Interventional Radiology Audio Clips - Physician Experts

Interventional Radiologists Present Research and Information on the Innovations From Their Minimally Invasive Specialty

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Legs for Life 2009

The following audio file and press release detail the 2009 Legs for Life program.

Peripheral Arterial Disease: Simple Quiz Keeps You Circulating Interventional Radiologists Recommend That Seniors, African-Americans, Diabetics Take Online Quiz, Get Screened If Needed; Audio

2009 Annual Scientific Meeting Press Briefings

The following audio files are accompanied by a slide set and press release from the SIR press briefings.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009: Slides and Audio Links From SIR Press Conference

"Seeing" Stem Cells Helps in Fight Against Peripheral Arterial Disease - Unique Interventional Radiology Research Puts Puzzle Pieces Together in Regenerating Blood Vessels to Open Clogged Arteries, Uses Firefly-like Bioluminescence Imaging Agent, March 10, 2009; Slides; Audio

Simple Test Helps Predict Heart Attack Risk - Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Identifies Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk Who Were Missed by Framingham Risk Score in 6,200-Person NHANES Study, March 10, 2009; Slides; Audio

Oh Baby, Interventional Radiology Makes Childbirth Safer - C-sections and "Invasive" Placenta Condition Can Result in Excessive Bleeding and Be Life Threatening for Mothers, March 10, 2009; Slides1; Slides2; Audio

Less Invasive Interventional Treatment Can Be Recommended as First-Line Treatment for "Silent Killer," Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Durability, Effectiveness of Minimally Invasive Endovascular Repair Studied Over Eight Years With Nearly 500 Patients; Low Re-intervention Rates Comparable to Open Surgery, March 10, 2009; Slides; Audio

Promising Three-year Data: Saving Limbs With Drug-Eluting Stents - Interventional Radiologists Help Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia Avoid Amputation, March 10, 2009; Slides; Audio

Monday, March 9, 2009: Slides and Audio Links From SIR Press Conference

Freezing Prostate Cancer Does a Man's Body Good - Minimally Invasive "Lumpectomy"-as Effective as Surgery-Preserves Sexual and Urinary Function; Related Study Shows 3-D Mapping Biopsy Changed Patients' Management 70 Percent of the Time, March 9, 2009; Video; Slides; Audio1; Audio2

Freezing Kidney Cancer: Hot Treatment May Become New Gold Standard for Destroying Small Tumors in Selected Patients - More Than 75 Percent of Patients Diagnosed Have Small Renal Cell Tumors; Safe Interventional Radiology Treatment Shown Near 100 Percent Effective in Destroying Localized Tumors, Says Johns Hopkins Study, March 9, 2009; Slides; Audio

Oh, My Aching Back: Give Me a Shot of Ozone - Minimally Invasive Interventional Radiology Treatment Relieves Pain From Herniated Disks; Pain and Function Outcomes Similar to Surgery Results but With Fewer Complications, Shorter Recovery Time, March 9, 2009; Slides; Audio

Metastatic Bone Disease Patients Can Walk in Lazarus' Footsteps - "Miraculous" Effects, Pain Relief of Osteoplasty-an Interventional Radiology Treatment-Detailed for Those Suffering From Cancer Spread, March 9, 2009; Slides; Audio

For Old or Young Dialysis Patients, AV Fistulas Remain Pure Gold - Preferred Access at Any Age: Comparison by Interventional Radiologists Shows No Difference in "Patency" or Openness of Arteriovenous (AV) Fistulas, March 9, 2009; Slides; Audio

2008 Annual Scientific Meeting Press Briefings

The following audio files are accompanied by a slide set and press release from the SIR press briefing.

Tuesday, March 18 - SLIDES and AUDIO Links From Press Conference

Safe at Any Age: Octogenarians Do As Well as Younger Patients With Interventional Radiology Arterial Procedures -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
Long-Term Data for 884 Patients Show Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures Provides Dramatic Pain Relief, Greatly Decreases Disability -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
New Interventional Radiology Treatment Shows Hope for People With Complications from Bone Marrow, Stem Cell Transplants -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
Few Women Hear About Uterine Fibroid Embolization Treatment Option Directly From Gynecologists -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
UFE Highly Effective in Cases Where Focused Ultrasound to Treat Uterine Fibroids Failed -- March 18, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO

Monday, March 17 - SLIDES and AUDIO Links From Press conference

Interventional Cryoablation Stops Cancer Cold—Curative Option for Patients With Small Localized Kidney Tumors -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES-1; SLIDES-2; VIDEO; AUDIO
Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients With Inoperable Tumors Two Years or More -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
New Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Registry Data Show Clot Quickly Removed, Blood Flow Restored in Large Patient Registry -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
Breakthrough Treatment for Severe Frostbite Saves Limbs -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO
New Localized Cancer Treatment for Advanced Retinoblastoma Saves Children From Having Eyes Removed, Restores Vision in Some Cases -- March 17, 2008; SLIDES; AUDIO

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Download MP3 - Interventional Radiologist, Keith Sterling, MD, in an Audio News Release About Free Screenings for Peripheral Arterial Disease, a Red Flag for Future Heart Attack and Stroke

2007 Annual Scientific Meeting Press Briefings