SESSION 7 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 7: LOWER EXTREMITY ENDOVASCULAR HOT TOPICS - PART 1 (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Enrico Ascher, MD / Alan M. Graham, MD  
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6:40 AM - 6:45 AM Opening Remarks
  Presenters(s):Frank J. Veith, MD  
6:45 AM - 6:50 AM Results With Jetstream Atherectomy/Thrombectomy In Infrainguinal Arterial Disease: What Makes It Different From Other Devices?
  Presenters(s):Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD  
6:51 AM - 6:56 AM Importance Of Embolization During Lower Extremity Endovascular Procedures: How Can It Be Prevented And Treated?
  Presenters(s):Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD  
6:57 AM - 7:02 AM The ANGIOSLIDE Balloon Catheter To Capture Embolic Material Released During Lower Extremity Angioplasty: A New Concept In Distal Embolic Protection
  Presenters(s):Gunnar Tepe, MD  
7:03 AM - 7:08 AM Multicenter Belgian-Italian Trial Evaluating The Long-Term (Up To 24 Months) Outcome Of The Self-Expanding Nitinol Absolute Pro And The Balloon-Expandable Omnilink Elite Stent In TASC A & B And TASC C & D Iliac Lesions In 325 Patients
  Presenters(s):Patrick Peeters, MD  
7:09 AM - 7:14 AM Debate 3: Atherectomy Really Works Better Than POBA: Why Can’t Others Reproduce The Good Results?
  Presenters(s):James F. McKinsey, MD  
7:15 AM - 7:20 AM Debate 3: Atherectomy Really Does Not Work Very Well Even Though I Tried It
  Presenters(s):Julio A. Rodriguez-Lopez, MD  
7:21 AM - 7:26 AM Tips, Tricks, Techniques And Indications In Pedal Artery Access
  Presenters(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
7:27 AM - 7:32 AM Can Diabetics With Neuropathy Have Their Symptoms Relieved By PTA: Do The Symptoms Recur With Restenosis?
  Presenters(s):Alan E. Bray, MD, FRACS  
7:33 AM - 7:39 AM Panel Discussion
TOPICS PRESENTED BY TITLE: (SYNCHRONIZED TALKS, SLIDES AND ABSTRACTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB-BASED VERSION 5 WEEKS AFTER THE MEETING.)
Web-Based Presentation 14.1 - How Do We Know Atherectomy Works?
  Presenters(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 14.2 - Value Of Drug Eluting Balloons In Below The Knee Artery PTAs
  Presenters(s):Marco G. Manzi, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 14.3 - Tips And Tricks And New Techniques For Crossing Difficult SFA And Popliteal Occlusions: Is The Radiofrequency Wire Going To Help And How Can It Be Used?
  Presenters(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD, PhD  
Web-Based Presentation 14.4 - Use Of Standardized Percutaneous Techniques For SFA And Popliteal Artery TASC C And D Lesions Improves Outcomes
  Presenters(s):Manish Mehta, MD, MPH  
END OF SESSION 7
 
