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Hepatic yttrium-90 radioembolotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab or bevacizumabRavi Murthy
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology Section, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 18:1588-91. 2007..This report briefly describes the authors' treatment experience with this cohort of patients...
Yttrium 90 resin microspheres for the treatment of unresectable colorectal hepatic metastases after failure of multiple chemotherapy regimens: preliminary resultsRavi Murthy
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 325, Houston, Texas 77030 4009, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 16:937-45. 2005..A retrospective analysis was performed to determine the technical feasibility of SIR-Sphere treatment in this population...
Yttrium-90 microsphere therapy for hepatic malignancy: devices, indications, technical considerations, and potential complicationsRavi Murthy
Interventional Radiology Section, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 325, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Radiographics 25:S41-55. 2005..Effective use of these devices requires knowledge of the accumulated clinical experience and a dedicated multidisciplinary effort to ensure optimal outcomes and avoid therapy-specific life-threatening complications...
Gastrointestinal complications associated with hepatic arterial Yttrium-90 microsphere therapyRavi Murthy
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 18:553-61; quiz 562. 2007..Our aim is to increase the understanding of the role of various imaging and preventative techniques in minimizing this undesired effect...
Hepatic arterial embolization and chemoembolization for the treatment of patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors: variables affecting response rates and survivalSanjay Gupta
Section og Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 4009, USA
Cancer 104:1590-602. 2005....
Hepatic artery chemoembolization in patients with ocular melanoma metastatic to the liver: response, survival, and prognostic factorsSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 33:474-80. 2010..We evaluated response rates and survival durations after HACE in such patients and analyzed factors affecting their survival...
Hepatic arterial embolization and chemoembolization for imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumorsKatsuhiro Kobayashi
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 32:574-81. 2009..We evaluated the efficacy of embolotherapy including hepatic arterial embolization and chemoembolization in patients with imatinib-resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumors with progressive liver metastases...
Accuracy and sensitivity of computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of pulmonary hilar lymph nodesRony Avritscher
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 4009, USA
Cancer 116:1974-80. 2010..The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the sensitivity and accuracy of CT-guided PNB in patients with hilar adenopathy...
Hepatic artery chemoembolization for 110 gastrointestinal stromal tumors: response, survival, and prognostic factorsKatsuhiro Kobayashi
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030-4009, USA
Cancer 107:2833-41. 2006..Extent of liver disease, presence of extrahepatic disease, number of embolization treatments, and use of imatinib were found to have prognostic influence on PFS, OS, or both...
CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsies in patients with haematologic malignancies and undiagnosed pulmonary lesionsSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Hematol Oncol 28:75-81. 2010....
Percutaneous image-guided splenic biopsy in the oncology patient: an audit of 156 consecutive casesAlda Tam
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology Section, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:80-7. 2008..To assess the safety and diagnostic accuracy of percutaneous image-guided splenic biopsy in patients known to have or suspected of having malignancy...
Yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolotherapy of hepatic metastatic neuroendocrine carcinomas after hepatic arterial embolizationRavi Murthy
Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:145-51. 2008..In this cohort, (90)Y microsphere radioembolization of neuroendocrine hepatic metastases was not precluded by previous nonradioactive embolization procedures, but the effectiveness in this population requires further investigation...
Impact of C-arm CT on hepatic arterial interventions for hepatic malignanciesMichael J Wallace
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 325, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 18:1500-7. 2007..To evaluate C-arm computed tomography (CT) and assess its potential impact on hepatic arterial interventions...
Outpatient management of postbiopsy pneumothorax with small-caliber chest tubes: factors affecting the need for prolonged drainage and additional interventionsSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31:342-8. 2008..Additional interventions or prolonged chest tube drainage are needed more frequently in patients with emphysema in the needle path...
Update on the management of neuroendocrine hepatic metastasesDavid C Madoff
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology Section, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 325, Houston, 77030 4009, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 17:1235-49; quiz 1250. 2006..This article reviews the care of patients with NETs and hepatic metastases, with emphasis on the increasingly important role of oncologic image-guided interventions...
Hepatic arterial embolization and chemoembolization in the management of patients with large-volume liver metastasesParesh P Kamat
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31:299-307. 2008..Patients with massive liver tumor burden, who have additional risk factors, should not be subjected to HAE/HACE because of the high risk of procedure-related mortality...
Respiratory gating with EPID-based verification: the MDACC experienceTina Marie Briere
Department of Radiation Physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Phys Med Biol 54:3379-91. 2009..Daily assessment of images acquired during treatment verifies the accuracy of the delivered treatment and uncovers problems in patient set-up...
