Tag: SVIN
Stroke transfer protocols: what does the road ahead look like?
A number of somewhat conflicting studies have been published over the past year regarding triage and transport protocols for stroke. In light of the...
Thanh N Nguyen becomes first woman to serve as SVIN president
Thanh N Nguyen, professor of neurology, radiology and neurosurgery at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine in Boston, USA, has been...
SVIN 2023 to champion innovation and inclusivity in “notable departure” from...
In a “notable departure” from prior iterations of the conference, this year’s Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) annual meeting (16–18 November, Miami,...
Ameer Hassan
Having initially sought out a career in plastic surgery, Ameer Hassan (Harlingen, USA) switched gears to interventional neurology in 2005—a change of heart he...
“No significant difference” between aspiration and stent-retriever thrombectomy in medium vessel...
When utilised as a first-line technique for medium vessel occlusion (MeVO) stroke, aspiration and stent-retriever thrombectomy have demonstrated “no significant difference” in imaging-related or...
Study finds “dismally low” global access to thrombectomy and “enormous disparity”...
The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) has released its first global analysis of access to mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of large...
Cerevasc co-founders honoured with Innovation Award at SVIN 2022
Two neurosurgeons from Tufts Medical Center in Boston, USA have been honoured with the 2022 Innovation Award at this year’s Society of Vascular and...
Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology announces 40-second stroke awareness challenge
The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) has said it wants to create awareness around stroke events leading up to World Stroke Day...
Time savings, cost reductions and improved patient outcomes all key benefits...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and the role it can play in improving acute ischaemic stroke care protocols took centre stage at the Barts Research and...
First annual World Stroke Thrombectomy Day to be announced by SVIN...
The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) Mission Thrombectomy 2020+ Initiative (MT2020+) will announce the first annual World Stroke Thrombectomy Day at the...
NVQI-QOD and SVIN form new alliance
The Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) and NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA) have announced an alliance between the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) and...
Global drive to increase awareness, action and access to mechanical thrombectomy...
Mission Thrombectomy 2020+ (MT2020+), a global campaign of SVIN (Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology), recently published Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke. Building Thrombectomy...
Viz.ai launches a range of new AI features
Viz.ai has announced a number of new features at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) annual meeting in Atlanta, USA (20–23 November,...