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2021-08-17 09:54:33 Nationwide Trends of Catheter-Directed Therapy Utilization for Treatment of Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis in Medicare Beneficiaries
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01279-3/fulltext?rss=yes

To evaluate overall and provider specialty trends in the use of catheter-directed therapy (CDT) for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) treatment in the Medicare population. Open / Comment

2021-08-17 09:53:34 Radiologically Placed Peritoneovenous Shunt is an Acceptable Treatment Alternative for Refractory Ascites from End-Stage Liver Disease
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01280-X/fulltext?rss=yes

To evaluate differences among patients treated with serial large volume paracentesis (LVP), transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), and peritoneovenous shunt (PVS) for non-malignant ascites. Open / Comment

2021-08-17 09:52:33 Immediate and long term outcomes of percutaneous radiological interventions for hemorrhagic complications in acute and chronic pancreatitis: a seven year experience from a tertiary care centre
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01281-1/fulltext?rss=yes

To evaluate and compare the immediate and long term outcomes of radiological interventions for hemorrhagic complications in acute and chronic pancreatitis Open / Comment

2021-08-16 17:06:23 Investigation of the clinical inter-observer bias in prostate fiducial marker image registration between CT and MR images
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01865-8

Inter-modality image registration between computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) images is associated with systematic uncertainties and the magnitude of these uncertainties is not well documented... Open / Comment

2021-08-16 17:05:23 Sarcopenia and dosimetric parameters in relation to treatment-related leukopenia and survival in anal cancer
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01876-5

Treatment-related white blood cell (WBC) toxicity has been associated with an inferior prognosis in different malignancies, including anal cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate predictors of ... Open / Comment

2021-08-16 17:04:23 68Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT as a tool for radiation planning and evaluating treatment responses in the clinical management of meningiomas
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01875-6

Meningiomas express the somatostatin receptor (SSTR), which normal bone and brain lack. PET imaging with SSTR ligands such as 68 Ga-DOTATATE have been recently shown to aid in the imaging and identification of me... Open / Comment

2021-08-16 17:03:23 Short-course compared to long-course palliative radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer: a single centre observational cohort study
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01880-9

Common symptoms of oesophageal cancer are dysphagia, pain, and bleeding. These symptoms can be relieved with palliative radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to analyse the outcome of two different palliativ... Open / Comment

2021-08-15 12:50:09 Analysis of Virtual Versus In-Person Prospective Peer Review Workflow in a Multisite Academic Radiation Oncology Department
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(21)00124-X/fulltext?rss=yes

: In Radiation Oncology, peer review is a process where subjective treatment planning decisions are assessed by those independent of the prescribing physician. Prior to March 2020, all peer review sessions occurred in person; however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the peer-review workflow was transitioned from in-person to virtual. We sought to assess any differences between virtual versus in-person prospective peer review. Open / Comment

2021-08-15 03:17:07 Comparison of stereotactic body radiation therapy versus fractionated radiation therapy for primary liver cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01874-7

To compare the clinical outcomes of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and fractionated radiation therapy (FRT) for primary liver cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT). Open / Comment

2021-08-14 22:43:18 A Recursive Partitioning Analysis Demonstrating Risk Subsets for 8-year Biochemical Relapse Following Margin-Positive Radical Prostatectomy Without Adjuvant Hormone or Radiation Therapy
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(21)00136-6/fulltext?rss=yes

The cohort of patients with locally advanced prostate cancer (PC) patients and positive surgical margin(s) at radical prostatectomy (RP) who would benefit from salvage or adjuvant treatment is unclear. This study examines the risk of PSA relapse in a large population of men with PC after margin-positive RP. Open / Comment