
Advanced therapies
A plumber for blood vessels
The beginnings of interventional radiology
4min
Published on February 27, 2021
When the American radiologist Charles Dotter needed new catheters for his research in 1963, he speculated that, if none were available, physicians could build catheters themselves from guitar strings, VW speedometer cables, or a piece of intercom cable found in a wastebasket, for example.

Charles Dotter, the “father” of interventional radiology
Source: University of Oregon Medical School (UOMS)
Treatment via 100,000 kilometers of vessels
