{"title":"CME TEST QUESTIONS: APRIL 2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":"36 4","pages":"Page 573"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Contents in Brief","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1051-0443(25)00188-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1051-0443(25)00188-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":"36 4","pages":"Page A4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crossword Puzzle","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.01.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.01.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":"36 4","pages":"Page 731"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Satya K. Morar MHM , Rayan Abboud MD, MS , Charles Martin III MD, MBA
{"title":"Pulmonary Angiography of a Meandering Pulmonary Vein","authors":"Satya K. Morar MHM , Rayan Abboud MD, MS , Charles Martin III MD, MBA","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2024.12.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2024.12.018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":"36 4","pages":"Page 732"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tyler Smith, Ziga Cizman, Samuel Wilhite, David Strain, Charles Ray, Wael Saad
{"title":"TIPS Access Utilizing a 16-F Balloon Valve Sheath Allowing Large-Bore Thrombectomy and Multiple Parallel Catheter Thrombolysis for Acute Portomesenteric Thrombosis.","authors":"Tyler Smith, Ziga Cizman, Samuel Wilhite, David Strain, Charles Ray, Wael Saad","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.03.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143665209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic Resonance-Digital Subtraction Angiography as a Preprocedural Imaging Modality before Transcatheter Arterial Microembolization for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.","authors":"Katsutoshi Horiuchi, Shinichi Iwakoshi, Akio Tamura, Masatoshi Ikeno, Takeshi Sato, Kouzou Shimizu, Kenji Kawamura, Yasuhito Tanaka, Toshihiro Tanaka","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.03.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.03.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This retrospective study evaluated the potential utility and accuracy of magnetic resonance digital subtraction angiography (MR-DSA) as a preoperative imaging modality for transcatheter arterial microembolization (TAME) in musculoskeletal pain management, compared to conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Eleven patients with various musculoskeletal conditions underwent MR-DSA and DSA before TAME. Image evaluation was performed on 33 regions of interest (ROIs) across 11 patients. Three experienced readers evaluated abnormal stains using a 4-point scale (0-3). Inter-observer agreements were analyzed using kappa statistics. Sensitivity and specificity of MR-DSA were calculated using DSA as the reference standard. Pain scores (NRS) were obtained pre-TAME and 1 month post-TAME.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Inter-observer agreement was substantial for DSA (κ=0.66) and MR-DSA (κ=0.73). MR-DSA showed high sensitivity (1.0) and moderate specificity (0.64) for detecting abnormal stains, with DSA as the reference standard. The pain score decreased by an average of 2.6 on the NRS. Although lesions that were positive on both MR-DSA and DSA tended to show greater pain reduction, this correlation was not statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>MR-DSA is a highly sensitive preoperative imaging modality that can detect abnormal vascular stains associated with musculoskeletal pain. However, its clinical utility remains uncertain, and further large-scale studies are required before drawing definitive conclusions.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143639788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sam Y Son, Sara Velayati, Ken Zhao, Brett Marinelli, Ruben Geevarghese, Vlasios S Sotirchos, Anne Covey, James J Harding, Michael I D'Angelica, William R Jarnagin, Alice Wei, Hooman Yarmohammadi
{"title":"Outcomes of Transarterial Hepatic Embolization versus Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for Treatment of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma > 7 cm.","authors":"Sam Y Son, Sara Velayati, Ken Zhao, Brett Marinelli, Ruben Geevarghese, Vlasios S Sotirchos, Anne Covey, James J Harding, Michael I D'Angelica, William R Jarnagin, Alice Wei, Hooman Yarmohammadi","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.03.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess safety, and outcomes of transarterial hepatic embolization(TAE) and Yttrium-90 radioembolization (TARE) in treating patients with large (>7cm) hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).</p><p><strong>Methods and materials: </strong>Treatment-naive patients with HCC >7cm who were treated with TAE or TARE between January 2013 to December 2023 were reviewed in this retrospective study. Nearest neighbor 2:1 propensity score matching was utilized for direct comparison. Radiological treatment response was assessed using mRECIST. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to estimate progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Log-rank tests were performed to compare survival curves.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 125 patients with HCC>7 cm were treated with TAE (n=103) or TARE (n=22). After propensity score matching, 44 patients who underwent TAE and 22 patients that were treated with TARE were compared. The mean tumor size was 10.4±2.6cm (TAE) and 10.7±2.7cm (TARE) (p>0.695). TAE and TARE exhibited comparable adverse event rates (Grade 1 AE in 22/44 (50%) in TAE and 6/22 (27%) in TARE; p=0.999; One grade 2 (4.5%)AE in TAE. Median OS was 15.2 and 23.6 months in the TAE and TARE groups, respectively (p=0.252). Median local progression-free survival (LPFS; 4.7 vs 21.6 months, p<0.001) and PFS (3.6 vs 10.0 months, p=0.002) were significantly longer after TARE. TAE and TARE had similar objective response rates (TAE=88.6% vs TARE = 77.3%, p=0.364). Systemic therapy after TAE or TARE was a significant positive prognostic factor associated with disease progression and survival (PFS, HR=0.58, p=0.047; OS, HR=0.33, p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>TAE and TARE are both safe transarterial therapies for patients with HCC >7 cm. TARE is associated with a longer time to progression and longer OS.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143634856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}