Novel Technology Session Advances DVT And Pelvic Vein Care
Faster Diagnosis And Pelvic Vein Treatment
The Think Sono DVT Guard trial compared an AI-guided compression ultrasound run by non-experts against standard duplex, finding comparable sensitivity and fewer duplex scans needed, ahead of an FDA submission. The Embolized trial randomizes women with pelvic pain and confirmed varices to embolization or a venography-only control, addressing prior criticism that studies lacked a true comparator.
A Tissue-Engineered Vein Graft And Two Thrombectomy Trials
A first-in-human study implanted a decellularized, revalved femoral vein graft grown from a patient’s own cells for severe deep venous insufficiency, with early data showing healed ulcers and preserved valves. Two enrolling randomized trials compare mechanical thrombectomy against anticoagulation alone for acute iliofemoral DVT, seeking level-one evidence on preventing post-thrombotic syndrome.
New Tools For Difficult Occlusions
Presenters described a thrombectomy catheter for in-stent thrombosis, a debulking device tested safely in animals, and a first-in-human ultrasound-facilitated thrombolysis catheter clearing long clot segments with reduced drug dosing. A recanalization overview closed with a C-TRACT update, plus a student experiment on how a second stenosis raises flow resistance.
