Uterine Fibroids
James B. Spies Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is now well established as an effective treatment for uterine fibroids, with substantial evidence of its efficacy. Since the first published small case…
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Michael Darcy The standard of care for managing renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is surgical resection, whereas in nonsurgical candidates, small RCCs are commonly treated with percutaneous ablation. So even though…
Radioembolization
Ryan M. Hickey • Robert J. Lewandowski • Riad Salem R adioembolization refers to the transcatheter, intra-arterial injection of micrometer-sized embolic particles loaded with the high-dose radioisotope yttrium 90. Radioembolization…
Spine and Bone Trauma
Pierre E. Bize • Yann Lachenal • Alban Denys Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has proven to be useful in the treatment of hemodynamically stable polytrauma patients.1,2 It has also proven…
Extremity Trauma
Jaime All • John F. Angle Embolotherapy for extremity trauma is a well-established and essential tool for the management of hemorrhage and vascular injury with potential for hemorrhage. Familiarity with…
Drug-Eluting Beads
Matthew E. Anderson • Sanjeeva P. Kalva The introduction of drug-eluting beads represents a shift in the principal way in which chemotherapeutic agents are delivered, concentrated, and maintained within tumor…
Vascular Disease
Mark D. Iafrati • Joseph Zuniga INTRAVASCULAR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a chronic condition that primarily arises from atherosclerosis and ultimately results in the occlusion…
Chemoembolization with Drug-Eluting Beads
Julius Chapiro • Rafael Duran • Jean-François Geschwind Primary liver cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Asia continues to be the region with the most…
Vascular Malformations
Moneeb Ehtesham • Imad S. Khan • J Mocco Central nervous system arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are congenital anomalies generally consisting of an abnormal tangle of thin-walled vessels (usually referred to…
Carotid Blowout Syndrome
Daniel Do • Claudio J. Schönholz Carotid blowout syndrome (CBS), first described in 1962, is a severe clinical condition that usually presents in the setting of patients with underlying head…
