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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, new content coming from SIR Today and audio clips.

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SIR Connect Townhalls

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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, new content coming from SIR Today and audio clips.

• SIR Global Summit 
• RFS Trivia Competition
• SIR ECS RISE Award Presentation
• SIR 2026 Opening Reception

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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, new content coming from SIR Today and audio clips.

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Articles

• Bronchial Arterial Chemoembolization Combined with Tislelizumab for Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Exploratory, Prospective, Single-Arm, Phase II Trial (Read)
• Incidence and Clinical Course of Lower-Limb Lymphedema after Intranodal n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate Embolization for Postoperative Lymphorrhea (Read)
• Superselective Transarterial Embolization Using Imipenem/Cilastatin Sodium for Plantar Fasciitis Refractory to Conservative Management (Read)

Host

• Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Audio Editor

• Marie Hamel, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Abstract Readerss

• Emily Jagenberg,  Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine 
• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada
• Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College

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“IR wasn’t initially a specialty—it was just a diagnostic tool. Dotter began to think of it as more than a tool.” — John A. Kaufman, MD, FSIR

On this episode of the Kinked Wire, Alden Davis of Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine speaks with John A. Kaufman, MD, FSIR, on the legacy of the Dotter Institute at OHSU and the future of IR education.

SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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"I where things are now are way beyond like my imagination. Like, like even when I was imagining how things would play out, I didn't even imagine that it would be this far ahead at this stage of my career." — Chidubem G. Ugwueze, MD, MS 

In this special bonus episode ahead of the SIR 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, Alden Davis and Chidubem G. Ugwueze, MD, MS, speak about global health and how IR is spreading, especially to areas like Nigeria, and what steps are next.

Join us for the Global IR Summit, Global NextGen IRs Connect or the Mapping Global Need for Emergent UAE sessions at #SIR26TOR. 

SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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Articles

• Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis of the Cardiovascular Effects of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation for Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis (Read)
• Percutaneous Cryoablation of T1b Renal Tumors: A Retrospective Evaluation of Local Tumor Control, Renal Function Preservation, Adverse Events, and Ablation Margins in 80 Patients (Read)
• Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Perivascular versus Nonperivascular Hepatocellular Carcinomas ≤3 cm: Local Tumor Progression and Survival in an Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Analysis (Read)

Host

• Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Audio Editor

• Andrew Sasser, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 

Outreach Coordinator

• Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract Readers:

• Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
• Emily Jagenberg,  Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine 
• Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College

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Marc Lim, MD interviews AJ Gunn, MD, FSIR, the inaugural Early Career RISE Award recipient, about his commitment to community building and supporting early‑career IRs. Dr. Gunn reflects on the influences that shaped him, early‑career challenges, building strong professional relationships, managing workload and the value of ECS involvement, including initiatives like the Virtual Angio Club, as well as his vision for the Renal/GU Clinical Specialty Council and key takeaways from SIR Annual Meeting activities.

 
SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.
Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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On this bonus episode of the Kinked Wire, Derek Mittleider, MD, FSIR, speaks with Business Institute program directors Allan I. Hoffman, MD, FSIR, and Mary Costantino, MD, FSIR, about the impact that the Business Institute could have on your practice.

This episode has been uploaded as a vodcast on the SIR YouTube channel.

Related resources:

• Register for the SIR Business Institute
• Don't miss the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting

SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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

Articles

• Transarterial Embolization for Refractory Adhesive Capsulitis and Related Tendinopathies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Read)
• Standardized Technique for Prostatic Artery Embolization: A Delphi Consensus Study on Optimized Methods and Emerging Concepts (Read)
• Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Combined with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease 3.0 as a Prognostic Predictor for Patients with Liver Cirrhosis after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation (Read)
• Safety and Feasibility of Intra-Arterial Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Using an Emulsion of Ethiodized Oil plus Bumetanide in an Oncopig Model (Read)
• Lessons in IR: Coil Unraveling and Stretching during Retrieval of a Partially Deployed Embolization Coil (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

• Andrew Sasser, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 

Outreach Coordinator

• Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract Readers:

• Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College
• Agnes Manish, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Emily Jagenberg,  Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine 
• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada

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 "Comments like this 'Oh, I didn't think you would continue in IR after having your baby,' don't help, because you're already going through a lot." -- Esha Kothekar, MD 

As part of the Kinked Wire podcast, medical student and SIR member Marie Hamel speaks with Esha Kothekar, MD, and Lei Yu, MD, the Women in Interventional Radiology Section vice chair, about the challenges that come with pregnancy as an interventional radiologist.

SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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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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“Always assume that everyone knows more than you do, and go into places with a lot of modesty.” – Brittany Brookner, MD

In this episode of the Kinked Wire, Virginia Tech Carilion medical student Aysha Alani hosts a discussion between PGY-2 Brittany Brookner, MD, and PGY-6 Chief Resident Neil Jain, MD, about their experiences, advice and absolute don'ts for away rotations. 

SIR thanks Medtronic for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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“I started off simply by volunteering to do things and being interested, but I didn’t have a mentor, per say.” – Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR

In this episode of the Kinked Wire, host Thomas Tullius, Jr., MD, speaks with his former attending Brian Funaki, MD, FSIR, on his career progression, from trainee to incoming JVIR co-editor in chief.

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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

Articles

• Association between Age of Kidney Transplant and Hemorrhagic Adverse Events Following Transplant Kidney Biopsy (Read)
• A Prospective Single-Arm Trial of Genicular Artery Embolization for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical and Biomarker Outcomes (Read)
• Transcatheter Arterial Embolization for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding: Outcomes and Risk Factors for Rebleeding (Read)
• Simultaneous Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization versus Portal Vein Embolization Only in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Review of Safety and Effectiveness (Read)
• Pulmonary Toxicity of Ethiodized Oil in the Venous Circulation in Mice: Radiological Findings and Pathological Correlation (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

• Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Outreach Coordinator

• Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract Readers:

• Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College
• Emily Jagenberg,  Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine 
• Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker School of Medicine
• Thanmayi Parasu, University of Texas Medical Branch
• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada

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Mark H. Knelson, MD, thought his IR career had come to an early end—until he discovered locum tenens work.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Knelson heard that one of the radiology groups in his town was short on IRs. Because it was so close to his home—approximately 13 minutes—he offered to help, including taking call as needed.

In  the audio version of "The unexpected locum" (Fall 2025 IR Quarterly), senior editorial manager Hope Racine describes the career of Mark H. Knelson, MD, who shared his unplanned path to locums work. 

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“I think the landscape of healthcare is changing, and rural healthcare understands the value of IR—in some senses more than the urban setting does.” - Elizabeth A. Ignacio, MD, FSIR

On this episode of the Kinked Wire, host Mark L. Lessne, MD, FSIR, speaks with Elizabeth A. Ignacio, MD, FSIR, on how she handles working in a small and rural practice in Hawaii, lessons she learned while paving her own path and how she created an IR LLC.

Related resources:

• Read more about the SIR Small and Rural Practice Committee.

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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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 Osteroarthritis
• Improved Outcomes from Prolonged Percutaneous Biliary Drainage in Pediatric Patients with Biliary Stenosis after Liver Transplantation
• Comparison of Cone-Beam CT Angiography and Contrast-Enhanced CT Guidance Using Electromagnetic Navigation for Percutaneous Liver Microwave Ablation: A Retrospective Nonrandomized Observational Study
• Removal of Chest Ports for Infection: Risk in Patients with a History of Prior Port Removal for Infection

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

• Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

 Outreach Coordinator

• Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

 Abstract Readers:

• Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College
• Emily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine 
• Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Ipek Midillioglu, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada

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“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 the IR Integrated Residency.
• Learn more about upcoming Meet and Greet opportunities.

