Editor's choice

Best of 2023 and 2024

Dear CVIR readers,

 

We are pleased to share the list of Prof. Klaus Hausegger's favourite articles from 2023 and 2024 with you

2024

January

Provision of Interventional Radiology Services 2023

Robert Morgan, Philip Haslam, Ian McCafferty, Timothy Bryant, Christopher Clarke, Simon McPherson, David Wells, Yuri Gupta, Teik Choon See, Raghu Lakshminarayan, Fiona Miller, Paul Scott, Bahir Almazedi, Harry Bardgett, Alex Barnacle, Nadeem Shaida, Dinesh Manoharan, Mark Lewis, Jeremy Taylor, Rajesh Bhat, Behnam Shaygi & Lakshmi Ratnam 

 

Pre-existing Hepatic Encephalopathy: Really a Contraindication to Elective TIPS?

Pooya Torkian, Stephanie Wallace, Nicholas Lim, Siobhan Flanagan, Jafar Golzarian & Shamar J. Young  

 

Invited Commentary: Pre-existing Hepatic Encephalopathy: Really a Contraindication to Elective TIPS? by Torkian etal

Sameer Gadani & Baljendra Kapoor 

February

Treatment of Femoropopliteal Artery Disease with Polymer-Coated Drug-Eluting Stent: 5-Year Results of a Prospective, Non-Randomized Study Including the Halo Phenomenon

Giovanni Federico Torsello, Konstantinos Stavroulakis, Theodosios Bisdas, Yamel Cardona, Katrin Wichmann & Giovanni Battista Torsello  

 

The Efficacy and Safety of Tirofiban Use in Endovascular Thrombectomy for Intravenous Thrombolysis Applicable Patients with Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke—a Post Hoc Analysis from the Direct-MT Trial

Yingying Zhang, Ping Zhang, Anyang Tao, Xinliang Wang, Jiangxian Ying, Zhimin Wang, Pengfei Yang, Yongwei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Zifu Li, Meng Zhang, Chenghua Xu & Jianmin Liu on behalf of The Direct-MT Investigators 

 

Use of Tirofiban in Endovascular Thrombectomy: More Questions than Answers

Bonaventure Ip, Hao Wang & Simon Chun Ho Yu 

 

Predictors of Good Clinical Outcome After Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke due to Tandem Lesion in Anterior Circulation: Results from the ASCENT Study

Roman Havlíček, Daniel Šaňák, David Černík, Jarmila Neradová, Norbert Leško, Zuzana Gdovinová, Martin Köcher, Filip Cihlář, Jozef Malik, Jakub Fedorko, Piotr Pedowski & Jana Zapletalová 

March

Factors Impacting Survival After Transarterial Radioembolization in Patients with Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Combined Analysis of the Prospective CIRT Studies

Peter Reimer, Valérie Vilgrain, Dirk Arnold, Tugsan Balli, Rita Golfieri, Romaric Loffroy, Cristina Mosconi, Maxime Ronot, Christian Sengel, Niklaus Schaefer, Geert Maleux, Graham Munneke, Bora Peynircioglu, Bruno Sangro, Nathalie Kaufmann, Maria Urdaniz, Helena Pereira, Niels de Jong & Thomas Helmberger 

 

Transarterial Chemoembolization with TANDEM Microspheres in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Prospective, Single-arm, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study (STOPPER Trial)

Hai-Dong Zhu, Xiao Li, Jun-Hui Sun, Xu Zhu, Zhao-Yu Liu, Hai-Liang Li, Jian Lu, Zhi-Ping Yan, Guo-Liang Shao, Xiao-Feng He, Min Chao, Li-Gong Lu, Bin-Yan Zhong, Rui Li, Qi Zhang & Gao-Jun Teng 

 

April

French Interventional Radiology Centers’ Uptake of Transradial Approach and Outpatient Hepatocellular Carcinoma Intra-Arterial Treatments

Jules Grégory, Maxime Ronot, Valérie Laurent, Pascal Chabrot, Thierry de Baere, Patrick Chevallier, Valérie Vilgrain & Christophe Aubé for the French Society of Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Imaging (SIAD) and French Society of Interventional and Cardiovascular Imaging (SFICV) 

 

Is It Time to Push for Outpatient Care and Broader TRA Approach Application?

