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Table 2 The 100 most cited interventional radiology papers of all time
RankPaperNo. of citations
1Seldinger SI. “Catheter replacement of the needle in percutaneous arteriography; a new technique,”Acta Radiologica 39, no. 5 (May 1953): 368-3762497
2Judkins MP. “Selective coronary arteriography. I. A percutaneous transfemoral technic,”Radiology 89, no. 5 (November 1967): 815-8241071
3Livraghi T, Goldberg SN, Lazzaroni S, Meloni F, Solbiati L, Gazelle GS. “Small hepatocellular carcinoma: treatment with radio-frequency ablation versus ethanol injection”. Radiology 210, no. 3 (March 1999): 655-661735
4Yamada R, Sato M, Kawabata M, Nakatsuka H, Nakamura K, Takashima S. “Hepatic artery embolization in 120 patients with unresectable hepatoma,”Radiology 148, no. 2 (August 1983): 397-401625
5Livraghi T, Giorgio A, Marin G, Salmi A, de Sio I, Bolondi L, Pompili M, Brunello F, Lazzaroni S, Torzilli G. “Hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis in 746 patients: long-term results of percutaneous ethanol injection,”Radiology 197, no. 1 (October 1995): 101-108612
6Jensen ME, Evans AJ, Mathis JM, Kallmes DF, Cloft HJ, Dion JE. “Percutaneous polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures: technical aspects,”AJNR 18, no. 10 (December 1997): 1897-1904529
7Livraghi T, Goldberg SN, Lazzaroni S, Meloni F, Ierace T, Solbiati L, Gazelle GS. “Hepatocellular carcinoma: radio-frequency ablation of medium and large lesions,”Radiology 214, no. 3 (March 2000): 761-768516
8Rossi S, Di Stasi M, Buscarini E, Quaretti P, Garbagnati F, Squassante L, Paties CT, Silverman DE, Buscarini L. “Percutaneous RF interstitial thermal ablation in the treatment of hepatic cancer,”AJR 167, no. 3 (September 1996): 759-768497
9Parker SH, Burbank F, Jackman RJ, Aucreman CJ, Cardenosa G, Cink TM, Coscia JL Jr, Eklund GW, Evans WP 3rd, Garver PR “Percutaneous large-core breast biopsy: a multi-institutional study,”Radiology 193, no. 2 (November 1994): 359-364461
10Hessel SJ, Adams DF, Abrams HL. “Complications of angiography,”Radiology 138, no. 2 (February 1981): 273-281448
11H Deramond, Depriester C, Galibert P, Le Gars D. “Percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate. Technique, indications, and results,”Radiologic Clinics of North America 36, no. 3 (May 1998): 533-546432
12L Solbiati, Livraghi T, Goldberg SN, Ierace T, Meloni F, Dellanoce M, Cova L, Halpern EF, Gazelle GS. “Percutaneous radio-frequency ablation of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: long-term results in 117 patients,”Radiology 221, no. 1 (October 2001): 159-166424
13Livraghi T, Solbiati L, Meloni MF, Gazelle GS, Halpern EF, Goldberg SN. “Treatment of focal liver tumors with percutaneous radio-frequency ablation: complications encountered in a multicenter study,”Radiology 226, no. 2 (February 2003): 441-451421
14Cotton A, Dewatre F, Cortet B, Assaker R, Leblond D, Duquesnoy B, Chastanet P, Clarisse J. “Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteolytic metastases and myeloma: effects of the percentage of lesion filling and the leakage of methyl methacrylate at clinical follow-up,”Radiology 200, no. 2 (August 1996): 525-530417
15LaBerge JM, Ring EJ, Gordon RL, Lake JR, Doherty MM, Somberg KA, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. “Creation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts with the wallstent endoprosthesis: results in 100 patients,”Radiology 187, no. 2 (May 1993): 413-420410
16Solbiati L, Goldberg SN, Ierace T, Livraghi T, Meloni F, Dellanoce M, Sironi S, Gazelle GS. “Hepatic metastases: percutaneous radio-frequency ablation with cooled-tip electrodes,”Radiology 205, no. 2 (November 1997): 367-373402
17Riccardo RA, Allgaier HP, Cioni D, Olschewski M, Deibert P, Crocetti L, Frings H, Laubenberger J, Zuber I, Blum HE, Bartolozzi C. “Small hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis: randomized comparison of radio-frequency thermal ablation versus percutaneous ethanol injection,”Radiology 228, no. 1 (July 2003): 235-240396
