Radiology

Havel’s Inc. recently exhibited at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 36th Annual Scientific Meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago Illinois. The SIR Meeting is the premier gathering for all professionals devoted to the field of interventional radiology, and even though Havel’s brought a long list of products to the show, the echogenic needles were most [...]

Havel’s Incorporated Announces the Release of Four New Innovative Ultrasound Needles.  The market leader in echogenic needles for ultrasound guided regional anesthesia releases four new innovative echogenic needles.      CINCINNATI, July 12/Havel’s Incorporated/ – Havel’s Incorporated, the Cincinnati-based market leader in echogenic needles, announces the release of a new line of needles with Micro [...]

Studies show that biopsies using percutaneous needles are a growing practice.  Read the following article for more information. Use of Percutaneous Needle Biopsies Continues to Grow  

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Dermatologists who biopsy suspicious lesions will now have a more efficient test for potentially deadly melanoma.  High-frequesncy ultrasound with elastography can improve the efficiency of skin cancer diagnosis. According to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, high-frequency ulstrasound can help differentiate between cancerous and benign skin conditions. [...]

Dr. Michael L. Whitworth and Dr. Jose de Cordoba answer “yes” in pages 17-30 of the International Spine Intervention Society newsletter (Volume 6, Number 2). Read the abstract below. ABSTRACT The use of non-radiological guided epidural steroid injections is a common practice, however a critical appraisal of the technique demonstrates several problems. These include inability [...]

Havel’s EchoStim® echogenic insulated needles were not officially released in time to be included in the study, “Ultrasound Characteristics of Needles for Regional Anesthesia”, which was published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine1 in September 2007.  Instead Havel’s echogenic Chiba needles for Radiology were included, and performed well considering they are not insulated and not [...]

In July, the Journal of Rheumatology published the article “Does Sonographic Needle Guidance Affect the Clinical Outcome of Intraarticular Injections?” Dr. William L. Sibbett, Jr. contributed to the article. Dr. Sibbett is the inventor of the Avanca syringe. To view the abstract, click here. To view the full article, click here. var gaJsHost = ((“https:” [...]

The New England Journal of Medicine has published information on a new safe, nonsurgical option for treatment of uterine fibroids. The article describes the benefits of Uterine Fibroid Embolization in Clinical Therapeutics. This interventional radiology treatment could possibly decrease the hysterectomy rate in the United States. To read more, check out the press release from [...]

Ultrasound guided percutaneous needle procedure shows prompt recovery and relief for rotator cuff calcific tendonitis. To read the abstract and full article, click here. var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-6149898-7″); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}