01 agosto 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Novel Lead-Free Drape Applied to the X-Ray Detector Protects against Scatter Radiation in the Angiography Suite

Zubin Irani, MD , Bailin Alexander, BA , Da Zhang, PhD , Bob Liu, PhD , Brian Ghoshhajra, MD , Rahmi Oklu, MD, PhD

Purpose: To evaluate a sterile, disposable lead-free drape for reducing scatter radiation exposure during fluoroscopy-guided procedures.

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Large Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Long-Term Results of Embolization with AMPLATZER Vascular Plugs

Fahrettin Kucukay, MD , Mustafa Özdemir, MD , Eyüp Şenol, MD , Sarper Okten, MD , Melih Ereren, MD , Adnan Karan, MD

Purpose: To analyze the long-term results of endovascular treatment of large pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) using the AMPLATZER vascular plug (AVP; AGA Medical Corp, Golden Valley, Minnesota).

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Feasibility of Time-Resolved MR Angiography for Detecting Recanalization of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations Treated with Embolization with Platinum Coils

Tatsuya Kawai, MD, Masashi Shimohira, MD , Hirohito Kan, BS , Takuya Hashizume, MD , Kengo Ohta, MD , Kenichiro Kurosaka, MD , Masahiro Muto, MD , Kazushi Suzuki, MD , Yuta Shibamoto, MD, PhD

Purpose: To assess the feasibility of time-resolved magnetic resonance (MR) angiography as a follow-up method after embolization for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs)

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Chemoembolization via the Left Internal Mammary Artery Supplying Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Seong Ho Kim, MD , Hyo-Cheol Kim, MD , Saebeom Hur, MD , Myungsu Lee, MD , Hyun-Seok Jung, MD , Hwan Jun Jae, MD , Jin Wook Chung, MD

Purpose: To present radiologic findings that show favorable tumor response after chemoembolization via the left internal mammary artery (LIMA).

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Role of C-Arm CT in Identifying Caudate Arteries Supplying Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Won Seok Choi, MD , Hyo-Cheol Kim, MD , Saebeom Hur, MD , Jin Woo Choi, MD , Jeong-Hoon Lee, MD , Su Jong Yu, MD , Jin Wook Chung, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the role of C-arm computed tomography (CT) performed at the proper hepatic artery or equivalent in patients with caudate-lobe hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for the detection of tumor-feeding arteries during chemoembolization.

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Thoracic Duct Embolization and Disruption for Treatment of Chylous Effusions: Experience with 105 Patients

Vishwan Pamarthi, MD , Michael S. Stecker, MD , Matthew P. Schenker, MD , Richard A. Baum, MD , Timothy P. Killoran, MD , Alisa Suzuki Han, MD , Susan K. O’Horo, MD , Dmitry J. Rabkin, MD , Chieh-Min Fan, MD

Purpose: To review the indications, technical approach, and clinical outcomes of thoracic duct embolization (TDE) and thoracic duct disruption (TDD) in patients with symptomatic chylous effusions.

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Long-Term Outcome of Percutaneous Transhepatic Balloon Angioplasty for Portal Vein Stenosis after Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single Institute’s Experience

Minoru Yabuta, MD , Toshiya Shibata, MD, PhD , Toyomichi Shibata, MD, PhD , Ken Shinozuka, MD , Hiroyoshi Isoda, MD, PhD , Shinya Okamoto, MD, PhD , Shinji Uemoto, MD, PhD , Kaori Togashi, MD, PhD

Purpose: To evaluate retrospectively the long-term outcomes of percutaneous transhepatic balloon angioplasty performed for portal vein stenosis (PVS) after pediatric living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Analgesia during Endovascular Treatment of Dysfunctional Hemodialysis Fistulas

Murat Gedikoglu, MD, Cagatay Andic, MD , Hatice Evren Eker, MD , Ismail Guzelmansur, MD , Levent Oguzkurt, MD

Purpose: To evaluate prospectively the efficacy and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block (BPB) for analgesia during endovascular treatment of dysfunctional hemodialysis fistulas.

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Comparison of Barbed versus Conventional Sutures for Wound Closure of Radiologically Implanted Chest Ports

Osman Ahmed, MD , Danial Jilani, MPH , Brian Funaki, MD , Michael Ginsburg, MD , Sujay Sheth, MD , Maryellen Giger, PhD , Steven Zangan, MD

Purpose: To retrospectively compare the incidences of complications with barbed suture versus conventional interrupted suture for incision closure in implantable chest ports.

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. A Single-Incision Technique for Placement of Implantable Venous Access Ports via the Axillary Vein

Tae-Seok Seo, MD, PhD, Myung Gyu Song, MD , Eun-Young Kang, MD, PhD , Chang Hee Lee, MD, PhD , Hwan Seok Yong, MD, PhD , KyungWon Doo, MD, PhD

Purpose: To evaluate the technical feasibility and safety of a single-incision technique for placement of implantable venous access ports via the axillary vein.

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. MR Imaging–Guided Percutaneous Cryotherapy for Lung Tumors: Initial Experience

Shangang Liu, MS , Ruimei Ren, MD, PhD , Ming Liu, MD , Yubo Lv, MD , Bin Li, MS , Chengli Li, MD, PhD

Purpose: To evaluate prospectively the initial clinical experience of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–guided percutaneous cryotherapy of lung tumors.

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. High-Frequency Jet Ventilation under General Anesthesia Facilitates CT-Guided Lung Tumor Thermal Ablation Compared with Normal Respiration under Conscious Analgesic Sedation

Daniel Yiu Fai Chung, FRCR , Donald Man Lap Tse, MRCP, FRCR , Philip Boardman, MRCP, FRCR , Fergus Vincent Gleeson, FRCP, FRCR , Mark William Little, MBBS , Shaun Haig Scott, FRCA , Ewan Mark Anderson, FRCS, FRCR

Purpose: To determine whether technical difficulty of computed tomography (CT)–guided percutaneous lung tumor thermal ablations is altered with the use of high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) under general anesthesia (GA) compared with procedures performed with normal respiration (NR) under conscious sedation (CS).

01 septiembre 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Microwave Thermal Ablation of Spinal Metastatic Bone Tumors

Adrian Kastler, MD , Hussein Alnassan, MSc , Sébastien Aubry, MD, PhD , Bruno Kastler, MD, PhD

Purpose: To assess feasibility, safety, and efficacy of microwave ablation of spinal metastatic bone tumors.

01 septiembre 2014

CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Fetal Radiation Dose in Prophylactic Uterine Arterial Embolization

Anna-Leena Manninen, Kati Ojala, Miika T. Nieminen, Jukka Perälä

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to estimate the absorbed dose (AD) to the fetus for pregnant patients with placenta accreta undergoing fluoroscopy imaging during prophylactic catheterization and uterine artery embolization. We hypothesize that after optimizing the use of the radiation, this endovascular method is safe.

01 septiembre 2014

CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Primary Stent Angioplasty of the Inferior Vena Cava After Liver Transplantation and Liver Resection

Thomas J. Huber, Simone Hammer, Martin Loss, René Müller-Wille, Andreas G. Schreyer, Christian Stroszczynski, Walter A. Wohlgemuth, Wibke Uller

Purpose: This study evaluated technical efficacy and safety of stent angioplasty of the inferior vena cava (IVC) after liver transplantation or liver resection and analysis of changes in creatinine levels and patients’ weight.