CT Three-Dimensional (3D) Modeling Maintains Fluoroscopy Time and Contrast Volume to a Minimum in the Endovascular Treatment of Great Vessel Injury from Iatrogenic Trauma.

CT angiography with multislice detector has become the preferred method for assessment of hemodynamically stable patients suspected of great vessel injury from iatrogenic and blunt trauma. The CT images obtained can be transformed into a three-dimensional (3D) model using the software within minutes. This allows the clinician to evaluate the injury and the injury's proximity to other vital structures for operative planning.

Catheter-directed thrombolysis versus suction thrombectomy in the management of acute pulmonary embolism.

Background: Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is increasingly performed for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) because it is presumed to provide similar therapeutic benefits to systemic thrombolysis, while decreasing the dose of thrombolytic required and the associated risks. Contemporary suction thrombectomy (ST) devices have entered the market as minimal or no-lytic alternatives, but there is no evidence on their comparative effectiveness. This study aims to compare clinical outcomes of these two interventional alternatives.