Future of IR: Emerging Techniques, Looking to the Future…and Learning from the Past

Abstract

Innovation has been the cornerstone of interventional radiology since the early years of the founders, with a multitude of new therapeutic approaches developed over the last 50 years. What is the future holding for us? This article presents an overview of the in-coming developments that are catching on at this moment, particularly focusing on three items: the new applications of existing techniques, particularly embolotherapy and interventional oncology; the cutting-edge devices; the imaging technologies at the forefront of the image-guidance. Besides this, clinical vision and patient relation remain crucial for the future of the discipline.

Keywords

• Interventional Radiology
• Innovation
• Embolization
• Interventional Oncology
• Image Fusion