Tag Joshua A. Hirsch

Surgery

Arteriographic Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease

Catheter-based angiography is considered the gold standard for imaging the cerebral vasculature. The first report of x-ray angiography of vasculature was in 1896, performed in Vienna on a cadaveric specimen. The field has progressed dramatically since that time, with many…

Current Therapy in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
January 25, 2024

Anesthesia

Minimally Invasive Procedures for Vertebral Compression Fractures

One in two women and one in five men aged >50 years will experience an osteoporotic fracture. These can result in substantial patient pain, morbidity, and healthcare utilization. A new osteoporotic vertebral fracture occurs every 22 s; 1.4 million occur…

Practical Management of Pain
November 23, 2023

Interventional Radiology

Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty

Osteoporosis is a prevalent disease that affects more than 200 million people worldwide. In the United States every other person older than 50 years of age has low bone mass or osteoporosis. As a result, 1 in 2 women and…

Image-Guided Interventions
December 12, 2022