Radiology is no longer just about diagnostics. Today, it enables doctors to be more precise, diagnose and treat better.
One day you came to the operation, and the next day you are already returning home with your own feet. Although we are accustomed after a long period of healing after heavy operations, now there are more and more ways to make the treatment easier. One such method is surgery with ultra-small incisions.
In the show “Delphi Day” with assoc. prof. Dr. Artūras Samuil, head of the Center for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at VUL Santaros Clinics, was one of the topics of the conference “Longevity” about cancer treatment with minimally invasive procedures and the use of artificial intelligence.
According to assoc. prof. Dr. A.Samuilio, most often people imagine that radiology is only a diagnosis when taking a photo of a computed tomograph or x-ray. However, it does not stop there.
“Radiology allows us to be precise, radiological tools help us to make better diagnosis, but also to be better treated. As for the treatment of cancer, a huge number of specialists are involved in it. Starting with a good diagnosis, in which radiologists are also involved, as well as surgeons, oncologists, etc.
In each case, at least in tertiary-level hospitals, we try to approach the patient individually and find the best treatment for him,” the doctor said.
For a long time, the emphasis was placed on the survival rate of patients – how much a person will survive after a certain treatment. However, little attention was paid to the quality of life.
“If a person, despite receiving treatment, can work, be with his family, enjoy his free time, which makes him happy. Because then the burden on both family members and the medical field is less. Quality of life is one of the criteria to be taken into account,” he said.
In the case of interventional radiology, according to the doctor, though. A better survival rate is not always achieved, but the quality of life is definitely better.
“The procedure is less invasive, the incisions are much smaller. The patient can often have the procedure performed on the same day – the same one came, the same one came out, Even if the procedure is particularly complicated, usually the very next day a person is discharged home. He’s coming home with his feet, it’s not long before he can go back to work,” he said. Dr. A.Samuil.
The doctor compares radiological intervention with traditional surgery.
They are performed with huge incisions, a significant part of the organs is removed. The stress on the body is also much higher then, so the patient also has to lie in the hospital longer,” the doctor said.
Although everything seems quite scientific, in fact, for patients such new procedures are very useful. First of all, lying in the hospital for a much shorter time, and lying down itself is easier, with fewer connected apparatuses.
“The procedure is endured by patients quite simply, then they can return to their normal activities. In this way we can treat different conditions. We talk a lot about the treatment of oncology, but various hemorrhages, strokes, inflammatory diseases, their complications can be treated,” said assoc. prof.dr. A.Samuil.
Interview with the head of the Center for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of VUL Santaros Clinics assoc . prof.dr. Watch Arthur Samuil on Delfi TV from 36.30 – https://bit.ly/delfiTV_diena
