This recording features audio versions of May 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Prediction of Mortality and Hepatic Encephalopathy after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement: Baseline and Longitudinal Body Composition Measurement ReadThree-Year Outcomes of the Abre Venous Self-Expanding Stent System in Patients with Symptomatic Iliofemoral Venous Outflow Obstruction ReadInjection of n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate into the Abdominal Aortic...

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Tuesday, March 26 edition: The day's programming highlights, from the 7 a.m. Annual...

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Monday, March 25 edition: 2024 Women in IR Champion Award recipient comments on the SIR...

This recording features audio versions of April 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Genicular Artery Embolization: A Review of Essential Anatomic Considerations ReadLocoregional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma prior to Liver Transplant: Comparative Pathologic Necrosis, Radiologic Response, and Recurrence ReadFeasibility Study of Transarterial Chemotherapy Followed by Chemoembolization for Recurrent Breast Cancer ReadSafety and Technical Feasibility...

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Sunday, March 24 edition: 2024 Dotter Lecture previewSIR 2024 Workshop Chair Gloria M....

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Saturday, March 23 edition: Saturday special programmingEvening reception scheduleAudio...

"There's no Men in IR Section, because they don't ... need it. Someday we're not going to need a Women in IR Section, but we do now. And it's great that it's there, and it's great that it's evolving." —Meridith J. Englander, MD, FSIR, 2020 WIR Champion Host Aneesa Majid, MD, FSIR, speaks with Women in Interventional Radiology (WIR) Champion Award recipients Meridith J. Englander, MD, FSIR, Kari J. Nelson, MD, FSIR, Shellie C. Josephs, MD, FSIR, and Janice M. Newsome, MD, FSIR, about the...

There is a shift in academic medicine—academic radiology. We don't necessarily have the soft research time that we had before. The clinical demands are so great that I am concerned about who is going to be generating the science in the future.—Ruth Carlos, MD, FACR, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College of Radiology As part of the "Owning Success" series, host interventional radiologist Barbara Nickel Hamilton, MD, FSIR, speaks with Ziv J Haskal, MD, FSIR, editor emeritus of...

This recording features audio versions of March 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Transarterial Embolization of Simple Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Long-Term Outcomes of 0.018-Inch Coils versus Vascular Plugs ReadClinical Utility of Infrapopliteal Calcium Score for the Evaluation of Severity of Peripheral Artery Disease ReadPatient-Reported Outcomes and Return to Work after CT-Guided Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy: A Prospective Study...

Many people are sort of viewing it as an either/or—either you have an OBL or you're tied to a diagnostic department. And from my perspective, it's like  ... it's actually synergistic to have both. —Radiology Chief James Brink, MD, FACR Host interventional radiologist Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with James Brink, MD, FACR, chair of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital, about whether interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology are stronger...

This recording features audio versions of February 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Radiation Major Hepatectomy Using Ablative Dose Yttrium-90 Radioembolization in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma 5 cm or Larger ReadYttrium-90 Transarterial Radioembolization of Primary Lung Cancer Metastases to the Liver ReadPercutaneous Cryoablation of Recurrent or Oligometastatic Tumors in Thoracoabdominal Soft Tissues: Safety, Effectiveness, and Technical...

In this episode, which was first published in 2023 on the Sound of IR podcast as part of its VIR Legends series, hosts Eric Cyphers, MS3, and Subhash Gutti, MS4, interview Mr. John Abele, FSIR, about his experience as co-founder of Boston Scientific, challenges that arose after revolutionizing procedural medicine, and the early days of IR as a field. Related resources: "Learning to See Differently: An interview with John Abele, FSIR" (IR Quarterly, Summer 2021) READ We thank the Sound of IR...

This recording features audio versions of January 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Association between End-Stage Renal Disease and Major Adverse Limb Events after Peripheral Vascular Intervention ReadPercutaneous CT-Guided Cryoablation for Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Technical Feasibility, Safety, and Effectiveness ReadHydrogel Augmentation of the Lumbar Intervertebral Disc: An Early Feasibility Study of a Treatment for Discogenic Low Back Pain...

In a special year-end review, interventional radiologists Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, Jaimin Shah, MD, Roger Tomihama, MD, Marty Radvany, MD, FSIR, and Sudhen Desai, MD, FSIR, join SIR Editorial Manager Hope Racine and Director of Publications Brian Haefs to reflect on the top stories from the past year—exclusivity contracts, artificial intelligence and IR, and more. Plus, we share excerpts from the three most downloaded IR Quarterly articles of the year:  Opportunities for IRs in...

