Maximizing Angioplasty Results in Peripheral Interventions

The field of Interventional Radiology is said to have begun in 1964, when Dotter successfully restored circulation to an 82-year-old woman's leg with critical limb ischemia and gangrene by percutaneously dilating a localized stenosis of the superficial femoral artery using a Teflon catheter. The dilation catheter was revolutionary in the inception of angioplasty, and progress evolved with the development of angioplasty balloons. As angioplasty became more widely utilized, the focus turned to improving its results.

Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - June 5, 2022 Category: Radiology Authors: Austin J Pourmoussa, Eric Smuclovisky, Constantino Pe ña, Barry Katzen Source Type: research