SESSION 8 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 8: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS II (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Kenneth Ouriel, MD, FACS, FACC / Gary Giangola, MD  
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7:40 AM - 7:45 AM Why We Should Still Perform Pedal Bypasses In Some Patients
  Presenters(s):Werner Lang, MD  
7:46 AM - 7:51 AM Mid-Term Experience With Drug Eluting Balloons In SFA And Popliteal Arteries
  Presenters(s):Giancarlo Biamino, MD, PhD  
7:52 AM - 7:57 AM Debate 4: Stent Fractures In The SFA Do Matter: Let’s Look At The Data
  Presenters(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
7:58 AM - 8:03 AM Debate 4: Stent Fractures In The SFA Do Not Really Matter
  Presenters(s):Erich Minar, MD  
8:04 AM - 8:09 AM How Does Paclitaxil On Stents And Balloons Work To Prevent Restenosis?
  Presenters(s):Alberto Cremonesi, MD, FESC  
8:10 AM - 8:15 AM Drug-Eluting Stents Below The Knee - Promises And Limitations: Update On The DESTINY And ACHILLES Trials Comparing DE To Bare Metal Stents
  Presenters(s):Marc Bosiers, MD  
8:16 AM - 8:21 AM What Is The eXtra Balloon And What Is Its Value In Endovascular Interventions?
  Presenters(s):Gary M. Ansel, MD  
8:22 AM - 8:27 AM Debunking Another Surgical Myth: Stenting The CFA Is Always Bad And Must Be Avoided
  Presenters(s):Frank J. Criado, MD, FACS, FSVM  
8:28 AM - 8:33 AM Value Of Drug Eluting (Cypher) Stents For Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) After Failed PTA: Favorable Mid-Term Patency And Limb Salvage Results
  Presenters(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
8:33 AM - 8:40 AM Panel Discussion
TOPICS PRESENTED BY TITLE: (SYNCHRONIZED TALKS, SLIDES AND ABSTRACTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB-BASED VERSION 5 WEEKS AFTER THE MEETING.)
Web-Based Presentation 15.1 - SFA And Crural Endovascular Revascularization: How Does One Decide Which Method To Use?
  Presenters(s):Peter A. Schneider, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 15.2 - Optimal Treatment For In-Stent Restenosis In The SFA; Below The Knee
  Presenters(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 15.3 - Does Cryoplasty Still Have A Role In The Treatment Of CLI?
  Presenters(s):Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD  
END OF SESSION 8
 
SESSION 9 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 9: LOWER EXTREMITY HOT TOPICS III (5-MINUTE TALKS)
Moderators:Richard M. Green, MD / Michael F. Silane, MD  
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8:41 AM - 8:46 AM Results Of A Phase 3 Trial Of Novel Targeted Angiogenic Therapy With NV1FGF For Critical Limb Ischemia
  Presenters(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD / Nicolas A. Diehm, MD  
8:47 AM - 8:52 AM Debate 5: Long-Term Outcomes Of PTA For CLI: Outcomes Justify A PTA First Strategy: But In Whhich Patients?
  Presenters(s):Mark Conrad, MD  
8:53 AM - 8:58 AM Debate 5: Failed PTA/Stent Is Associated With Reduced Patency Of Subsequent Bypass: A Study From The VSGNE Database
  Presenters(s):Jack L. Cronenwett, MD  
8:59 AM - 9:04 AM Retrograde Popliteal Access For SFA Recanalization: Indications, Technique And Results
  Presenters(s):Plinio Rossi, MD  
9:05 AM - 9:10 AM How To Do Popliteal Punctures And Procedures With The Patient In The Supine Position
  Presenters(s):Kiang Hiong Tay, MBBS, FRCR, FAMS, FSIR  
9:11 AM - 9:16 AM Patterns Of Recurrent Disease After SFA Interventions: How Should Such Recurrences Be Managed?
  Presenters(s):Robert Y. Rhee, MD  
9:17 AM - 9:22 AM Drug Eluting Balloons Improve Results Of PTA For Long Tibial Artery Lesions
  Presenters(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD, PhD  
9:23 AM - 9:28 AM Durability Of PTAs Using Pedal Artery Approaches
  Presenters(s):Craig M. Walker, MD  
9:29 AM - 9:34 AM Patient Selection For Drug Eluting Stents In The Lower Extremity
  Presenters(s):Dierk Scheinert, MD  
9:35 AM - 9:40 AM Below The Ankle Angioplasty: To Stent Or Not To Stent
  Presenters(s):Konstantinos Katsanos, MD  
9:41 AM - 9:47 AM Panel Discussion
9:48 AM - 10:05 AM Break / Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)

