Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Nov 2014
Cryoablation of sternal metastases for pain palliation and local tumor control.
To determine safety and effectiveness of cryoablation of sternal metastases for pain palliation and local tumor control. ⋯ Cryoablation is a safe and potentially effective treatment for patients with painful sternal metastases and can achieve local tumor control in select patients.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Nov 2014
Motor evoked potential monitoring during cryoablation of musculoskeletal tumors.
To describe the use of intraprocedural motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring to minimize risk of neural injury during percutaneous cryoablation of perineural musculoskeletal tumors. ⋯ Persistent MEP decreases correlate with postprocedural sustained motor deficits. Intraprocedural MEP monitoring helps predict neural injury and may improve patient safety during cryoablation of perineural musculoskeletal tumors.
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · Nov 2014
Transcatheter arterial embolization for secondary postpartum hemorrhage: outcome in 52 patients at a single tertiary referral center.
To assess the safety and efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) for the management of secondary postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and to determine the factors associated with the clinical outcomes. ⋯ TAE for secondary PPH is safe and effective and showed technical and clinical success in 100% and 90.4% of patients, respectively. Approximately half of these patients showed a positive bleeding focus, and the use of permanent embolic materials was also common.