Small (</=2-cm) subpleural pulmonary lesions: short- versus long-needle-path CT-guided Biopsy--comparison of diagnostic yields and complicationsSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Box 325, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Radiology 234:631-7. 2005..To retrospectively compare the diagnostic yield and complications associated with the use of short versus long needle paths for computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy of small subpleural lung lesions...
Percutaneous ultrasound-guided biopsy in the definitive diagnosis of osteosarcomaKamran Ahrar
Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 15:1329-33. 2004..All 23 US-guided biopsies resulted in definitive diagnosis. Two of the 12 fluoroscopy- or CT-guided biopsies (17%) were inconclusive...
Response, survival, and prognostic factors after hepatic arterial chemoembolization in patients with liver metastases from cutaneous melanomaJudy Ahrar
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer Invest 29:49-55. 2011..Prolonged survival was seen in patients who responded to HACE (p = .034)...
CT-guided needle biopsy of deep pelvic lesions by extraperitoneal approach through iliopsoas muscleSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Unit 325, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030 4009, USA
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 26:534-8. 2003..CT-guided coaxial needle biopsy by an anterolateral approach through the iliopsoas muscle, with the use of a curved needle in selected cases is safe and effective for obtaining samples from deep pelvic lesions...
Percutaneous biopsy of head and neck lesions with CT guidance: various approaches and relevant anatomic and technical considerationsSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Radiographics 27:371-90. 2007..Careful planning of the procedure and considerable familiarity with head and neck anatomy are necessary for a biopsy that is both precise and safe...
Development of a large animal model of cirrhosis and portal hypertension using hepatic transarterial embolization: a study in swineRony Avritscher
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology Section, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 22:1329-34. 2011..To develop a clinically relevant porcine model of liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension by means of hepatic transarterial embolization...
Imaging-guided percutaneous biopsy of mediastinal lesions: different approaches and anatomic considerationsSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Unit 325, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Radiographics 25:763-86; discussion 786-8. 2005..Another alternative is the transpulmonary approach, which involves transgression of the lung and visceral pleura by the needle and is associated with a substantial risk of pneumothorax...
Splenic arterial interventions: anatomy, indications, technical considerations, and potential complicationsDavid C Madoff
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology Section, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 325, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
Radiographics 25:S191-211. 2005..Familiarity with the complications that can result from these interventional procedures, including abscess formation and pancreatitis, also is important...
Treatment of large and advanced hepatocellular carcinomaEddie K Abdalla
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 15:979-85. 2008
Various approaches for CT-guided percutaneous biopsy of deep pelvic lesions: anatomic and technical considerationsSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 325, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
Radiographics 24:175-89. 2004..A thorough understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of each approach allows the clinician to choose the most appropriate approach in a given situation...
Use of inferior vena caval filters and survival in patients with malignancyMichael J Wallace
Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 101:1902-7. 2004..The clinical benefit of placing IVC filters in patients with advanced-stage cancer is controversial. The current study reported the authors' experience with IVC filters in patients with cancer...
Fistulas of the lower urinary tract: percutaneous approaches for the management of a difficult clinical entityRony Avritscher
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology Section, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 325, Houston, TX 77030-4009, USA
Radiographics 24:S217-36. 2004..It is essential that the interventional radiologist involved in the care of these patients be familiar with these different techniques as well as with the limitations, pitfalls, and possible complications of their use...
Hepatic artery embolization and chemoembolization for treatment of patients with metastatic carcinoid tumors: the M.D. Anderson experienceSanjay Gupta
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer J 9:261-7. 2003....
Transhepatic ipsilateral right portal vein embolization extended to segment IV: improving hypertrophy and resection outcomes with spherical particles and coilsDavid C Madoff
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology Section, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 325, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 16:215-25. 2005....
Temporary balloon occlusion of the common hepatic artery for administration of yttrium-90 resin microspheres in a patient with patent hepatoenteric collateralsArmeen Mahvash
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1471, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 23:277-80. 2012..At 9 months after treatment, the patient had no gastrointestinal side effects and showed a partial response...
Daily targeting of liver tumors: screening patients with a mock treatment and using a combination of internal and external fiducials for image-guided respiratory-gated radiotherapySunil Krishnan
Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Med Phys 34:4591-3. 2007..This technique could screen patients for gated therapy, reduce setup inaccuracy, and possibly individualize treatment margins...