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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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 Read
• Adverse Events of Tunneled Central Venous Catheters versus Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices in Pediatric Oncology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Read
• Genicular Artery Embolization Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Study Read
• The Impact of Common-to-External Iliac Arterial Diameter Ratio on Mid- to Long-term Patency of Kissing Aortoiliac Stents Read
• Prediction of Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Following Radiation Segmentectomy with Resin Microspheres Based on Underdosed Tumor Volume on Yttrium-90 Positron Emission Tomography/CT Dosimetry Read
• Undertreated Volume and Tumor Morphology as Predictors of Outcome Following Thermal Ablation of 3–7-cm Hepatocellular Carcinoma Read
• Radiofrequency Ablation in the Management of Extensive Multinodular Goiter: A Midterm Single-Center Experience 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:

• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada
• Emily Jagenberg, Oakland University. William Beaumont School of Medicine 
• Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Clare Necas, Western University of Health Sciences
• Meghna Kolli, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Selena Yao, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
• Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College

Read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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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

This Women in IR mentorship conversation with SIR Past President Laura Findeiss, MD, FSIR, and Yale IR attending Alexa Levey, MD, explores how careers unfold over time, emphasizing patience, self‑awareness, and learning how to navigate institutional dynamics rather than trying to change everything at once.

This episode has been uploaded as a vodcast on the SIR YouTube channel.

Related resources:

• Learn more about the Women in IR (WIR) section
• Sign up for the Mentor Match platform

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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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) Read
• Preservation of Fertility by Direct Puncture Embolization of Acquired Uterine Arteriovenous Fistulae in Women of Childbearing Age with Life-Threatening Hemorrhage Read
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA) of Localized Prostate Cancer: A prospective Trial Read
• Safety and Effectiveness of Percutaneous Electrohydraulic and Laser Lithotripsy in the Management of Biliary Stones: The Multicenter National Percutaneous Cholangioscopy Registry Read
• Degradable Starch Microsphere Transarterial Chemoembolization as Salvage Therapy in Patients with Uveal Melanoma Liver Metastases Read
• High-Dose Radioembolization Limited by Lung Shunt for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Supplied by the Inferior Phrenic Artery Read
• Impact of Hemodialysis Duration on Arterial Characteristics and Patient Outcomes following Endovascular Therapy for Inframalleolar Occlusive Disease: Results from the MAVERICK Study 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

· Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Outreach Coordinator:

· Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract Readers:

· Sakeena Siddiq, Western University of Health Sciences, California

· Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nevada

· Mark Oliinik, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

· Nate Wright, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

· Daniel Roh,  Loma Linda University School of Medicine

· Morgan Smeltzer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine

· Thanmayi Parasu, University of Texas Medical Branch 

Read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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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.

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“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 more
• Learn more about the Small and Rural Practice Committee and how to get involved. Open positions close at the end of July.

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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"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 Section series.

Related resources:

Learn more about the Early Career Section here.

Submit your abstract for the SIR 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting here. Submissions close on Sept. 25.

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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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 Read
• Transperineal MR Imaging–Guided Prostate Biopsy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study on Safety and Effectiveness Compared with Transrectal Biopsy Read
• Histopathologic Response and Oncologic Outcomes after Segmental and Subsegmental Transarterial Chemoembolization and Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Read
• Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Radiofrequency Ablation Combined with Percutaneous Osteoplasty in the Management of Pubic Skeletal Metastases Read
• Single-Center Experience of Portal Vein Recanalization and Transjugular Intrahepatic Shunt Placement in Patients with Portovisceral Thrombosis Read
• Transjugular Splenocaval Shunt Creation for the Treatment of Portal Vein Cavernous Transformation with Recurrent Variceal Hemorrhage 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

· Sanya Dhama, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:

· Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

· Emily Jagenburg, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

· Shobhit Chamoli, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India

· Char Rai, Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

· Andrea Serrato,  University of California Riverside School of Medicine

· Andrew Sasser, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida

· Ipek Midillioglu, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, California 

Read more about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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"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 author Justin Guan, MD, speaks with journal Managing Editor Ana Lewis about his May 2025 paper "Results of a Global Survey on the State of Interventional Radiology 2024"

Related resources:

• Read the original article, "Results of a Global Survey on the State of Interventional Radiology 2024," by Justin J. Guan, MD; Tarig Elhakim, MD; Monica M. Matsumoto, MD; Thomas McKeon, MPH; Fabian Laage-Gaupp, MD;  Shams Iqbal, MD; Parag J. Patel, MD, MS; Philippe Pereira, MD; Alda L. Tam, MD, MBA; Christoph Binkert, MD, MBA; Constantinos T. Sofocleous, MD, PhD

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Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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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:

• Read more about small and rural practice models in IR Quarterly. Read more
• Learn more about the Small and Rural Practice Committee and how to get involved. Open positions close at the end of July.

