Rony Avritscher, M.D., F.S.I.R.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Barcena AJR, Perez JVD, Bernardino MR, Damasco JA, Cortes A, Del Mundo HC, San Valentin EMD, Klusman C, Canlas GM, Heralde FM, Avritscher R, Fowlkes N, Bouchard RR, Cheng J, Huang SY, Melancon MP. Bioresorbable Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Loaded Electrospun Polymeric Scaffold Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia Following Arteriovenous Fistula Formation in a Rat Model of Chronic Kidney Disease. Adv Healthc Mater 12(26):e2300960, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37395729.
2. Lin YM, Fellman BM, Taiji R, Paolucci I, Silva JAM, Koay EJ, Avritscher R, Mahvash A, Holliday EB, Lee SS, Kaseb AO, Das P, Vauthey JN, Odisio BC. Salvage Locoregional Therapy Following Progression After Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated with Improved Outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg 27(9):1867-1875, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37268830.
3. Taiji R, Lin YM, Chintalapani G, Lin EY, Huang SY, Mahvash A, Avritscher R, Liu CA, Lee RC, Resende V, Nishiofuku H, Tanaka T, Kichikawa K, Klotz E, Gupta S, Odisio BC. A novel method for predicting hepatocellular carcinoma response to chemoembolization using an intraprocedural CT hepatic arteriography-based enhancement mapping: a proof-of-concept analysis. Eur Radiol Exp 7(1):4, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36717474.
4. Melancon MP, Yevich S, Avritscher R, Swigost A, Lu L, Tian L, Damasco JA, Dixon K, Cortes AC, Munoz NM, Liang D, Liu D, Tam AL. A novel irinotecan-lipiodol nanoemulsion for intravascular administration: pharmacokinetics and biodistribution in the normal and tumor bearing rat liver. Drug Deliv 28(1):240-251, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33501859.
5. Taiji R, Lin EY, Lin YM, Yevich S, Avritscher R, Sheth RA, Ruiz JR, Jones AK, Chintalapani G, Nishiofuku H, Tanaka T, Kichikawa K, Gupta S, Odisio BC. Combined angio-CT systems: a roadmap tool for precision therapy in interventional oncology. Radiol Imaging Cancer 3(5):e210039, 2021. PMID: 34559007.
6. Qayyum A, Bhosale P, Aslam R, Avritscher R, Ma J, Pagel MD, Sun J, Mohamed Y, Rashid A, Beretta L, Kaseb AO. Effect of sarcopenia on systemic targeted therapy response in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Abdom Radiol (NY) 46(3):1008-1015, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32974761.
7. Muñoz NM, Williams M, Dixon K, Dupuis C, McWatters A, Avritscher R, Manrique SZ, McHugh K, Murthy R, Tam A, Naing A, Patel SP, Leach D, Hartgerink JD, Young S, Prakash P, Hwu P, Sheth RA. Influence of injection technique, drug formulation, and tumor microenvironment on intratumoral immunotherapy delivery and efficacy. J Immunother Cancer 9(2), 2021. PMID: 33589526.
8. Muñoz NM, Dupuis C, Williams M, Dixon K, McWatters A, Avritscher R, Bouchard R, Kaseb A, Schachtschneider KM, Rao A, Sheth RA. Molecularly targeted photothermal ablation improves tumor specificity and immune modulation in a rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Commun Biol 3(1):783, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33335270.
9. Migut AE, Kaur H, Avritscher R. Neuroendocrine tumors: Imaging of treatment and follow-up. Radiol Clin North Am 58(6):1161-1171, 2020. PMID: 33040855.
10. Avritscher R, Jo N, Polak U, Cortes AC, Nishiofuku H, Odisio BC, Takaki H, Tam AL, Melancon MP, Yevich S, Qayyum A, Kaseb A, Kichikawa K, Gupta S, Goldberg SN, Chang SH. Hepatic arterial bland embolization increases Th17 cell infiltration in a syngeneic rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 43(2):311-321, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31591689.
11. Teyateeti A, Mahvash A, Long JP, Abdelsalam ME, Avritscher R, Chasen B, Kaseb AO, Kuban JD, Murthy R, Odisio BC, Teyateeti A, Macapinlac HA, Kappadath SC. Survival Outcomes for Yttrium-90 Transarterial Radioembolization With and Without Sorafenib for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 7:117-131, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32984089.
12. Shi D, Kiefer RM, Nishiofuku H, Cortes A, Nadolski GJ, Hunt SJ, Avritscher R, Gade TPF. Angiographic atlas of the visceral vascular anatomy in translational rat models. J Vasc Interv Radiol 30(12):2009-2015.e1, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31202678.
