James T Anibal, Hannah B Huth, Tom Boeken, Dania Daye, Judy Gichoya, Fernando Gómez Muñoz, Julius Chapiro, Bradford J Wood, Daniel Y Sze, Klaus Hausegger
{"title":"TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Interventional Radiology Checklist for Artificial Intelligence Research Evaluation.","authors":"James T Anibal, Hannah B Huth, Tom Boeken, Dania Daye, Judy Gichoya, Fernando Gómez Muñoz, Julius Chapiro, Bradford J Wood, Daniel Y Sze, Klaus Hausegger","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2024.12.585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2024.12.585","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143631009","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}
Vlasios S Sotirchos, Ken Zhao, Erica S Alexander, Constantinos T Sofocleous, Stephen B Solomon, Francois H Cornelis
{"title":"Percutaneous Needle Aspiration of an Air Embolus in the Descending Aorta After Lung Microwave Ablation.","authors":"Vlasios S Sotirchos, Ken Zhao, Erica S Alexander, Constantinos T Sofocleous, Stephen B Solomon, Francois H Cornelis","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.03.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.03.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143598179","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}
Zhengqiang Yang, Yukang Li, Haihua Chen, Han Bao, Jizhou Geng, Jingui Li, Xitong Zhang, Xiangjun Han
{"title":"Comparison of the Effectiveness of Inguinal Lymphangiography and Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Creation in Cirrhosis-Related Chylous Ascites.","authors":"Zhengqiang Yang, Yukang Li, Haihua Chen, Han Bao, Jizhou Geng, Jingui Li, Xitong Zhang, Xiangjun Han","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the effectiveness of ethiodized oil lymphangiography and TIPS creation in cirrhosis-related chylous ascites, ten patients were included between January 2019 and December 2023. After the failure of conservative treatment, patients received ethiodized oil lymphangiography to identify and embolize the chylous leakage first, and then the TIPS procedure was conducted. Symptoms of chylous leakage were not controlled after ethiodized oil lymphangiography, including patients' weight increase, abdominal circumference increase, and serum albumin level decrease. After undergoing TIPS procedure one week later, chylous ascites gradually alleviated, including patients' weight decrease, abdominal circumference decrease, and serum albumin level maintenance. In the follow-up of 15.6 ± 11.6 months, all chylous ascites were relieved without recurrence. In summary, ethiodized oil inguinal node lymphangiography was not capable of identifying and controlling lymphatic leakage, but TIPS creation is an effective method to control chylous ascites in patients with cirrhosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143587758","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}
Jonathan Tefera, Tom N Kuhn, Nickolai J Matuschewski, Ellen Meister, Jana Nguyenová, Tabea Kao, Martin Mutonga, Ryan Bitar, Vinzent Kahl, Xuchen Zhang, Annabella Shewarega, Julius Chapiro, David C Madoff
{"title":"Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization vs Portal Venous Embolization Alone in Cirrhotic and Non-cirrhotic Swine: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Jonathan Tefera, Tom N Kuhn, Nickolai J Matuschewski, Ellen Meister, Jana Nguyenová, Tabea Kao, Martin Mutonga, Ryan Bitar, Vinzent Kahl, Xuchen Zhang, Annabella Shewarega, Julius Chapiro, David C Madoff","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the effectiveness of PVE and HVE compared to PVE in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic swine.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixteen Yorkshire pigs were included in this study. In the cirrhotic group (n = 8) and non-cirrhotic group (n = 8), subjects underwent embolization according to established protocols. CT scans were acquired before and at two- and four-week intervals following the embolization. Liver volumes were segmented in the portal venous phase. Student's t-test with a significance level at p<0.05 was used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Across all swine, the FLR was significantly larger after PVE + HVE to PVE at two weeks (24.12% [95% CI: 15.36%, 32.88%] vs. 12.75% [95% CI: 7.43%, 18.07%], p = 0.021) and four weeks (23.23% [95% CI: 15.79%, 33.47%] vs. 15.08% [95% CI: 9.98%, 20.87%], p = 0.043) post-embolization. In the cirrhotic group, the FLR increase was greater following PVE + HVE compared to PVE at two weeks (20.85% [95% CI: 14.40%, 27.30%] vs. 8.66% [95% CI: 6.47%, 10.86%], p = 0.0089) and four weeks (19.27% [95% CI: 17.87%, 20.67%] vs. 13.33% [95% CI: 9.23%, 13.33%], p = 0.0003) post-embolization.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PVE + HVE resulted in greater FLR hypertrophy than PVE alone indicating that cirrhotic livers may benefit from the addition of HVE.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568614","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}
Ryan G McQueen, Robert A Hieb, William S Rilling, Peter J Rossi
{"title":"Management of Aortic Arch Aneurysms Using a Single Side Branch Endograft in Landing Zone 0.","authors":"Ryan G McQueen, Robert A Hieb, William S Rilling, Peter J Rossi","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544246","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}
Yuxin Zheng, Joon Jae Park, Jin Kiat Teo, James Chi Yong Ngu, Haiyuan Shi
{"title":"Delayed Colo-Renal Fistula Following Renal Cryoablation: Potential Role of Inflammation in the Non-Lethal Ice Zone.","authors":"Yuxin Zheng, Joon Jae Park, Jin Kiat Teo, James Chi Yong Ngu, Haiyuan Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544243","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}
Tijmen A van Zadelhoff, Takatoshi Kubo, Masahiko Shibuya, Koichi Miyazaki, Masaya Nakata, Eiji Sugihara, Edwin H G Oei, Yuji Okuno
