CVIR Awards

Due to a continued increase in qualifying articles, reader interest and author submissions, CVIR introduced the "Editors' Medal" in 1997. Subsequently, in 2012, the "CVIR Awards" (formerly known as: "Awards for outstanding service to the journal") were launched to honour the best performing articles in previous year. The system of awarding is being refined over the years. As of 2023, articles published in the last two years will be awarded for their performance in the previous year.

The awards are handed over during CIRSE's annual meeting, becoming a yearly CVIR tradition:
Most cited article

Most downloaded article

Article with the best media performance (introduced in 2016 and measured by the altmetric score)

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out

This year the following outstanding paper has been awarded the Editors’ Medal 2024:

ZILVERPASS Study: ZILVER PTX Stent versus Prosthetic Above-the-Knee Bypass Surgery in Femoropopliteal Lesions, 5-year Results

Michel J. Bosiers, Gianmarco De Donato, Giovanni Torsello, Pierre Galvagni Silveira, Dierk Scheinert, Pierfrancesco Veroux, Jeroen Hendriks, Lieven Maene, Koen Keirse, Tulio Navarro, Hans-Henning Eckstein, Jörg Teβarek, Alessia Giaquinta, Wouter van den Eynde, Jürgen Verbist, Joren Callaert, Koen Deloose & Marc Bosiers

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2024

Most cited article: Study protocol

Randomized Phase 3 LEAP-012 Study: Transarterial Chemoembolization With or Without Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab for Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Not Amenable to Curative Treatment

Josep M. Llovet, Arndt Vogel, David C. Madoff, Richard S. Finn, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Zhenggang Ren, Kalgi Mody, Jerry J. Li, Abby B. Siegel, Leonid Dubrovsky & Masatoshi Kudo

Most cited article: Clinical investigation

Long-Term Outcome of Prostatic Artery Embolization for Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Single-Centre Retrospective Study in 1072 Patients Over a 10-Year Period

Tiago Bilhim, Nuno Vasco Costa, Daniel Torres, Luís Campos Pinheiro & Erik Spaepen 

Most cited article: Review article

TARE in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From the Right to the Left of BCLC

Boris Guiu, Etienne Garin, Carole Allimant, Julien Edeline & Riad Salem 

Most cited article: Short communication

Spontaneous Haematomas in Anticoagulated Covid-19 Patients: Diagnosis and Treatment by Embolization

Lorena López-Martínez, Juan D. Molina-Nuevo, María J. Pedrosa-Jiménez & Enrique Juliá-Mollá 

Most cited article: CIRSE Standards of Practice

CIRSE Standards of Practice on Bronchial Artery Embolisation

Joachim Kettenbach, Harald Ittrich, Jean Yves Gaubert, Bernhard Gebauer & Jan Albert Vos 

Most cited article: Laboratory investigation

Determination of the Optimal Ratio and the Relationship Between Viscosity and Adhesion of n-Butyl Cyanoacrylate–Lipiodol–Iopamidol for Balloon-Assisted Embolization of Wide-Neck Aneurysms in Swine

Kodai Fukuda, Nobuyuki Higashino, Tetsuo Sonomura, Ryuta Okuhira, Masataka Koike, Akira Ikoma, Nobuyuki Kawai & Hiroki Minamiguchi

Most cited article: Scientific paper (other)

Well-being and Burnout Amongst Interventional Radiologists in the United Kingdom

Ahmad Al Rekabi, Mitch Chen, Neeral Patel, Robert Morgan, Ian McCafferty, Philip Haslam & Mohamad Hamady 

Most downloaded articles

2022 Update of BCLC Treatment Algorithm of HCC: What’s New for Interventional Radiologists?

Pierleone Lucatelli & Boris Guiu

and

Venous Leak Embolization in Patients with Venogenic Erectile Dysfunction via Deep Dorsal Penile Vein Access: Safety and Early Efficacy

N. Diehm, S. Pelz, C. Kalka, H. H. Keo, V. Mohan, M. C. Schumacher, D. D. Do & H. Hoppe 

Article with the best media performance

Combining Melphalan Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion with Ipilimumab Plus Nivolumab in Advanced Uveal Melanoma: First Safety and Efficacy Data from the Phase Ib Part of the Chopin Trial

