01 marzo 2013

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Safety and Efficacy of Doxorubicin Drug-eluting Bead Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hasmukh J. Prajapati, MD , Renumathy Dhanasekaran, MD , Bassel F. El-Rayes, MD , John S. Kauh, MD , Shishir K. Maithel, MD , Zhengjia Chen, PhD , Hyun S. Kim, MD

Purpose: To investigate the safety and efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization using doxorubicin drug-eluting beads (DEBs) in patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) C stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

01 marzo 2012

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatitis B Virus–associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Improved Survival after Concomitant Treatment with Nucleoside Analogues

Hidenori Toyoda, MD , Takashi Kumada, MD , Toshifumi Tada, MD , Yasuhiro Sone, MD , Masashi Fujimori, MD

Purpose: To determine whether nucleoside analogue therapy is associated with improved survival in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)–associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are treated solely with transarterial chemoembolization.

01 marzo 2013

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY. Factors Influencing Local Tumor Control in Patients With Neoplastic Pulmonary Nodules Treated With Microwave Ablation: A Risk-Factor Analysis

Thomas J. Vogl, Thomas S. Worst, Nagy N. N. Naguib, Hanns Ackermann, Tatjana Gruber-Rouh and Nour-Eldin A. Nour-Eldin

OBJECTIVE. This study was performed to evaluate risk factors predictive of local tumor control after microwave ablation of primary and secondary lung malignancies up to 3 cm in maximal diameter.

01 marzo 2013

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY. Frequency of and Risk Factors for Complications After Liver Radiofrequency Ablation Under CT Fluoroscopic Guidance in 1500 Sessions: Single-Center Experience

Haruyuki Takaki, Koichiro Yamakado, Atsuhiro Nakatsuka, Tomomi Yamada, Katsuya Shiraki, Yoshiyuki Takei and Kan Takeda

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to retrospectively evaluate the frequency of and risk factors for complications after liver radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

01 marzo 2013

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY. Pretreatment Microbubble-Induced Enhancement in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Predicts Intrahepatic Distant Recurrence After Radiofrequency Ablation

Hitoshi Maruyama, Masanori Takahashi, Taro Shimada, Tadashi Sekimoto, Hidehiro Kamesaki, Fumihiko Kanai and Osamu Yokosuka

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to examine whether pretreatment findings in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using contrast-enhanced ultrasound can predict local or distant recurrence after radiofrequency ablation (RFA).

01 marzo 2012

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Interventional Radiologic Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma—A Cost Analysis from the Payer Perspective

Charles E. Ray Jr, MD, PhD , Catherine Battaglia, PhD, RN , Anne M. Libby, PhD , Allan Prochazka, MD, MSc , Stan Xu, PhD , Brian Funaki, MD

Purpose: To determine whether there is a cost advantage for one of the three commonly performed interventional radiology (IR) procedures (chemoembolization, selective internal radiation therapy [SIRT], radiofrequency ablation [RFA]) in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

01 marzo 2012

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Yttrium-90 Radioembolization of Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Liver

Mohamed H.K. Abdelmaksoud, MD, MS , John D. Louie, MD , Gloria L. Hwang, MD , Nishita Kothary, MD , David R. Minor, MD , Daniel Y. Sze, MD PhD

Purpose: To investigate the safety and efficacy of yttrium-90 (90Y) hepatic radioembolization treatment of patients with liver-dominant metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) refractory to immunotherapy and targeted therapies.

01 marzo 2012

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. In Vivo Evaluation of Cisplatin-loaded Superabsorbent Polymer Microspheres for Use in Chemoembolization of VX2 Liver Tumors

Noboru Maeda, MD, PhD , Keigo Osuga, MD, PhD , Kouki Shimazu, MD , Eiichi Morii, MD, PhD , Koji Mikami, MD , Shinichi Hori, MD, PhD , Tetsuro Nakazawa, MD , Hiroki Higashihara, MD , Kaname Tomoda, MD, PhD , Hironobu Nakamura, MD, PhD , Noriyuki Tomiyama, MD, PhD

Purpose: To investigate the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of chemoembolization with a cisplatin-loaded superabsorbent polymer (SAP) suspension in a rabbit model with transplanted liver VX2 tumors.