CONCLUSION OF PROGRAMS A AND B. MEETING CONTINUES IN THE GRAND BALLROOM (3rd FLOOR) AS PLENARY SESSIONS.
TOPICS PRESENTED BY TITLE: (SYNCHRONIZED TALKS, SLIDES AND ABSTRACTS THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB-BASED VERSION 5 WEEKS AFTER THE MEETING.)
Web-Based Presentation 16.1 - How To Avoid Use Of Reentry Devices When Crossing Total Occlusions
  Presenters(s):Ali Amin, MD, RVT, FACS, FACC  
Web-Based Presentation 16.2 - Debate: Tibial Artery Lesions With CLI Do Better With Distal Open Bypasses
  Presenters(s):Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD  
Web-Based Presentation 16.3 - Debate: Tibial Artery Lesions With CLI Do Better With Endovascular Treatment
  Presenters(s):Iris Baumgartner, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 16.4 - Long Bare Nitinol Stents For TASC C And D Fem-Pop Lesions (The DURABILIITY Trial): How Well Do They Do?
  Presenters(s):Marc Bosiers, MD  
Web-Based Presentation 16.5 - Techniques And Advantages Of Treating Lower Extremity Disease With 4 French Systems: What Is Possible And What Is Not?
  Presenters(s):Andrej Schmidt, MD, PhD  
END OF SESSION 9
 
SESSION 10 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 10: IMAGING PRIOR TO AND DURING INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES
Moderators:Curtis W. Bakal, MD, MPH / Jacob Cynamon, MD  
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM New And Updated Techniques And Contrast Agents In MRA Imaging
  Presenters(s):Barry Stein, MD, FSIR, FACR  
11:10 AM - 11:20 AM CTA: New Techniques To Improve Imaging
  Presenters(s):Robert A. Lookstein, MD, FSIR, FAHA  
11:20 AM - 11:25 AM CT Should Be Used Judiciously To Avoid Increase In Cancer
  Presenters(s):E. Stephen Amis, Jr., MD  
11:25 AM - 11:30 AM Evaluation Of Hemoptysis: CTA Is Invaluable Prior To Angiography
  Presenters(s):James Caridi, MD  
11:30 AM - 11:40 AM Evaluation Of Lower GI Bleeding: The Algorithm Has Changed
  Presenters(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM Trauma Evaluation And Management: Using CTA For Triage
  Presenters(s):James Caridi, MD  
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Cone Beam CT: Uses And Abuses In Interventional Radiology
  Presenters(s):Nishita Kothary, MD / Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD  
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM Use Of Robotics In Interventional Radiology
  Presenters(s):Alan B. Lumsden, MD, FACS  
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM AAA Repair Using Intravascular Ultrasound
  Presenters(s):Eli Atar, MD  
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Radiation Exposure And Protection During IR Procedures
  Presenters(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD  
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM Panel Discussion
12:40 PM - 1:10 PM Lunch Break – Visit Exhibits and Pavilions (2nd and 3rd Floors)
END OF SESSION 10
 
SESSION 11 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 11: INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY - PART 1
Moderators:Andreas Kaubisch, MD / Jonathan Susman, MD  
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1:10 PM - 1:20 PM Is Interventional Oncology Destined To Remain In IR Or Is History Destined To Repeat Itself?
  Presenters(s):Barry T. Katzen, MD  
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM A Transplant Surgeon’s Perspective As To The Role Of Imaging And IR
  Presenters(s):Milan Kinkhabwala, MD  
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM The IR Clinic: Evaluation, Triage And Preparing The Patient For Intervention
  Presenters(s):Lindsay Machan, MD  
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Role And Technique Of Tumor Embolization And Portal Vein Embolization Prior To Partial Hepatectomy
  Presenters(s):David C. Madoff, MD  
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Volume Measurements Pre And Post Embolization Using 3D Imaging Tools
  Presenters(s):Sebastian Flacke, MD, PhD  
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Is Cross Sectional Imaging Sufficient Or Are Biopsies Being Underutilized?
  Presenters(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 11
 
