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...issue 15 of the thrice-yearly journal for
medical imaging professionals worldwide.
Controversies and Consensus
in Imaging and Intervention
Encourages debate and informs:
- Computed tomography radiologists
- Interventional cardiologists
- Interventional radiologists
- MRI radiologists
- Radiographers
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Practice managers
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Clinical updates
Several current areas of interest are addressed
in this issue of C2I2 which, as always, has
been planned to include subjects of interest
to all readers. The first paper takes a look
at the principles of pharmacovigilance, an
area of great importance to all physicians as
they seek to balance benefit and risk in the
treatment of their patients. The next paper
provides an update on an emerging technique
for the management of hepatocellular
cancer. Finally, we include the first in a
two-part series discussing one of the major
controversies in cardiology today, namely the
most appropriate management of stenosis of
the left main coronary artery.
- In this issue... Dr Marc Girard gives us a
brief history of pharmacovigilance and
an overview of the organisation of drug
safety monitoring in Europe. He illustrates
his account with some interesting
examples, some more well known than
others, and emphasises the responsibilities
of all stakeholders in maintaining
pharmacovigilance.
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Dr Katarina Malagari from the University
of Athens, Greece describes the use of
drug-eluting beads in the management of
hepatocellular carcinoma. She summarises
the characteristics of this novel technology
and presents the clinical results observed
in the studies undertaken to date.
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The final paper by Dr Anthony Gershlick
from Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK,
is the first of two papers debating the
relative roles of percutaneous intervention
and coronary artery bypass grafting in the
management of left main coronary artery
disease. Dr Gershlick discusses the data
from the perspective of an interventional
cardiologist, and the next issue of C2I2 will
include an analysis of the evidence from a
cardiac surgeon.
We hope that you will enjoy reading this
issue of C2I2 and that you will find the
content useful in your clinical practice. |
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