CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Magnetic Resonance Signal Intensity Ratio Measurement Before Uterine Artery Embolization: Ability to Predict Fibroid Size Reduction

Stevo Duvnjak, Pernille Ravn, Anders Green, Poul Erik Andersen

Purpose: To evaluate whether the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal intensity (SI) ratio between the dominant fibroid and the periphery striated muscle can predict fibroid volume reduction >50% after uterine fibroid embolization (UFE).

CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Long-Term Results from the MAJESTIC Trial of the Eluvia Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent for Femoropopliteal Treatment: 3-Year Follow-up

Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck, Koen Keirse, Thomas Zeller, Herman Schroë, Juan Diaz-Cartelle

Purpose: To report the 3-year results of the MAJESTIC first-in-human study of the Eluvia Drug-Eluting Vascular Stent System for treating femoropopliteal artery lesions.

CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Intra-arterial Thrombolysis for Extremity Frostbite Decreases Digital Amputation Rates and Hospital Length of Stay

Nishant Patel, Dhivya R. Srinivasa, Ravi N. Srinivasa, Joseph J. Gemmete, Venkat Krishnamurthy, Narasimham Dasika, Shilpa N. Reddy, Matthew L. Osher, Erika D. Sears, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick

Purpose: To report outcomes of intra-arterial thrombolysis versus non-thrombolytic management of severe frostbite with respect to digital amputation rates and hospital length of stay (LOS).

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Long-Term Hepatotoxicity of Yttrium-90 Radioembolization as Treatment of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumor to the Liver

Yu-Kai Su, MD, Rosewell V. Mackey, MD, Ahsun Riaz, MD, Vanessa L. Gates, MS, Al B. Benson III, MD, Frank H. Miller, MD, Vahid Yaghmai, MD, Ahmed Gabr, MD, Riad Salem, MD, Robert J. Lewandowski, MD

Purpose: To determine long-term hepatotoxicity of yttrium-90 (90Y) radioembolization in patients treated for metastatic neuroendocrine tumor (mNET) and evaluate if imaging and laboratory findings of cirrhosis-like morphology are associated with clinical symptoms.

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Uterine Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Adenomyosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Annefleur M. de Bruijn, MD, Marieke Smink, MD, Paul N.M. Lohle, MD, PhD, Judith A.F. Huirne, MD, PhD, Jos W.R. Twisk, PhD, Caroline Wong, BSc, Linda Schoonmade, MA, Wouter J.K. Hehenkamp, MD, PhD

The effect of uterine artery embolization (UAE) on symptomatic adenomyosis was evaluated in a systematic review and meta-analysis. Four groups were evaluated: short-term (< 12 months) pure adenomyosis, short-term adenomyosis with fibroids (combined adenomyosis), long-term (> 12 months) pure adenomyosis, and long-term combined adenomyosis. Improvement of symptoms occurred in 83.1% (872/1,049) of patients. Reported symptom reduction was 4.8% greater in the short-term combined group (P = .169) and 11.4% greater in the long-term combined group (P = .003). Uterine volume was reduced in all patients at 3 months. The effects of UAE on symptom improvement and uterine volume reduction in patients with adenomyosis are encouraging.

JVIR. CT Fluoroscopy-guided Percutaneous Osteoplasty for the Treatment of Osteolytic Lung Cancer Bone Metastases to the Spine and Pelvis

Zhiyu Wang, MD , Yan Zhen, MD , Chungen Wu, PhD , Hongtao Li, PhD , Yumei Yang, RN , Zan Shen, PhD , Hui Zhao, MD and Yang Yao, MD

Purpose: To retrospectively assess the results of computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous osteoplasty (PO) of osteolytic lung cancer bone metastases, focusing on pain reduction, improved quality of life, and patient mobility. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Volume 23, Issue 9 , Pages 1135-1142, September 2012. Copyright © SIR, 2012

01 octubre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Multicenter Trial of the VenaTech Convertible Vena Cava Filter

Eric J. Hohenwalter, MD, James R. Stone, MD, Paul V. O’Moore, MD, Steven J. Smith, MD, J. Bayne Selby, MD, Robert J. Lewandowski, MD, Shaun Samuels, MD, Paul M. Kiproff, MD, David W. Trost, MD, David C. Madoff, MD, Jeremy Handel, MD, Eric J. Gandras, MD, Athanasios Vlahos, MD, William S. Rilling, MD

Purpose: To demonstrate rates of successful filter conversion and 6-month major device-related adverse events in subjects with converted caval filters.