T. M. L. Tong, M. C. Burgmans, F. M. Speetjens, A. R. van Erkel, R. W. van der Meer, C. S. P. van Rijswijk, M. A. Jonker-Bos, C. F. M. Roozen, M. Sporrel-Blokland, J. Lutjeboer, E. L. van Persijn van Meerten, C. H. Martini, R. W. M. Zoethout, F. G. J. Tijl, C. U. Blank & E. Kapiteijn 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2023:
Kyung Cho (University of Michigan/US) for completing 23 reviews
Hyeon Yu (University of North Carolina/US) for completing 20 reviews
Ignacio Diaz Lorenzo (University Hospital La Princesa/ES) for completing 19 reviews

Warren Clements (Alfred Health/AU) for completing 19 reviews

Jan Hinrichs (Hannover Medical School/DE) for completing 16 reviews

Toshihiro Iguchi (Okayama University Hospital/JP) for completing 15 reviews

This year two outstanding papers have been awarded the Editors’ Medal 2023:

Improved Outcomes of Thermal Ablation for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A 10-Year Analysis from the Prospective Amsterdam CORE Registry (AmCORE)
Robbert S. Puijk, Madelon Dijkstra, Bente A. T. van den Bemd, Alette H. Ruarus, Sanne Nieuwenhuizen, Bart Geboers, Florentine E. F. Timmer, Evelien A. C. Schouten, Jan J. J. de Vries, Bram B. van der Meijs, Karin Nielsen, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg, M. Petrousjka van den Tol, Kathelijn S. Versteeg, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Hester J. Scheffer & Martijn R. Meijerink

Long-Term Effectiveness and Safety of Femoropopliteal Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty : 5-Year Results of the Randomized Controlled EffPac Trial
Ulf Teichgräber, Thomas Lehmann, Maja Ingwersen, René Aschenbach, Thomas Zeller, Klaus Brechtel, Erwin Blessing, Michael Lichtenberg, Peter von Flotow, Britta Heilmeier, Sebastian Sixt, Steffen Brucks, Christian Erbel, Ulrich Beschorner, Michael Werk, Vicenç Riambau, Andreas Wienke, Christof Klumb, Markus Thieme & Dierk Scheinert

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2023

Most cited article: Clinical investigation

Genicular artEry embolizatioN in patiEnts with oSteoarthrItiS of the Knee (GENESIS) Using Permanent Microspheres: Interim Analysis 

M. W. Little, M. Gibson, J. Briggs, A. Speirs, P. Yoong, T. Ariyanayagam, N. Davies, E. Tayton, S. Tavares, S. MacGill, C. McLaren & R. Harrison

Most cited article: Laboratory investigation

Evaluation of Multiple Embolic Agents for Embolization of the Superior Rectal Artery in an Animal Model 

Farouk Tradi, Julien Panneau, Pauline Brige, Diane Mege, Paul Habert, Jean Francois Hak, Mathieu Di Bisceglie & Vincent Vidal 

Most cited article: Study protocol

Randomized Phase 3 LEAP-012 Study: Transarterial Chemoembolization With or Without Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab for Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Not Amenable to Curative Treatment

Josep M. Llovet, Arndt Vogel, David C. Madoff, Richard S. Finn, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Zhenggang Ren, Kalgi Mody, Jerry J. Li, Abby B. Siegel, Leonid Dubrovsky & Masatoshi Kudo

Most cited article: Technical note

Robot-Assisted Carotid Artery Stenting: A Safety and Feasibility Study

Ben Jones, Celia Riga, Colin Bicknell & Mohamad Hamady

Most cited article: Review article

Transarterial Chemoembolization and Radioembolization for Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma—a Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cristina Mosconi, Leonardo Solaini, Giulio Vara, Nicolò Brandi, Alberta Cappelli, Francesco Modestino, Alessandro Cucchetti & Rita Golfieri

Most cited article: Short communication

Outpatient Transradial Emborrhoid Technique: A Pilot Study 

Roberto Iezzi, Paola Campenni, Alessandro Posa, Angelo Parello, Elena Rodolfino, Angelo Alessandro Marra, Carlo Ratto & Riccardo Manfredi

