"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 

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

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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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.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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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.

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

(c) Society of Interventional Radiology.

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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

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

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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

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"... I had a call from my section chief, and he says, 'Hey—I don't want to freak you out or anything, but you know that website you created? SIR is going to send you a cease and desist letter. But don't worry about it—it'll be okay. I just wanted to give you a heads up ..." —John Do, MD, member of the SIR Guidelines App development team

In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, host Jaimin Shah, MD, MBA, RPVI, FSIR, speaks with IRs Seth Berkowitz, MD, FSIR, John Do, MD, and Matthew Thomas, MD, and medical student Joseph Macksood about how this team came together to build SIR's popular Guidelines App; the leadership of SIR leaders Alda L. Tam, MD, MBA, FSIR, and A.J. Gunn, MD, FSIR, in its development; the role the app now plays in interventional radiology; and more. PLUS: A special introduction by Luke Wilkins, MD, FSIR, on improvements planned for the app later this year. 

Related resources:

• View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page
• View the society's Guidelines and Statements page
• View the app on the Apple Store
• View the app on Google Play

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"... I can tell you I'd never do it again, but it showed that we can get interventional radiologists from around the world to come together and agree to do a trial, and actually execute the trial and get it done, and generate guidelines training data."—Michael Soulen, MD, FSIR

In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, host Nishita Kothary, MD, FSIR, speaks with longtime interventional oncology leader Michael Soulen, MD, FSIR, about the growth trajectory of the subspecialty, how SIR has evolved over the decades, and more.

Related resources:

• View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page

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"So the American Journal of Medicine was 'the green journal' ... Radiology was 'the grey journal' ... AJR is 'the yellow journal' ... I did not want people to be able to get away with that with JVIR, because I wanted them to have to articulate the name. And nobody's going to ask for 'the mauve journal.'"—Gary Becker, MD, FSIR

In this episode, part of the ongoing celebration of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 50th anniversary, host Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD, FSIR, editor-in-chief of SIR's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), discusses the journal's history with its very first editor-in-chief, Gary Becker, MD, FSIR, including what led to the journal's launch, the early challenges he had to overcome and more.

Related resources:

• Visit the JVIR website
• View the JVIR special issue on the SIR 50th Anniversary
• View the society's 50th Anniversary celebration page

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

Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center.

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