology Announces 2013–14 Executive Council Members;
Scott C. Goodwin, M.D., FSIR, Begins Term as SIR President; New Executive Council Members Named During SIR's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans

Scott C. Goodwin, M.D., FSIR, assumes Society of Interventional Radiology presidency;
Hasso Brothers professor and chair of the department of radiological sciences at the University of California, Irvine, begins 2013-14 term during Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans

Society of Interventional Radiology honors Gold Medalists for advancing specialty
Honorees ensure future of interventional radiology by advancing quality of medicine, patient care

2013 SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Press Releases: Monday, April 15

Laser liposuction melts fat, results in new collagen, tighter skin
Interventional radiology research: Body sculpting with lasers
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Nonsurgical treatment turns back the clock, shrinks enlarged prostate
Giving men "prostate of their youth";
(SLIDES) Stenting dramatically improves treatment access for dialysis patients 
Abstract of the year: RENOVA trial results show stent grafts keep access sites open significantly longer than angioplasty alone
(SLIDES) IR Foundation, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology present awards
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

2013 SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Press Releases: Sunday, April 14

Electrical pulse treatment pokes holes in hard-to-treat tumors;
New minimally invasive therapy safely treats complex cancers, leaves healthy tissues intact
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Icy therapy spot treats cancer in the lung;
Cryoablation: Interventional radiologists present results of research on a new minimally invasive treatment option for advanced cancers that have spread to lung tissue
(SLIDES) Stenting blocked bowel arteries saves lives;
Interventional radiology treatment reopens totally blocked arteries to the intestines, prevents severe weight loss, pain, death
(SLIDES) Freezing Nerves Knocks Pain Out Cold;
Minimally invasive cryoneurolysis alleviates chronic pain
(SLIDES) Drug-coated stents prevent leg amputation;
Minimally invasive procedure proves better than surgery when angioplasty fails in patients with severely blocked leg arteries
(SLIDES) Daniel Picus delivers Dotter lecture; highlights interventional radiology progress;
Foundation also announces Leaders in Innovation and Gary J. Becker Young Investigator awards

2013 Press Releases

AngioDynamics pledges $500,000 to Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation; Gift supports SIRF's Discovery Campaign to expand minimally invasive medicine (April 2, 2013)

Society of Interventional Radiology: Pioneering specialty reaches out; Registration open for 38th Annual Scientific Meeting April 13–18 in New Orleans; advanced registration deadline March 8 (Feb. 28, 2013) Society of Interventional Radiology: Time to rethink varicose veins (Feb. 6, 2013) Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Vascular Surgery to launch large-scale study on vein filter use; societies form new foundation, collaborate on multicenter trial to improve patient care (Feb. 1, 2013) Medical Societies Unite on Patient-centered Measures for Nonsurgical Stroke Interventions: Society of Interventional Radiology Publishes Guidelines that capture consensus on clinical practice of intra-arterial stroke revascularization (Jan. 29, 2013) SIR Announces New Magazine: IR Quarterly Features In-depth Coverage of Specialty; Winter 2013 issue of IR Quarterly Now Available (Jan. 22, 2013)

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