Most cited article: Commentary

Minimally Invasive Treatment Procedures Have Come of Age for Thyroid Malignancy: The 2021 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Minimally Invasive Treatments in Malignant Thyroid Lesions

Giovanni Mauri, Laszlo Hegedüs, Roberto Luigi Cazzato & Enrico Papini

Most cited article: CIRSE Standards of Practice

CIRSE Standards of Practice on Hepatic Transarterial Chemoembolisation

Pierleone Lucatelli, Marta Burrel, Boris Guiu, Gianluca de Rubeis, Otto van Delden & Thomas Helmberger

Most downloaded article

2022 Update of BCLC Treatment Algorithm of HCC: What’s New for Interventional Radiologists?

Pierleone Lucatelli & Boris Guiu

Article with the best media performance

Predictive Parameters in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion with Melphalan for Unresectable Liver Metastases from Uveal Melanoma: A Retrospective Pooled Analysis

T. M. L. Tong, M. Samim, E. Kapiteijn, T. S. Meijer, F. M. Speetjens, R. Brüning, T. H. Schroeder, S. El-Sanosy, H. Maschke, F. K. Wacker, A. Vogel, C. L. A. Dewald, J. J. Goeman & M. C. Burgmans 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2022:
Kyung Cho (University of Michigan/US) for completing 19 reviews
Hyeon Yu (University of North Carolina/US) for completing 15 reviews
Sean Kennedy (University of Toronto/CA) for completing 14 reviews

Ignacio Diaz Lorenzo (University of Madrid/ES) for completing 14 reviews

Ali Alsafi (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/UK) for completing 13 reviews

M. W. Little et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2022 for their paper:

Genicular artEry embolizatioN in patiEnts with oSteoarthrItiS of the Knee (GENESIS) Using Permanent Microspheres: Interim Analysis

M. W. Little, M. Gibson, J. Briggs, A. Speirs, P. Yoong, T. Ariyanayagam, N. Davies, E. Tayton, S. Tavares, S. MacGill, C. McLaren & R. Harrison

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2022

Most cited article: Clinical investigation

Clinical Application of Trans-Arterial Radioembolization in Hepatic Malignancies in Europe: First Results from the Prospective Multicentre Observational Study CIRSE Registry for SIR-Spheres Therapy (CIRT) 

Thomas Helmberger, Rita Golfieri, Maciej Pech, Thomas Pfammatter, Dirk Arnold, Roberto Cianni, Geert Maleux, Graham Munneke, Olivier Pellerin, Bora Peynircioglu, Bruno Sangro, Niklaus Schaefer, Niels de Jong & José Ignacio Bilbao & On behalf of the CIRT Steering Committee & On behalf of the CIRT Principal Investigators

Most cited article: Laboratory investigation

Comparison of Smartphone Augmented Reality, Smartglasses Augmented Reality, and 3D CBCT-guided Fluoroscopy Navigation for Percutaneous Needle Insertion: A Phantom Study

Dilara J. Long, Ming Li, Quirina M. B. De Ruiter, Rachel Hecht, Xiaobai Li, Nicole Varble, Maxime Blain, Michael T. Kassin, Karun V. Sharma, Shawn Sarin, Venkatesh P. Krishnasamy, William F. Pritchard, John W. Karanian, Bradford J. Wood & Sheng Xu 

Most cited article: Technical note

Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Superior and Inferior Mesenteric Vein Access for Portal Vein Recanalization–Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt: A Case Series

Pouya Entezari, Ahsun Riaz, Bartley Thornburg & Riad Salem 

Most cited article: Review article

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing Prostatic Artery Embolization to Gold-Standard Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Gabriel M. Knight, Abhinav Talwar, Riad Salem & Samdeep Mouli 

Most cited article: CIRSE Standards of Practice

CIRSE Clinical Practice Manual

Andreas H. Mahnken, Esther Boullosa Seoane, Allesandro Cannavale, Michiel W. de Haan, Rok Dezman, Roman Kloeckner, Gerard O’Sullivan, Anthony Ryan & Georgia Tsoumakidou

Most downloaded article

Endovascular Treatment for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Comparison of Arteriosclerotic, Embolic and Tandem Lesions

