Interventional

ECIO 2026: interventional oncology's next step

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

At ECIO 2026 in Basel, experts highlighted how multidisciplinary collaboration, patient selection, and evidence generation are shaping the next phase of the specialty.

June 9, 2026

Experts gathered at the European Conference on Interventional Oncology ECIO 2026 in Basel to discuss the latest advances in minimally invasive cancer care.

Image-guided focal laser ablation effective for prostate cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

MRI-directed, ultrasound-guided TPLA may be a promising technique to treat prostate cancer while avoiding radical therapies.

June 3, 2026

Preablation, postablation, and recurrence multiparametric MRI scans depict a 63-year-old man treated with transperineal focal laser ablation (TPLA) for localized prostate cancer. Clinical parameters included an initial prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of 7.2 ng/mL, a Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) grade 4 lesion (red circles) in the right apical peripheral zone, and a maximum tumor length of 5 mm. MRI-guided targeted biopsy confirmed a Gleason score 3+4 prostate cancer tumor. (A) Pre-ablation axial T2-weighted MRI scan and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) image shows the apical PI-RADS 4 lesion (circles). (B) Six-month post-ablation axial T2-weighted MRI scan and ADC image show cystic necrosis (arrows). There was no evidence of recurrence; the PSA level was 1.5 ng/mL. (C) One-year after ablation, the patient’s PSA level had increased to 4.3 ng/mL. Axial T2-weighted MRI scan and the ADC image shows a recurrent lesion (blue circles) in the right apical peripheral zone adjacent to the ablation scar. Targeted biopsy confirmed Gleason score 3+4 prostate cancer, which was classified as in-field recurrence of clinically significant prostate cancer and subsequently re-treated with TPLA. In summary, serial multiplanar MRI demonstrates treatment response after TPLA with post-ablation necrosis, followed by MRI-detected IFR confirmed with biopsy at 12-month follow-up. Multiparametric MRI was performed with a 3.0-T MRI scanner (Skyra; Siemens Healthineers) using T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted, and ADC sequences, with gadobenate dimeglumine contrast material administration (Bracco Diagnostics).

MMA embolization cuts recurrence risk in chronic subdural hematoma, trials show

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Adding embolization to subdural hematoma surgery reduces recurrence rates, five randomized trials show.

May 28, 2026

71-year-old patient with headaches and unsteady gait. Coronal MRI before embolization demonstrating a chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH).

VIDEO RöKo 2026: Frank Wacker on why IR is stuck in the basement and what comes next

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

At RöKo 2026 in Leipzig, Professor Frank K. Wacker spoke about why interventional radiology could become increasingly important in a healthcare system under financial pressure and why Germany still struggles to move minimally invasive procedures into the outpatient setting.

May 20, 2026

Professor Frank K. Wacker, Director of Radiology at Hannover Medical School, DeGIR President, and DRG President-elect, at the DeGIR Campus at the 107th German Radiology Congress in Leipzig.

Siemens unveils CT-guided PCI workflow system

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The new system combines two components.

May 19, 2026

The combination of Syngo.CT Coronary Cockpit and Syngo PCI Connect gives interventional cardiologists valuable insights on morphology, plaque and lesion details and allows for strategic planning of the intervention.

Video: Marcus Katoh on hands-on training at RöKo 2026

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Interventional radiology is gaining more momentum at RöKo 2026.

May 14, 2026

Professor Marcus Katoh, Chief of Radiology at Helios Hospital Krefeld, excited about the new DeGIR Campus at RöKo 2026, where interventional radiology is gaining momentum with hands-on training and engaged young radiologists.

When gynecology runs out of answers, interventional radiology steps in

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

Chronic pelvic pain passed between specialties for years, and a fibroid procedure that preserves fertility. While IR has solutions, the referral culture is only catching up slowly.

April 30, 2026

'MRI is here essential as a pre- and post-interventional imaging tool,' said Dr. Geert Maleux, MD, PhD, of University Hospitals Leuven in Leuven, Belgium.

Radiography-led interventional techniques bolster patient experience

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Radiographer involvement in interventional imaging technologies and localization techniques could improve patient management, safety, and outcomes, according to experts.

April 27, 2026

How interventional radiology is making radiation visible

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

A live demonstration at ECR 2026 showed how virtual-reality (VR) training makes radiation visible in real time, and why neuro-interventional procedures demand a level of dose awareness the field is now trying to operationalize.

April 23, 2026

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GAE benefits may just be ‘placebo effect’

Patients who received either genicular artery embolization (GAE) or a sham procedure experienced equal pain improvements.

April 22, 2026

Contrast-enhanced T1 weSPGR images of the knee of a patient from the GAE group at the level of the suprapatellar recess. The baseline image (left) shows a marked synovial enhancement. There was no change one month after treatment (middle image) and four months after treatment (right image).

IR still trains radiation safety like it's 2010. A new guideline wants to change that.

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

The first major update to the CIRSE/SIR occupational radiation protection guidelines in 16 years calls for a team-based, continuous approach and challenges a field that has long treated safety as a compliance checkbox.

April 22, 2026

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From workflow to ablation: Where AI and robotics are quietly landing in IR

By Claudia Tschabuschnig

A robot in France, a physician in Florida, and the IR procedures that are already changing hands.

April 21, 2026

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