PURPOSE To evaluate the in vivo and in vitro properties of collagen-coated acrylic
microspheres and to compare them with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) particles. METHODS …

PURPOSE To evaluate the size and shape of commercially available polyvinyl alcohol
(PVA) particles and to determine whether they change in size when suspended in nonionic …

PURPOSE: To perform a study in a porcine model comparing four different spherical
embolic particles in terms of postembolization patency, deformation, and potential for …

Objectives Objectives of this study were to compare radial time-resolved phase contrast
magnetic resonance imaging (4D Flow-MRI) with perivascular ultrasound (pvUS) and to …

Alcohol is a popular embolizing agent, especially in renal tumors and esophageal varices,
and results of its use are encouraging. Alcohol embolization of hepatic tumors offers …

Purpose To determine the optimal size of gelatin sponge particles (GSPs) to produce
maximum tumor necrosis with minimum side effects after canine hepatic artery embolization …

Abstract Kishi K, Sonomura T, Satoh M, Nishida N, Terada M, Shioyama Y, Yamada R. Acute
toxicity of Lipiodol infusion into the hepatic arteries of dogs. RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES …

PURPOSE: Creation of presinusoidal chronic portal venous hypertension by means of
repeated portal vein (PV) embolization was explored in an attempt to improve a porcine …

PURPOSE To study the possibility of using cellulose porous beads (CPBs) as a solid
embolic material for the permanent occlusion of blood vessels. METHODS Unilateral renal …

In nine pigs, the livers were dearterialized by a combination of distal occlusion of the hepatic
artery with Ivalon (polyvinyl alcohol foam) particles of 150–250μ and proximal occlusion of …