Wenjin Yang, Lei Zhang, Zifu Li, Yongxin Zhang, He Li, Weilong Hua, Jianan Li, Hongjian Zhang, Hongjian Shen, Pengfei Xing, Yongwei Zhang, Bo Hong, Jianmin Liu & Pengfei Yang 

Article with the best media performance

First Clinical Results of the Merit WRAPSODY™ Cell-Impermeable Endoprosthesis for Treatment of Access Circuit Stenosis in Haemodialysis Patients

James Gilbert, Jason Rai, David Kingsmore, John Skousen & Nikolaos Ptohis

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2021:
Kyung Cho (University of Michigan/US) for completing 19 reviews
Hyeon Yu (University of North Carolina/US) for completing 15 reviews
Sean Kennedy (University of Toronto/CA) for completing 14 reviews

Louise C. D. Konijn et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2021 for their paper:

10-Year Paclitaxel Dose-Related Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Stents Treated Below the Knee in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (The PADI Trial)

Louise C. D. Konijn, Thijs Wakkie, Marlon I. Spreen, Pim A. de Jong, Lukas C. van Dijk, Jan J. Wever, Hugo T. C. Veger, Randolph G. Statius van Eps, Willem P. Th. M. Mali & Hendrik van Overhagen

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2021

Most cited article: Scientific paper

Paclitaxel-Coated Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Stent Treatment Does Not Result in Increased Long-Term All-Cause Mortality Compared to Uncoated Devices

Michael D. Dake, Gary M. Ansel, Marc Bosiers, Andrew Holden, Osamu Iida, Michael R. Jaff, Aaron E. Lottes, Erin E. O’Leary, Alan T. Saunders, Marc Schermerhorn, Hiroyoshi Yokoi & Thomas Zeller 

Most cited article: Review article

How to Handle a COVID-19 Patient in the Angiographic Suite

Anna Maria Ierardi, Bradford J. Wood, Chiara Gaudino, Salvatore Alessio Angileri, Elizabeth C. Jones, Klaus Hausegger & Gianpaolo Carrafiello 

Most cited article: Laboratory investigation

Comparison of the Thrombogenicity of a Bare and Antithrombogenic Coated Flow Diverter in an In Vitro Flow Model

T. Lenz-Habijan, M. Brodde, B. E. Kehrel, C. Bannewitz, K. Gromann, P. Bhogal, M. Aguilar Perez, H. Monstadt & H. Henkes 

Most downloaded article

Old Threat, New Enemy: Is Your Interventional Radiology Service Ready for the Coronavirus Disease 2019?

Kun Da Zhuang, Bien Soo Tan, Ban Hock Tan, Chow Wei Too & Kiang Hiong Tay 

Article with the best media performance

Percutaneous Extra-Anatomic Double-Barrel Bypass for Salvage of Hemodialysis Access and Treatment of Venous Occlusive Disease

Andrew Woerner, David S. Shin, Sandeep S. Vaidya, Sean T. Jones, Mark H. Meissner, Eric J. Monroe, Anthony N. Hage & Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2020:
Ali Alsafi (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/UK) for completing 18 reviews
Yasuaki Arai (National Cancer Center Hospital/JP) for completing 15 reviews
Marco Das (Helios Kliniken Duisburg/DE) for completing 15 reviews

Arthur J.A.T. Braat et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2020 for their paper:

Radioembolization With 90 Y Resin Microspheres of Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases: International Multicenter Study on Efficacy and Toxicity

A. J. A. T. Braat, S. C. Kappadath, H. Ahmadzadehfar, C. L. Stothers, A. Frilling, C. M. Deroose, P. Flamen, D. B. Brown, D. Y. Sze, A. Mahvash, M. G. E. H. Lam

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2020

Most cited article: Scientific paper

Two-Year Mortality After Angioplasty of the Femoro-Popliteal Artery with Uncoated Balloons and Paclitaxel-Coated Balloons—A Pooled Analysis of Four Randomized Controlled Multicenter Trials

Thomas Albrecht, Beatrix Schnorr, Maren Kutschera & Matthias W. Waliszewski 

Most cited article: Review article

Adjunctive Thermoprotection During Percutaneous Thermal Ablation Procedures: Review of Current Techniques

Julien Garnon, Roberto Luigi Cazzato, Jean Caudrelier, Maud Nouri-Neuville, Pramod Rao, Emanuele Boatta, Nitin Ramamurthy, Guillaume Koch & Afshin Gangi 

Most downloaded article

The Enlarged Fibroid Uterus: Aberrant Arterial Supply via the Omental Artery

K. Anton, N. G. Rosenblum, P. Teefey, S. Dayaratna & C. F. Gonsalves 

Article with the best media performance

Experimental Assessment of a Novel Touchless Interface for Intraprocedural Imaging Review

John Chung & David M. Liu.