This recording features audio versions of December 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Sclerotherapy of Venous Malformations Using Polidocanol: Effectiveness, Safety, and Predictors of Outcomes and Adverse Events ReadComparison of the Safety of Transjugular and Percutaneous Liver Biopsies ReadEffect of Previous Transarterial Chemoembolization on Survival and Toxicity after Yttrium-90 Transarterial Radioembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the...

In this episode, which was first presented as an SIR Foundation lunch and learn on Oct. 27, 2023, researchers Sasicha Manupipatpong, MD, and Govind Srimathveeravalli, PhD, share their latest findings in the potential for Y-90 treatment of brain cancer, irreversible electroporation, and more. Related links: Learn more about SIR Foundation's "IR Lunch & Learn" seriesComing soon: This episode's presentation with slides on SIR NowSupport the show

"The reality is, and the catchy way to remember it is, 'If it needs a sign, it's bad design.' You see a teakettle, and you immediately know how to use it. " —Gregory Khodorov, MD, MBA As part of a new series from the SIR Medical Student Council (MSC) Biodesign Committee, hosts Eleanor Lee, MPH, and Savraj Saggu speak with Gregg Khodorov, MD, MBA, on identifying problems to solve in interventional radiology, how to recognize bad design and more. Note: Submissions for the committee's next...

This recording features audio versions of November 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Added Value of Cone-Beam CT to Identify Arterial Supply during Genicular Artery Embolization for Knee Osteoarthritis ReadDirect Thrombectomy versus Bridging Thrombectomy within 6 Hours of Stroke Onset: A Prospective Cohort Study on Cognitive and Physical Function Outcomes ReadOutcomes following Exchange and Upsizing of Malfunctioning Small-Caliber Double-J Ureteral Stents...

In this episode, which was first published in 2022 on the Sound of IR podcast as part of its VIR Legends series, host Eric Cyphers spoke with David Kumpe, MD, FSIR, about his career in interventional radiology. Dr. Kumpe was the director of IR at the University of Colorado from 1978-2005. He helped introduce balloon angioplasty in the United States, and he participated in the birth of neuro IR. We thank the Sound of IR producers for sharing this content with the Kinked Wire. You can listen...

"The primary safety and primary efficacy endpoints—which were preset in consideration with the FDA and all the societies—were met. You look at what we did, what we said, and using those definitions, filters are safe and effective."—Matthew S. Johnson, MD, FSIR, PRESERVE Principal Investigator Host Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with PRESERVE (Predicting the Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters) Trial Principal Investigator Matthew S. Johnson, MD, FSIR, about the lessons...

This recording features audio versions of October 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Research Consensus Panel Follow-up: 8-Year Update on Submassive Pulmonary Embolism ReadIntravascular Ultrasound Guidance for Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation Reduces Laboratory Markers of Acute Liver Injury ReadA Review of Materials and Medications with Religious or Dietary Significance in the Interventional Radiology Suite ReadOutcomes after...

This recording features audio versions of September 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: An Interim Analysis of the First 102 Patients Treated in the Prospective Vertebral Augmentation Sacroplasty Fracture Registry  ReadEffectiveness and Safety of Intra-arterial Imipenem/Cilastatin Sodium Infusion for Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis–Related Interphalangeal Joint Pain  ReadMiddle Meningeal Artery Embolization with Liquid Embolic Agents for Chronic Subdural...

"When you put energy into something, and passion and determination, and when people can see that you've also put in the scholarship, people will give you opportunities. And you know, honestly, I thought I was setting this up for somebody else!"—Suresh Vedantham, MD, FSIR, C-TRACT Principal Investigator Host Roger Tomihama, MD, speaks with C-TRACT (Chronic Venous Thrombosis: Relief with Adjunctive Catheter-directed Therapy) Principal Investigator Suresh Vedantham, MD, FSIR, about the trial's...

The IR-in-training has a number of options to consider for their internship year. Although most program directors recommend surgery, a significant number of residents pursue a medicine or transitional year internship. We spoke with four residents-in-training about their internship experiences. In the audio version of "The internship year: An overview of options"  (Summer 2019 IR Quarterly ), contributors share their thoughts on their internships, outlining the pros and cons of each...