{"title":"Comparative Safety of Three Temporary Embolic Agents in Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Degenerative, Inflammatory, and Overuse Joint Disorders.","authors":"Tijmen A van Zadelhoff, Takatoshi Kubo, Masahiko Shibuya, Koichi Miyazaki, Masaya Nakata, Eiji Sugihara, Edwin H G Oei, Yuji Okuno","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the safety and degree of pain relief of three rapidly biodegraded embolic materials, including imipenem/cilastatin (IPM/CS), quick-soluble gelatin sponge particles (QS-GSPs), and resorbable microsphere (RMs), in transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for degenerative, inflammatory, and overuse joint disorders.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Consecutive 431 patients, 527 joints with refractory overuse injuries, knee osteoarthritis, frozen shoulder, symptomatic rotator cuff tear, synovitis of the foot joints, and persistent pain after knee joint arthroplasty who underwent TAE between March 2020 and May 2023 were included in this retrospective study. IPM/CS, QS-GSPs, and RMs were used in 140 patients (176 TAEs), 136 patients (163 TAEs), and 155 patients (182 TAEs), respectively. Adverse events were monitored immediately after the procedure. Changes in pain numeric rating scale (NRS) were evaluated at 1, 3, and 6 months after TAE.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No serious adverse events were observed. Increased pain at the site of embolization after the procedure lasting more than 7 days occurred in 7.1%, 22%, and 5.8% of patients with IPM/CS, QS-GSPs, and RMs, respectively, more commonly in the elbow joint. The NRS improved from the baseline to 1, 3, and 6 months in IPM/CS patients (6.9±1.3 vs. 4.4±2.2, 3.6±2.3, and 3.1±2.4, respectively, all p <.0001), QS-GSPs patients (6.4±1.5 vs. 4.3±2.1, 3.6±2.2, and 3.0±2.1, respectively, all p <.0001), and RMs patients (7.0±1.3 vs. 4.4±2.2, 3.2±2.1, and 2.3±1.8, respectively, all p <.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>IPM/CS, QS-GSPs, and RMs demonstrated acceptable safety profiles and effectively alleviated symptoms in TAE for degenerative, inflammatory, and overuse joint disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544240","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}
Amy R Deipolyi, Frank Annie, Stephen H Bush, James Spies
{"title":"Hysterectomy and Myomectomy vs Uterine Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Fibroids and Adenomyosis: National and Regional Trends and Adverse Events in 70,000 Patients.","authors":"Amy R Deipolyi, Frank Annie, Stephen H Bush, James Spies","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare patient characteristics, regional utilization, and post-operative outcomes between uterine artery embolization (UAE), myomectomy and hysterectomy for fibroids and adenomyosis, and assess whether post-operative adverse events were more common after hysterectomy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This observational study identified all women who underwent UAE, myomectomy or hysterectomy for fibroids or adenomyosis from 2016-2019 in the US, using TriNetX, a multi-institution database of anonymous health records, yielding 78,758 patients, (UAE: 2,505; hysterectomy: 60,333; myomectomy: 15,920). Regional procedure utilization was assessed. Length of stay (LOS), re-intervention, and post-procedure adverse events including pelvic floor prolapse and intestinal obstruction were compared. Pregnancy and miscarriage rates after UAE and myomectomy were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared to UAE, hysterectomy was associated with longer LOS (5 v. 1 day, P<0.01), more blood transfusions (1.8 v. 0.7%, P<0.01), increased pelvic floor prolapse (7.1 v. 1.7%, P<0.01) and intestinal obstruction (3.4 v. 1.2%, P<0.01), and decreased reintervention (0 v. 15.5%, P<0.01) within 5 years; myomectomy was associated with more blood transfusions (2.0 v. 0.7%, P<0.01), fewer emergency room visits within 1 month (2.9 v. 6.8%, P=0.01), and similar re-intervention rates (17.0 v. 15.5%; P=0.06). Pregnancy occurred in 92/2,505 (3.6%) UAE and 2,744/15,920 (17.2%) myomectomy patients, with 18% and 11% miscarriage rates, respectively (P=0.07). UAE utilization was similar across US regions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite increased adverse events including intestinal obstruction and pelvic floor prolapse, hysterectomy was the most common intervention in women with uterine fibroids and adenomyosis. Reintervention occurred after in 15-20% of patients after UAE or myomectomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537935","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":"Transfemoral Transcaval Liver Biopsy: A Single Center Experience in 657 Cases.","authors":"Zev Hirt, Kapil Wattamwar, Norbert Kuc, Jesse Schwalb, Christine Yoon, Jacob Cynamon","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study reviews 657 transvenous liver biopsies using a transfemoral transcaval (TFTC) approach performed at a single institution between February 2014 and February 2024, highlighting three severe adverse events (AE). The retrospective review was performed for all TFTC liver biopsies. Technical success was attained in 99.4% of cases (n=653), and histopathological success in 97.1% of cases (n=638). Twenty-three mild (3.5%), one moderate (<1%), and eight severe (1.2%) AEs were reported. Three severe AEs were directly biopsy-related: a gastrointestinal bleed, a gallbladder fossa hemorrhage, and an extrahepatic bile duct leak. Review of the imaging suggests that these biopsies were taken at a point inferior to the intrahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) which may have led to extrahepatic puncture. The TFTC approach demonstrates a favorable safety and efficacy profile. Importantly, careful attention must be paid to avoid low punctures inferior to the intrahepatic IVC, as they may be associated with AEs.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537924","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}
Mina S Makary, David Ryskamp, Juhi Katta, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, Joshua D Dowell
{"title":"Specialist Awareness of Interventional Radiology: Current State of Affairs and Opportunities for Improvement.","authors":"Mina S Makary, David Ryskamp, Juhi Katta, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, Joshua D Dowell","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.02.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143537941","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}