SESSION 12 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 12: INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY - PART 2
Moderators:John F. Reinus, MD / Ziv J. Haskal, MD, FACR, FAHA, FSIR  
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2:20 PM - 2:30 PM Debate: Local Regional Therapy For HCC – TACE First
  Presenters(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
2:30 PM - 2:40 PM Debate: Local Regional Therapy For HCC – Ablate First
  Presenters(s):Muneeb Ahmed, MD / S. Nahum Goldberg, MD  
2:40 PM - 2:50 PM TACE Is No Better Than Bland Embolization
  Presenters(s):Karen T. Brown, MD  
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Conventional TACE vs. DEB: DEB Wins
  Presenters(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM Is There A Benefit To Systemic Treatment Along With Loco-Regional Therapy?
  Presenters(s):Laura Crocetti, MD, PhD / Ricardo Lencioni, MD  
3:10 PM - 3:20 PM Imaging And Follow-up After Regional Therapies: Tumor Markers, Imaging, Functional Imaging, Frequency Of Office Visits And Indications For Retreatment
  Presenters(s):Aradhana M. Venkatesan, MD  
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM Predicting Adequacy Of TACE Immediately Post Embolization
  Presenters(s):Jacob Cynamon, MD  
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Searching For And Embolizing Unsuspected Tumor Vascular Supply
  Presenters(s):Jonathan Susman, MD  
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM Image Guidance Using New Angio Capabilities And GPS Guidance Systems For Difficult Ablations
  Presenters(s):Elliot Levy, MD  
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM IRE: A New “Investigational” Ablation Device Or Is It Ready For Prime Time Use?
  Presenters(s):Laura Crocetti, MD, PhD / Ricardo Lencioni, MD  
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 12
 
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 13: RADIOEMBOLIZATION AND COMPLICATIONS OF INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY
Moderators:Paul J. Gaglio, MD / Renee M. Moadel, MD  
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4:10 PM - 4:20 PM When Should Radioembolization Be Utilized?
  Presenters(s):Riad Salem, MD, MBA  
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM Selecting Between The Radioembolic Agents
  Presenters(s):Matthew S. Johnson, MD  
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM Pre Radioembolization Angiographic Evaluation And Embolization: Tools Of The Trade (i.e., Coils, Detachable Coils, Plugs, etc.)
  Presenters(s):Ripal T. Gandhi, MD  
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM Dosing And Technique For Safe Radioembolization
  Presenters(s):Renee M. Moadel, MD  
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Complications Related To Local Regional Therapy: Case Based
  Presenters(s):Jafar Golzarian, MD  
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM Complications Related To Local Regional Therapy: Case Based
  Presenters(s):Jean Francois H. Geschwind, MD  
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 13
 
SESSION 14 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 14: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators:Jafar Golzarian, MD / Marc Sapoval, MD  
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5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Evolution Of Chemosaturation From A Surgical Technique To A Percutaneous Minimally Invasive Technique
  Presenters(s):Steven K. Libutti, MD  
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM Preliminary Results Of A Phase III Trial Of PHP-Chemosaturation With Melphalan For Melanoma Metastases To The Liver
  Presenters(s):Elliot Levy, MD  
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Results Of Chemosaturation: It is Not Just For Metastatic Melanoma
  Presenters(s):H. Richard Alexander, MD  
5:50 PM - 6:00 PM CCSVI And Its Relationship To Multiple Sclerosis: Fact Or Fiction
  Presenters(s):Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, MD  
6:00 PM - 6:10 PM Panel Discussion
END OF SESSION 14
 
SESSION 15 SCHEDULE
Thursday
SESSION 15: CONCURRENT WORKSHOP SESSIONS ON ACCESS CLOSURE AND MEDICAL SIMULATION IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Moderators:TBD
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8:30 AM - 10:30 AM WORKSHOP A: Access Closure (Hands-On)
Location: New York Suite, 4th Floor
This hands-on workshop will allow participants to learn the basics of vascular access closure. After a brief discussion of the currently available products, new devices will be available for participants to deploy. In addition, trick of the trade and the advantages and disadvantages of the various devices will be explored. Novel off-label uses will be discussed.
  Presenters(s):Joshua L. Weintraub, MD, FSIR  
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM WORKSHOP B: Medical Simulators In Interventional Radiology - Patient Specific 3D Visualization And Procedures Simulation (Lectures And Hands-On Workshop)
Location: Gramercy Suite B, 2nd Floor
  Presenters(s):Gabriel Bartal, MD / Marc Sapoval, MD  
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM WORKSHOP B: Simulation Training Sessions
30 Minutes Per Trainee. Preregistration Is Required.
END OF SESSION 15