13. Qayyum A, Hwang KP, Stafford J, Verma A, Maru DM, Sandesh S, Sun J, Pestana RC, Avritscher R, Hassan MM, Amin H, Rashid A, Wistuba II, Ehman RL, Ma J, Kaseb AO. Immunotherapy Response Evaluation with Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) in Advanced HCC. J Immunother Cancer 7(1):329, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31779702.
14. Muñoz NM, Minhaj AA, Maldonado KL, Kingsley CV, Cortes AC, Taghavi H, Polak U, Mitchell JM, Ensor JE, Bankson JA, Rashid A, Avritscher R. Comparison of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for evaluation of the effects of sorafenib in a rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Magn Reson Imaging 57:156-164, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30465870.
15. Naser MA, Sampaio DRT, Munoz NM, Wood CA, Mitcham TM, Stefan W, Sokolov KV, Pavan TZ, Avritscher R, Bouchard RR. Improved photoacoustic-based oxygen saturation estimation with SNR-regularized local fluence correction. IEEE Trans Med Imaging 38(2):561-571, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30207951.
16. Nishiofuku H, Cortes AC, Ensor JE, Minhaj AA, Polak U, Lopez MS, Kiefer R, Hunt SJ, Kichikawa K, Hicks ME, Gade TP, Avritscher R. Factors impacting technical success rate of image-guided intra-arterial therapy in rat orthotopic liver tumor model. Am J Transl Res 11(6):3761-3770, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31312386.
17. Niekamp A, Sheth RA, Kuban J, Avritscher R, Ganguli S. Palliative embolization for refractory bleeding. Semin Intervent Radiol 34(4):387-397, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29249863.
18. Ahrar JU, Gupta S, Ensor JE, Mahvash A, Sabir SH, Steele JR, McRae SE, Avritscher R, Huang SY, Odisio BC, Murthy R, Ahrar K, Wallace MJ, Tam AL. Efficacy of a self-expanding tract sealant device in the reduction of pneumothorax and chest tube placement rates after percutaneous lung biopsy: A matched controlled study using propensity score analysis. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40(2):270-276, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27826786.
19. Gupta N, Patel A, Ensor J, Ahrar K, Ahrar J, Tam A, Odisio B, Huang S, Murthy R, Mahvash A, Avritscher R, McRae S, Sabir S, Wallace M, Matin S, Gupta S. Multiple renal artery pseudoaneurysms in patients undergoing renal artery embolization following partial nephrectomy: correlation with RENAL nephrometry scores. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 40(2):202-209, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27681271.
20. Al-Shamsi HO, Abdel-Wahab R, Hassan MM, Shalaby AS, Dahbour I, Lacin S, Mahvash A, Odisio BC, Murthy R, Avritscher R, Abdelsalam ME, Rashid A, Vauthey JN, Aloia TA, Conrad C, Chun YS, Krishnan S, Das P, Koay EJ, Amin HM, Yao JC, Kaseb AO. Natural history of T1N0M0 hepatocellular carcinoma: large-scale study in the United States. Oncology 93(4):233-242, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28683459.
21. Abdelsalam ME, Mahvash A, Avritscher R, McRae SE, Odisio BC. Balloon-assisted flow diversion and selective catheterization of target vessels for hepatic transarterial embolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol 27(2):283-5, 2016. PMID: 26830942.
22. Mitchell J, Tinkey PT, Avritscher R, Van Pelt C, Eskandari G, Konnath George S, Xiao L, Cressman E, Morris JS, Rashid A, Kaseb AO, Amin HM, Uthamanthil R. Validation of a preclinical Model of Diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatic neoplasia in Yucatan miniature pigs. Oncology 91(2):90-100, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27305144.
23. Abdelsalam ME, Murthy R, Avritscher R, Mahvash A, Wallace MJ, Kaseb AO, Odisio BC. Minimally invasive image-guided therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 3:55-61, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27785450.
24. Kuban JD, Tam AL, Huang SY, Ensor JE, Philip AS, Chen GJ, Ahrar J, Murthy R, Avritscher R, Madoff DC, Mahvash A, Ahrar K, Wallace MJ, Nachiappan AC, Gupta S. The effect of needle gauge on the risk of pneumothorax and chest tube placement after percutaneous computed tomographic (CT)-guided lung biopsy. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38(6):1595-602, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25920917.