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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

• Optimal Timing of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy across Different Grades of Acute Cholecystitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study Read
• Gallbladder Cryoablation for Calculous Cholecystitis Initially Treated with Percutaneous Drainage: A Prospective Trial in High-Risk Patients Read
• Comparative Prognostic Utility of Updated Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores for Prediction of Early Mortality after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation Read
• Long-Term Outcomes of Angioplasty and Stent Placement for Portomesenteric Vein Obstruction following Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Read
• The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Amputation and Death Rates in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease in the United States Read
• Percutaneous Microwave Ablation of Small (<4 cm) Renal Masses Performed under Moderate Sedation 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 and audio editor:

Sanya Dhama, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:

Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

• Tejal Gala, University of Southern California, California
• Emily Jagenburg, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
• Kevin Zhou, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
• Andrew Sasser, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Florida
• Jaimie Le, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Ye Na Diana Lim, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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"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 IR Section, advice she gives trainees and more. 

Related resources:

• Episode 50: Panel discussion with the Women in Interventional Radiology Champion Award winners Listen
• Visit the SIR Women in Interventional Radiology (WIR) Section page

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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Senior Editorial Manager, Hope Racine, explains the work she does at SIR.

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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 Read
• The Incidence and Consequences of Endovascular Technical Failure in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Results from the Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb-Threatening Ischemia (BEST-CLI) Trial Read
• Comparative Radiologic Response Assessment after Transarterial Chemoembolization, Percutaneous Ablation, and Multimodal Treatment: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation in 81 Tumors Read
• Breast Cancer Recurrence after Cryoablation in Patients Who Are Poor Surgical Candidates or Who Refuse Surgery Read
• Ketamine/Midazolam versus Fentanyl/Midazolam Sedation for Interventional Radiology Procedures: A Prospective Registry Read
• Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization versus Portal Venous Embolization Alone in Cirrhotic and Noncirrhotic Swine: A Pilot Study Read
• Assessment of Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis and Histotripsy Treatment for Deep Vein Thrombosis Read
• Expanding Global IR Outreach to Address Postpartum Hemorrhage in Kenya Using Geospatial Analytic Mapping 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 and audio Editor:
Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:
Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

• Marc Attalla, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Agnes Manish, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Clare Necas, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Gavin Shu, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
• Mark Oliinik, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Abhisri Ramesh, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Andrew Sasser, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 
• Sakeena Siddiq, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine

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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 article
• Read the blog entry, "Vox Voxel: Calculating Y90 Tumor Dose and Sphere Distribution with Voxel Dosimetry"

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"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, hosts Keith Horton, MD, FSIR, and Hector Ferral, MD, FSIR, speak with interventional radiology pioneer Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, reflecting on lessons learned working with Kurt Amplatz, MD, FSIR, and others, stories of how their most seminal work came into being, the importance of peer mentorship, and more.  

Related resources:

• View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page
• "Mechanics of angioplasty: an experimental approach" by Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, et al.

