CMC celebrates Global Interventional Radiology Day in Vellore

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The Division of Clinical Radiology, Christian Medical College (CMC),  celebrated Global Interventional Radiology Day astatine  its field  successful  Vellore connected  Saturday.

The Division of Clinical Radiology, Christian Medical College (CMC), celebrated Global Interventional Radiology Day astatine its field successful Vellore connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Division of Clinical Radiology, Christian Medical College (CMC), celebrated Global Interventional Radiology Day astatine its field successful Vellore by organising assorted events.

It had acquisition stalls and conducted ultrasound tests. According to a property release, I. Rajesh, aesculapian superintendent, CMC, said the Department of Interventional Radiology successful CMC provides minimally invasive representation guided procedures. It helps to trim the full enactment of the patients successful the infirmary and retrieve faster.

Tracing the past of specified interventional procedures, Succeena Alexander, vice-principal, CMC, said that it was Charles Dotter who successfully performed the archetypal angioplasty nether X-Ray guidance astatine CMC successful 1964. Over decades, the speciality has grown to supply a wide assortment of procedures, she said.

Educational stalls were arranged successful Vellore and Ranipet campuses of CMC. Ultrasound examinations were performed to cheque the cervix arteries supplying the encephalon escaped of outgo for much than 400 individuals supra 45 years of age.  

Several videos prepared by the unit and students were exhibited. Models were utilized to explicate to the visitors. Some of the examples for these pinhole procedures included opening of a blocked humor tube, closing of a bleeding humor tube, drainage of blocked bile tubes and urines tubes.

Role of embolisation successful the attraction of uterine fibroids, genu associated problems without country were demonstrated. Importance of instantly approaching a infirmary successful cases of suspected changeable (brain attack) was highlighted.

On the occasion, Shyamkumar N. Keshava, Head, Department of Clinical Radiology, CMC, and elder unit including Gnanamurthy, Sridhar Gibikote, and Anu Eapen were present, the merchandise said.

Published - January 17, 2026 10:30 p.m. IST

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