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Society of Interventional Radiology

153 episodes

1 week ago

This recording features audio versions of the November 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Articles Prospective Multicenter Observational Study of Silent Brain Infarction following Transradial Hepatic Intervention (The MOSAIC Study)First-in-Human Evaluation of a New Resorbable Microspherical Embolic Agent for Genicular Artery Embolization to Treat Pain Secondary to Knee OsteroarthritisImproved Outcomes from Prolonged Percutaneous Biliary Drainage in Pedia...

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This recording features audio versions of the November 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Articles Prospective Multicenter Observational Study of Silent Brain Infarction following Transradial Hepatic Intervention (The MOSAIC Study)First-in-Human Evaluation of a New Resorbable Microspherical Embolic Agent for Genicular Artery Embolization to Treat Pain Secondary to Knee OsteroarthritisImproved Outcomes from Prolonged Percutaneous Biliary Drainage in Pedia...

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JVIR audio abstracts: November 2025

This recording features audio versions of the November 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Articles Prospective Multicenter Observational Study of Silent Brain Infarction following Transradial Hepatic Intervention (The MOSAIC Study)First-in-Human Evaluation of a New Resorbable Microspherical Embolic Agent for Genicular Artery Embolization to Treat Pain Secondary to Knee OsteroarthritisImproved Outcomes from Prolonged Percutaneous Biliary Drainage in Pedia...

1 week ago

12 minutes

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Episode 69: How to Match

“Kindergarten skills, right? If you’re a pain to be around, you can be the best clinically, but no one wants to hang out with you at 2 a.m. when that bleed comes in.”- Viknesh Kasthuri, MD In this episode, host Marie Hamel and guest Viknesh Kasthuri, MD, a resident at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, discuss all your burning questions about the match process, including how to prepare and how to cope with the stress of the match process. Related resources: Read more about...

3 weeks ago

43 minutes

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JVIR audio abstracts: October 2025

This recording features audio versions of the October 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Articles Effectiveness of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation for the Treatment of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ReadAdverse Events of Tunneled Central Venous Catheters versus Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices in Pediatric Oncology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis ReadGenicular Artery Embolization Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatme...

1 month ago

16 minutes

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Episode 68: WIR mentoring conversations

There are a lot of choices we make in our lives and I mean im very happy with the choices I've made in mine but ... this whole you can have it all, I was probably pretty lonely and putting everything I had into work. SIR Past President, Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR The Society of Interventional Radiology Women in Radiology Committee are hosting a series of mentorship conversations amongst medical students, residents, fellows and attendings. In this session we hear from SIR Past President, Laura...

1 month ago

30 minutes

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JVIR audio abstracts: September 2025

This recording features audio versions of September 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Interventional Radiology Reporting Standards and Checklist for Artificial Intelligence Research Evaluation (iCARE) ReadPreservation of Fertility by Direct Puncture Embolization of Acquired Uterine Arteriovenous Fistulae in Women of Childbearing Age with Life-Threatening Hemorrhage ReadMagnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA) of Localize...

2 months ago

16 minutes

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SIR EDGE 2025 preview

In this special mini episode of the Kinked Wire, EDGE Chair Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR, shares a preview of what you can expect out of this year's meeting in San Diego. Be sure to listen to the entire episode to find out how you may be eligible for additional savings on your meeting registration. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the s...

2 months ago

3 minutes

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Episode 66: Collaborative care in small and rural practice

“Being able to offer those services locally can make a huge difference in quality of life.”- Ezana M. Azene, MD, PhD In this episode, host Rajshree Singh, MD, speaks with Ezana M. Azene, MD, PhD, about small and rural IR practices, why so many are closing and what the specialty can do to keep IR services available in the areas that need it most. Related resources: Read more about small and rural practice models in IR Quarterly. Read moreLearn more about the Small and Rural Practice Committee ...

2 months ago

33 minutes

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Episode 67: Your early career transitions

"The time to decide what you're going to do outside of the IR suite when it gets to that point in time is not the week before, because you want to be able to hit the ground running." Charles E. Ray, Jr, MD, PhD, FSIR In this episode, host Merve Ozen, MD, speaks with Charles E. Ray, Jr., MD, PhD, FSIR, about his path into leadership positions, navigating transitions early in your career and the evolution of the SIR annual scientific meeting. This episode is part of our Early Career Sec...

