Dear CVIR readers,

We are pleased to share the list of Prof. Klaus Hausegger's favourite articles from 2024 and 2025 with you. 

Tumor Suppressor miR-34a: Potential Biomarker of TACE Response in HCC

Jan Zavadil, Jaroslav Juracek, Barbora Cechova, Tomas Rohan, Jakub Husty, Ondrej Slaby, Martina Litschmannova, Michal Uher, S. Nahum Goldberg & Tomas Andrasina 

Smartphone Technology for Applications in Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Interventional Procedures

Katerina Lee, Pournika Muniyandi, Ming Li, Laetitia Saccenti, Anna Christou, Sheng Xu & Bradford J. Wood

Venous Leak Embolization Results in Clinical Improvement of Patients with Mixed Arterio-Venous Erectile Dysfunction Not Responding to Arterial Revascularization Alone

Nicolas Diehm, Dominique Hirschle, Christoph Kalka, Hak Hong Keo, Vignes Mohan, Martin Christian Schumacher, Andreas Gutwein, Dai-Do Do & Hanno Hoppe

Commentary on: Venous Leak Embolization Results in Clinical Improvement of Patients with Mixed Arterio-Venous Erectile Dysfunction Not Responding to Arterial Revascularization Alone

Heather K. Moriarty 

Intra-Arterial Stem Cell Injection for Treating Various Diseases: A New Frontier in Interventional Radiology

Maedeh Rouzbahani & Hossein Ghanaati

Retrievable Scaffold Therapy Combined with Sirolimus-coated Balloon Angioplasty for Infrapopliteal Artery Disease: Final Results from the DEEPER LIMUS Trial

Leyla Schweiger, Katharina Gütl, Peter Rief, Clemens Reiter, Michael Janisch, Ido Weinberg, Raghu Kolluri, Larry E. Miller & Marianne Brodmann 

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 

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 

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 

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

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 

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 

Ethanol Sclerotherapy in the Management of Ovarian Endometrioma: Technical Considerations for Catheter- and Needle-Directed Sclerotherapy

Aynur Azizova, Turkmen Turan Ciftci, Murat Gultekin, Emre Unal, Okan Akhan, Gurkan Bozdag & Devrim Akinci 

Safety and Clinical Outcomes of Two-Session Catheter-Directed Sclerotherapy Using Ethanol for Endometrioma

Chu Hui Zeng, Chuan Wu Cao, Ji Hoon Shin, Gun Ha Kim, Sung Hoon Kim, Sa Ra Lee & Shin Wha Lee 

The Catheter Method in Sclerotherapy in the Management of Ovarian Endometriomas

Jörg Keckstein & Simon Keckstein 

Comparison of Clinical and Radiological Outcomes Between Different (Balloon) Guide Catheter With and Without Inflated Balloon in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: A MaSQ-Registry Study

R. R. M. M. Knapen, M. Celen, F. M. E. Pinckaers, B. A. J. M. Wagemans, W. H. van Zwam, R. J. van Oostenbrugge & C. van der Leij  

Innovations Lead to Change and State of the Art is Correspondingly Short-Lived: Is There Still a Necessity for Balloon Guide Catheters for Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment?

Ansgar Berlis 

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 

Outcome of Transarterial Radioembolization in the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Glass Versus Resin Microsphere

Gyoung Min Kim, Do Young Kim, Jong Yun Won, Sungmo Moon, Seung Up Kim & Beom Kyung Kim 

Glass or Resin: The Ends Justify the Means?

Jin Woo Choi 

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 

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

Irene Bargellini, Roberto Iezzi, Cristina Mosconi, Carlo Spreafico & Laura Crocetti 

Detection of Endoleak after Endovascular Aortic Repair through Deep Learning Based on Non-contrast CT

Qingqi Yang, Jinglang Hu, Yingqi Luo, Dongdong Jia, Nuo Chen, Chen Yao & Ridong Wu  

Commentary: Detection of Endoleak After Endovascular Aortic Repair Through Deep Learning Based on Non-contrast CT

Robert A. Morgan

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 

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  

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