{"title":"Subscription Information Page","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1051-0443(25)00422-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1051-0443(25)00422-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":"36 8","pages":"Page A2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686053","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":"Contents in Brief","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1051-0443(25)00423-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1051-0443(25)00423-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":"36 8","pages":"Page A4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686054","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.2025.05.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.05.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":"36 8","pages":"Page 1368"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686051","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}
Ken Zhao MD, Chenyang Zhan MD, PhD, Vlasios S. Sotirchos MD, Erica S. Alexander MD, Anne Covey MD
{"title":"Microcatheter Occlusion and Rupture Leading to Nontarget Yttrium-90 Administration","authors":"Ken Zhao MD, Chenyang Zhan MD, PhD, Vlasios S. Sotirchos MD, Erica S. Alexander MD, Anne Covey MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.04.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.04.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":"36 8","pages":"Pages 1371-1372"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686170","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}
Aren Mnatzakanian, Maha Alkhattab, Amenah Dhannoon, Gerard O'Sullivan
{"title":"Ultrasound-Guided Removal of Nonpalpable Subcutaneous Implanted Contraceptive (Implanon).","authors":"Aren Mnatzakanian, Maha Alkhattab, Amenah Dhannoon, Gerard O'Sullivan","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.07.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.07.015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Implantable progestin-only contraceptives such as Implanon (Organon International, Jersey City, New Jersey) have grown in popularity and are recommended as first-line contraception for women. In rare cases, implants may migrate or become impalpable, requiring localization prior to open removal by plastic surgery or minimally invasive image-guided removal by interventional radiology (IR). A retrospective review of ultrasound (US)-guided Implanon removals within the IR department of a single center between 2010 and 2020 was performed to report on procedure outcomes, including technical success and adverse event rates. The procedure was performed in 115 women with a technical success rate of 95%. The mean duration of the procedure was 14 minutes (SD ± 3.6). Only 1 patient experienced postprocedural fingertip pain and paresthesia, which resolved spontaneously. IR offers an excellent option for minimally invasive US-guided removal of Implanon devices complicated by implant migration, with a high technical success rate and patient satisfaction and low adverse event rate.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144718981","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}
Ahmad Wady, Katsuhiro Kobayashi, Robert She, Griffin Johnson
{"title":"Removal of Chest Ports for Infection: Risk in Patients with a History of Prior Port Removal for Infection.","authors":"Ahmad Wady, Katsuhiro Kobayashi, Robert She, Griffin Johnson","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.07.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.07.013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the rate of port removal due to infection between patients with a history of port removal (prior-infection group) and those without (no-prior-infection group) and to determine if a history of port removal due to infection is an independent risk factor for port removal due to infection.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This single-institution retrospective study identified 3,965 ports placed in 3,825 patients from 2013 to 2022, including 80 ports in patients with a history of port removal due to infection. Port infections (port site infection and bloodstream infection) requiring removal were recorded through chart review. Infection rates were compared using Poisson regression. Multivariate proportional subdistribution hazard regression (PSHREG) analysis was conducted to determine whether a history of port removal due to infection is an independent risk factor for port removal due to infection.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Total follow-up period was 1,912,995 catheter-days (median, 488 days; range, 1-3,405 days). The rate of port removal due to infection in the prior-infection group was significantly higher than that in the no-prior-infection group (0.74 vs 0.13 per 1,000 catheter-days; P < .0001). Multivariate PSHREG analysis identified that a history of port removal due to infection was an independent risk factor for port removal due to infection (subdistribution hazard ratio, 4.59; 95% CI, 2.89-7.33; P < .0001). These observations were noted in non-oncologic patients but not in oncologic patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A history of port removal for infection was associated with a higher risk of another subsequent port removal for infection. This heightened risk did not appear to be applicable to oncologic patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144709707","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":"Feasibility of an IR Telementoring Support System Using Automated Patient Privacy Artificial Intelligence Software.","authors":"Takumi Oshima, Miyuki Sone, Hideyuki Nishiofuku, Yasunori Arai, Eriko Satomi","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.07.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.07.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144709706","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":"Changes in the American Interventional Radiology Literature over a 10-Year Period (2011-2013 versus 2021-2023).","authors":"Taryi Wint, Charles E Ray","doi":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.07.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jvir.2025.07.014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the changes in the American interventional radiology (IR) literature over a 10-year period (2011-2013 [early] vs 2021-2023 [late]), with additional comparison with publications as early as 1992-1993.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Articles published on IR topics in 3 major U.S. scientific journals (Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, American Journal of Roentgenology, and Radiology) were evaluated for multiple characteristics including but not limited to primary author affiliations, funding, topic/procedure type, country of origin, study design, and primary author gender.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant changes noted between the early and late time periods included an increase in women as primary author (16.6% vs 21.6%; P = .04); primary departmental affiliation identified as radiology (81.7% vs 75.6%; P = .02); and country of origin affiliation, most notably an increase in Chinese primary authors (5.0% vs 13.9%; P < .001). The primary focus of the articles (eg, oncology and arterial disease) did not change appreciably. When compared with the prior publication (1992-1993 data), there was a marked increase in funded studies (11.3% vs 51.7%; P < .001), but a surprising decrease in both the number of prospective studies (54.8% vs 31.6%; P < .001) and articles with a basic science focus (16.8% vs 9.7%; P < .001). U.S. authorship also significantly decreased from 1992-1993 to 2021-2023 (69.4% vs 52.2%; P < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Changes in the U.S. IR literature continue to occur since 1992, particularly with regards to primary authorship gender and affiliations, topic of interest, and study design.</p>","PeriodicalId":49962,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144700214","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}