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2019:

Hyeon Yu (University of North Carolina/US) for completing 19 reviews
Kyung Cho (University of Michigan/US) for completing 17 reviews. 

Martijn R. Meijerink, Robbert S. Puijk et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2019 for their paper: 

Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation Compared to Systemic Chemotherapy and to Partial Hepatectomy in the Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Martijn R. Meijerink, Robbert S. Puijk, Aukje A. J. M. van Tilborg, Kirsten Holdt Henningsen, Llenalia Garcia Fernandez, Mattias Neyt, Juanita Heymans, Jacqueline S. Frankema, Koert P. de Jong, Dick J. Richel, Warner Prevoo & Joan Vlayen 

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2019

Most cited article: Review article

Avoiding Complications in Bone and Soft Tissue Ablation

A. Nicholas Kurup, Grant D. Schmit, Jonathan M. Morris, Thomas D. Atwell, John J. Schmitz, Adam J. Weisbrod, David A. Woodrum, Patrick W. Eiken & Matthew R. Callstrom 

Most cited article: Scientific paper

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization with N-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate in the Management of Spontaneous Hematomas

Umut Ozyer

Most cited article: CIRSE Standards of Practice

Cirse Quality Assurance Document and Standards for Classification of Complications: The Cirse Classification System

D. K. Filippiadis, C. Binkert, O. Pellerin, R. T. Hoffmann, A. Krajina & P. L. Pereira 

Most downloaded article:

The Female Threat

Anna-Maria Belli and Meridith Englander 

Article with the best media performance:

Predictive Parameters for Clinical Outcome in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia Who Underwent Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA): A Systematic Review

Sanne M. Schreuder, Yvette M.G.A. Hendrix, Jim A. Reekers & Shandra Bipat 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2018:
Kyung Cho (University of Michigan/US)  for completing 20 reviews
Ali Alsafi (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/UK) for completing 13 reviews

Qi-Feng Chen and Zhen-Yu Jia et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2018 for their paper:

Transarterial Chemoembolization Monotherapy Versus Combined Transarterial Chemoembolization–Microwave Ablation Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumors ≤5 cm: A Propensity Analysis at a Single Center

Qi-Feng Chen, Zhen-Yu Jia, Zheng-Qiang Yang, Wen-Long Fan & Hai-Bin Shi 

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2018

Most downloaded article:

Uterine Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Adenomyosis: 7-Year Clinical Follow-up Using UFS-Qol Questionnaire

Annefleur M. de Bruijn, Marieke Smink, Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp, Robbert J. Nijenhuis, Albert J. Smeets, Focco Boekkooi, Paul J. H. M. Reuwer, Willem J. Van Rooij & Paul N. M. Lohle 

Article with the best media performance:

Cost Analysis of Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE) and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Sandeep Bagla, John Smirniotopoulos, Julie Orlando & Rachel Piechowiak 
 
Most cited article:

Embolotherapy for Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases: Prognostic Factors for Hepatic Progression-Free Survival and Overall Survival

James X. Chen, Steven Rose, Sarah B. White, Ghassan El-Haddad, Nicholas Fidelman, Hooman Yarmohammadi, Winifred Hwang, Daniel Y. Sze, Nishita Kothary, Kristen Stashek, E. Paul Wileyto, Riad Salem, David C. Metz & Michael C. Soulen 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2017:

Kyung Cho (University of Michigan/US) for completing 23 reviews

Prof. Francisco Carnevale et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2017 for their paper: 

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) Versus Original and PErFecTED Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE) Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Preliminary Results of a Single Center, Prospective, Urodynamic-Controlled Analysis

