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Research Priorities in Percutaneous Image- and Endoscopy-Guided Interventions for Biliary and Gallbladder Diseases: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Multidisciplinary Research Consensus Panel
Riaz A, Trivedi P, Aadam AA, Katariya N, Matsuoka L, Malik A, Gunn AJ, Vezeridis A, Sarwar A, Schlachter T, Harmath C, Srinivasa R, Abi-Jaoudeh N, Singh H. Research Priorities in Percutaneous Image- and Endoscopy-Guided Interventions for Biliary and Gallbladder Diseases: Proceedings from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Multidisciplinary Research Consensus Panel. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 33: 1247-1257. PMID: 35809805, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.06.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGallbladder diseaseInterventional radiologyPercutaneous imageConsensus panelAnastomotic biliary stricturesProspective research studyIntraductal cholangiocarcinomaNonsurgical patientsCalculous cholecystitisMultimodality managementPercutaneous drainBiliary stricturesPatients' qualityStent placementClinical relevanceResearch prioritiesDiseaseMultidisciplinary groupTotal durationPatientsManagement protocolCurrent dataUnanswered questionsCholecystitisCholedochoscopy
2024
Criteria for PAVM Reintervention
Fish A, Knight E, Henderson K, Pollak J, Schlachter T. Criteria for PAVM Reintervention. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 6104. PMID: 39458055, PMCID: PMC11508501, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13206104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParadoxical embolismRetrospective review of patientsReview of patientsModern embolization techniquesRetrospective reviewEmbolization techniquesReinterventionScreening intervalEmbolizationLifetime prevalence ratesPatientsRecurrencePAVMsHemoptysisSpontaneous eventsPrevalence ratesCenters of excellenceReperfusionCriteriaRecurrence of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation after Embolization in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension
Fish A, Wang D, Knight E, Pollak J, Schlachter T. Recurrence of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation after Embolization in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2024, 35: 1148-1153. PMID: 38692392, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2024.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary arteriovenous malformationsPulmonary hypertensionArteriovenous malformationsRecurrence of pulmonary arteriovenous malformationsFollow-upChest CT follow-upPresence of pulmonary hypertensionCT follow-upShorter surveillance intervalsPulmonary artery pressureHistory of smokingPresence of PHCuracao criteriaSurveillance intervalsSmoking historyArterial pressureMultivariate analysisRecurrenceGenetic testingOdds ratioHypertensionPatientsStratified analysisGeneral demographicsStudy period
2021
Incidence of Spontaneous Pulmonary AVM Rupture in HHT Patients
Fish A, Henderson K, Moushey A, Pollak J, Schlachter T. Incidence of Spontaneous Pulmonary AVM Rupture in HHT Patients. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2021, 10: 4714. PMID: 34682838, PMCID: PMC8540859, DOI: 10.3390/jcm10204714.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAVM ruptureHHT patientsPulmonary hemorrhagePulmonary AVMsLife-threatening complicationsInitial presentationTrue incidenceEmbolization techniquesSpontaneous ruptureSingle lifetime episodeSubsequent embolizationLifetime prevalenceLifetime episodesPatientsIncidenceComplicationsHemorrhageAVMRuptureHemothoraxEmbolizationHydrothoraxLesionsPrevalenceCases
2020
Lipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer
Miszczuk MA, Chapiro J, Geschwind JH, Thakur V, Nezami N, Laage-Gaupp F, Kulon M, van Breugel JMM, Fereydooni A, Lin M, Savic LJ, Tegel B, Wahlin T, Funai E, Schlachter T. Lipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer. Translational Oncology 2020, 13: 100742. PMID: 32092672, PMCID: PMC7036424, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Predicting Treatment Response to Image-Guided Therapies Using Machine Learning: An Example for Trans-Arterial Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Abajian A, Murali N, Savic LJ, Laage-Gaupp FM, Nezami N, Duncan JS, Schlachter T, Lin M, Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. Predicting Treatment Response to Image-Guided Therapies Using Machine Learning: An Example for Trans-Arterial Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2018 PMID: 30371657, PMCID: PMC6235502, DOI: 10.3791/58382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-arterial therapyN patientsHepatocellular carcinomaTrans-arterial therapiesIntra-arterial treatmentCohort of patientsStandard of careLikelihood of responseClinical research questionsSurgical resectionNew patientsTreatment responseUnivariate associationsPatientsTraining patientsInterventional radiologyTherapyCarcinomaTreatmentImage-guided therapyOutcomesFinal modelImaging dataResectionResponsePredicting Treatment Response to Intra-arterial Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with the Use of Supervised Machine Learning—An Artificial Intelligence Concept
Abajian A, Murali N, Savic LJ, Laage-Gaupp FM, Nezami N, Duncan JS, Schlachter T, Lin M, Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. Predicting Treatment Response to Intra-arterial Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with the Use of Supervised Machine Learning—An Artificial Intelligence Concept. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2018, 29: 850-857.e1. PMID: 29548875, PMCID: PMC5970021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticContrast MediaDoxorubicinEthiodized OilFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTreatment OutcomeConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaTreatment responseLogistic regressionClinical patient dataPatient dataIntra-arterial therapyQuantitative European AssociationMagnetic resonance imagingLiver criteriaBaseline imagingClinical variablesTumor responseTherapeutic featuresTreatment respondersBaseline MRClinical informationImaging variablesChemoembolizationTherapeutic outcomesResonance imagingResponse criteriaEuropean AssociationPatientsMR imaging
2015
Interventional Radiology
Schlachter T, Chapiro J, Duran R, Tacher V, Zamboni C, Higgins L, Geschwind J. Interventional Radiology. 2015, 2909-2943. DOI: 10.1002/9781118512074.ch152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterventional radiologyPortal hypertensionPercutaneous image-guided biopsyLiver biopsy indicationsPortal blood flowSecondary hepatic malignanciesTreatment of patientsImage-guided biopsyBiopsy indicationAbdominal massHepatic malignanciesPercutaneous therapyAnatomic sitesGastrointestinal tractBlood flowInvasive placementOrgan systemsHypertensionRadiologyBiopsyPatientsMalignancyTherapyObstructionDisease