01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Percutaneous Interventions in Failing “Necklace” Hemodialysis Grafts: Long-Term Outcomes

Adi J. Price, MD , Nicholas Fidelman, MD , Mark W. Wilson, MD , Robert K. Kerlan, MD

Purpose: To determine primary and secondary patency after percutaneous interventions for malfunctioning anterior chest wall (“necklace”) arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) for hemodialysis.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Randomized Clinical Trial of Cutting Balloon Angioplasty versus High-Pressure Balloon Angioplasty in Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula Stenoses Resistant to Conventional Balloon Angioplasty

Syed Arafat Aftab, BSc , Kiang Hiong Tay, MBBS, FRCR, FAMS , Farah G. Irani, MBBS, FRCR , Richard Hoau Gong Lo, MBBS, FRCR, FAMS , Apoorva Gogna, MBBS, FRCR , Benjamin Haaland, PhD , Seck Guan Tan, MBBS, FRCS, FAMS , Siew Png Chng, MBChB, MRCS, FAMS , Shanker Pasupathy, MBBS, FRCS , Hui Lin Choong, MBBS, MMed, FAMS , Bien Soo Tan, MBBS, FRCR, FAMS

Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of cutting balloon angioplasty (CBA) versus high-pressure balloon angioplasty (HPBA) for the treatment of hemodialysis autogenous fistula stenoses resistant to conventional percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Evaluating Patency Rates of an Ultralow-Porosity Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Covered Stent in the Treatment of Venous Stenosis in Arteriovenous Dialysis Circuits

Michael G. Chan, MD , Franklin J. Miller, MD , Karim Valji, MD , Anshuman Bansal, MD , Michael D. Kuo, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of an ultralow-porosity expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) covered stent in the treatment of autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) and prosthetic arteriovenous graft (AVG) venous outflow stenoses.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Pediatric Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma: Safety and Efficacy of Arterial Embolization

Nghia-Jack Vo, MD , Morgan Althoen, MD , Daniel S. Hippe, MS , Somnath J. Prabhu, MD , Karim Valji, MD , Siddharth A. Padia, MD

Purpose: Although transcatheter embolization is a well established technique to treat adults in the trauma setting, evidence is lacking in the pediatric population. This study assesses the safety and efficacy of arterial embolization for blunt abdominal and pelvic trauma in the pediatric population.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Results of Bronchial Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Hemoptysis Caused by Neoplasm

Ignasi Garcia-Olivé, MD , Jose Sanz-Santos, MD , Carmen Centeno, MD , Felipe Andreo, MD , Aida Muñoz-Ferrer, MD , Pere Serra, MD , Jaume Sampere, MD , Josep Maria Michavila, MD , Jordi Muchart, MD , Juan Ruiz Manzano, MD

Purpose: To describe experience with bronchial artery embolization (BAE) in a cohort of patients with cancer.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Safety and Therapeutic Efficacy of Complete or Near-Complete Ablation of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroid Tumors by MR Imaging–Guided High-Intensity Focused US Therapy

Min Jung Park, MD , Young-sun Kim, MD , Hyunchul Rhim, MD , Hyo Keun Lim, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and therapeutic efficacy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (US) ablation of symptomatic uterine fibroid tumors with an immediate nonperfused volume (NPV) ratio of 80% or more.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization with Doxorubicin-Eluting Superabsorbent Polymer Microspheres in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Midterm Follow-up

Jeroen Dekervel, MD , Hannah van Malenstein, MD, PhD , Vincent Vandecaveye, MD, PhD , Frederik Nevens, MD, PhD , Jos van Pelt, Dr, Ing , Sam Heye, MD, PhD , Wim Laleman, MD, PhD , Werner Van Steenbergen, MD, PhD , Johan Vaninbroukx, MD , Chris Verslype, MD, PhD , Geert Maleux, MD, PhD

