01 junio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons for the Treatment of Symptomatic Central Venous Stenosis in Dialysis Access: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Panagiotis M. Kitrou, MD, MSc, PhD, Panagiotis Papadimatos, MD, Stavros Spiliopoulos, MD, PhD, Konstantinos Katsanos, MD, MSc, PhD, Nicolaos Christeas, MD, Elias Brountzos, MD, PhD, Dimitrios Karnabatidis, MD, PhD

Purpose: To compare the clinically-assessed intervention-free period (IFP) of paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) vs conventional balloon angioplasty (CBA) for the treatment of symptomatic central venous stenosis (CVS) in dialysis access.

01 junio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Changing Medicare Utilization of Minimally Invasive Procedures for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency

Anand M. Prabhakar, MD, MBA, Alexander S. Misono, MD, MBA, Rahul A. Sheth, MD, Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD, Jennifer Hemingway, MS, Danny R. Hughes, PhD, Richard Duszak Jr., MD

Purpose: To examine changes in the utilization of procedures related to treatment of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in the Medicare population.

01 junio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Treatment of Acute Hemoptysis by Bronchial Artery Embolization with the Liquid Embolic Agent Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer

Isabelle Ayx, MD, René Müller-Wille, MD, Walter A. Wohlgemuth, MD, Michael Pfeifer, MD, Marc Lepiorz, MD, Heinrich Hubauer, MD, Holger Goessmann, MD, Christian Stroszczynski, MD, Niels Zorger, MD

Purpose: To determine the technical and clinical success of bronchial artery embolization (BAE) with the liquid embolic agent ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer in patients with acute hemoptysis.

01 junio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Elective and Emergency Renal Angiomyolipoma Embolization with Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer: Feasibility and Initial Experience

José Urbano, MD, PhD, Laura Paul, MD, Manuel Cabrera, MD, Alberto Alonso-Burgos, MD, PhD, Daniella Gómez, MD

Purpose: To report preliminary experience with angiomyolipoma (AML) transcatheter arterial embolization using ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) copolymer liquid embolic agent.

01 junio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Scaled Signal Intensity of Uterine Fibroids on T2-Weighted MR Imaging as a Predictor of the Potential Response to Uterine Fibroid Embolization

Seung Hun Kang, MD, Shin Jae Lee, MD, Gyeong Sik Jeon, MD, Sang-Wook Yoon, MD

Purpose: To determine feasibility of scaled signal intensity (SSI) of uterine fibroids on T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images to predict volume reduction rate (VRR) after uterine fibroid embolization (UFE).

01 junio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Prostate Artery Embolization via Transradial or Transulnar versus Transfemoral Arterial Access: Technical Results

Shivank Bhatia, MD, Sardis H. Harward, MPH, Vishal K. Sinha, BS, Govindarajan Narayanan, MD

Purpose: To compare safety and feasibility of prostate artery embolization (PAE) via transradial/transulnar access (TR/UA) and transfemoral access (TFA).

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Insufficient Recanalization of Thrombotic Venous Occlusion—Risk for Postthrombotic Syndrome

Luka Jeraj, MD, Mateja Kaja Jezovnik, MD, PhD, Pavel Poredos, PhD, MD

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between recanalization rate of occluded veins after deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and development of postthrombotic syndrome (PTS).

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Extrahepatic Spread: Prognostic Determinants and Appropriate Candidates

Enxin Wang, MD, Lei Liu, MD, Dongdong Xia, MD, Wenjun Wang, MD, Wei Bai, MD, Qiuhe Wang, MD, Jie Yuan, MD, Xiaomei Li, MD, Lei Zhang, MD, Jing Niu, MD, Zhanxin Yin, MD, Jielai Xia, MD, Hongwei Cai, MD, Daiming Fan, MD, PhD, Guohong Han, MD, PhD

Purpose: To investigate treatment outcome, prognostic factors for overall survival, and appropriate candidates for transarterial chemoembolization among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and extrahepatic spread (EHS).