Francisco C. Carnevale, Alexandre Iscaife, Eduardo M. Yoshinaga, Airton Mota Moreira, Alberto A. Antunes & Miguel Srougi 

CVIR Awards

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2017

In appreciation of their efforts for the journal, CVIR awarded "Awards for outstanding service to the journal" to the following recipients during the CVIR Editorial Board Meeting at CIRSE 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Most downloaded article: 

The Role of Interventional Radiology in the Treatment of Arterial Diabetic Foot Disease

Jim A. Reekers

Article with the best media performance:

Endovascular Therapy Research in Lower Limb Peripheral Arterial Disease Published Over a 5-Year Period: Who is Publishing and Where?

H. Asadi, R. J. Lee, M. Sheehan, P. Thanaratam, D. M. Lee, A. M. Lee & M. J. Lee

Most cited article: 

Radiation-Induced Cataractogenesis: A Critical Literature Review for the Interventional Radiologist

Kevin F. Seals, Edward W. Lee, Christopher H. Cagnon, Ramsey A. Al-Hakim & Stephen T. Kee 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2016:

Akira Naito for completing 38 reviews 

Prof. Johannes Lammer et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2016 for their paper:

Sustained Benefit at 2 Years For Covered Stents Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Long SFA Lesions: The VIASTAR Trial

Johannes Lammer, Thomas Zeller, Klaus A. Hausegger, Philipp J. Schaefer, Manfred Gschwendtner, Stefan Mueller-Huelsbeck, Thomas Rand, Martin Funovics, Florian Wolf, Aljoscha Rastan, Michael Gschwandtner, Stefan Puchner, Ulrich Beschorner, Robin Ristl & Maria Schoder 

CVIR Awards

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2016

The awards for the outstanding service to the journal 2016 were presented during the annual CVIR reception at CIRSE 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. We are excited to introduce a new award category for the “Best media performance” based on the Altmetrics score which is an indicator of the amount of attention an article received online.

Most downloaded article:

Female Pelvic Vein Embolization: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes 

Anthony James Lopez 

Article with the best media performance: 

Percutaneous Isolated Hepatic Perfusion for the Treatment of Unresectable Liver Malignancies

Mark C. Burgmans, Eleonora M. de Leede, Christian H. Martini, Ellen Kapiteijn, Alexander L. Vahrmeijer & Arian R. van Erkel 

Most cited article:

Real-Time US-CT/MRI Image Fusion for Guidance of Thermal Ablation of Liver Tumors Undetectable with US: Results in 295 Cases 

Giovanni Mauri, Luca Cova, Stefano De Beni, Tiziana Ierace, Tania Tondolo, Anna Cerri, S. Nahum Goldberg & Luigi Solbiati 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2015:

Thomas Kinney for completing 10 reviews 

Volkan Cakir et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2015 for their paper:

Use of Percutaneous Aspiration Thrombectomy vs. Anticoagulation Therapy to Treat Acute Iliofemoral Venous Thrombosis: 1 Year Follow-up Results of a Randomised, Clinical Trial

Volkan Cakir, Aytac Gulcu, Emrah Akay, Ahmet E. Capar, Tugra Gencpinar, Banu Kucuk, Ozalp Karabay & A. Yigit Goktay  

CVIR Awards

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2015

In appreciation of their efforts for the journal, CVIR awarded the 2015 "Awards for outstanding service" to the following recipients:

Most cited articles:

Safety and Effectiveness of Chemoembolization with Drug-Eluting Beads for Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Sanjeeva P. Kalva, Melina Pectasides, Raymond Liu, Niranjan Rachamreddy, Shravani Surakanti, Kalpana Yeddula, Suvranu Ganguli, Stephan Wicky, Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky & 

Andrew X. Zhu 

Percutaneous Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation for Clearance of Occluded Metal Stent in Malignant Biliary Obstruction: Feasibility and Early Results

Madhava Pai, Vlastimil Valek, Andrasina Tomas, Attila Doros, Pietro Quaretti, Rita Golfieri, Cristina Mosconi & Nagy Habib 

Most downloaded article:

