JVIR welcomes its newest Associate Editor, Dr. James Silberzweig

Since 2009, Dr. Silberzweig has been a Professor of Clinical Radiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Radiology Residency Program Director at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. He received the JVIR Award for Top Distinguished Reviewers in 2008. His research interests include gynecologic interventions, radiation safety, and trainee education. We wish him success in his new role!

Current Issue May 2012, Vol. 23, No. 5

Featured Article

Utero-ovarian Anastomoses and Their Influence on Uterine Fibroid Embolization
To correlate clinical outcomes after uterine artery embolization (UAE) performed to treat uterine fibroids with the presence of varying types of utero-ovarian anastomoses (UOA).

Single-Center Experience with Elective Transcatheter Coil Embolization of Splenic Artery Aneurysms: Technique and Midterm Follow-up
14 May 2012
Amish Patel, Joshua L. Weintraub, F. Scott Nowakowski, Edward Kim, Aaron M. Fischman, Sharif H. Ellozy, Peter L. Faries, Ageliki G. Vouyouka, Michael L. Marin, Robert A. Lookstein
Purpose: To review a single-center experience with elective coil embolization of splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) and analyze efficacy of the technique at midterm follow-up. Materials and Methods: From 2...
Interventional Radiologists' Involvement in Evaluation and Management Services and Association with Practice Characteristics
14 May 2012
Sharon W. Kwan, Karim Valji
Purpose: To characterize the current state and level of interventional radiology evaluation and management (E&M) services provided to the Medicare population and to investigate the relationship be...
Irreversible Electroporation in Eradication of Rabbit VX2 Liver Tumor
25 April 2012
Edward W. Lee, Daphne Wong, Bashir A. Tafti, Veronica Prieto, Mariam Totonchy, John Hilton, Sarah Dry, Sona Cho, Christopher T. Loh, Stephen T. Kee
Purpose: To show the effectiveness and safety of irreversible electroporation (IRE) in treating large tumor models. Materials and Methods: VX2 liver tumor implantation was performed in 35 New Zealand ...
Percutaneous Cryoablation of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma for Local Tumor Control: Feasibility, Outcomes, and Estimated Cost-effectiveness for Palliation
25 April 2012
Hyun J. Bang, Peter J. Littrup, Dylan J. Goodrich, Brandt P. Currier, Hussein D. Aoun, Lance K. Heilbrun, Ulka Vaishampayan, Barbara Adam, Allen C. Goodman
Purpose: To assess complications, local tumor recurrences, overall survival (OS), and estimates of cost-effectiveness for multisite cryoablation (MCA) of oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Ma...
Safety of Uterine Artery Embolization in Patients with Preexisting Hydrosalpinx
23 April 2012
Nicholas J. Petruzzi, Jeffrey W. McCann, Neel A. Patel, Carin F. Gonsalves
Purpose: To determine (i) if preexisting hydrosalpinx poses a risk for development of pyosalpinx following uterine artery embolization (UAE) and (ii) the effect of UAE on fallopian tube diameter. Mate...

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Endovascular Therapy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
February 2012 (Vol. 23 | No. 2 | Pages 167-179.e4)
William T. Kuo
Lower-Extremity Endovascular Interventions for Medicare Beneficiaries: Comparative Effectiveness as a Function of Provider Specialty
January 2012 (Vol. 23 | No. 1 | Pages 3-9.e14)
Abdul M. Zafar, Rajoo Dhangana, Timothy P. Murphy, Scott C. Goodwin, Richard Duszak, Charles E. Ray, Nikolay E. Manolov
Pathogenesis of Varicose Veins
January 2012 (Vol. 23 | No. 1 | Pages 33-39)
Rahmi Oklu, Roy Habito, Manuel Mayr, Amy R. Deipolyi, Hassan Albadawi, Robin Hesketh, T. Gregory Walker, Katy R. Linskey, Chandler A. Long, Stephan Wicky, Julianne Stoughton, Michael T. Watkins
Percutaneous Cryoablation of Lung Tumors: Feasibility and Safety
March 2012 (Vol. 23 | No. 3 | Pages 295-302)
Masanori Inoue, Seishi Nakatsuka, Hideki Yashiro, Nobutake Ito, Yotaro Izumi, Yoshikane Yamauchi, Kohei Hashimoto, Keisuke Asakura, Norimasa Tsukada, Masafumi Kawamura, Hiroaki Nomori, Sachio Kuribayashi
Quality Improvement Guidelines for Transhepatic Arterial Chemoembolization, Embolization, and Chemotherapeutic Infusion for Hepatic Malignancy
March 2012 (Vol. 23 | No. 3 | Pages 287-294)
Daniel B. Brown, Boris Nikolic, Anne M. Covey, Charles W. Nutting, Wael E.A. Saad, Riad Salem, Constantinos T. Sofocleous, Daniel Y. Sze
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Dr. Dan Brown, Thomas Jefferson University, discusses the necessity for contact precautions after radioembolization. (May 2012)

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