25. Steele JR, Jones AK, Ninan EP, Clarke RK, Odisio BC, Avritscher R, Murthy R, Mahvash A. Why bundled payments could drive innovation: an example from interventional oncology. J Oncol Pract 11(2):e199-205, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25604596.
26. Odisio BC, Galastri F, Avritscher R, Afonso BB, Segatelli V, Felga GE, Salvalaggio PR, Ensor J, Wallace MJ, Nasser F. Hepatocellular carcinomas within the Milan criteria: predictors of histologic necrosis after drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization. Erratum in: Cardiovasc Interv Radiol 37(6):1648, 2014.
27. Zhao J, Vykoukal J, Abdelsalam M, Recio-Boiles A, Huang Q, Qiao Y, Singhana B, Wallace M, Avritscher R, Melancon MP. Stem cell-mediated delivery of SPIO-loaded gold nanoparticles for the theranosis of liver injury and hepatocellular carcinoma. Nanotechnology 25(40):405101, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25211057.
28. Pusztai L, Moulder S, Altan M, Kwiatkowski D, Valero V, Ueno NT, Esteva FJ, Avritscher R, Qi Y, Strauss L, Hortobagyi GN, Hatzis C, Symmans WF. Gene signature-guided Dasatinib therapy in metastatic breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res 20(20):5265-71, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25172932.
29. Tam AL, Abdelsalam ME, Gagea M, Ensor JE, Moussa M, Ahmed M, Goldberg SN, Dixon K, McWatters A, Miller JJ, Srimathveeravalli G, Solomon SB, Avritscher R, Wallace MJ, Gupta S. Irreversible electroporation of the lumbar vertebrae in a porcine model: is there clinical-pathologic evidence of neural toxicity?. Radiology 272(3):132560, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24766034.
30. Odisio BC, Galastri F, Avritscher R, Afonso BB, Segatelli V, Felga GE, Salvalaggio PR, Ensor J, Wallace MJ, Nasser F. Hepatocellular carcinomas within the milan criteria: predictors of histologic necrosis after drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 37(4):1018-26, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24149832.
31. Vasan N, Yelensky R, Wang K, Moulder S, Dzimitrowicz H, Avritscher R, Wang B, Wu Y, Cronin MT, Palmer G, Symmans WF, Miller VA, Stephens P, Pusztai L. A targeted next-generation sequencing assay detects a high frequency of therapeutically targetable alterations in primary and metastatic breast cancers: implications for clinical practice. Oncologist 19(5):453-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24710307.
32. Huang SY, Abdelsalam ME, Harmoush S, Ensor JE, Chetta JA, Hwang KP, Stafford RJ, Madoff DC, Avritscher R. Evaluation of liver fibrosis and hepatic venous pressure gradient with MR elastography in a novel swine model of cirrhosis. J Magn Reson Imaging 39(3):590-7, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24532376.
33. Avritscher R, Abdelsalam ME, Javadi S, Ensor J, Wallace MJ, Alt E, Madoff DC, Vykoukal JV. Percutaneous intraportal application of adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells using a balloon-occlusion catheter in a porcine model of liver fibrosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 24(12):1871-1878, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24144538.
34. Enriquez J, Javadi S, Murthy R, Ensor J, Mahvash A, Abdelsalam ME, Madoff DC, Wallace MJ, Avritscher R. Gastroduodenal artery recanalization after transcatheter fibered coil embolization for prevention of hepaticoenteric flow: Incidence and predisposing technical factors in 142 patients. Acta Radiol 54(7):790 - 794, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23535183.
35. Tsimberidou AM, Leick MB, Lim J, Fu S, Wheler J, Piha-Paul SA, Hong D, Falchook GS, Naing A, Subbiah IM, Fortier A, Avritscher R, Kurzrock R. Dose-finding study of hepatic arterial infusion of oxaliplatin-based treatment in patients with advanced solid tumors metastatic to the liver. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 71(2):389-97, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23143207.
36. Smith J, Murthy R, Lahoti A, Odisio B, Avritscher R, Chasen B, Mahvash A. Temporary balloon occlusion of the common hepatic artery for yttrium-90 glass microspheres administration in a patient with hepatocellular cancer and renal insufficiency. Case Rep Radiol 2013:560758, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23710405.
37. Odisio BC, Tam AL, Avritscher R, Gupta S, Wallace MJ. CT-guided adrenal biopsy: Comparison of ipsilateral decubitus versus prone patient positioning for biopsy approach. Eur Radiol 22(6):1233-1239, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22227794.
