The "vortex ultrasound" technique eliminates blood clots with helical ultrasound waves, rather than forward-facing waves.  

The savings in time and radiation dose do not come at the expense of surgical outcomes or complications.

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA released the latest version of its Trinias angiography system at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2022 meeting to address radiation concerns and to help improve workflow.
 

To address radiation concerns by interventionalists and to help speed workflows in cath labs, Shimadzu released new AI features and single button push features for table and C-arm movement. 

And the method does not come at the expense of diagnostic yield, an uptick in adverse events or increased procedure times.

“Without a clear reference standard technique that optimizes patient outcomes, device selection is based on availability and physician-driven selection, which can substantially impact procedural costs,” authors of a new cost analysis in Clinical Radiology stated.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s latest radiological clearance should come as welcome news to radiologists and cardiologists who perform interventional procedures.

The UNIVERSAL Trial, one of the largest multicenter randomized trials comparing ultrasound with fluoroscopic guidance vs. fluoroscopic guidance alone, found there was no reduction in major vascular access complications.