01 octubre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Percutaneous Cryoablation of Renal Tumors: Is It Time for a New Paradigm Shift?

Hussein D. Aoun, MD, Peter J. Littrup, MD, Mohamed Jaber, MD, Fatima Memon, MD, Barbara Adam, MSN, APN, Mark Krycia, BS, Matthew Prus, BS, Elisabeth Heath, MD, Edson Pontes, MD

Purpose: To retrospectively assess long-term outcomes of percutaneous renal cryoablation, including factors affecting complications and local recurrence rates.

01 octubre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization

Martin Jonczyk, MD, Julius Chapiro, MD, Federico Collettini, MD, Dominik Geisel, MD, Dirk Schnapauff, MD, Florian Streitparth, MD, Thomas Schmidt, Bernd Hamm, MD, Bernhard Gebauer, MD, Gero Wieners, MD

Purpose: To evaluate detectability of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using split-bolus cone-beam CT in intraindividual comparison between cone-beam CT and contrast-enhanced MR imaging.

01 octubre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Acute Intramural Hematoma of the Descending Aorta Treated with Stent Graft Repair Is Associated with a Better Prognosis

Kaichuang Ye, MD, PhD, Jinbao Qin, MD, PhD, Minyi Yin, MD, PhD, Mi’er Jiang, MD, Weimin Li, MD, Xinwu Lu, MD, PhD

Purpose: To compare midterm outcomes of optimal medical treatment (OMT) alone with OMT and thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of acute type B intramural hematoma (IMHB).

01 octubre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Results of Stent Graft Placement to Treat Cephalic Arch Stenosis in Hemodialysis Patients with Dysfunctional Brachiocephalic Arteriovenous Fistulas

Robert G. Jones, MRCP, FRCR, Andrew P. Willis, MRCS, FRCR, Karen Tullett, RGN, Peter L. Riley, MRCP, FRCR

Purpose: To determine effectiveness of the VIABAHN (W.L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, Arizona) stent graft to treat cephalic arch stenosis in patients with dysfunctional brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas after inadequate venoplasty response.

01 octubre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Unmasking of Previously Asymptomatic Central Venous Stenosis following Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Hemodialysis Access

Jarrod M. Ehrie, BS, Therese E. Sammarco, BA, Jesse L. Chittams, MA, Scott O. Trerotola, MD

Purpose: To determine the frequency of new-onset symptoms of central venous stenosis (CVS) after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of a hemodialysis access–related stenosis in patients with previously asymptomatic CVS and to identify risk factors for this phenomenon.

01 octubre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules: An Efficient and Safe Alternative to Surgery

Rosa Cervelli, MD, Salvatore Mazzeo, MD, Luigi De Napoli, MD, Antonio Boccuzzi, MD, Benedetta Pontillo-Contillo, MD, Gabriele Materazzi, MD, Paolo Miccoli, MD, Roberto Cioni, MD, Davide Caramella, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency (RF) ablation in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules (BTNs) by applying a modification of the moving-shot technique.

01 octubre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation for Focal Hepatic Lesions Adjacent to Gallbladder: Reconfiguration of the Ablation Zone through Probe Relocation and Ablation Time Reduction

In Young Choi, MD, Pyo Nyun Kim, MD, PhD, Sung Gu Lee, BS, Hyung Jin Won, MD, PhD, Yong Moon Shin, MD, PhD

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of radiofrequency (RF) ablation for treatment of focal hepatic lesions adjacent to the gallbladder with electrode relocation and ablation time reduction.

01 noviembre 2017

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Transarterial Chemoembolization with Small Drug-Eluting Beads in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Experience from a Cohort of 421 Patients at an Italian Center

Camillo Aliberti, MD, Riccardo Carandina, MD, Sara Lonardi, MD, Vincenzo Dadduzio, MD, Alessandro Vitale, MD, Enrico Gringeri, MD, PhD, Giacomo Zanus, MD, PhD, Umberto Cillo, MD

Purpose: To assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of small drug-eluting embolic (DEE) agents (70–150 µm) for chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).