Research

How are abstracts chosen for the Annual Scientific Meeting?

All abstracts submitted to the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting go through a comprehensive, 3-step, fully blinded review process, led by 226 member reviewers which prioritizes anonymity, equity and quality.

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An interview with Alexander Ushinsky, MD, on intravascular arterial lithotripsy of medial calcinosis causing low flow in dialysis arteriovenous fistulae

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An interview with Behnam Shaygi, MD, MS, and Nadar Ashraf, MBBS, on the efficacy and patency of sharp recanalization for thoracic central venous occlusion.

Journal entry

The essentials of IR research

In the modern era of pass/fail medical school curricula and United States Medical Licensing Examination exams, research involvement has emerged as one of the most effective methods to increase competitiveness for residency.

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An interview with Amy R. Deipolyi, MD, FSIR, on the use of ketamine/midazolam versus fentanyl/midazolam procedural sedation.

Inside Access: March 2025

An interview with Tom N. Kuhn, MD, on using AI-driven patient selection for preoperative portal vein embolization for patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases.

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An interview with Tyler Sandow, MD, on using voxel-based dosimetry to evaluate sphere concentration and tumor dose in HCC treated with Y-90 radiation segmentectomy with glass microspheres

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An interview with Lucas R. Cusumano, MD, on the 2-year outcomes of a prospective IDE trial.

Inside Access: September 2024

An interview with Andrew Kennedy, MD, on combining transarterial radioembolization with Yttrium-90 microspheres with systemic anticancer agents for the treatment of liver malignancy