Roberto Iezzi & Alessandro Posa 

 

Lung Mean Dose Prediction in Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE): Superiority of [166Ho]-Scout Over [99mTc]MAA in a Prospective Cohort Study

Martijn E. H. M. Wagemans, Arthur J. A. T. Braat, Rob van Rooij, Maarten L. J. Smits, Rutger C. G. Bruijnen, Jip F. Prince, Guus M. Bol, Hugo W. A. M. de Jong & Marnix G. E. H. Lam 

 

Unlocking Precision in Radioembolization: Navigating the Future of Holmium-166 Radioembolization Mapping and Lung Shunt Study by Implementing Scout Dosimetry

Peiman Habibollahi, Armeen Mahvash, Nima Kokabi & Nariman Nezami

 

May

Impact of Calcification on the Outcomes of Femoropopliteal Artery Endovascular Treatment Using a Polymer Coated Drug-Eluting Stent

Ryan Gouveia e Melo, Giovanni Torsello, Angeliki Argyriou, Gregory Chlouverakis, Theodosios Bisdas, Efthymios Beropoulis, Nikolaos Tsilimparis & Konstantinos Stavroulakis 

 

Is Calcium the Natural Enemy of Drug-Eluting Therapy?

Christian Hohl 

 

Renal Function After CT-Guided Cryoablation of Small Renal Tumours in Patients with Solitary Kidney: An Analysis of European Multinational Prospective EuRECA Registry

Pia I. Pietersen, Sarah Stougaard, Francis X. Keeley Jr., Brunolf Lagerveld, David Breen, Alexander King, Tommy K. Nielsen, Marco van Strijen, Julien Garnon, Des Alcorn, Eric de Kerviler, Patricia Zondervan, Tze M. Wah, Theresa Junker & Ole Graumann 

 

Commentary on Renal Function After CT-Guided Cryoablation of Small Renal Tumours in Patients with Solitary Kidney: An Analysis of European Multinational Prospective EuRECA Registry

Genti Xhepa, Gianpaolo Carrafiello & Alexis Ricoeur 

 

June

Prostatic Artery Embolization in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Single Center Pilot Study

Orlando Burkhardt, Dominik Abt, Lukas Hechelhammer, Olaf Kim, Aurelius Omlin, Hans-Peter Schmid, Daniel Engeler, Valentin Zumstein & Gautier Müllhaupt 

 

What Role Does PAE Play in the Management of Prostate Cancer?

Samdeep Mouli 

 

Artificial Intelligence for Identification of Images with Active Bleeding in Mesenteric and Celiac Arteries Angiography

Yiftach Barash, Adva Livne, Eyal Klang, Vera Sorin, Israel Cohen, Boris Khaitovich & Daniel Raskin 

 

Artificial Intelligence in the Angio-suite: Will Algorithms be the Copilots of the Interventional Radiologist?

Emanuele Barabino, Michele Tosques & Giuseppe Cittadini 

 

July

August

What is the Optimal Proximal Landing Zone of the Stent Graft in Treatment of Aortic Type B Dissection?

Tomoki Cho, Keiji Uchida, Shota Yasuda, Ryo Izubuchi, Shotaro Kaneko, Tomoyuki Minami & Aya Saito 

 

Long-Term Outcomes of Balloon TACE for HCC: An European Multicentre Single-Arm Retrospective Study

Pierleone Lucatelli, Bianca Rocco, Thierry De Beare, Gontran Verset, Fabio Fucilli, Elio Damato, Alexandro Paccapelo, Lorenzo Braccischi, Makoto Taninokuchi Tomassoni, Ana-Maria Bucalau, Carlo Catalano & Cristina Mosconi 

 

September

October

Survival After Transarterial Radioembolization in Patients with Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: An Updated Meta-analysis and Meta-regression

Maria Adriana Cocozza, Elton Dajti, Lorenzo Braccischi, Francesco Modestino, Peter Reimer, Alessandro Cucchetti, Giovanni Barbara & Cristina Mosconi 

 

Prospects of TARE in the Treatment of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma

Ignacio Díaz-Lorenzo & Alberto Alonso-Burgos 

 

Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE) Global Practice Patterns: An International Survey by the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE)

Grace Keane, Marnix Lam, Arthur Braat, Rutger Bruijnen, Nathalie Kaufmann, Hugo de Jong & Maarten Smits 

 

Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Retrospective Study of 44 Patients

Takatoshi Kubo, Masahiko Shibuya, Koichi Miyazaki, Yusuke Tsuji, Masaya Nakata, Atsuhiko Kawabe, Takashi Nakasone, Nobuaki Sakai & Yuji Okuno 

 

Transarterial Embolization Enhances Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Expression and Influences CD8+T Lymphocytes Cytotoxicity in an Orthotopic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rat Model

Shen Zhang, Lin Xu, Jia-Qing Li, Ming-Zhan Du, Yu Yin, Bin-Yan Zhong, Han-Si Liang, Wan-Ci Li, Cai-Fang Ni & Xiao-Li Zhu  

 

Invited Commentary on Transarterial Embolization Enhances Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Expression and Influences CD8 + T Lymphocytes Cytotoxicity in an Orthotopic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rat Model

Gabriel Knight & Riad Salem 

 

November

Global Statement Defining Interventional Radiology—Have We Reached the Tipping Point?