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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 Read
• Nontarget Hemangioma Size Reduction after Bleomycin–Ethiodized Oil Embolization of Primary Hepatic Hemangioma Read
• MR–Guided Microwave Ablation for Patients with Cirrhosis Complicated by Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Read
• Embolotherapy for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in the Pediatric Population with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias—A Retrospective Case Series Read
• Effects of Prophylactic Coil Embolization of Pelvic Arteries on Surgical Outcomes in Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Complex Acetabular Fractures Read
• Percutaneous Ablation versus Radiotherapy for Pain Related to Bone and Soft Tissue Malignancies: A Multipayor Database Analysis of Outcomes 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:

• Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Ipek Midillioglu, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Nate Wright, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 
• Sanya Dhama, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Kalei Hering, Harvard Medical School 

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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 Meeting
• Plenary Session: "I Owe My Life to IR" with best-selling author Sebastian Junger
• Audio clip from the Kinked Wire episode with Mr. Junger, Philip Dombrowski, MD, Michael Hallisey, MD, FSIR, and Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR
• Abstracts of the Year and Best Poster Recognition 
• Featured Abstracts to be presented on Wednesday 

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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 Abstracts of the Year
• Categorical courses
• Fireside Chats
• The Women in IR InspIRed Lecture and Luncheon
• Featured abstracts covered in today's new SIR Today content

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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 workshops
• Gold Medal, Leaders in Innovation, and Dotter Lecture plenary session, including an audio clip of an interview with Dotter Lecturer Lindsay Machan, MD, FSIR
• SIR Foundation Gala
• Featured abstracts covered in today's new SIR Today content

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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 Saturday, March 29 edition:

• SIR celebrates its 50th Anniversary
• An audio clip from SIR 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting Chair Gloria M. Salazar, MD, FSIR, and Ernest Ring, MD, FSIR, discussing the growth of the SIR annual meeting over the decades
• Saturday special programming
• Featured abstracts covered in today's new SIR Today content

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

• Adverse Events After Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage: A 10-Year Retrospective Analysis Read
• Endovascular Therapy versus Anticoagulation Alone for Subacute Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis Read
• Improvement of Hypoalbuminemia and Hepatic Reserve after Stent Placement for Postsurgical Portal Vein Stenosis Read
• Safety and Effectiveness of Yttrium-90 Radioembolization in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Read
• Radiation Segmentectomy and Modified Radiation Lobectomy for Unresectable Early-Stage Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Read
• Comparison of Liquid with Particle Embolics in a Translational Rat Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Histologic and Radiographic Responses 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:
Hannah Curtis, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:
Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

• Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Theodore Addo, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
• Ipek Midillioglu, Western University of Health Sciences
• Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Sunil Balamurugan, Western University of Health Sciences
• Mark Oliinik, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

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"... I had a call from my section chief, and he says, 'Hey—I don't want to freak you out or anything, but you know that website you created? SIR is going to send you a cease and desist letter. But don't worry about it—it'll be okay. I just wanted to give you a heads up ..." —John Do, MD, member of the SIR Guidelines App development team

In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, host Jaimin Shah, MD, MBA, RPVI, FSIR, speaks with IRs Seth Berkowitz, MD, FSIR, John Do, MD, and Matthew Thomas, MD, and medical student Joseph Macksood about how this team came together to build SIR's popular Guidelines App; the leadership of SIR leaders Alda L. Tam, MD, MBA, FSIR, and A.J. Gunn, MD, FSIR, in its development; the role the app now plays in interventional radiology; and more. PLUS: A special introduction by Luke Wilkins, MD, FSIR, on improvements planned for the app later this year. 

Related resources:

• View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page
• View the society's Guidelines and Statements page
• View the app on the Apple Store
• View the app on Google Play

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"... I can tell you I'd never do it again, but it showed that we can get interventional radiologists from around the world to come together and agree to do a trial, and actually execute the trial and get it done, and generate guidelines training data."—Michael Soulen, MD, FSIR

In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, host Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR, speaks with longtime interventional oncology leader Michael Soulen, MD, FSIR, about the growth trajectory of the subspecialty, how SIR has evolved over the decades, and more.

Related resources:

• View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page

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"So the American Journal of Medicine was 'the green journal' ... Radiology was 'the grey journal' ... AJR is 'the yellow journal' ... I did not want people to be able to get away with that with JVIR, because I wanted them to have to articulate the name. And nobody's going to ask for 'the mauve journal.'"—Gary Becker, MD, FSIR

In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, host Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD, FSIR, editor-in-chief of SIR's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), discusses the journal's history with its very first editor-in-chief, Gary Becker, MD, FSIR, including what led to the journal's launch, the early challenges he had to overcome and more.