Radioembolization of yttrium-90 microspheres for hepatic malignancyRavi Murthy
Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Semin Intervent Radiol 25:48-57. 2008....
Percutaneous transhepatic portal vein embolization: rationale, technique, and outcomesRony Avritscher
Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology Section, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Semin Intervent Radiol 25:132-45. 2008..This article discusses PVE using the transhepatic ipsilateral and contralateral approaches, including patient selection criteria, anatomical and technical considerations, and patient complications and outcomes...
Endovascular technique for revision of excess catheter length in subcutaneous implanted venous access devicesRavi Murthy
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 27:259-61. 2004..The technique is useful to salvage an implanted venous access device. It appears to be less invasive with reduced procedure time and less patient discomfort than other techniques...
Transcatheter therapy for hepatic malignancy: standardization of terminology and reporting criteriaDaniel B Brown
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 18:1469-78. 2007....
Physical aspects of yttrium-90 microsphere therapy for nonresectable hepatic tumorsMehrdad Sarfaraz
University of Maryland Medical System, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
Med Phys 30:199-203. 2003..The average exposure rates at 1 m from the patients and on contact just anterior to the liver were 6 and 135 uSv/h, respectively. The special physics and dosimetry protocol developed for this procedure is presented...
Resin 90Y-microsphere brachytherapy for unresectable colorectal liver metastases: modern USA experienceAndrew S Kennedy
Wake Radiology Oncology, Cary, NC 27511, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65:412-25. 2006..High doses of radiation were delivered to tumors from permanently implanted 90Y microspheres, delivered through the hepatic arterial vessels...
Recommendations for radioembolization of hepatic malignancies using yttrium-90 microsphere brachytherapy: a consensus panel report from the radioembolization brachytherapy oncology consortiumAndrew Kennedy
Wake Radiology Oncology, Cary, NC, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68:13-23. 2007..To standardize the indications, techniques, multimodality treatment approaches, and dosimetry to be used for yttrium-90 (Y90) microsphere hepatic brachytherapy...
Hepatic yttrium-90 radioembolization of chemotherapy-refractory colorectal cancer liver metastasesTobias F Jakobs
Department of Radiology, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:1187-95. 2008..To present data for radioembolization with yttrium-90 ((90)Y) resin microspheres in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases in whom currently available therapies had failed...
Radioembolization for unresectable neuroendocrine hepatic metastases using resin 90Y-microspheres: early results in 148 patientsAndrew S Kennedy
Wake Radiology Oncology, Cary, NC 27511, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 31:271-9. 2008..The use of 90Y-microspheres to treat unresectable liver metastases originating from a variety of neuroendocrine tumors was reviewed...
Technical aspects of radioembolization with 90Y microspheresRiad Salem
Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 10:12-29. 2007..In addition, the basic principles described in this manuscript apply to all liver-directed transarterial therapies, such as chemoembolization and/or drug-eluting microspheres...
Multimodality imaging following 90Y radioembolization: a comprehensive review and pictorial essayBassel Atassi
Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 676 N St Clair, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Radiographics 28:81-99. 2008..Radiologists who are involved in the posttreatment assessment of patients undergoing 90Y radioembolization should be familiar with the imaging findings and potential imaging pitfalls associated with this therapy...
Biliary sequelae following radioembolization with Yttrium-90 microspheresBassel Atassi
Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 676 North St Clair Street, Suite 800, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:691-7. 2008..The present report describes biliary sequelae following intraarterial 90Y therapy in patients with HCC or liver metastases...
Yttrium-90-labeled microsphere radioembolotherapy of liver-dominant metastases from thoracic malignanciesRavi Murthy
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:299-300. 2008
Radioembolization in patients with hepatic metastases from breast cancerTobias F Jakobs
Department of Radiology, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
J Vasc Interv Radiol 19:683-90. 2008....
Radioembolization with 90Y microspheres: angiographic and technical considerationsRobert J Lewandowski
Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 30:571-92. 2007..Furthermore, the principles described here apply to all liver-directed transarterial therapies...
Acute endovascular stent-graft occlusion after treatment of an arterioureteral fistulaKatsuhiro Kobayashi
J Vasc Interv Radiol 16:1409-10. 2005
The ACR-RSNA Fellowship in Clinical Trials of Medical Imaging: reflections from the 2002 recipientsYair Safriel
Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
Acad Radiol 10:565-6. 2003
Development of a research agenda for interventional oncology: proceedings from an interdisciplinary consensus panelJohn H Rundback
Department of Radiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Vasc Interv Radiol 15:7-12. 2004