38. Mahvash A, Zaer N, Shaw C, Chasen B, Avritscher R, Murthy R. Temporary balloon occlusion of the common hepatic artery for administration of Yttrium-90 resin microspheres in a patient with patent hepatoenteric collaterals. J Vasc Interv Radiol 23(2):277-280, 2012. PMID: 22264555.
39. Avritscher R, Wright KC, Javadi S, Uthamanthil R, Gupta S, Gagea M, Bassett RL, Murthy R, Wallace MJ, Madoff DC. Development of a large animal model of cirrhosis and portal hypertension using hepatic transarterial embolization: a study in swine. J Vasc Interv Radiol 22(9):1329-1334, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21802316.
40. Avritscher R, Javadi S. Transcatheter intra-arterial limb infusion for extremity osteosarcoma: technical considerations and outcomes. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 14(3):124-128, 2011. PMID: 21767779.
41. Avritscher R, Duke E, Madoff DC. Portal vein embolization: rationale, outcomes, controversies and future directions. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4(4):489-501, 2010. PMID: 20678021.
42. Avritscher R, Krishnamurthy S, Ensor J, Gupta S, Tam A, Madoff DC, Murthy R, Hicks ME, Wallace MJ. Accuracy and sensitivity of computed tomography-guided percutaneous needle biopsy of pulmonary hilar lymph nodes. Cancer 116(8):1974-1980, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20151422.
43. Kumar K,Avritscher R, Wang Y, Lane N, Madoff DC, Yu TK, Uhr JW, Zhang X. Handheld histology-equivalent sectioning laser-scanning confocal optical microscope for interventional imaging. Biomed Microdevices 12(2):223-233, 2010. PMID: 20012209.
44. Vyas A, Avritscher R, Ensor J, Ross M, Wallace MJ. Isolated limb infusion with cytotoxic agents: a simplified approach for venous access. Cancer 116(2):459-464, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19924798.
45. Buchholz TA, Avritscher R, Yu TK. Identifying the "sentinel lymph nodes" for arm drainage as a strategy for minimizing the lymphedema risk after breast cancer therapy. Breast Cancer Res Treat 116(3):539-541, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19184413.
46. Avritscher R, Gupta S. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor: role of interventional radiology in diagnosis and treatment. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 23(1):129-137, 2009. PMID: 19248976.
47. Avritscher R, Madoff DC, Ramirez PT, Wallace MJ, Ahrar K, Morello FA, Gupta S, Murthy R, Wright KC, Hicks ME. Fistulas of the lower urinary tract: percutaneous approaches for the management of a difficult clinical entity. Radiographics 24(1):S217-S236, 2004. PMID: 15486242.
48. Avritscher R, Iyer RB, Ro J, Whitman G. Lipoleiomyoma of the uterus. Am J Roentgenol 177(4):856, 2001. PMID: 11566688.

Invited Articles

1. Avritscher R, de Baere T, Murthy R, Deschamps F, Madoff DC. Percutaneous transhepatic portal vein embolization: rationale, technique and outcomes. Semin Intervent Radiol 25(2):132-145, 2008. PMID: 21326554.
2. Avritscher R, Sneider GA. Percutaneous gastrostomy. How I do it. Jornal da sobrice 20:7-8, 2008.

Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications

1. Avritscher R, Brown D, Madoff DC. Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Self Assessment Module - Portal Venous Embolization: Society of Interventional Radiology, 2006.

Other Articles

1. Abdelsalam ME, Mahvash A, Madoff DC, Odisio BC, Kuban JD, Avritscher R, Murthy R Radioembolization in colorectal metastases: A Review. Digestive Disease Interventions, 2017.

Abstracts

1. Qayyum A, Avritscher R, Aslam R, Ma J, Pagel MD, Sun J, Abugabal YI, Hassan M, Amin HM, Rashid A, Lee SS, Wolff RA, Yao JC, Ehman R, Duda DG, Kaseb AO. Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) response evaluation with MRI/MR elastography (MRE) in surgical and nonsurgical patients with HCC. J Clin Oncol 38(4 Suppl), 2020.
2. Qayyum A, Avritscher R, Morani AC, Aslam R, Sun J, Camagnani R, Hwang KP, Hassan M, Rashid A, Ma J, Ehman RL, Kaseb A. Immunotherapy response evaluation with magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) in advanced HCC. Radiological Society of North America 105th Annual Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2019.
