Interventional radiologists Mohammed Almoaiqel,
Karim Abd El Tawab (KARIM ABD EL TAWAB) and Mohammad Al-Twalah speak to the pros and cons of private practice in the Middle East and North Africa ( #MENA ) region.

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.AngioDynamics, Inc. has announced European CE mark approval of the AlphaVac F1885 system for the non-surgical removal of thrombi or emboli from the pulmonary arteries

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.Fluidx Medical Technology has announced U.S. FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) approval to initiate the GPX embolic device pivotal clinical trial. The objective of this trial will be to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the GPX embolic device.

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.Elan Meltzer presents data on impact of comorbidities on repeat #TIPS states congestive heart failure was the main predictor of need for revision, emphasising importance of careful patient selection

#CHF #GEST2024 #heartfailure

.Edward Wolfgang Lee updates on AASLD guidelines in relating to #TIPS

#GEST2024

No significant difference in pain improvement or complications between patients undergoing celiac plexus or splanchnic #cryoneurolysis for upper abdominal pain, Zachary Fitzgerald reports

#GEST2024

Jianfei Tu states that in elderly patients with lung cancer at their centre DEB-BACE showed “superior efficacy and survival benefit” compared to systemic intravenous chemotherapy

#NSCLC #embolization #GEST2024

Dominant fibroid location and volume are “critical predictors” of reintervention following uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids Brian Tsang reports (University of Southampton)

#UFE #UAE #GEST2024

On day 3 of #GEST2024 the panel discuss liquids and conformables and what setting is preferred to expand training and education on emerging agents kovacsik helene Chen Guo, Ph.D. Rahul Patel GEST -Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies

Jeff Geschwind criticises the “dogmatic” and “rigid” #BCLC stage system for #HCC , comparing to the Hong Kong system Geschwind calls for a “new or revised” staging protocol #GEST2024

Following a series of presentation on #MSK and #GAE , the panel discusses a lag in research and understanding of GAE, Siddharth Padia noting “with each case we’re coming up with more questions than we are answers”

#GEST2204 #embolization #osteoarthritis

“Interventional radiologists are here to stay” Kirema Garcia-Reyes, MD reinstates the role of #IR in the treatment of intermediate #HCC to achieve downstaging, provide palliative care and in performing neoadjuvant radiation lobectomy

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Presenting their single-centre experience, Ahmed Awad (MD Anderson Cancer Center) reports a 100% metastasis-free survival and 100% cancer-specific free survival at 10 years respectively when using #cryoablation to treat T1a renal cell carcinoma

#RCC #GEST2024 GEST -Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies

Antariksh Vijan details the relationship between industry funding for academic IRs and gender disparities, states that full #IR professorship is a signifier of gaining the highest funding however women at this level remain underfunded #GEST2024 GEST -Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies

“UAE is an effective uterus saving treatment for both postpartum and dilation & curettage bleeding patients” - Felix Oh shares 92% and 100% clinical success for both groups respectively, showing similar efficacy in future pregnancy rates

#UAE #PPH #GEST2024
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Abeer AlDhawi reports that #UAE reduced #fibroids by more than 50% in 45% of patients, with the highest reduction seen in fibroids located at the cervix #GEST2024 GEST -Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies

.Clifford R Weiss, MD making a case for the continued application of bariatric #embolization states a combination strategy to mitigate medication dependence is optimal in treatment of #obesity and comorbidities

GEST -Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies #GEST2024

.Nainesh Parikh delivers an update on #PAE as a neoadjuvant therapy for local prostate cancer stating PAE is “highly recommended” prior to radiotherapy in men with #LUTS or glands >40cc on day one of the GEST -Global Embolization Symposium & Technologies 2024 annual conference

#GEST2024

Using “wall-to-wall” mechanical thrombectomy in DVT treatment (Manuela Konert) - bit.ly/4ai0c4G

#ClotTriever #DVT #LINC2024 #thrombectomy #INARI #DVT awareness

Following his presentation on the topic at the SIO annual conference earlier this year, Dimitrios Filippiadis updates on pain #palliation in cancer care, treatments that work, and its broader significance in light of a global opioid crisis #IO
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