Patient Evaluation and Preparation in Vascular and Interventional Radiology: What Every Interventional Radiologist Should Know (Part 1: Patient Assessment and Laboratory Tests).

abstract：:Aortitis includes conditions with infectious or non-infectious etiology, characterized by inflammatory changes in one or more layers in aortic wall. Age at onset, geographic predilections, distribution and pattern of involvement in aorta, its branches and pulmonary arteries, and systemic associations provide a clue to...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Sharma S,Pandey NN,Sinha M,Chandrashekhara SH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a new coaxial balloon catheter system and evaluate its clinical feasibility for balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (B-RTO). METHODS:A coaxial balloon catheter system was constructed with 9 Fr guiding balloon catheter and 5 Fr balloon catheter. A 5 Fr catheter has a high flexibility...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Tanoue S,Kiyosue H,Matsumoto S,Hori Y,Okahara M,Kashiwagi J,Mori H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the results of self-expanding metallic stent insertion into benign proximal tracheal stenosis in patients not appropriate or unfit for surgical repair. Proximal benign tracheal stenoses had occurred in 11 patients (7 men, 4 women, mean age 68.8 years) after long-time intubation (n = 6), tracheostomy (n = 4...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Sesterhenn AM,Wagner HJ,Alfke H,Werner JA,Lippert BM

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the experience of using long coils of 2 m length in the management of large aneurysms. Knowledge of the characteristics of these coils is of value for correct placement. These coils are safe and cost-effective for excluding large aneurysms. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Golzarian J,Dussaussois L,Ait Said K,Abada HT,Dereume JP,Struyven J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to evaluate the clinical application of preoperative auxiliary embolization for juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA) by direct puncture embolization (DPE) of the tumor in combination with transarterial embolization (TAE). METHODS:The study included 22 patients. An 18-gauge needl...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Lv MM,Fan XD,Su LX,Chen D

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To retrospectively clarify the utility of metallic stent placement for the treatment of the malignant obstruction of the superior vena cava (SVC) in 71 patients with VC syndrome (SVCS) on the basis of long-term follow-up data. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seventy-one patients underwent stent placement and were follow...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Nagata T,Makutani S,Uchida H,Kichikawa K,Maeda M,Yoshioka T,Anai H,Sakaguchi H,Yoshimura H

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate safety and efficacy of uterine artery embolization using narrow-size-range polyphosphazene-coated hydrogel microspheres (Embozene, CeloNova Biosciences, Newnan, GA). METHODS:Between May 2006 and September 2008, a total of 121 consecutive patients (mean ± SD age 42.1 ± 5.4 years, range 30.5-51.5 yea...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Stampfl U,Radeleff B,Sommer C,Stampfl S,Dahlke A,Bellemann N,Kauczor HU,Richter GM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axial cinematography of 15 cadaver cast models of the right ventricle was performed, using 16 different real and simulated single and biplane axial oblique projections. Heart volumes were then calculated by Dodge's area-length method and Ferlinz' method. In our volumetric studies of models, the smallest positive devia...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Dübel HP,Romaniuk P,Tschapek A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 19 out of 28 cases of single ventricle with inverted infundibulum and 1-transposition of the great arteries the right coronary artery arose from the posterior aortic sinus, the right anterior aortic sinus being the noncoronary one. This coronary arterial pattern was described before only in association with d-trans...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Schneeweiss A,Deutsch V,Blieden LC,Shem-Tov A,Neufeld HN

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A type II endoleak (T2EL) is the most common endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), and a persistent T2EL has been occasionally associated with aneurysmal enlargement. Typical findings of a T2EL consist of an endoleak cavity with inflow and outflow arteries of aortic branch vessels. However, an atypical T...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Torikai H,Inoue M,Nakatsuka S,Tamura M,Yashiro H,Yoshitake A,Shimizu H,Jinzaki M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ergotism may cause isolated lower-extremity arterial stenoses that appear amenable to angioplasty but that will recur if the causative agent is not withdrawn. A case of femoral-popliteal stenosis caused by surreptitious ergot ingestion is presented. The lesion initially responded to angioplasty but quickly recurred, w...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Keigley B,Vogelzang RL,Neiman HL,Conn JJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old man presented with a case of postoperative enterocutaneous fistula with anastomotic stenosis after a Billroth I operation that was resistant to conservative treatment. This fistula was successfully treated with the placement of a covered metallic stent under fluoroscopic guidance. To our knowledge, this ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Kang YJ,Oh JH,Yoon Y,Kim EJ,Ryu KN,Lim JW,Kim DY,Kang HS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive image-guided insertion of self-expanding metal stents in the upper gastrointestinal tract is the current treatment of choice for palliation of malignant esophageal or gastroduodenal outlet obstructions. A concise review is presented of contemporary stenting practice of the upper gastrointestinal tra...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Katsanos K,Sabharwal T,Adam A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferior vena caval (IVC) filter thrombosis in patients with contraindications to anticoagulant therapy is a difficult and challenging clinical problem. We report our experience in treating three such patients using a mechanical thrombectomy device, which resulted in rapid symptomatic relief until anticoagulant therap...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Poon WL,Luk SH,Yam KY,Lee AC