3. Currie BM, Brown DB, Fidelman N, Rose SC, White SB, El-Haddad G, Kwan SW, Ziv E, Jo N, Avritscher R, Johnson MS, Soulen MC. Radioembolization-Induced Chronic Hepatotoxicity: A Multi-Center Study. Radiological Society of North America 105th Annual Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2019.
4. Khatker MK, Avritscher R, Jones KM, Habra MA, Graham PH, Perrier N, Huang SY. Facilitating successful adrenal venous sampling with pre-procedural CT to localize the right adrenal vein and Intra-procedural CT to verify correct catheter placement. Radiological Society of North America 105th Annual Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2019.
5. Qayyum A , Avritscher R, Morani A, Sun J, Bhosale P, Hwang KP, Stafford J, Abugabal YI, Ma J, Kaseb AO. Immunotherapy response evaluation with MR elastography (MRE) in advanced HCC. J Clin Oncol 37(4 Suppl), 2019.
6. Lin E, Chintalapani G, Brock K, Avritscher R, Odisio B. Intra-arterial CT hepatic angiograpy for tumor detection and ablation endpoint assessment: a proof of concept analysis. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, 2019.
7. Mahvash A, Chintalapani G, Odisio B, Abdelsalam M, Kuban J, Avritscher R, Murthy R, Kappadath S. Multiphase intra-arterial CT angiography vs 99mT-MAA as a surrogate to Y90 radioembolization treatment planning. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, 2019.
8. Cortes AC, Mossman JA, Hernandez AM, Jo N, Hirata Y, Sata T, Chang SH, Hicks ME, Takaki H, Avritscher R. The transcriptional landscape of liver tumors after transarterial embolization. Society of Interventional Oncology, 2019.
9. Soulen M, Fidelman N, Garcia-Monaco R, White S, Wileyto EP, Avritscher R, El-Haddad G. Randomized Embolization Trial for NeuroEndocrine Tumors (RETNET): First Safety Report. World Conference on Interventional Oncology, 2019.
10. Munoz N, Murthy R, Tam A, Avritscher R, Cressman E, Sheth R. Intratumoral delivery of immunotherapeutics: optimizing drug delivery for improved treatment efficacy. Supplement to JVIR 30(3S):S142, 2019.
11. Donato F, Ahrar K, Abdelsalam M, Tam A, Sheth R, Avritscher R, Sabir S. Combined transarterial renal embolization and percutaneous image-guided renal ablation for treatment of T1B and central renal cell carcinomas in patients with high surgical risk. Supplement to JVIR 30(3S):S151, 2019.
12. Mahvash A, Chasen B, Briones Dimayuga M, Santiago G, Patel M, Odisio B, Le D, Kuban J, Abdelsalam A, Avritscher R, Murthy R, Kappadath S. Feasibility of single-session in-room Yttrium-90 radioembolization (RE) diagnostic antiography and treatment. Supplement to JVIR 30(3S):S145, 2019.
13. Soulen M, White S, Fidelman N, Garcia-Monaco R, Wileyto E, Avritscher R, El-Hadad G. Randomized embolization trial for neuroendocrine tumors (RETNET): first safety report. Supplement to JVIR 30(3S):S49, 2019.
14. Jo N, Avritscher R, Cortes A, Chang S. IL-17 treatment in nutritionally deprived condition decreases cell migration in rat hepatoma McA-RH777. Supplement to JVIR 30(3S):S204, 2019.
15. Sato T, Lopez M, Polak U, Jo N, Cortes A, Takaki H, Avritscher R. Effect of hepatic arterial embolization on lymphatic microvascular density. Supplement to JVIR 30(3S):S261, 2019.
16. Munoz N, Cortes A, Avritscher R, Cressman E, Sheth R. Immunologic ramifications of tumor-specific hyperthermia in a preclinical model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Supplement to JVIR 30(3S):S263, 2019.
17. Sheth R, Cortes A, Munoz N, Avritscher R, Cressman E, Gupta S. Molecularly targeted photothermal ablation for precision tumor therapy: initial preclinical results. Supplement to JVIR, Society of Interventional Radiology 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting Program 29(4S):S145, 2018.
18. Cortes A, Chang S, Polak U, Sheth R, Hicks M, Avritscher R. Increased CD4+Th17 cells after transarterial hepatic artery embolization in an orthotopic rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Supplement to JVIR, Society of Interventional Radiology 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting Program 29(4S):S189, 2018.
19. Cortes A, Polak U, Huang S, Hicks M, Avritscher R. Shear wave elastography (SWE) as a quantitative biophysical assay to measure tumor stiffness changes after hepatic arterial embolization. Supplement to JVIR, Society of Interventional Radiology 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting Program 29(4S):S190, 2018.