Imaging of the Carotid Artery Vulnerable Plaque

Luca Saba, Michele Anzidei, Beatrice Cavallo Marincola, Mario Piga, Eytan Raz, Pier Paolo Bassareo, Alessandro Napoli, Lorenzo Mannelli, Carlo Catalano & Max Wintermark 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2014:
Miguel de Gregorio for completing 9 reviews

Gerard Goh for completing 9 reviews

Ali Haydar for completing 9 reviews

Raman Uberoi for completing 9 reviews

5 Years of CVIR Reception

On Saturday, 26th September, 2015, Prof. Vorwerk CVIR's Editor-in-Chief hosted the 5th annual CVIR reception in the Hotel Vila Galé Ópera in Lisbon, Portugal. Reviewers, editors and editorial board members had the chance to catch up and discuss their work for the journal while enjoying some of Lisbon's culinary delights. CVIR's Awards for outstanding service to the journal were also presented to some of CVIR’s most active contributors.

The Editors' Medal 2014 was awarded to two author groups:

Randomized trial of the SMART stent versus balloon angioplasty in long superficial femoral artery lesions: the SUPER study

Nicholas Chalmers, Paul T. Walker, Anna-Maria Belli, Anthony P. Thorpe, Paul S. Sidhu, Graham Robinson, Mariella van Ransbeeck & Steven A. Fearn 

Randomized comparison of uterine artery embolization (UAE) with surgical treatment in patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids (REST trial): subanalysis of 5-year MRI findings

Ganapathy Ananthakrishnan, Lilian Murray, Moira Ritchie, Gordon Murray, Fiona Bryden, Sue Lassman, Mary Ann Lumsden & Jon G. Moss 

CVIR Awards

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2014

In appreciation of their efforts for the journal, CVIR awarded the 2014 "Awards for outstanding service" to the following recipients:

Most cited article:

Margin Size is an Independent Predictor of Local Tumor Progression After Ablation of Colon Cancer Liver Metastases

Xiaodong Wang, Constantinos T. Sofocleous, Joseph P. Erinjeri, Elena N. Petre, Mithat Gonen, Kinh G. Do, Karen T. Brown, Anne M. Covey, Lynn A. Brody, William Alago, Raymond H. Thornton, Nancy E. Kemeny & Stephen B. Solomon 

 
Most downloaded article:

A Checklist to Improve Patient Safety in Interventional Radiology

Inge C. J. Koetser, Eefje N. de Vries, Otto M. van Delden, Susanne M. Smorenburg, Marja A. Boermeester & Krijn P. van Lienden 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2013:

Volker Ruppert for completing 9 articles 

Isaac T. Manyonda et al. have been awarded the Editors' Medal 2013 for their paper:

Uterine artery embolization versus myomectomy: impact on quality of life--results of the FUME (Fibroids of the Uterus: Myomectomy versus Embolization) Trial

Isaac T. Manyonda, Mark Bratby, Jessica S. Horst, Nassera Banu, Maha Gorti & Anna-Maria Belli

CVIR Awards

Awards for outstanding service to the journal 2013

The 2013 "Awards for for outstanding service to the journal" were presented during this year's CVIR reception held during CIRSE 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. CIRSE warmly congratulates the winners - your contributions are greatly appreciated!

Most downloaded article:

Venous Access Ports: Indications, Implantation Technique, Follow-Up, and Complications

Eric M. Walser 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2012:

Miguel Angel de Gregorio for completing 10 reviews

The Editors' Medal 2012 was awarded to three author groups:

Safety Profile of Sequential Transcatheter Chemoembolization with DC Bead™: Results of 237 Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Patients

Katerina Malagari, Mary Pomoni, Themistoklis N. Spyridopoulos, Hippokratis Moschouris, Alexis Kelekis, Spyros Dourakis, Efthymia Alexopoulou, John Koskinas, Michalis Angelopoulos, John Kornezos, Anastasia Pomoni, Savvas Tandeles, Athanasios Marinis, Spyros Rizos & Dimitrios Kelekis 

Superiority of Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension Measurements in Predicting Limb Salvage After Below-the-Knee Angioplasty: A Prospective Trial in Diabetic Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia

Ulf Redlich, Yan Y. Xiong, Maciej Pech, Jörg Tautenhahn, Zuhir Halloul, Ralf Lobmann, Daniela Adolf, Jens Ricke & Oliver Dudeck