01 marzo 2012

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Totally Implantable Venous Access Device Placement by Interventional Radiologists: Are Prophylactic Antibiotics Necessary?

Anne M. Covey, MD , Franz W. Toro-Pape, BS , Raymond H. Thornton, MD , Crystal Son, MPH , Joseph Erinjeri, MD, PhD , Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD , Lynn A. Brody, MD , Karen T. Brown, MD , Kent A. Septkowitz, MD , George I. Getrajdman, MD

Purpose: To determine the rate of early infection for totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) placed without antibiotic prophylaxis.

01 marzo 2013

RADIOLOGY. Rib Fractures after Percutaneous Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation of Lung Tumors: Incidence and Relevance

Erica S. Alexander, BS, Carol A. Hankins, MD, Jason T. Machan, PhD, Terrance T. Healey, MD and Damian E. Dupuy, MD

Purpose: To retrospectively identify the incidence and probable risk factors for rib fractures after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) of neoplasms in the lung and to identify complications related to these fractures.

01 marzo 2013

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. Endovascular treatment of renal artery aneurysms and renal arteriovenous fistulas

Zhongming Zhang, MD , Min Yang, MD , Li Song, MD , Xiaoqiang Tong, MD , Yinghua Zou, MD

Objective: To describe our experience with the treatment of renal artery aneurysms (RAAs) and renal arteriovenous fistulas (RAVFs) by transcatheter techniques with special consideration given to indications, technical options, and complications.

01 febrero 2013

EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. Inflammatory and injury signals released from the post-stenotic human kidney

Alfonso Eirin, Monika L. Gloviczki, Hui Tang, Mario Gössl, Kyra L. Jordan, John R. Woollard, Amir Lerman, Joseph P. Grande, Stephen C. Textor and Lilach O. Lerman

Aims The mechanisms mediating kidney injury and repair in humans with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) remain poorly understood. We hypothesized that the stenotic kidney releases inflammatory mediators and recruits progenitor cells to promote regeneration.

01 febrero 2013

CIRCULATION. A History of Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack Indicates High Risks of Cardiovascular Event and Hemorrhagic Stroke in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Gregory Ducrocq, MD; Pierre Amarenco, MD; Julien Labreuche, BST; Mark J. Alberts, MD; Jean-Louis Mas, MD; E. Magnus Ohman, MD; Shinya Goto, MD; Philippa Lavallée, MD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH; Ph. Gabriel Steg, MD

Background—Randomized trials of antithrombotics in coronary artery disease have identified previous stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA) as a marker of increased intracranial bleeding risk. We aimed to further characterize the risk of ischemic and bleeding events associated with a history of stroke/TIA in patients with coronary artery disease.

01 enero 2013

JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. Radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: Impact of liver function on systemic treatment options at disease progression

Khairuddin Memon , Laura Kulik , Robert J. Lewandowski , Mary F. Mulcahy , Al B. Benson , Daniel Ganger , Ahsun Riaz , Ramona Gupta , Michael Vouche , Vanessa L. Gates , Frank H. Miller , Reed A. Omary , Riad Salem

Background & Aims: Yttrium-90 (90Y) radioembolization is a microembolic procedure. Hence, it is commonly used in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal venous thrombosis (PVT). We analyzed liver function, imaging findings, and treatment options (local/systemic) at disease progression following 90Y treatment in HCC patients with PVT.

01 enero 2013

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY. Spontaneous Dissection of the Splanchnic Arteries: CT Findings, Treatment, and Outcome

Seung Chai Jung, Whal Lee, Eun-Ah Park, Hwan Jun Jae, Jin Wook Chung and Jae Hyung Park

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to describe the various CT findings of isolated spontaneous splanchnic artery dissection and the treatment options and outcomes.