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Patient Care News
Initiating Endovascular Stroke Treatment 15 Minutes Earlier Can Save Lives and Prevent Disability.
09/13/2019
Time is of the essence when treating a stroke. Initiating stroke treatment just 15 minutes faster can save lives and prevent disability, according to a new UCLA-led study, published in JAMA.

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Dancing for Kyphoplasty
05/04/2018
A very happy patient gets back in his “Dancing Shoes” thanks to Dr. Cheryl Hoffman and kyphoplasty.

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New Immunotherapy Treatment for Advanced Liver Cancer
04/09/2018
The Society of Interventional Radiology featured research led by Dr. Steven Raman, director of Prostate MR Imaging and Interventions, on the use of a genetically modified herpes virus injected under image-guidance to treat advanced liver cancer.

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Making Sense of Varying Mammography Guidelines
10/24/2017
“Breast Cancer Awareness Month” occurs every October, an always-busy time for our UCLA Breast Imaging Service because this national observance reminds many women to get their mammograms.

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Follow-up Finds Clot-grabbing Devices Offer Better Stroke Outcomes
04/07/2017
Reuters featured Dr. Reza Jahan, a professor in the division of interventional neuroradiology, in a story about a study confirming that stroke patients recover better if doctors physically remove a clot from a blocked artery instead of only using the clot-busting drug tPA.