20. Cortes AC, Polak U, Lopez MS, Nishiofuku H, Jo N, Sato T. Avritscher R. Effect of hepatic arterial embolization on intra and peritumoral lymphatic microvascular density. Lymphatics Gordon Research Conference, 2018.
21. Bouchard R, Naser M, Munoz N, Taghavi H, Maldonado K, Kingsley C, Avritscher R. Imaging biomarker development based on microbubble perfusion and oxygen saturation in a rat model of liver cancer. SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, 2018.
22. Fuentes D, Munoz NM, Maldonado K, Kingsley C, Michel K, Taghavi H, Bouchard RR, Nishiofuku H, Cortes A, Bankston J, Avritscher R. Multiparametric imaging correlations with pathology in a HCC rat model. Radiological Society of North America 103rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2017.
23. Munoz N, Naser M, Maldonado K, Kingsley C, Tang Y, Dextraze K, Avritscher R, Bouchard R. Microbubble-contrast and photoacoustic imaging biomarkers that correlate with and/or predict disease progression and/or therapy response. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Conference, 2017.
24. Naser M, Taghavi H, Munoz N, Maldonado K, Kingsley C, Avritscher R. SO2 quantification of rat HCC tumors using fluence-corrected photoacoustic imaging. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Conference, 2017.
25. Cressman E, Baluya DL, Cortes AC, Nishiofuku N, Avritscher R. Technical Challenges of Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Doxorubicin Localization in Rat Liver Treated with Drug-Eluting Beads. American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2017 Annual Conference, 2017.
26. Muñoz NM, Adeek AM, Maldonado KL, Kingsley C, Nishiofuku H, Michel KA, Cortes AC, Bankson JA, Rashid A, Avritscher R. Imaging tumor heterogeneity after multikinase inhibitor therapy in rat hepatocellular carcinoma. American Association for Cancer Research 2017 Annual Meeting, 2017.
27. Cortes A, Nishiofuku H, Minhaj A, Maldonado K, Dixon K, Kingsley C, McWatters A, Kichikawa K, Hicks M, Avritscher R. Factors impacting technical success rate of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in Sprague-Dawley rats. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology, 2017.
28. Cortes A, Nishiofuku H, Minhaj A, Maldonado K, Dixon K, Kingsley C, McWatters A, Kichikawa K, Hicks M, Avritscher R. Understanding the distribution and embolization effects of ultrasmall doxorubicin eluting beads in a rodent model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology, 2017.
29. Barrow AJ, Cortes A, Avritscher R, West DL. Sensitivity of Hepatocellular cell lines to aerobic and glycolytic metabolic inhibitors under simulated heat shock and hypoxia. Radiological Society of North America 102nd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2016.
30. Ahrar J, Ensor Jr. J, Mahvash A, Sabir S, Steele JR, McRae SE, Avritscher R, Huang SY, Odisio BC, Murthy R, Ahrar K, Wallace MJ, Gupta S. Efficacy of a self-expanding tract sealant device in the reduction of pneumothorax and chest tube placement rates after percutaneous lung biopsy: a matched controlled study using propensity score analysis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 26(2S):S149, 2015.
31. Mahvash A, Odisio BC, Avritscher R, Chasen B, Murthy R. Temporary balloon occlusion of the common hepatic artery during Y90 radioembolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol 25(3 Supplement):S87-S88, 2014.
32. Black B, Jones AK, Mahvash A, Odisio BC, Avritscher R, Ensor J, Murthy R, Steele JR. Impact of a novel balloon occlusion technique on fluoroscopy time and radiation dose using Y90 radioembolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol 25(3):S205, 2014.
33. Gadani S, Mahvash A, Avritscher R, Chasen B, Kaseb A, Murthy R. Yttirum 90 resin microspheres as an adjunct to sorafenib in patients with unresectable HCC: A retrospective study for evaluation of survival benefit and adverse events. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S35, 2013.
34. Avritscher R, Abdelsalam ME, Javadi S, Ensor J, Dixon K, Wallace MJ, Alt E, Vykoukal J. Percutaneous catheter-based portal application of adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) in a large animal model of liver cirrhosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S6 - S7, 2013.
35. Shreyaah S, Odisio BC, Garrett C, Avritscher R, Murthy R. KRAS mutant metastatic colorectal cancer; is there a role for Yttrium-90 microsphere radioembolotherapy?. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S112 - S113, 2013.
