| Dear
Colleagues:
Medicine is rapidly growing. Knowledge in medicine is subject to
change or revision to form a new kind of knowledge. Interventional
Radiology was known in the world of medicine about 20 years ago.(
It is not the same as Radiotherapy or Radiation Oncology)
Interventional
Radiology is a new kind of medicine in which the physicians perform
their procedures of treatment through catheters or equipments properly
designed. The equipments are introduced through the skin by “ Seldinger
technique” , using only local anesthesia and a puncture needle.
The procedures are guided by fluoroscopy, ultrasonography or computed
tomography to reach the affected organs deeply located in the body.
By this
technique the Interventional Radiologists can treat the patients
with less morbidity, less complications , no operative risk, low
cost and less hospitalization time. The procedure can effectively
safe life when operative risks are not tolerable.
At the
present time , Interventional Radiology makes good progress in the
Asia-Pacific countries. The first meeting of this kind among the
Asia-Pacific countries was held in Seoul, Korea in May 1993. Thailand
was invited as one of the founding members. The Cardio-Vascular
and Interventional Radiology Society of Thailand was founded on
June 24, 1993. Scientific meeting among the members was regulary
scheduled every month since the founding time at the Hospital for
Monks in Bangkok. Later on the meeting place was changed to take
place at Pra-Mongkutklao Hospital which is the place where it is
located now.
By the
name of the president of the society, I wound like to express my
cordial invitation to all of you who are interested in this new
kind of medicine to join us. You are invited to present your works
or join in the scientific discussion at no cost. Please join us
for the sake of medical education in order to make valuable contribution
to our society and our nation. |
