Interviews

“It's not the tool you use but the tool who is using it.” For those of us who more than dabble in interventional oncology we are aware of the myriad procedures available for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. I call this the...

SIR 2014, the society’s 39th annual scientific meeting, was held in San Diego between March 23 and 27. The theme this year was “Convergence,” keeping in line with the multidimensional nature of IR in daily practice. Plenary sessions, abstract...

Since its inception the casual mantra of interventional radiology has been, “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.” As a corollary if it is broken, fix it with minimal trauma and return the patient to productivity as soon as possible.To carry out...

My patient has no idea what I am talking about!!!! Sometimes as physicians we get frustrated explaining the brass tacks of our patient’s disease wondering if they understood anything. Regardless of the level of intelligence or social status,...

Most of us are now dealing with caner patients. We are satisfied with the successful treatment of the cancer but sometimes the overall well being of the patient is overlooked.One of the most common and serious limiting factors affecting...