The Angiodroid is positioned at the foot of the operating table (near the bottom right, flashing a green light). By injecting carbon dioxide into the patient’s vascular system, it enables the surgical team to view blood vessels on a large screen. Among the members of the team are (from left) Vascular Surgeon Dr. Elie Girsowicz, Resident Dr. Ahmad Muqaddam and Nurse Aswathy Maria George. (Click on this or any photo to enlarge it.)
July 2025News

Images of blood vessels captured with greater safety and precision during vascular surgery procedures

Henry Mietkiewicz — July 16, 2025
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The Angiodroid enables surgeons to inject an exact volume of CO2 into patient’s vascular system at a specified rate.

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During surgery at the JGH, Dr. Jason Bayne (left) and Dr. Robert James Doonan—both vascular surgeons—use IVUS technology to determine whether a tear exists in an artery where a stent had previously been placed. To generate images of the patient’s vascular system with heightened clarity, a catheter with an ultrasound probe at its tip is inserted into an artery in the groin and is then guided to the iliac artery in the abdomen. After examining the IVUS images on a high-resolution screen, the surgeons discover a tear that had not been visible in an angiogram (a type of x-ray). As a result, the surgeons decide to implant a new stent near the older one. {Click on the image to enlarge it.)
January 2024News

JGH is first hospital in Quebec to use ultrasound imaging in vascular surgery

Henry Mietkiewicz — January 11, 2024
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For the first time in Quebec, vascular surgeons are using ultrasound imaging to view blood vessels with greater clarity to improve the quality of surgical procedures.

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