Interventional Radiology

Objectives: The integrated interventional radiology (IR) residency has only been established relatively recently as compared to other specialties. Although some preliminary information is available based on survey data five, no comprehensive bibliometric analysis documenting the importance of the quantity and quality of research in applying to an integrated-IR program currently exists. As the first bibliometric analysis of matched IR residents, the data obtained from this study fills a gap in the literature. Materials and Methods: A list of matched residents from the 2018 integrated-IR match were identified by contacting program directors. The Scopus database was used to search for resident research information, including total publications, first-author publications, radiology-related publications, and h-indices. Each matriculating program was categorized into one of five tiers based on the average faculty Hirsch index (h-index). Results: Sixty-three programs and 117 matched residents were identified and reviewed on the Scopus database. For the 2018 cycle, 274 total publications were produced by matched applicants, with a mean of 2.34 ± 0.41 publication per matched applicant. The average h-index for matched applicants was 0.96 ± 0.13. On univariate analysis, the number of radiology-related publications, highest journal impact factor, and h-index were all associated with an increased likelihood of matching into a higher tier program (P < 0.05). Other research variables displayed no statistical significance. All applicants with PhDs matched into tier one programs. Conclusions: Research serves as an important element in successfully matching into an integrated-IR residency. h-index, number of radiology-related manuscripts, and highest journal impact factors are all positively associated with matching into a higher tier program.

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Role of USG guidance in percutaneous needle puncture in interventional radiology

MedPulse International Journal of Radiology ◽

10.26611/10131426 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 49-53

Author(s):

Sharad B Ghatge ◽

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Shivraj M Ingole ◽

Keyword(s):

Interventional Radiology ◽

Needle Puncture

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Severe benign hypopharynx/upper-oesophageal strictures: successful treatment with a novel interventional radiology technique in three patients.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.717957665.793461753 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Paul Pracy

Keyword(s):

Interventional Radiology ◽

Successful Treatment

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Bioengineered in vitro Vascular Models for Applications in Interventional Radiology

Current Pharmaceutical Design ◽

10.2174/1381612824666180416114325 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 24 (45) ◽

pp. 5367-5374 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiaoyun Li ◽

Seyed M. Moosavi-Basri ◽

Rahul Sheth ◽

Xiaoying Wang ◽

Yu S. Zhang

Keyword(s):

Interventional Radiology ◽

Animal Models ◽

Blood Vessels ◽

In Vitro Models ◽

The Past ◽

Endovascular Interventions ◽

Conventional Animal ◽

Vascular Structures

The role of endovascular interventions has progressed rapidly over the past several decades. While animal models have long-served as the mainstay for the advancement of this field, the use of in vitro models has become increasingly widely adopted with recent advances in engineering technologies. Here, we review the strategies, mainly including bioprinting and microfabrication, which allow for fabrication of biomimetic vascular models that will potentially serve to supplement the conventional animal models for convenient investigations of endovascular interventions. Besides normal blood vessels, those in diseased states, such as thrombosis, may also be modeled by integrating cues that simulate the microenvironment of vascular disorders. These novel engineering strategies for the development of biomimetic in vitro vascular structures will possibly enable unconventional means of studying complex endovascular intervention problems that are otherwise hard to address using existing models.

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