2 months ago

18 minutes

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JVIR audio abstracts: August 2025

This recording features audio versions of August 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Transarterial Embolization for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ReadTransperineal MR Imaging–Guided Prostate Biopsy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study on Safety and Effectiveness Compared with Transrectal Biopsy ReadHistopathologic Response and Oncologic Outcomes after Segmental and Subsegmental Transarterial Chemoembolizat...

3 months ago

15 minutes

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JVIR audio 6: Results of a Global Survey on the State of Interventional Radiology 2024

"This was really the first of its kind where we had individual physicians as part of these societies give answers locally, what IR service is like and what education is like in their place of practice and where they trained. This was really the first time we were able to get firsthand information ... It really is something we need to know so that we can target efforts as an IR community."—Justin Guan, MD In this Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) audio episode, lead ...

3 months ago

20 minutes

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Episode 65: Small and rural IR practices with Dana Dunleavy, MD

Send us a text Not everyone in an underserved hospital is going to want to do all advanced procedures. And so fortunately, one of the things we have been able to do, as Dr. Ian Wilson coined, is we work where we're needed and live where we want to." -- J. Dana Dunleavy, MD In this episode, host Ezana M. Azene, MD, PhD, speaks with J. Dana Dunleavy, MD, about the triumphs and tribulations of small and rural IR practices, particularly in the realm of spinal interventions. Related resources:...

4 months ago

38 minutes

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JVIR audio abstracts: July 2025

Send us a text This recording features audio versions of Month Year Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Optimal Timing of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy across Different Grades of Acute Cholecystitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study ReadGallbladder Cryoablation for Calculous Cholecystitis Initially Treated with Percutaneous Drainage: A Prospective Trial in High-Risk Patients ReadComparative Prognostic Utility of Updated Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores for Pr...

4 months ago

15 minutes

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Episode 64: IRs in focus: WIR Champion Award winner Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR

Send us a text "The best quote that I still say (and I say it to my son all the time) is as Ernie says, 'Not every day can be the best day of your life.' And it's so true. So, if you're having a bad day, Ernie Ring said ... it's okay." —Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR, recipient of the WIR Champion Award In this episode, host Natosha N. Monfore, DO, speaks with 2025 Women in IR (WIR) Champion Award winner Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR, about her inspirations, the importance of groups like the Women in ...

5 months ago

38 minutes

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JVIR audio abstracts: June 2025

Send us a text This recording features audio versions of June 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Comparison of Bypass Surgery versus Endovascular Interventions for Peripheral Artery Disease through Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials ReadThe Incidence and Consequences of Endovascular Technical Failure in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Results from the Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patien...

5 months ago

19 minutes

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JVIR AI audio 2: Using voxel-based dosimetry to evaluate sphere concentration and tumor dose in hepatocellular carcinoma

Send us a text In this Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) audio episode, JVIR blog Editor Peter Li, MD, MS, uses artificial intelligence (AI) platform ElevenLabs to produce a podcast discussion on the November 2024 JVIR paper, "Using Voxel-Based Dosimetry to Evaluate Sphere Concentration and Tumor Dose in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Yttrium-90 Radiation Segmentectomy with Glass Microspheres." Related resources: Read the original articleRead the blog entry, ...

5 months ago

4 minutes

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Episode 63: At the forefront of innovation | Guest: Dr. Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga

Send us a text "We had no tools. We just had to improvise. In a way, like you said, that was what made us think, 'How can I do this?' Because you had no tools, you had to think of ways to use what you had available to do procedures that otherwise you wouldn't have been able to do back then." —Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, on innovation in early interventional radiology In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary...

5 months ago

39 minutes

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JVIR audio abstracts: May 2025

Send us a text This recording features audio versions of May 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: Recurrent Portal Hypertension after Liver Transplant: Impact on Survival and the Role of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation in Management ReadNontarget Hemangioma Size Reduction after Bleomycin–Ethiodized Oil Embolization of Primary Hepatic Hemangioma ReadMR–Guided Microwave Ablation for Patients with Cirrhosis Complicated by Small Hepatocell...

6 months ago

14 minutes

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Live from Nashville, it's SIR 2025: Tuesday, April 1

Send us a text During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Tuesday, April 1 edition: SIR Members' Business MeetingPlenary Session...

7 months ago

4 minutes

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Live from Nashville, it's SIR 2025: Monday, March 31

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Monday, March 31 edition: Audio clips of interviews with lead presenters of the four ...

7 months ago

7 minutes

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Live from Nashville, it's SIR 2025: Sunday, March 30

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Sunday, March 30 edition: Early-morning workshopsGold Medal, Leaders in Innovation, a...

7 months ago

2 minutes