Colorectal Liver Disease
C. T. Sofocleous • P. Sideras • Elena N. Petre Intra-arterial therapies directed to the liver take advantage of the dual hepatic blood supply and specifically the fact that liver…
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Pelvic Arteriovenous Malformations
Patricia E. Burrows BACKGROUND An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is characterized by the presence of direct arteriovenous connections leading to arteriovenous shunting. Several genetic mutations affecting the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily…
Renal Angiomyolipomas
Gregory Nadolski • S. William Stavropoulos Angiomyolipomas (AMLs) are a benign neoplasm of the kidney composed of varying mixtures of adipose, muscle, and vascular tissues. Although benign, the vasculature within…
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…
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…