Robert A. Morgan, Parag J. Patel, Christoph Binkert, Alda Tam on behalf of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) and the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)

 

Systemic Immunological Changes After Yttrium-90 Radioembolization: A Pilot Prospective Observational Study—Clinical Insights

Yuliya Kitsel, Elena N. Petre, Phillip Wong, Vlasios Sotirchos, Efsevia Vakiani, Platon M. Dimopoulos, Karuna Ganesh, Benoit Rousseau & Constantinos T. Sofocleous 

 

Long-Term Outcomes of Transarterial Chemoembolization of Giant Liver Hemangiomas with Lipiodol-Bleomycin Emulsion

Mahmut Küsbeci, Alperen Elek, Egemen Oztürk, Halil Bozkaya, Celal Cınar, Mustafa Parıldar & Ismail Oran 

 

Two-Year Outcomes of Prostatic Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: An International, Multicenter, Prospective Study

Marc R. Sapoval, Shivank Bhatia, Carole Déan, Antonio Rampoldi, Francisco César Carnevale, Clare Bent, Charles R. Tapping, Simone Bongiovanni, Jeremy Taylor, Jayson S. Brower, Michael Rush, Justin P. McWilliams, Mark W. Little & the PROstate Study Investigators

 

Commentary on “Two-Year Outcomes of Prostatic Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: An International, Multicenter, Prospective Study”

Katherine L. McNamara & Andrew C. Picel  

 

December

Special section on deep venous interventions

Guest editor: Prof. Gerry O'Sullivan

 

Percutaneous Deep Venous Arterialization Using an IVUS-Guided Technique in no-Option Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: 24-Month Results

Bruno Migliara, Giovanni Feriani, Mattia Mirandola, Andrea Griso, Tania Francesca Cappellari & Cristian Nicoletti 

 

Genicular Artery embolisation in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee (GENESIS) Using Permanent Microspheres: Long-Term Results

M. W. Little, A. O’Grady, J. Briggs, M. Gibson, A. Speirs, A. Al-Rekabi, P. Yoong, T. Ariyanayagam, N. Davies, E. Tayton, S. Tavares, S. MacGill, C. McLaren & R. Harrison 

 

Lipiodol Versus Imipenem/Cilastatin in Genicular Artery Embolization: A Retrospective Study on Safety and Clinical Success

Tevfik Guzelbey, Ali Dablan, Cagri Erdim, Rabia Deniz, Ilhan Nahit Mutlu & Ozgur Kilickesmez  

2023

January

Percutaneous Large-Bore Pulmonary Thrombectomy with the FlowTriever Device: Initial Experience in Intermediate-High and High-Risk Patients

W. M. Luedemann, D. Zickler, J. Kruse, R. Koerner, J. Lenk, C. Erxleben, G. F. Torsello, U. Fehrenbach, M. Jonczyk, R. W. Guenther, M. De Bucourt & B. Gebauer 

 

Cost Analysis of Radiofrequency Ablation for Adrenal Adenoma in Patients with Primary Aldosteronism and Hypertension: Results from the ADERADHTA Pilot Study and Comparison with Surgical Adrenalectomy

Nadège Costa, Michael Mounie, Eugénie Gombault-Datzenko, Romain Boulestreau, Antoine Cremer, Marie C. Delchier, Philippe Gosse, Séverine Lagarde, Benoit Lepage, Laurent Molinier, Panteleimon Papadopoulos, Hervé Trillaud, Hervé Rousseau & Béatrice Bouhanick 

 

Cost Analysis of Adrenal Adenoma Ablation Versus Surgery: Different Organ, Similar Story

Sanjit Tewari 

February

Operator Learning Curve for Prostatic Artery Embolization and Its Impact on Outcomes in 296 Patients

Taylor Powell, Saumik Rahman, Lawrence Staib, Shivank Bhatia & Raj Ayyagari 

 

