The Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, the Society of Interventional Radiology's (SIR) peer-reviewed scientific journal, along with the SIR Foundation, will present awards for clinical research and laboratory investigations at SIR's annual scientific meeting.
The 2013 JVIR Editor's Award for Outstanding Clinical Research Paper and the Award for Outstanding Laboratory Investigation will be presented during the March 24 plenary session at SIR's annual meeting San Diego.
Eliseo Vano, PhD, an adviser to the Spanish Ministry of Health for radiation protection in medical exposures, received the award for outstanding clinical research paper for "Radiation-Associated Lens Opacities in Catheterization Personnel: Results of a Survey and Direct Assessments."
Dr. Marwan Moussa, from the University of Arkansas Medical School's department of radiology, received the award for outstanding laboratory investigation for "Adjuvant Liposomal Doxorubicin Markedly Affects Radiofrequency Ablation-Induced Effects on Periablational Microvasculature."
Six additional Editor's Award Honorees for Excellence in published clinical and laboratory investigations were also named:
- Dr. Hideyuki Nishiofuku, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan: "Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Using Cisplatin Powder Mixed With Degradable Starch Microspheres for Colorectal Liver Metastases After FOLFOX Failure: Results of a Phase I/II Study"
- Dr. Richard Saxon, North County Radiology Medical Group, Oceanside, CA: "Heparin-Bonded, Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene-Lined Stent Graft in the Treatment of Femoropopliteal Artery Disease: One-Year Results of the VIPER (Viabahn Endoprosthesis With Heparin Bioactive Surface in the Treatment of Superficial Femoral Artery Obstructive Disease) Trial"
- Yan Yan, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia: "Outcomes of Percutaneous Interventions in Transposed Hemodialysis Fistulas Compared With Nontransposed Fistulas and Grafts"
- Dr. Rony Avritscher, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston: "Percutaneous Intraportal Application of Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using a Balloon Occlusion Catheter in a Porcine Model of Liver Fibrosis"
- Dr. Manon Buijs, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore: "Antiglycolytic Therapy Combined With an Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Delivery Strategy for the Treatment of Breast Cancer"
- Dr. Ron Gaba, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago: "Transarterial Sorafenib Chemoembolization: Preliminary Study of Technical Feasibility in a Rabbit Model"