Related resources:

• Visit the JVIR website
• View the JVIR special issue on the SIR 50th Anniversary
• View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page

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

• Safety and Effectiveness of Early Primary Stent Placement for Hepatic Artery Stenosis in Liver Transplant Recipients Read
• The LAVA Study: A Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm Study of a Liquid Embolic System for Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Hemorrhage Read
• Venous Stents Placed for Postthrombotic Syndrome: The Role of Inflow Disease on Patency Read
• Prostatic Artery Embolization: Mid- to Long-Term Outcomes in 1,075 Patients Read
• Artificial Intelligence-Driven Patient Selection for Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization for Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases Read
• A Decade Long Analysis of Healthcare Disparities and Uterine Artery Embolization: An Exploration of Social Determinants of Health Read

Also make sure to check out the issue's special content dedicated to the SIR 50th Anniversary.

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:
Hannah Curtis, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:
Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

• Brian Tangsombatvisit, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
• Matthew Kim, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
• Crystal Chin, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Dave Enriquez, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Lauren Lee, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

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The Piedmont Transplant Institute in Atlanta performs about 135 liver transplants each year. It’s the highest-volume liver transplant center of any nonacademic, community hospital in the United States and is among the top 10% in the nation of all transplant centers.

Piedmont’s success was achieved primarily because of the collaboration between various interdisciplinary departments—especially IR and hepatology—and an extensive network of referrals.

In the audio version of "Transplant teamwork: A community hospital builds successful liver transplant program" (Fall 2019 IR Quarterly), author Melanie Padgett Powers describes a successful Atlanta-based liver transplant program based on a strong collaboration between interventional radiology, hepatology and others.

Related resources:

• Read the original article
• Piedmont Transplant Institute website

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"The early days were necessary to get us into doing things, solving problems without the data. And then the data came afterwards to confirm that the things we were doing were worthwhile." —Ernest Ring, MD, FSIR

In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, host Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, chair of the SIR 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, speaks with interventional radiology pioneer Ernest Ring, MD, FSIR, about the evolution of the SIR annual meeting, from its first gathering in 1975 to this year's meeting in Nashville, Tenn.

Related resources:

• Register for the SIR 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting
• Visit the meeting website
• Launches Feb. 18: Get previews and live coverage in SIR Today

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In this Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) audio episode, JVIR blog Editor Peter Li, MD, MS, uses artificial intelligence (AI) platforms ChatGPT and DeScript to produce a podcast discussion on a Dec. 9 blog entry by Isabel Okinedo on the paper, "Primary Limb-Based Patency for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Treated with Endovascular Therapy Based on the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System."

Related resources:

• Read the original article, "Primary Limb-Based Patency for Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Treated with Endovascular Therapy Based on the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System," by Minyong Peng, MD, Chao Li, MMed, Chengli Nie, MMed, Jiangwei Chen, MMed, and Jincai Tan, MMed
• Read the blog entry, "GLASS Classification Correlates with Primary Patency in Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia Patients Treated Endovascularly"

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"Over time, that nerve regenerates. And that regenerated nerve is new, and wasn't there for the surgery, or wasn't there for the trauma. And so this is an ability to percutaneously—or through the skin with a needle—replace your damaged nerve."—J. David Prologo, MD, FSIR, on the potential of cryoneurolysis

In this episode, host Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with J. David Prologo, MD, FSIR, about the efficacy and potential of cryoneurolysis in pain management, and Dr. Prologo's patient, Bo Thordarson, MD, about how this treatment helped resolve her long-term pain from a damaged nerve. 

Related resources

• Planning to attend the SIR 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting? Register today and don't miss the sessions on pain management and cryoneurolysis!
  • Tuesday, April 1: Top 5 Pain Procedures for Interventional Radiologists, 8:30–9:45 a.m. CT
  • Wednesday, April 2: Pain Management 2, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. CT
• Watch for version 2 of Expert Insights: Pain Management to be released in spring 2025.

Note: This episode was recorded on Dec. 19, 2024.