Prostate Artery Operator Learning Curves, Affirmation of the Safety of Widespread Adaption

Shamar Young 

 

Low Wall Shear Stress and High Intra-aneurysmal Pressure are Associated with Ruptured Status of Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysms

Heng Wei, Kun Yao, Qi Tian, Shoumeng Han, Wenhong Gao, Wenrui Han, Sheng Liu, Guijun Wang, Qianxue Chen & Mingchang Li 

March

Lesion Characteristics Associated with Loss of Primary Patency After Endovascular Therapy for Common Femoral Artery Lesions

Yasutaka Yamauchi, Mitsuyoshi Takahara, Yo Iwata, Kenji Suzuki, Naoki Fujimura, Terutoshi Yamaoka, Akira Miyamoto & Tatsuya Nakama On Behalf of the CAULIFLOWER Study Investigators

 

The Endovascular Treatment of the Common Femoral Artery Came to Stay: But Which is the Best Option?

Martin Rabellino & Juan Guido Chiabrando 

April

Transarterial Chemoembolization with Anthracyclines-Loaded Polyethylene Glycol Drug Eluting Microspheres for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Pooled Multicentric Analysis of Survival in 580 Patients

Filipe Veloso Gomes, Thierry de Baère, Gontran Verset, Élia Coimbra, Gerardo Tovar-Felice, Katerina Malagari & Jordi Bruix 

 

Drug-Eluting Microspheres and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Improving Outcomes Related to Drug or Better Practice?

Zeyad A. Metwalli, Ryan M. Davis & Sanjit O. Tewari

 

Long-Term Outcomes Following Transarterial Embolisation of Proximal Type I Endoleaks Post-EVAR

Shyamal Patel, Vyzantios Pavlidis, Seyed Ameli-Renani, Joo-Young Chun, Leto Mailli & Robert Morgan 

May

Comparison Between Clinical Outcomes of Low- and High-Dose Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Balloon in Endovascular Therapy for Femoropopliteal Lesion

Shinsuke Mori, Yasutaka Yamauchi, Tatsuki Doijiri, Kazuki Tobita, Keiichi Hishikari, Yohsuke Honda, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Norihiro Kobayashi, Masahiro Yamawaki & Yoshiaki Ito 

 

Commentary on Comparison Between the Clinical Outcomes of Low- and High-Dose Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Balloons in Endovascular Therapy for Femoropopliteal Lesions

Shigeo Ichihashi 

 

CT-Guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Cordotomy for Intractable Cancer Pain: A Technical Case Report

Sylvain Grange, David Charier, Marie-Charlotte Tetard, Amine Mekki, Claire Boutet, Rémi Grange & François Vassal

June

Single-Center Preliminary Experience with Gutter-Plugging Chimney Stent-Graft for Aortic Dissection

Yu Liu, Kun Fang, Ming-yao Luo, Zheng-hua Xiao, Peng Yang, Chen Lu, Yu Zhang, Hai-yue Wang, Yi Xie, Zhen-yuan Xu, Hong-wei Zhang, Chang Shu & Jia Hu 

 

A Retrospective Comparison of the Efficacy of Embolization with Imipenem/Cilastatin and Microspheres in the Management of Chronic Shoulder Pain

Mathieu Finas, Julien Frandon, Emeric Gremen, Clément Horteur, Michaël Benassayag, Gabriel Lateur, Régis Pailhe, Gilbert Ferretti, Alexandre Bellier & Julien Ghelfi 

 

Genicular Artery Embolization as a Treatment for Osteoarthritis Related Knee Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Yan Epelboym, Jacob C. Mandell, Jamie E. Collins, Ezra Burch, Tina Shiang, Timothy Killoran, Lindsey Macfarlane & Ali Guermazi 

July

Effectiveness and Safety of Different Vascular Closure Devices: Multicentre Prospective Observational study

Anna Maria Ierardi, Andrea Coppola, Matteo Renzulli, Filippo Piacentino, Federico Fontana, Andrea Paladini, Giuseppe Guzzardi, Vittorio Semeraro, Carmine Di Stasi, Francesco Giurazza, Raffaella Niola, Matteo Stefanini, Andrea Contegiacomo, Claudio Carrubba, Andrea Discalzi, Fernanda Ciferri, Serena Carriero, Carolina Lanza, Pierpaolo Biondetti, Giovanni Coniglio, Paolo Fonio, Massimo Venturini, Gianpaolo Carrafiello & Costantino Del Giudice 