36. Zhao J, Vykoukal J, Abdelsalam ME, Recio-Boiles A, Javadi S, Bankson J, Wallace MJ, Avritscher R, Melancon MP. Adipose-derived stem cells labeled with SPIO-coated hollow gold nanoshells as theranostic approach for liver injury. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S89 - S90, 2013.
37. Abdelsalam ME, Chetta JA, Harmoush S, Ensor J, Javadi S, Dixon K, McWatters A, Wallace MJ, Tam AL, Avritscher R. CT findings after irreversible electroporation ablation in porcine model : radiologic-pathologic correlation. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S161, 2013.
38. Abdelsalam ME, Gagea-Lurascu M, Joseph E, Dixon K, McWatters A, Miller JM, Avritscher R, Gupta S, Wallace MJ, Tam AL. Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) Ablation of the Lumbar Vertebrae in a Porcine Model: A correlation of clinical, radiologic and pathologic findings. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S32, 2013.
39. Abdelsalam ME, Chetta J, Harmoush S, Joseph E, Baugh A, Dixon K, McWatters A, Wallace MJ, Tam AL, Avritscher R. Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) in Cirrhotic Liver: Preliminary Experience in a Large Animal Model. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S46, 2013.
40. Huang SY, Abdelsalam ME, Harmoush S, Ensor J, Chetta J, Hwang K, Stafford J, Madoff D, Avritscher R. Evaluation of liver fibrosis and hepatic venous pressure gradient with magnetic resonance elastography in a novel swine model of cirrhosis. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 21st Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2013, 2013.
41. Odisio BC, Galastri FL, Avritscher R, Affonso BB, Salvalaggio PR, Joseph E, Wallace MJ, Nasser F. Factors affecting transarterial chemoembolization response in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Imaging-pathology assessment. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S68, 2013.
42. Gadani S, Huang SY, Wallace MJ, Avritscher R, Odicio BC. Calcium arterial stimulation venous sampling for preoperative localization of occult insulinomas. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 24(4):S164 - S165, 2013.
43. Enriquez J, Javadi S, Murthy R, Ensor J, Mahvash A, Abdelsalam M, Madoff D, Wallace MJ, Avritscher R. Gastroduodenal artery recanalization after transcatheter fibered coil embolization for prevention of hepaticoenteric flow: Incidence and predisposing technical factors in 142 patients. GEST 2012 U.S. Abstracts - JVIR:577.e4, 2012.
44. Mahvash A, Moayyad J, Shreyaah S, Avritscher R, Murthy R. Y90 radioembolization in patients with compromise of the ampulla of vater. GEST 2012 U.S. Abstracts - JVIR:577.e12, 2012.
45. Speer ME, Abdelsalam ME, Chasen B, Murthy R, Mahvash A, Avritscher R. The retroportal artery and other less well-known hepatoenteric pathways: moving beyond GDA and right gastric embolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 23(3S):S151, 2012.
46. Abdelsalam ME, Joseph E, Tam A, Avritscher R, Gupta S, Wallace MJ. Impact of C-arm cone beam CT on subselective catheterization in patients undergoing chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 23(3S):S14, 2012.
47. Kuban JD, Philip AS, Chen GJ, Joseph Jr E, Tam AL, Wallace MJ, Avritscher R, Ahrar JU, Ahrar K, Murthy R, Mahvash A, McRae SE, Gupta S. Effect of needle size on pneumothorax and chest tube placement rates in CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsies performed using a coaxial method: a large single-center study. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 23(3S):S27-S28, 2012.
48. Mahvash A, Shreyaah S, Chasen B, Avritscher R, Murthy R. Balloon-catheter occlusion technique for administration of Y90 microspheres in patients with patent hepatoenteric arteries. J Vasc Inter Radiol Supplement 23(3S):S67 - S68, 2012.
49. Melancon M, Vykoukai J, Abdelsalam M, Zhao J, Hazle J, Wallace MJ, Li C, Bankson J, Stafford J, Avritscher R. MR imaging for SPIO-labeled adipose-derived stem cells as a theranostic approach to management of liver injury. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Annual Meeting, 2012.
50. Pusztai L, Yelensky R, Wang B, Avritscher R, Symmans WF, Lipson D, Palmer GA, Moulder SL, Stephens P, Wu Y, Cronin MT. Use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to detect high frequency of targetable alterations in primary and metastatic breast cancer (MBC). J Clin Oncol 30(Supplement), 2012.
