Radiology in France has made major advances in recent years through innovations in research and clinical practice. French institutions have developed innovative imaging techniques and artificial intelligence applications in the field of diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology. These include, but are not limited to, a more precise diagnosis of cancer and other diseases, research in dual-energy and photon-counting computed tomography, new applications of artificial intelligence, and advanced treatments in the field of interventional radiology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The purpose of this study was to compare levels of pain and anxiety during percutaneous ultrasound-guided liver biopsy between patients receiving standard of care and those receiving standard of care plus the support of Ericksonian hypnosis.
Materials And Methods: This prospective, single-center, single-blind, randomized controlled superiority trial included 70 participants. Participants were randomly assigned to either the standard of care group and received oral anxiolytic medications with reassuring conversational support, or to the experimental group, and received Ericksonian hypnosis (i.