Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · May 2019
Clinical TrialPreservation of Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients Treated with Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis in the Setting of Submassive Pulmonary Embolism.
To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis (USAT) in resolution of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), preservation of cardiopulmonary function, and quality of life (QoL) in patients with acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE). ⋯ USAT resulted in significant reduction of RV:LV at 72 hours, which was preserved at 90 days. QoL and objective measures of cardiopulmonary function are preserved at 90 days in this population. Further studies with long-term follow-up are needed to determine the potential value of USAT for the prevention of post-PE syndrome in patients with submassive PE.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Apr 2019
Comparative StudyUntapped Resources: Attaining Equitable Representation for Women in IR.
To investigate the current state of gender diversity among invited coordinators at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting and to compare the academic productivity of female interventional radiologists to that of invited male coordinators. ⋯ This study found that senior men dominate the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting, with few women leading or coordinating the podium sessions, despite their established academic track record.
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To evaluate the evolving representation of women in the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). ⋯ Women interventional radiologists are underrepresented within SIR, representing only 9.2% of active IR physicians. There has been a steady increase in female representation within most areas of SIR evaluated in this study. Although these trends are reassuring, efforts toward increasing recruitment and retention of women in IR need to improve in light of the infancy of IR as a residency program.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Mar 2019
Comparative StudyTransarterial Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Radiopaque Drug-Eluting Embolics: How to Pursue Periprocedural Cross-Sectional Imaging?
To compare different imaging techniques (volume perfusion CT, cone-beam CT, and dynamic gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid-enhanced dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging with golden-angle radial sparse parallel MR imaging) in evaluation of transarterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) using radiopaque drug-eluting embolics (DEE). ⋯ Using radiopaque DEE, the imaging modalities provided comparable early treatment assessment. In HCCs with dense accumulation of radiopaque DEE, treatment assessment using volume perfusion CT or cone-beam CT may be impaired owing to resulting beam-hardening artifacts and contrast stasis. Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging may add value in detection of residual arterial tumor enhancement.