A review of high-intensity focused ultrasound as a novel and non-invasive interventional radiology technique
Available online 22 June 2022
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive interventional radiology technology, which has been generally accepted in clinical practice for the treatment of benign and malignant tumors....
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Safety and efficacy of the SeparGateTM balloon-guiding catheter in neurointerventional surgery: A prospective, multicenter, single-arm clinical trial
Available online 21 June 2022
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the SeparGate™ balloon-guiding catheter (BGC) for blocking flow and delivering devices in neurointerventional surgery....
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Valvuloplasty of fetal pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum and hypoplastic right heart: Mid-term follow-up results
Available online 17 June 2022
This study aimed to analyze and evaluate the results of mid-term follow-up after fetal pulmonary valvuloplasty (FPV) in fetuses with pulmonary atresia and an intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS)....
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Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration with lauromacrogol sclerosant foam for gastric varices
Available online 16 June 2022
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) using lauromacrogol sclerosant foam for gastric varices (GVs) with gastrorenal venous shunts....
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Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation for symptomatic adenomyosis: More areas of concern for more uniform and promising outcome
Available online 16 June 2022
Adenomyosis is a common gynecological disease in reproductive women, which causes serious dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, anemia, and infertility, and has a serious impact on the physical and mental health...
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A canine model of aortic arch aneurysm created with autologous pericardium
Available online 14 June 2022
To establish a canine model of aortic arch aneurysm that is suitable for research on new devices and techniques applied to the aortic arch....
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Irreversible electroporation versus radiofrequency ablation for malignant hepatic tumor: A prospective single-center double-arm trial
May 2022
Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a nonthermal ablation technique for the treatment of malignant liver tumors. IRE has demonstrated efficacy and safety in the treatment of malignant liver tumors...
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A creatinine-based model for predicting recurrent bleeding after modified percutaneous transhepatic variceal embolization in patients with cirrhosis
May 2022
Patients who survive initial esophagogastric variceal bleeding (EVB) are at an increased risk of recurrent bleeding and death; however, a reliable predictive model is lacking. We aimed to develop a...
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Preparation and investigation of a novel iodine-based visible polyvinyl alcohol embolization material
May 2022
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) embolization particles, currently used in clinical practice, have good expansibility and are capable of permanent embolization. However, the lack of adhesion of embolization...
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Intrahepatic flow diversion prior to segmental Yttrium-90 radioembolization for challenging tumor vasculature
May 2022
Hepatic tumors with complex vascular supply or poor relative perfusion are prone to decreased rates of objective response. This is compounded in the setting of Yttrium-90 (Y90) transarterial radioembolization...
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Intravascular treatment for abnormal catheter positioning of port-a-cath system in the subclavian vein: A single-center study
May 2022
This study aimed to explore the incidence of abnormal catheter positioning and the effectiveness and safety of intravascular adjustment or removal of abnormally positioned catheters through percutaneous...
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Advances in the interventional therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma originating from the caudate lobe
May 2022
Hepatocellular carcinoma originating from the caudate lobe, also known as segment I hepatocellular carcinoma, is difficult to treat because of its special location, complex vascular supply, and the...
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Safety and efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization for management of refractory hematuria of prostatic origin
May 2022
To estimate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) in the treatment of refractory hematuria of prostatic origin (RHPO)....
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The underlying molecular mechanism of intratumoral radiofrequency hyperthermia-enhanced chemotherapy of pancreatic cancer
May 2022
To investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms of radiofrequency hyperthermia (RFH)-enhanced direct chemotherapy of pancreatic cancers....
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The apoptotic effect of ozone therapy on mitochondrial activity of highly metastatic breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 using in vitro approaches
May 2022
Ozone (O3) gas is the triatomic state of oxygen and it is used as a disinfection agent due to its strong oxidizing effect, since its discovery in the mid-nineteenth century. Ozone therapy is also an...
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Onyx embolization of a spinal epidural hemorrhage caused by thoracic spinal epidural arteriovenous fistula: A case report and literature review
May 2022
Spinal epidural hemorrhages (SEDH) caused by spinal epidural arteriovenous fistulas (SEAVFs) are rare; thus, their specific pathogenesis has not been explained. Furthermore, the standard treatment for...
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Recent advances of multi-modal ultrasound in image-guided prostate-targeted biopsy
Available online 19 April 2022
Prostate-targeted biopsy is usually the preferred method over systematic biopsy because it can effectively detect prostate cancer using only a few puncture cores with fewer complications. With the development...
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Uterine artery embolization combined with ultrasound-guided dilation and curettage for the treatment of cesarean scar pregnancy: Efficacy and 5–8-year follow-up study
Available online 18 March 2022
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of uterine artery embolization (UAE) combined with dilation and curettage (D&C) using ultrasound as a treatment for cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) and assess its effect...
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Percutaneous transcatheter super-selective renal arterial embolization with N -butyl cyanoacrylate for iatrogenic renal hemorrhage
Available online 12 March 2022
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous transcatheter super-selective renal arterial embolization (SRAE) with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) for iatrogenic renal hemorrhage....
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Complications from port-a-cath system implantation in adults with malignant tumors: A 10-year single-center retrospective study
February 2022
Port-A-Cath systems (PCS) are safe and convenient devices for long-term infusion in patients with malignant tumors. This study retrospectively analyzed the complications from PCS and their manageme...
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Comparison of tumor response following conventional versus drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization in early- and very early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma
February 2022
To compare the safety of conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE) vs drug-eluting bead TACE (DEB-TACE) in very early- and early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)....
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Coexistence of situs inversus totalis and hepatocellular carcinoma: A series of nine cases and a literature review
February 2022
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most commonly diagnosed carcinoma and one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a congenital condition where...
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Molecular targeted therapy causes hepatic encephalopathy in patients after Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS): A case report and literature review
February 2022
We report two cases of hepatic encephalopathy caused by molecular targeted drugs after the Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure in our center. The liver toxicities and anti-angiogenic...
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Angiography findings and endovascular management of acute nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding: A pictorial essay
February 2022
Patients with acute nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) not treatable via endoscopic therapy require angiography and endovascular management. If the source of the bleeding can be identified...
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Paclitaxel-coated balloons angioplasties for extra-long femoropopliteal artery atherosclerotic lesions (> 30 cm):12 months outcomes from a single center
February 2022
To evaluate the efficacy of paclitaxel-coated balloon (PCB) in the treatment of extra-long femoropopliteal artery atherosclerotic disease (>30 cm)....
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