 

‘Post-Close’ Femoral Arterial Haemostasis at Endovascular Aneurysm Repair using a Dedicated Large-Bore Vascular Closure Device: A Prospective Real-World Audit

A. Chaudhuri 

 

Predictive Factors for Adverse Event Outcomes After Transarterial Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 Resin Microspheres in Europe: Results from the Prospective Observational CIRT Study

Geert Maleux, Thomas Albrecht, Dirk Arnold, Irene Bargellini, Roberto Cianni, Thomas Helmberger, Frank Kolligs, Graham Munneke, Bora Peynircioglu, Bruno Sangro, Niklaus Schaefer, Helena Pereira, Bleranda Zeka, Niels de Jong, José I. Bilbao on behalf of the CIRT Principal Investigators

 

CIRT Registry: A Good Start for a Much-Needed Evolution in Interventional Oncology

Vlasios Sotirchos & Constantinos T. Sofocleous 

August

September

Special section on dialysis access interventions

curated by guest editors Professors Kiang Hiong Tay, Scott Trerotola and Bien Soo Tan

 

Outcome of Children with Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data

Sinan Deniz, Regina Schinner, Eric J. Monroe, Simon Horslen, Ravi N. Srinivasa, Yong Lv, Daiming Fan, Guohong Han, Moinak Sen Sarma, Anshu Srivastava, Ujjal Poddar, Rajanikant Yadav, Thi Phuong Thao Hoang, Christian M. Lange, Osman Öcal, Jens Ricke, Max Seidensticker, Eberhard Lurz, Angelo Di Giorgio, Lorenzo D’Antiga & Moritz Wildgruber 

 

Cryoablation for Bone and Soft Tissue Lesions in Pediatric Patients: Complications and Preventive Measures

Kumar Kempegowda Shashi, Mohamed M. Shahin, Patrick Johnston & Raja Shaikh 

October

Five-Year Outcomes after Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Balloon Treatment of Femoropopliteal Lesions in Diabetic and Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Cohorts: IN.PACT Global Study Post Hoc Analysis

Michel M. P. J. Reijnen, Iris van Wijck, Marianne Brodmann, Antonio Micari, Giovanni Torsello, Seung-Woon Rha, Jeremiah Menk & Thomas Zeller On behalf of the IN.PACT Global Study Investigators

 

A Practical Guide for Left Adrenal Vein Sampling in Patients with Left Renal Vein Variants

Monica M. Matsumoto, Daniel Picus & Scott O. Trerotola 

November

Special section on MSK

curated by guest editor Prof. Julien Garnon

 

Six-Month Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Treating Deep Vein Thrombosis: Analysis from the 500-Patient CLOUT Registry

Abdullah Shaikh, Adam Zybulewski, Joseph Paulisin, Mohannad Bisharat, Nicolas J. Mouawad, Adam Raskin, Eugene Ichinose, Steven Abramowitz, Jonathan Lindquist, Ezana Azene, Neil Shah, James Nguyen, Josh Cockrell, Bhavraj Khalsa, Vipul Khetarpaul, Douglas A. Murrey Jr., Kalyan Veerina, Edvard Skripochnik, Thomas S. Maldonado, Matthew C. Bunte, Suman Annambhotla, Jonathan Schor, Herman Kado, Hamid Mojibian, David Dexter & the CLOUT Investigators

 

Invited Editorial Comment for Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology on the Article Entitled: Predictors and Clinical Outcome of Fibroid Expulsion after Uterine Artery Embolization

Richard D. Shlansky-Goldberg 

December

Interventional Radiology: Future Generations Gruntzig Lecture 2023

Raman Uberoi 

 

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

Arosh S. Perera Molligoda Arachchige & Niccolò Stomeo 

 

Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Iliofemoral Deep Venous Thrombosis Through a Jugular Approach with a Rotational Device

Frederic Thony, Jean-Marc Pernes, Caroline Menez, Jean-Louis Quesada, Jean-François Heautot, Francine Thouveny, Valerie Monnin-Bares, Alexandre Bellier, Arthur David, Alexandre Lablee, Antoine Bouvier, Helene Vernhet-Kovacsik, Frederic Douane, Costantino Del Giudice, Marc Sapoval, Kevin Guillen, Romaric Loffroy, Mathieu Finas & Mathieu Rodiere for the French Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Imaging (SFICV)

 

Percutaneous Thrombolytic Device (PTD): Gone but not Forgotten

Ryan M. Cobb & Scott O. Trerotola