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2025 was a powerful year for CAS-One IR. As it closes, we hope you can take a minute and reminisce with us some of the achievements. We have updated the % of treatments per organ, total centers and treatments, and more. Of course we have a collection of pictures as well. See the full infographic here https://t.co/gqZmdDrbJB

The final Top Case of 2025 was an immediate re-ablation of an HCC in segment II. AblaSure and the re-ablation workflow helped identify, and quickly re-treat, a portion of a tumor and margin that was not met with the first try. Thanks to Marc-Antoine JEGONDAY and the team from CHU de Rennes (Rennes, FR). Read the full case report here
https://t.co/s5BsQd2Ynn

We end the year just below 40 publications. 2025 brought in new evidence in ECT, quantitative ablation assessment, and ultrasound vs CAS-One IR (the latter pushing LTP below 5%!). We invite you to review our full list of publications here
https://t.co/eSTW02bMCH

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CAS-One IR: Now with an increased device database integrated into our software.

Stop guessing. Plan on the screen. CAS-One IR integrates 5’211 configurations of ablation parameters from 130+ trusted ablation devices in the field.

Find the complete list here: https://t.co/avTqHoY5JQ

With devices such as RF, MW, Cryo, IRE and ECT, CAS-One IR visualizes estimated ablation volumes from relevant device parameters such as active tip area, power, and time settings and within the patient's CT and MRI scan.

We thank all of the device manufacturers in helping us aim towards 100% of margins, for all patients.

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The QA Team at Inselspital has been crucial CTAS-One IR users from the early days- especially Anja Lachenmayer.

Earlier this year, they passed the 1,000 patients treated mark.
We thank them for their dedication to excellence in the aim of reaching 100% of margins for all patients.

Along the road they have provided feedback and insights into how to improve CAS-One IR, as well as published multiple studies that are some of the most important evidence supporting Quality Ablation with CAS-One IR.

We look forward to the next 1000!

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Last week CAS-One IR was nearby in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes at the AFPPE conference in Grenoble, France.

Nearly 100 radiographers attended from around the country and attended multiple, in-depth hands-on demonstrations with CAS-One IR.

Lesion segmentation, smart margin, ablation confirmation, and re-ablation were specifically discussed in detail – as the mindset is changing away from “navigation” and more to aiming to cover 100% of margins in 100% of patients.

We are confident these positive interactions will lead to some new Quality Ablation centers in France in 2026!

Thanks to Melissa GOLIN and Philippe Mathieu for leading the way in France

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A Skeleton Key.
Osteoid Osteoma. Desmoid tumors. Liposarcomas. Bone core biopsies. CAS-One IR has been used to make MSK ablations faster, easier, and better for the patient, since its release.

While not the most numerous of cases – we see the usage is growing. We decided to highlight some evidence, guidelines, and cases in this blog post.

Link in the comments

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CAS-One IR was in Monaco last week at the AngioDynamics International Symposium for Life.

It proved to be an excellent decision with a very deep scientific agenda, and lots of great engagements with physicians looking to learn more about how Quality Ablation with CAS-One IR can help achieve 100% margins, in all patients.

A special thanks to Ajith Siriwardena for leading the Liver Ablation Consensus meeting, and Thiery Chapelle and Shaheen Noorani for sharing their personal experiences with CAS-One IR on the podium. Angiodynamics did an exceptional job organizing and hosting the event.

Check the full Monaco recap here:
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The Top Case of November is here:

A multi-probe RFA 2 HCC was performed successfully with 100% tumor coverage and 100% margin coverage and a MAM of 6mm. Follow-up imaging at 3 months confirmed these results. Thanks to Dr. Olavarria and Dr. Palomera Rico from Ramon y Cajal in Madrid.

Dr. Olavarria said of the case: "CAS-One IR is ideal in these situations like this not only to plan to cover an unusually shaped lesion, but to place multiple probes quickly with single-insertions, and most importantly to use ablation confirmation to ensure the proper treatment has been achieved"

Alberto Martin Sierra Rodriguez
Melissa GOLIN
Andrea Asenjo
Dismeval
STARmed
STARmed Europe

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Dr. AbdulRahman Alvi from Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA) Hospital (and King Abdul Aziz Medical CIty) in Riyadh has performed nearly 20 procedures with CAS-One IR in his department led by DR. SHAKER ALSHEHRI.

