This recording features audio versions of the January 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:

Articles

• Cryoablation Protocols for Primary and Metastatic Lung Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating Effectiveness and Safety of Percutaneous Cryoablation of Pulmonary Tumors (Read)
• Outcomes of Percutaneous Cystic Duct Stent Placement for Acute Cholecystitis (Read)
• Transarterial Microembolization Therapy for Chronic First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Pain: A New Minimally Invasive Approach (Read)
• Tumor-Absorbed Dose, Metabolic Response, and Survival after Yttrium-90 Radioembolization in Patients with Breast Cancer Liver Metastases (Read)
• Modeling Clinical Relevance and Risk in Yttrium-90 Radioembolization of the Liver: Lung Shunt Fraction Variability According to Imaging Modality, Cancer Type, and Tumor Size (Read)

JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at millennie.chen.jvir@gmail.com.

Host

• Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Audio Editor

• Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Outreach Coordinator

• Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract Readers:

• Char Rai, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
• Emily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada

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