Posts Tagged ‘interventional’
Society of Interventional Radiology supports treatment for spine fractures: Patient selection key
Given the current controversy over vertebroplasty — a minimally invasive treatment performed by interventional radiologists in individuals with painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures that fail to respond to conventional medical therapy — what’s a patient to do? Trust your medical team to decide if you are an appropriate candidate for vertebroplasty and trust the experience of hundreds of thousands of other patients who have undergone the spine treatment successfully and received life-improving effects, says the Society of Interventional Radiology.
Interventional Radiology Treatment For Uterine Fibroids: Safe, Nonsurgical Option
Uterine fibroid embolization — a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for women that cuts off blood flow to painful fibroids to kill the tumors — is highlighted as an appropriate treatment for women in a new research article.
New Interventional Pain Management Guidelines Released By The American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) announced they have released the 2009 updated Interventional Pain Management (IPM) guidelines. Dr. Manchikanti, primary author of the guidelines stated that, “The purpose of the IPM guidelines is to address the issues of systematic evaluation and ongoing care of chronic or persistent pain, and provide information about the scientific basis of recommended procedures.
Interventional Spine Announces The Initiation Of Its U.S. Clinical Study For Percutaneous Treatment Of Degenerative Disc Disease
Interventional Spine, Inc. announced the successful completion of the first U.S. out-patient interventional procedure using its PDS System for the treatment of Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) in the lumbar spine. This milestone marks the initiation of a clinical study pursuant to an Investigational Device Exemption protocol approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in late November 2008.
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Board Certified Interventional Pain Physicians
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) announced that the Louisiana Supreme Court has denied a court order filed by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN), Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists (LANA) and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) to allow the practice of interventional pain techniques by non-physicians. This ruling means that the permanent injunction issued by the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal is now final.
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