In the past, the cases were mostly microwave liver ablations, and some challenging biopsies, but today after a difficult ablation case, he had a second patient where he placed three gold marker fiducials high up in the liver dome. Both cases finished before lunchtime.

Of all of the different cases, he says "Using CAS-One IR is way faster than our current workflow - the advantages are numerous but the ability to re-plan and re-ablate to ensure margins are met is perhaps the most powerful. I suspect our recurrence rates have been dropping rapidly"

Following the in-person support from Thijs Stoker and Stijn Van Hertem during the first 10 cases, Dr. Alvi is now performing cases with remote support.

Thanks of course to our partner IntelMed for the ongoing collaboration in Saudi Arabia.

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Zyad Alrasheedi
Najib HANNOUCH

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AS-One IR was invited by the Medlife Group to be present in Brasov, Romania (a must visit beautiful city!) during a MedLife event.

Demonstrations were given to the administrstion of the MedLife Group – of course the most interest was in planning and ablation confirmation with AblaSure of Liver Tumors, but kidney cryoablation was also a hot topic.

Thanks to our esteemed partner Kral Medical Solutions showing off the AI-driven power of CAS-One IR, organized and supported such an interesting event.

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CAS-One IR has been used in MSK indications from the beginning.

Dr. Carlo Tappero from HFR Fribourg last week did again another osteoid osteoma in the 5th metatarsal - carefully fixating the foot and putting the markers on was no problem.
The arm and aiming device can easily hold and keep a bone drill stable.

Look for more details in an upcoming Top Case.

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Ted
Steijn
Thijs

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CIRSE 2025 did not disappoint!

4.5 action-packed days kept the CAS-One IR booth full, with over 100 physicians stopping by to learn how CAS-One IR can deliver 100% margins for more patients, in less time.

We also kicked off the 4th CAS-One IR Challenge (10th overall!), where over a dozen competitors battled for top spot. Congratulations to:
1st Naomi Hersey (Sheffield, UK)
2nd Dr. Fredrik Holmquist (Malmo, SE)
3rd Dr. Joe David Guio (Ciudad Real, ES)

Our scientific dinner drew a record crowd of over 100 participants (with many staying late!).
Huge thanks to Dr. Milan Patel (Houston, USA) for sharing insights on Ablation Confirmation and Prim. Dr. Christian Neumann (Vienna, AUT) for showcasing remarkable kidney ablation cases using CAS-One IR.

Link to full recap blog in comments

Look out for us in Copenhagen at CIRSE 2026!

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Yr wythnos diwethaf – daeth CAS-One IR i Gymru!

For those not fluent in Welsh, we are happy to welcome The Grange University Hospital (Aneurin Bevan University Health Board) to Quality Ablation!

This project moved very quickly, and we are thankful to the team led by IRs Chris Chick, Chris Williams, and Nimit Goyal.

Read more here : https://t.co/OWUi3SORU1

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Nearly 12,000 patients have been treated globally with CAS-One IR, and last week we were very proud to recognize Dr. Marie Beermann, Dr. Jacob Freedman and the entire team at Danderyds Sjukhus for having treated 1,500 of those patients!

Their dedication, and ongoing belief in Quality Ablation is admirable as they have been a partner from the very beginning. and we look forward to the future, together.

Stefan Weber
Trine Bergwall
Margrethe Kallestad Rasmussen
Ted Farwell

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Rise of the machines, velvet divorces, GPT-4 in IR, BOREALIS...

The titles of the scientific talks at this year's Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) are riveting! It is the biggest IR event of the year globally, and for us also at CASCINATION.

Our 4th Annual CIRSE Preview Blog Post is here: https://t.co/KyMQKCintw

Always one of our most popular articles. Enjoy.

(Do you notice something new about the CAS-One IR platform?)

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New ablation intel unlocked:

Now there are nearly 40 publications featuring CAS-One IR – the latest coming from two hospitals in Belgium – Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) and Erasme Hospital – Université libre de Bruxelles.

They conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing Ultrasound with CT-guided CAS-One IR in patients with imaging-confirmed HCC.

The CAS-One IR group had superior local control and 12-month progression-free survival, particularly in anatomically challenging lesions.

Read the full text (link in comments) to learn why the authors advocate stereotactic CT guidance for achieving better ablation outcomes in HCC

https://t.co/BBjpSpTLVf