Interventional radiology offers refined approach to therapy

February 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 2 Interventional radiology offers refined approach to therapy Broadened applications in kidney, lung, and bone use MR imaging to guide electroporation and high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation BY SHAUN SAMUELS, M.D. Dr. Samuels is a course director of the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy and an affiliate assistant professor of vascular and interventional radiology at the University of South Florida at Tampa. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cancer treatment more than a decade ago focused on surgical removal of tumors and systemic chemotherapy or radiation therapy to kill malignant cells. It has since expanded into new areas. Pioneers in interventional radiology realized that percutaneous techniques could be applied to cancer treatment, aided by advances in imaging. Early interventional techniques for cancer treatment included chemical or radiofrequency ablation and transcatheter chemoembolization. During the past several years, technological innovation building on those two approaches has flourished. The thirst for information about this emerging field is so great that the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy hosted an inaugural Symposium on Clinical Interventional Oncology in January to kick off its annual conference in Hollywood, FL.

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