Renal Artery Embolization Combined With Radiofrequency Ablation in a Porcine Kidney Model: Effect of Small and Narrowly Calibrated Microparticles as Embolization Material on Coagulation Diameter, Volume, and Shape

C. M. Sommer, N. Kortes, S. Zelzer, F. U. Arnegger, U. Stampfl, N. Bellemann, T. Gehrig, F. Nickel, H. G. Kenngott, C. Mogler, T. Longerich, H. P. Meinzer, G. M. Richter, H. U. Kauczor & B. A. Radeleff 

CVIR Awards

Awards for outstanding service to the Journal 2012

In 2012, CVIR introduced a new award to honour its most active non Editorial Board members from the previous year. The awards were presented during the 2012 CVIR reception. Congratulations to the following winners:

Most downloaded article:

Technical Solutions to Ensure Safe Yttrium-90 Radioembolization in patients With Initial Extrahepatic Deposition of 99m Technetium-Albumin Macroaggregates

M. W. Barentsz, M. A. D. Vente, M. G. E. H. Lam, M. L. J. Smits, J. F. W. Nijsen, B. A. Seinstra, C. E. N. M. Rosenbaum, H. M. Verkooijen, B. A. Zonnenberg & M. A. A. J. Van den Bosch 

Most cited article:

Irreversible Electroporation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: A First-in-Man phase I Clinical Study

Maciej Pech, Andreas Janitzky, Johann Jacob Wendler, Christof Strang, Simon Blaschke, Oliver Dudeck, Jens Ricke & Uwe-Bernd Liehr 

Outstanding service to the journal for the most reviews carried out in 2011:

Peter Isfort for completing 10 reviews

The Editors' Medal 2011 was awarded to the following author groups:

Prospective Randomized Study of Doxorubicin-Eluting-Bead Embolization in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Results of the PRECISION V Study

Johannes Lammer, Katarina Malagari, Thomas Vogl, Frank Pilleul, Alban Denys, Anthony Watkinson, Michael Pitton, Geraldine Sergent, Thomas Pfammatter, Sylvain Terraz, Yves Benhamou, Yves Avajon, Thomas Gruenberger, Maria Pomoni, Herbert Langenberger, Marcus Schuchmann, Jerome Dumortier, Christian Mueller, Patrick Chevallier & Riccardo Lencioni On Behalf of the PRECISION V Investigators

P. Brunners et al.

J. Peregrin et al.

S. Spiliopoulos et al.

CVIR reception 2011
In recognition of their valuable support to the journal CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology, Springer Science, CIRSE, and Prof. Dierk Vorwerk invited the journals reviewers, authors and editorial board members to an exclusive reception held during CIRSE 2011. The reception was held in the lakeside Restaurant am See in Munich, Germany.

The Editors' Medal 2010 was awarded to two author groups:

Biocompatibility, Inflammatory Response, and Recannalization Characteristics of Nonradioactive Resin Microspheres: Histological Findings

José I. Bilbao, Alba de Martino, Esther de Luis, Lourdes Díaz-Dorronsoro, Alberto Alonso-Burgos, Antonio Martínez de la Cuesta, Bruno Sangro & José A. García de Jalón 

Embolization of the Gastroduodenal Artery Before Selective Internal Radiotherapy: A Prospectively Randomized Trial Comparing Platinum-Fibered Microcoils with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug II

Maciej Pech, Annett Kraetsch, Gero Wieners, Ulf Redlich, Gunnar Gaffke, Jens Ricke & Oliver Dudeck 

Editors' Medal 2009

M. Mara

P. Bruners

Editors' Medal 2008

P. Zampakis

S. Stampfl

Editors' Medal 2007

T. Rand

J. Šochman

Editors' Medal 2006

I. Bargellini

Editors' Medal 2005

E.P Strecker

Editors' Medal 2004

M. Pitton

Editors' Medal 2003

W. Schöber

Editors' Medal 2002

C. A. Binkert

Editors' Medal 2001

J. Sochman

Editors' Medal 2000

J. Harnek

Editors' Medal 1999

S. Wildermuth

Editors' Medal 1998

J.J. Froelich

Editors' Medal 1997

K.H. Schürman