Save a limb to save a life: how image-guided therapy can help

The possibilities for treating patients with PAD demonstrate how far image-guided therapy has progressed in the past decade. And as we have seen, it's not just one single imaging technology or one single bit of software that has revolutionized image-guided procedures. Rather, it is the combination of these technological advances.

Now, more than ever, I believe that the real value of solutions in image-guided therapy lies in integrating the latest imaging systems, smart devices, disease-specific software, and services - along the entire procedure. From start to finish. That is what ultimately allows image-guided therapy to deliver on the Quadruple Aim of improved patient outcomes at lower cost, with improved patient and staff experience.

For people affected by PAD, it may well make the difference between losing a foot with risk of complications or even death, and being able to walk without pain again.

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