New angiography system: Even better images, less radiation

More and more people are suffering from vascular diseases – a consequence of increasing life expectancy, but lifestyle also plays a role here. A new angiography system is now being used in the Ried Sisters of Mercy Hospital. It offers further optimized image quality for a wide range of interventional treatments.

With the principle of “small puncture instead of large incision”, angiography is becoming more and more important in the treatment of vascular diseases. A blood vessel (usually the groin artery) is punctured under local anesthesia and an X-ray contrast agent is then administered via a thin catheter in order to display the relevant vascular system on the screen.

This means that pathological changes such as narrowing and occlusions, as well as malformations and bleeding, can be quickly localized and treated equally effectively – directly via the catheter, without surgical intervention.

Even higher image resolution

“Our new angiography system, which has been in operation since December 2023, provides detailed and, if necessary, three-dimensional images in even higher resolution, thereby further improving the precision in diagnosis and therapy,” says Primar Claus Kölblinger, head of the radiology department. At the same time, the new system uses an even smaller amount of radiation.

According to Kölblinger, the system offers the basis for a wide range of interventional radiological therapies. These include, among other things, the expansion of narrow areas and the reopening of closed vessels, also in conjunction with the insertion of stents, as well as the treatment of potentially life-threatening vascular dilations (aneurysms) and vascular injuries.

Angiography is also used in cancer therapy (e.g. liver tumors), infiltration of the spine and numerous other indications. Angiography is an important part of the interdisciplinary Ried Vascular Center, in which the hospital brings together the expertise of various specialist areas for patients with vascular diseases. Specialists from radiology, vascular surgery, neurology, cardiology and internal medicine look after each patient together and create an individual treatment concept.

“Vascular diseases are widespread. The new angiography system continues to ensure the highest standards of care for people in the Innviertel,” says Johannes Huber, medical director of the Rieder Hospital.

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