Embolization: New and Future Technologies and Applications

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET

Coordinator(s)

Bien-Soo Tan, MBBS, FRCR (he/him/his)

Senior Consultant
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Jafar Golzarian, MD

University of Minnesota, United States

This categorical course will introduce the current and future embolic agents and illustrate the techniques, advantages and pitfalls of each through discussing their use in specific disease pathologies.

Learning Objectives:

To learn about the fundamentals and actions of various current and new embolic agents.
To learn the application of each type of embolic agent in a specific pathology.
To understand from the examples, the principles of why certain embolic agents are chosen for the different applications, and the advantages and pitfalls of the different agents.

Presentations:

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM ET

Imipenem in Musculoskeletal Embolization
Speaker: Jafar Golzarian, MD – University of Minnesota
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM ET

Absolute Alcohol in Renal Angiomyolipoma
Speaker: Bien-Soo Tan, MBBS, FRCR (he/him/his) – Singapore General Hospital
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM ET

Glue and EVOH in Prostate Artery Embolization
Speaker: Romaric Loffroy – Fran�ois-Mitterrand University Hospital
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM ET

Coil and Plugs for Flow Distribution for SIRT
Speaker: Ripal Gandhi, MD – Baptist Cardiovascular Insitute
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM ET

Hydrogel Embolics in Distal Artery Embolization
Speaker: Suvranu Ganguli, MD (he/him/his) – Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Future of Particles: Organic and Edible
Speaker: Vincent Vidal, MD, PhD – University Hospital Timone
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM ET

Q&A