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case presented demonstrates an alternative management approach for malignant ascites. A permanent indwelling peritoneal port for at-home, small-volume paracentesis, provided palliative therapy for a patient who had malignant ascites secondary to breast cancer. The device allowed paracentesis without the risk of re...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Sabatelli FW,Glassman ML,Kerns SR,Hawkins IF Jr

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The implantation of flow diverters requires administration of dual anti-platelet therapy, posing the potential for complications. The p48MW HPC (phenox, Bochüm, Germany) hydrophilic-coated flow diverting stent is designed to be anti-thrombotic, thus opening the potential for single anti-platelet therapy. We dep...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： King RM,Langan ET,Ughi GJ,Raskett CM,Puri AS,Henkes H,Gounis MJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiology is a key specialty within a liver transplant program. Interventional techniques not only contribute to graft and recipient survival but also allow appropriate patient selection and ensure that recipients with severe liver decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma or portal hypertension are transplanted with t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Karani JB,Yu DF,Kane PA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy and safety of microcatheter embolization in the treatment of intractable idiopathic epistaxis. METHODS:Thirty-seven patients underwent microcatheter embolization in 1991-1998. We evaluated retrospectively the technical and clinical outcome, the number of complications, the duration of em...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Leppänen M,Seppänen S,Laranne J,Kuoppala K

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of percutaneous transluminal embolization (PTE) on the prognosis of renal cell carcinoma, depending on tumor stage, was retrospectively investigated on 303 patients. The life-table method was used for statistical comparison of survival rates of preoperatively or palliatively embolized patients with those of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Stoesslein F,Schwenke A,Muenster W

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the radiation dose associated with CT-guided percutaneous liver ablations and identify potential risk factors that result in higher radiation doses. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between June 2011 and June 2015, 245 consecutive patients underwent 304 CT-guided liver ablation treatments. Patient demographi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： McCarthy CJ,Kilcoyne A,Li X,Cahalane AM,Liu B,Arellano RS,Uppot RN,Gee MS

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Percutaneous cementoplasty (PC) is rarely applied to long bone tumours, since cement is not considered to be sufficiently resistant to torsional forces. We reviewed the literature to understand the effects of percutaneous long bone cementoplasty (PLBC) in terms of analgesia, limb function and complications. MA...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Cazzato RL,Palussière J,Buy X,Denaro V,Santini D,Tonini G,Grasso RF,Zobel BB,Poretti D,Pedicini V,Balzarini L,Lanza E

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective was to evaluate the local treatment efficacy of transarterial ethanol ablation (TEA) as compared to radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This was a retrospective study between January 2005 and April 2017, in which the treatment outcomes of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Yu SCH,Hui JWY,Chong CCN,Chu CM,Cheung S,Wong J,Lee KF

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which the abnormal course of a pulmonary vein was suggested by computed tomography and confirmed by digital subtraction angiography. The vein drained blood from the right middle lobe into the apical pulmonary vein. This abnormality was probably due to abnormal segmentation of the right lung. Comp...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Alfke H,Wagner HJ,Klose KJ

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the coagulative performance of a 21-gauge (G) internally cooled radiofrequency (RF) electrode using ex vivo and in vivo rat liver. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We developed a prototype of 21-G internally cooled monopolar RF electrode with 5.0 mm active tip length. The ablative zone size created by this el...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Takaki H,Kodama Y,Miyamoto H,Iijima Y,Kikuchi Y,Kodama H,Ueshima E,Nakasho K,Wada R,Yamakado K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) places high demands on instrumentation capabilities. Magnetic gradient strength capabilities, main magnetic field strength and homogeneity, and eddy current compensation all play a role in determining the quality of the flow studies. In addition, radiofrequency coil design and use ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Saloner D,Anderson CM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of TACE with microspheres preloaded with doxorubicin in unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (UCH). Twenty patients with UCH were observed; 9 refused, preferring other palliative care or chemotherapy, and 11 agreed to be treated with one or more...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Aliberti C,Benea G,Tilli M,Fiorentini G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the percutaneous injection of tissue adhesive (Tisseal, Immuno, Vienna, Austria) to ablate a 12-cm internal iliac aneurysm. The complex history of this lesion included previous surgery for a ruptured aortic aneurysm, attempted repair of the internal iliac aneurysm, and several embolization procedures. These ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Owen RJ,Jackson R,Loose HW,Lees TA,Dunlop P,Rose JD

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Zilver PTX drug-eluting stent (Cook Ireland Ltd., Limerick, Ireland) represents an advance in endovascular treatments for atherosclerotic superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease. Clinical data demonstrate improved clinical outcomes compared to bare-metal stents (BMS). This analysis assessed the likely impa...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： De Cock E,Sapoval M,Julia P,de Lissovoy G,Lopes S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with pseudocoarctation complicated by dissection are presented. They are the first cases in which pseudocoarctation with dissection have been imaged by magnetic resonance (MR). MR imaging is an excellent noninvasive modality in the evaluation of dissection in pseudocoarctation of the aorta. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Safir J,Kerr A,Morehouse H,Frost A,Berman H

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air embolism is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung. We report a case of cerebral air embolism which occurred during computed tomography (CT)-guided needle biopsy. Air entering the aorta is depicted on CT-fluoroscopy images of the procedure. ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular and interventional radiology

authors： Hirasawa S,Hirasawa H,Taketomi-Takahashi A,Morita H,Tsushima Y,Amanuma M,Endo K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00