Innovations in IR

By Isaac Levine, Ryan Morrison, Shivam Kaushik, and Deepak Iyer HISTORY: Since the 1920s, when it was first used as a treatment for arthritis and gastric ulcers, ultrasound (US) technology has come a long way1. In 1947, neurologist Dr. Karl Dussik pioneered its use as a diagnostic tool in his Read more…

Long before Dr. Seldinger and Dr. Dotter went to work, the first iterations of the catheter began to find their way into clinical care. In fact, the concept of catheters have existed for centuries.