Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Feb 2013
Practice GuidelineMultisociety consensus quality improvement guidelines for intraarterial catheter-directed treatment of acute ischemic stroke, from the American Society of Neuroradiology, Canadian Interventional Radiology Association, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Interventional Radiology, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy, and Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology.
In this international multispecialty document, quality benchmarks for processes of care and clinical outcomes are defined. It is intended that these benchmarks be used in a quality assurance program to assess and improve processes and outcomes in acute stroke revascularization. ⋯ Quality improvement guidelines are provided for endovascular acute ischemic stroke revascularization procedures.
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To retrospectively evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) in patients with bone metastases. ⋯ Preliminary results suggest that MWA of bone metastases is a well tolerated, safe, and effective procedure. However, its efficacy still remains to be determined by medium- and long-term studies.