Purpose: To investigate prospectively the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization using superabsorbent polymer (SAP) microspheres loaded with doxorubicin for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors and European Association for the Study of the Liver Criteria Using Delayed-Phase Imaging at an Early Time Point Predict Survival in Patients with Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma following Yttrium-90 Radioembolization

Juan C. Camacho, MD , Nima Kokabi, MD , Minzhi Xing, MD , Hasmukh J. Prajapati, MD , Bassel El-Rayes, MD , Hyun S. Kim, MD

Purpose: To investigate early imaging prognostic factors in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) refractory to standard chemotherapy after yttrium-90 (90Y) radioembolization therapy.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Outpatient Single-Session Yttrium-90 Glass Microsphere Radioembolization

Vanessa L. Gates, MS , Karen G. Marshall, RN , Krystina Salzig, RN , Melissa Williams, RN , Robert J. Lewandowski, MD , Riad Salem, MD, MBA

Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of yttrium-90 (90Y) glass microsphere radioembolization (including angiography, lung shunt assessment, and treatment) as a single-session, outpatient procedure.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. A Simple Method for Estimating Dose Delivered to Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Yttrium-90 Glass-based Radioembolization Therapy: Preliminary Results of a Proof of Concept Study

Nima Kokabi, MD , James R. Galt, PhD , Minzhi Xing, MD , Juan C. Camacho, MD , Bruce J. Barron, MD , David M. Schuster, MD , Hyun S. Kim, MD

Purpose: To investigate a simple semiquantitative method to estimate yttrium-90 (90Y) dose delivered with radioembolization to infiltrative hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Quantitative Dosimetry for Yttrium-90 Radionuclide Therapy: Tumor Dose Predicts Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Response in Hepatic Metastatic Melanoma

Bree R. Eaton, MD , Hyun S. Kim, MD , Eduard Schreibmann, PhD , David M. Schuster, MD , James R. Galt, PhD , Bruce Barron, MD , Sungjin Kim, MS , Yuan Liu, PhD , Jerome Landry, MD , Tim Fox, PhD

Purpose: To assess a new method for generating patient-specific volumetric dose calculations and analyze the relationship between tumor dose and positron emission tomography (PET) response after radioembolization of hepatic melanoma metastases.

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Mistargeting after Fusion Imaging–Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatocellular Carcinomas

Sanghyeok Lim, MD , Min Woo Lee, MD , Hyunchul Rhim, MD , Dong Ik Cha, MD , Tae Wook Kang, MD , Ji Hye Min, MD , Kyoung Doo Song, MD , Seo-youn Choi, MD , Hyo K. Lim, MD

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence and causes of mistargeting after fusion imaging–guided percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation of hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs).

01 febrero 2014

JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Human Cadaveric Specimen Study of the Prostatic Arterial Anatomy: Implications for Arterial Embolization

Ricardo Garcia-Monaco, MD, PhD , Lucas Garategui, MD , Nestor Kizilevsky, MD , Oscar Peralta, MD , Pablo Rodriguez, MD , Jose Palacios-Jaraquemada, MD

Purpose: To describe and illustrate the prostatic arterial anatomy from human cadaveric specimens, highlighting implications for prostatic arterial embolization.

01 diciembre 2013

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY. Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) with gemcitabine: Phase II study in patients with liver metastases of breast cancer

Katrin Eichler , Silke Jakobi , Tatjana Gruber-Rouh , Renate Hammerstingl , Thomas J. Vogl , Stephan Zangos

Objective: Evaluation of the efficacy and tolerability of transarterial chemoembolization with gemcitabine in patients with inoperable liver metastases of breast cancer.

01 diciembre 2013

CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. Value of Duplex Ultrasound Assistance for Thromboaspiration and Dilation of Thrombosed Native Arterio-Venous Fistulae

J. García-Medina

Purpose: To evaluate the value of duplex ultrasound assistance during thromboaspiration of thrombosed arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis.