Monaco - The department of medical imagery, headed by Dr. Michel-Yves Mourou, has again been recognized for its innovation in radiology earlier this year.

From March 5 through 9, the European Congress of Radiology, which took place in Vienna, Austria, gathered 9,000 European radiologists.
The Interventional Radiology Unit (Dr. Philippe Brunner, Dr. Jean-Michel Cucchi) presented a collaborative study with the Antoine Lacassagne Center: “Percutaneous Treatment in patients exhibiting Malignant Cardiac Tamponade.” This study received the highest distinction, the “Magna Cum Laude,” at the Congress. The main theme being the different treatments like balloon angioplasty, used by interventional radiologists to unblock clogged arteries by inserting a very small balloon and inflating it.Interventional radiology is devoted to advancing patient care through the innovative integration of clinical and imaging-based diagnosis and minimally invasive therapy.
On March 30, Dr. Philippe Brunner held a conference at the Society of Interventional Radiology in Phoenix, AZ. He was among three European speakers invited to this prestigious forum to discuss the new techniques for theelimination of tumors by radiofrequency: “The Difficult Ablation: Complex Access Routes under CT”.

Finally, last January, Dr. Philippe Brunner was admitted to the College of France Radiology professors. This represents an acknowledgment by the scientific community, on a national and international scale, of the contributions and teachings over the last ten years by Dr. Michel-Yves Mourouto medical imagery, making this unit a pole of reference.

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