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

• Radiation Pneumonitis after Yttrium-90 Radioembolization: A Systematic Review Read
• Comparison of Covered Stent versus Bare-Metal Stent Implantation in Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Read
• Thirty-Day Healthcare Encounters after Elective Uterine Artery Embolization for Fibroids with and without Superior Hypogastric Nerve Block Read
• Including the Hollow Viscera (Stomach or Bowel) within the Ice Ball during Cryoablation: A Review of Adverse Events Read
• Outcomes of Transarterial Embolization in Patients with Isolated Pelvic Fractures: A Japanese Nationwide Study Focused on Shock Status and Age Read
• Transarterial Embolization Using an Inorganic Phosphate Binder Modulates Immunity- and Angiogenesis-Related Factors in a Rat Model of Liver Cancer Read
• Microembolization Effects of Imipenem/Cilastatin In Vivo Depicted by Monochromatic Synchrotron X-Ray Microangiography 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:
Manbir Singh Sandhu, 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:

• Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Dave Enriquez, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Gavin Shu, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
• Ryan Nolan, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
• Mark Oliinik, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Manbir Singh Sandhu, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Grace Kloss, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

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"I think that really worked well to put the specialty where it needed to be ... but now we're competing in the space with other endovascular specialists. You know, there are a lot of people who are trying to do similar things, and I think we have to differentiate ourselves in a way that goes a little bit beyond what we've already been doing."—Rex Pillai, MD

In a special year-end review, interventional radiologists Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR, Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, Rex Pillai, MD, and Roger Tomihama, MD, join SIR Director of Publications Brian Haefs to reflect on the top stories from the past year—the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th Anniversary, artificial intelligence and IR, and more.

Plus, we share excerpts from the three most downloaded IR Quarterly articles of the year:

• Managing pain with SI joint fusion and nerve ablation, by Junjian Huang, MD, and Douglas P. Beall, MD, FSIR
• Patient-affirming care: The role of IR in gender-affirming medicine, by Hope Racine
• AI toolbox: PERT implementation, by Jared Meshekow, MD, MPH, Daniel Kushner, MD, Perry Gerard, MD, MBA, Joseph Panaro, MD, Gary Cohen, MD, FSIR

Finally, we share excerpts from the top three most played Kinked Wire episodes of the year:

• Episode 51: SIR 50th Anniversary: The growth of interventional radiology and vascular care. Host: Roger Tomihama, MD; Guest: Barry T. Katzen, MD, FSIR
• Episode 52: From crisis to care: How interventional radiology saved Sebastian Junger's life. Host: Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR; Guests: Sebastian Junger, Philip J. Dombrowski, MD, and Michael J. Hallisey, MD, FSIR
• Episode 55: Entrepreneurship and interventional radiology: Q&A with Blockchain co-founder Nicolas Cary.

 Note: This episode was recorded on Dec. 11, 2024.

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

• Effectiveness of Track Cauterization in Reduction of Adverse Events for Lung Microwave Ablation Read
• Selective Lymphatic Duct Embolization for Treatment of Thoracic Lymphatic Flow Disorders in Children: Technical Aspects and Comparison with Thoracic Duct Embolization Read
• A Comparison of Postprocedural Hemoglobin in Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis versus Large-Bore Aspiration Thrombectomy for Acute Pulmonary Embolism Read
• Clinical Outcomes following Invasive Treatment of Femoropopliteal Artery Disease: A Retrospective Single-Center Cohort Study Read
• Outcomes of Endovascular Treatment for Infectious Thoracic Aortic Diseases Read
• The Influence of Preablation Embolization Particle Size on the Size of the Microwave Ablation Zone in a Porcine Orthotopic Renal Tumor Model 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:
Manbir Singh Sandhu, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Audio editor:
Manbir Singh Sandhu, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:
Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

• Maximillion Hayama, Duke University School of Medicine
• Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Siddak Dhaliwal, University of Missouri School of Medicine
• Akumbir Singh Grewal, St. George's University School of Medicine
• Bryan Torres, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Jason Hoang, The Ohio State College of Medicine

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