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Portal Vein Embolization in the Setting of Staged Hepatectomy with Preservation of Segment IV ± I Only for Bilobar Colorectal Liver Metastases: Safety, Efficacy, and Clinical Outcomes

Christophe Cassinotto, MD, PhD, Anthony Dohan, MD, Benoît Gallix, MD, PhD, Eve Simoneau, MD, PhD, Louis-Martin Boucher, MD, PhD, Peter Metrakos, MD, Tatiana Cabrera, MD, Carlos Torres, MD, Karl Muchantef, MD, David A. Valenti, MD

Purpose: To assess frequency of adverse events, efficacy, and clinical outcomes of percutaneous portal vein embolization (PVE) in patients with bilobar colorectal liver metastases undergoing staged hepatectomy with preservation of segment IV ± I only.

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Adjuvant Medications That Improve Survival after Locoregional Therapy

F. Edward Boas, MD, PhD, Etay Ziv, MD, PhD, Hooman Yarmohammadi, MD, Karen T. Brown, MD, Joseph P. Erinjeri, MD, PhD, Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD, James J. Harding, MD, Stephen B. Solomon, MD

Purpose: To determine if outpatient medications taken at the time of liver tumor embolization or ablation affect survival.

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Comparison of Image Quality and Diagnostic Performance of Cone-Beam CT during Drug-Eluting Embolic Transarterial Chemoembolization and Multidetector CT in the Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Pierleone Lucatelli, MD, PhD, Renato Argirò, MD, Stefano Ginanni Corradini, MD, PhD, Luca Saba, PhD, Carlo Cirelli, MD, Fabrizio Fanelli, MD, Carmelo Ricci, MD, Giovanni Battista Levi Sandri, MD, Carlo Catalano, MD, PhD, Mario Bezzi, MD, PhD

Purpose: To compare image quality and diagnostic performance of cone-beam computed tomography (CT) and multidetector CT in the detection of hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with cirrhosis undergoing transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting embolic agents.

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Retrospective Review of Percutaneous Image-Guided Ablation of Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer: A Single-Institution Experience

Andrew J. Erie, MD, Jonathan M. Morris, MD, Brian T. Welch, MD, A. Nicholas Kurup, MD, Adam J. Weisbrod, MD, Thomas D. Atwell, MD, Grant D. Schmit, MD, Eugene D. Kwon, MD, Matthew R. Callstrom, MD, PhD

Purpose: To retrospectively review and report the efficacy and safety of percutaneous image-guided ablation (cryoablation or radiofrequency ablation) in the treatment of oligometastatic prostate cancer.

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Leiomyoma Infarction after Uterine Artery Embolization: Influence of Embolic Agent and Leiomyoma Size and Location on Outcome

Eduardo A. Lacayo, MD, Danielle L. Richman, MD, Michael R. Acord, MD, Darcy J. Wolfman, MD, Theresa M. Caridi, MD, Sameer Y. Desale, MS, James B. Spies, MD

Purpose: To study the factors that might impact infarction of individual uterine leiomyomas and total tumor burden after uterine artery embolization (UAE).

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Midterm Clinical Outcomes and MR Imaging Changes after Transcatheter Arterial Embolization as a Treatment for Mild to Moderate Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Resistant to Conservative Treatment

Yuji Okuno, MD, PhD, Amine M. Korchi, MD, Takuma Shinjo, MD, Shojiro Kato, MD, PhD, Takao Kaneko, MD, PhD

Purpose: To describe the safety and efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization for mild to moderate radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) that is resistant to conservative treatment.

01 julio 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Gastrointestinal Bleeding Associated with Gastric Carcinoma: Prognostic Factors Predicting Successful Hemostasis and Survival

Sangik Park, MD, Ji Hoon Shin, MD, Dong-Il Gwon, MD, Hyoung Jung Kim, MD, Kyu-Bo Sung, MD, Hyun-Ki Yoon, MD, Gi-Young Ko, MD, Heung Kyu Ko, MD

Purpose: To evaluate outcomes of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for gastric cancer–related gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and factors associated with successful TAE and improved survival after TAE.