51. Mahvash A, Murthy R, Avritscher R, Madoff D, Kaseb A. Yttrium-90 resin hepatic arterial radioembolotherapy as a therapeutic adjunct to sorafenib for advanced non-transplantable, non-resectable hepatocellular cancer. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 22(3):S90-S91, 2011.
52. Avritscher R, Wright KC, Gagea-lurascu M, Murthy R, Madoff D. Development of a large animal model for liver cirrhosis. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 21(2):S76, 2010.
53. Murthy R, Wallace M, Madoff DC, Avritscher R, Mahvash A. Quantification of hepatopulmonary shunting using C-Arm CT: potential implications for Y90 microsphere radioembolotherapy program. Proceedings of the World Conference on Interventional Oncology 2010 Annual Meeting, 2010.
54. Mutha P, Murthy R, Mahvash A, Madoff D, Avritscher R. Embolization for hepatic perfusion via a single arterial afferent in the presence of variant hepatic arterial anatomy. Proceedings of the World Conference on Interventional Oncology, 2010.
55. Vyas A, Avritscher R, Ross M, Wallace MJ. Isolated limb infusion with cytotoxic agents: a simplified approach for venous access. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 20(2):S64-S65, 2009.
56. Mutha PR, Madoff DC, Mahvash A, Avritscher R, Murthy R. Extrahepatic progression of hepatic-only metastatic colorectal cancer: impact on combinatorial (systemic + local) therapy clinical trial design. J Vasc Interv Radiol Supplement 20(2):S63, 2009.
57. Mutha P, Madoff D, Mahvash A, Avritscher R, Murthy R. Patterns of disease progression of colorectal cancer: a systematic review of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Tumor Registry. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Regional Cancer Therapies Conferences, 2009.
58. Kumar K, Avritscher R, Madoff DC, Zhang X. Handheld single-cell layer optical sectioning reflectance confocal microscope for interventional imaging. Proceedings of the 29th Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics, 2009.
59. Mutha PR, Madoff DC, Gupta S, Avritscher R, Murthy R. Hepatic metastatic colorectal cancer patients progressing after antineoplastic therapy as an indicator for advanced disease exhibit poor response rates to Y90 hepatic radioembolotherapy. Proceedings of the 4th Annual Symposium on Liver-Directed Microsphere Therapy, 2008.
60. Avritscher R, Madoff D, Ramirez P, Hicks M. Urinary fistulae: percutaneous approaches in the management of a difficult clinical entity. Radiology 229:764, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
61. Kramer LA, Avritscher R. Single shot fast spin-echo MR Imaging of focal hepatic lesions. Proc Intl Soc Mag Reson Med, 2002.
62. Lin E, Chintalapani G, Brock K, Avritscher R, Odisio B. Intra-arterial CT arteriography for tumor detection and ablation endpoint assessment. CARS.

Book Chapters

1. Uemura M, Krishnan S, Kaseb AO, Bhadkamker NA, Javle M, Avritscher R. Hepatocellular Carcinoma. In: The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology. Third. McGraw Hill: USA, 463-478, 2016.
2. Shaw C, Odisio BC, Avritscher R, Madoff DC. 19. Nodes and Soft Tissue Masses Involving the Retroperitoneum, Mesentery, Omentum Peritoneal Ligaments. In: Percutaneous Image-Guided Biopsy. Springer Science+Business Media: New York, NY, 267 - 279, 2013.
3. Avritscher R, Wallace MJ. Principles of embolization. In: Interventional Oncology: A Practical Guide for the Interventional Radiologist. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC: New York, 81-86, 2012.
4. Wallace MJ, Avritscher R. Principles liver embolization. In: Interventional Oncology: A Practical Guide for the Interventional Radiologist. Springer Science+Business Medica, LLC: New York, 95-106, 2012.
5. Nishin A, Milind B, Javle M, Avritscher R, Krishnan S, Kaseb AO. Hepatobiliary malignancies. In: The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology. 2nd. The McGraw Hill: New York, Chapter 19, 2011.
6. Avritscher R, Wallace M. Interventional radiology for the cancer patient. In: Cancer Medicine. 8th. B.C. Decker: Ontario, Canada, 490-497, 2010.
7. Madoff DC, Avritscher R. Portal vein embolization. In: Handbook of Interventional Radiology. 4th, 2010.
8. Madoff, DC; Avritscher R. Portal vein embolization prior to resection. In: Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010, 2010.
9. Brown D, Waybill P, Avritscher R. Periprocedural management of fluids, electrolytes and acid-base disturbances. In: Patient Care in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2nd. Society of Interventional Radiology: Fairfax, VA, 2009.