Innovations

• First Laser Discectomy, 1996
This method was introduced as a novel technique in the treatment of intervertebral discs and helped to reduce pain and improve patient function.

 

• First Percutaneous Vertebroplasty, 1997
This method is used for stabilizing fractured vertebrae and treating pain caused by compression fractures in patients.

 

 • First Tumor Ablation of Osteoid Osteoma, 1997
This technique helps to remove small bone tumors using heat or cold as a non-surgical method

 

 • First Embolization of Vascular Brain Tumors, 1998
This method helps to reduce blood supply to brain tumors and consequently shrink them.

 

 • First Endovascular Treatment of Retinoblastoma Resistant to Conventional Therapies Candidate for Enucleation, 2010
This method is used to treat a type of eye cancer in children who do not respond to conventional treatments.

 

 • First Treatment of Liver Tumors by Chemoembolization Method, 2000
This technique helps to combine chemotherapy and embolization for the treatment of liver tumors.

 

 • First Transjugular Biopsy, 2001
This method helps to collect liver tissue samples through the jugular vein and assists in the diagnosis of diseases.

 • First Thoracic Aortic Stenting, 2001
This technique is used to keep the aorta open and improve blood flow in patients with vascular problems.

 

 • First Endovascular Treatment of Uterine Fibroma, 2001
This method helps to reduce the size of fibroids and relieve symptoms in female patients.

 

 • First Percutaneous Placement of Shunt between Portal and Hepatic Veins in the Liver, 2001
This technique helps to improve blood flow in the liver and reduce pressure in the portal vein.

 

 • First Treatment of Thyroid Nodules with Alcohol under Sonographic Guidance, 2001
This method helps to reduce the size of thyroid nodules and relieve symptoms.

 

• First Carotid Angioplasty, 2003
This method helps to open carotid vessels and improve blood flow to the brain.

 

• First Treatment of Liver Tumors with Radiofrequency Waves, 2003
This technique helps to destroy liver tumors using heat generated from radiofrequency waves.

 

 • Portal Vein Embolization to Make Unresectable Metastases Resectable, 2005
This method helps to improve surgical conditions for patients with liver metastases.

 

• First Treatment of Cavernous Fistulas with Detachable Balloons, 2007
This technique helps to treat vascular fistulas and improve blood flow.

 

• First Treatment of Strokes Using rTPA, 2008
This method helps to restore blood flow to the brain in patients with ischemic stroke.

 

 • First Placement of Flow Diverter Stent for Treatment of Giant Aneurysms for the First Time in the Country, 2009
This technique helps to treat brain aneurysms and reduce the risk of bleeding.

 

• Establishment of the First Fellowship in Interventional Radiology, 2009
This educational program helps to train specialists in the field of interventional radiology.

 

 • First Endovascular Transplantation in Pancreatic Transplant Recipients, 2010
This method helps to improve pancreatic transplant outcomes and reduce complications.

 

• First Treatment of Brain Aneurysms Using Neocryolite, 2010 in the World in Collaboration with the University of San Diego, USA
This method helps to treat brain aneurysms using new and innovative materials.

 

 • First Endovascular Treatment of Brain AVM Using Neocryolite, 2011 in the World in Collaboration with the University of San Diego
This technique helps to treat brain vascular malformations.

 

• Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Using Stem Cells, 2021
This method helps to reduce pain and improve knee function in patients with osteoarthritis.

 

 • Establishment of Human Cancer in Rabbits through the Auricular Artery by Endovascular Injection, 2022
This research helps to investigate carcinogenesis mechanisms and develop experimental models for cancer treatment.