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"The best quote that I still say (and I say it to my son all the time) is as Ernie says, 'Not every day can be the best day of your life.' And it's so true. So, if you're having a bad day, Ernie Ring said ... it's okay." —Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR, recipient of the WIR Champion Award

In this episode, host Natosha N. Monfore, DO, speaks with 2025 Women in IR (WIR) Champion Award winner Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR, about her inspirations, the importance of groups like the Women in IR Section, advice she gives trainees and more. 

Related resources:

• Episode 50: Panel discussion with the Women in Interventional Radiology Champion Award winners Listen
• Visit the SIR Women in Interventional Radiology (WIR) Section page

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This recording features audio versions of June 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:

• Comparison of Bypass Surgery versus Endovascular Interventions for Peripheral Artery Disease through Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Read
• The Incidence and Consequences of Endovascular Technical Failure in Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: Results from the Best Endovascular versus Best Surgical Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb-Threatening Ischemia (BEST-CLI) Trial Read
• Comparative Radiologic Response Assessment after Transarterial Chemoembolization, Percutaneous Ablation, and Multimodal Treatment: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation in 81 Tumors Read
• Breast Cancer Recurrence after Cryoablation in Patients Who Are Poor Surgical Candidates or Who Refuse Surgery Read
• Ketamine/Midazolam versus Fentanyl/Midazolam Sedation for Interventional Radiology Procedures: A Prospective Registry Read
• Portal and Hepatic Vein Embolization versus Portal Venous Embolization Alone in Cirrhotic and Noncirrhotic Swine: A Pilot Study Read
• Assessment of Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis and Histotripsy Treatment for Deep Vein Thrombosis Read
• Expanding Global IR Outreach to Address Postpartum Hemorrhage in Kenya Using Geospatial Analytic Mapping Read

JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at [email protected].  

Host and audio Editor:
Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:
Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

• Marc Attalla, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Agnes Manish, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Clare Necas, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Gavin Shu, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
• Mark Oliinik, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Abhisri Ramesh, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Andrew Sasser, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 
• Sakeena Siddiq, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine

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In this Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) audio episode, JVIR blog Editor Peter Li, MD, MS, uses artificial intelligence (AI) platform ElevenLabs to produce a podcast discussion on the November 2024 JVIR paper, "Using Voxel-Based Dosimetry to Evaluate Sphere Concentration and Tumor Dose in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Yttrium-90 Radiation Segmentectomy with Glass Microspheres."

Related resources:

• Read the original article
• Read the blog entry, "Vox Voxel: Calculating Y90 Tumor Dose and Sphere Distribution with Voxel Dosimetry"

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"We had no tools. We just had to improvise. In a way, like you said, that was what made us think, 'How can I do this?' Because you had no tools, you had to think of ways to use what you had available to do procedures that otherwise you wouldn't have been able to do back then." —Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, on innovation in early interventional radiology

In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, hosts Keith Horton, MD, FSIR, and Hector Ferral, MD, FSIR, speak with interventional radiology pioneer Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, reflecting on lessons learned working with Kurt Amplatz, MD, FSIR, and others, stories of how their most seminal work came into being, the importance of peer mentorship, and more.  

Related resources:

• View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page
• "Mechanics of angioplasty: an experimental approach" by Wilfrido R. Castaneda-Zuniga, MD, FSIR, et al.

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This recording features audio versions of May 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:

• Recurrent Portal Hypertension after Liver Transplant: Impact on Survival and the Role of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation in Management Read
• Nontarget Hemangioma Size Reduction after Bleomycin–Ethiodized Oil Embolization of Primary Hepatic Hemangioma Read
• MR–Guided Microwave Ablation for Patients with Cirrhosis Complicated by Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma Read
• Embolotherapy for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations in the Pediatric Population with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasias—A Retrospective Case Series Read
• Effects of Prophylactic Coil Embolization of Pelvic Arteries on Surgical Outcomes in Hemodynamically Stable Patients with Complex Acetabular Fractures Read
• Percutaneous Ablation versus Radiotherapy for Pain Related to Bone and Soft Tissue Malignancies: A Multipayor Database Analysis of Outcomes Read

JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at [email protected].  

Host:
Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Audio editor:
Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:
Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

• Ahmed Alzubaidi, Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Ipek Midillioglu, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Nate Wright, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 
• Sanya Dhama, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Tiffany Nakla, Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Kalei Hering, Harvard Medical School 

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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews.

In the Tuesday, April 1 edition:

• SIR Members' Business Meeting
• Plenary Session: "I Owe My Life to IR" with best-selling author Sebastian Junger
• Audio clip from the Kinked Wire episode with Mr. Junger, Philip Dombrowski, MD, Michael Hallisey, MD, FSIR, and Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR
• Abstracts of the Year and Best Poster Recognition 
• Featured Abstracts to be presented on Wednesday 

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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews.

In the Monday, March 31 edition:

• Audio clips of interviews with lead presenters of the four Abstracts of the Year
• Categorical courses
• Fireside Chats
• The Women in IR InspIRed Lecture and Luncheon
• Featured abstracts covered in today's new SIR Today content

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews.

In the Sunday, March 30 edition:

• Early-morning workshops
• Gold Medal, Leaders in Innovation, and Dotter Lecture plenary session, including an audio clip of an interview with Dotter Lecturer Lindsay Machan, MD, FSIR
• SIR Foundation Gala
• Featured abstracts covered in today's new SIR Today content

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews.

In the Saturday, March 29 edition:

• SIR celebrates its 50th Anniversary
• An audio clip from SIR 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting Chair Gloria M. Salazar, MD, FSIR, and Ernest Ring, MD, FSIR, discussing the growth of the SIR annual meeting over the decades
• Saturday special programming
• Featured abstracts covered in today's new SIR Today content

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This recording features audio versions of April 2025 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts:

• Adverse Events After Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage: A 10-Year Retrospective Analysis Read
• Endovascular Therapy versus Anticoagulation Alone for Subacute Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis Read
• Improvement of Hypoalbuminemia and Hepatic Reserve after Stent Placement for Postsurgical Portal Vein Stenosis Read
• Safety and Effectiveness of Yttrium-90 Radioembolization in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Read
• Radiation Segmentectomy and Modified Radiation Lobectomy for Unresectable Early-Stage Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Read
• Comparison of Liquid with Particle Embolics in a Translational Rat Model of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Histologic and Radiographic Responses Read

JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode. To sign up to help with future episodes, please contact our outreach coordinator at [email protected].  

Host:
Sonya Choe, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Audio editor:
Hannah Curtis, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Outreach coordinator:
Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Abstract readers:

• Millennie Chen, University of California Riverside School of Medicine
• Theodore Addo, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
• Ipek Midillioglu, Western University of Health Sciences
• Daniel Roh, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
• Sunil Balamurugan, Western University of Health Sciences
• Mark Oliinik, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

SIR thanks BD for its generous support of the Kinked Wire.

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