18Judkins MP. “Percutaneous transfemoral selective coronary arteriography,”Radiologic Clinics of North America 6, no. 3 (December 1968): 467-492392
19Rossi S, Buscarini E, Garbagnati F, Di Stasi M, Quaretti P, Rago M, Zangrandi A, Andreola S, Silverman D, Buscarini L. “Percutaneous treatment of small hepatic tumors by an expandable RF needle electrode,”AJR 170, no. 4 (April 1998): 1015-1022387
20Gianturco C, Anderson JH, Wallace S. “Mechanical devices for arterial occlusion,”The American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium Therapy, and Nuclear Medicine 124, no. 3 (July 1975): 428-435384
21Solbiati L, Ierace T, Goldberg SN, Sironi S, Livraghi T, Fiocca R, Servadio G, Rizzatto G, Mueller PR, Del Maschio A, Gazelle GS. “Percutaneous US-guided radio-frequency tissue ablation of liver metastases: treatment and follow-up in 16 patients,”Radiology 202, no. 1 (January 1997): 195-203378
22Weill A, Chiras J, Simon JM, Rose M, Sola-Martinez T, Enkaoua E. “Spinal metastases: indications for and results of percutaneous injection of acrylic surgical cement,”Radiology 199, no. 1 (April 1996): 241-247356
23Castaneda-Zuniga WR, Formanek A, Tadavarthy M, Vlodaver Z, Edwards JE, Zollikofer C, Amplatz K. “The mechanism of balloon angioplasty,”Radiology 135, no. 3 (June 1980): 565-571354
24Goldberg SN, Gazelle GS, Mueller PR. “Thermal ablation therapy for focal malignancy: a unified approach to underlying principles, techniques, and diagnostic imaging guidance,”AJR 174, no. 2 (February 2000): 323-331349
25Waugh JR, Sacharias N. “Arteriographic complications in the DSA era,”Radiology 182, no. 1 (January 1992): 243-246332
26Heiserman JE, Dean BL, Hodak JA, Flom RA, Bird CR, Drayer BP, Fram EK. “Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography,”AJNR 15, no. 8 (September 1994): 1401-1407; discussion 1408-1411321
27Gazelle GS, Goldberg SN, Solbiati L, Livraghi T. “Tumor ablation with radio-frequency energy,”Radiology 217, no. 3 (December 2000): 633-646321
28Livraghi T, Goldberg SN, Monti F, Bizzini A, Lazzaroni S, Meloni F, Pellicanò S, Solbiati L, Gazelle GS. “Saline-enhanced radio-frequency tissue ablation in the treatment of liver metastases,”Radiology 202, no. 1 (January 1997): 205-210311
29Smith EH. “Complications of percutaneous abdominal fine-needle biopsy. Review,”Radiology 178, no. 1 (January 1991): 253-258308
30Parker SH. “Stereotactic breast biopsy with a biopsy gun,”Radiology 176, no. 3 (September 1990): 741-747306
31Dodd GD, Soulen MC, Kane RA, Livraghi T, Lees WR, Yamashita Y, Gillams AR, Karahan OI, Rhim H “Minimally invasive treatment of malignant hepatic tumors: at the threshold of a major breakthrough,”Radiographics 20, no. 1 (February 2000): 9-27304
32Livraghi T, Festi D, Monti F, Salmi A, Vettori C. “US-guided percutaneous alcohol injection of small hepatic and abdominal tumors,”Radiology 161, no. 2 (November 1986): 309-312295
33Lang EK. “A survey of the complications of percutaneous retrograde arteriography: Seldinger Technic”, Radiology 81 (August 1963): 257-263292
34Nakamura H, Hashimoto T, Oi H, Sawada S. “Transcatheter oily chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma,”Radiology 170, no. 3 Pt 1 (March 1989): 783-786290
35Rösch J, Dotter CT, Brown MJ. “Selective arterial embolization. A new method for control of acute gastrointestinal bleeding,”Radiology 102, no. 2 (February 1972): 303-306285
36Shiina S, Tagawa K, Niwa Y, Unuma T, Komatsu Y, Yoshiura K, Hamada E, Takahashi M, Shiratori Y,Terano A. “Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: results in 146 patients,”AJR 160, no. 5 (May 1993): 1023-1028283
37Theron JG, Payelle GG, Coskun O, Huet HF, Guimaraens L. “Carotid artery stenosis: treatment with protected balloon angioplasty and stent placement,”Radiology 201, no. 3 (December 1996): 627-636283
38Chilcote WA, Modic MT, Pavlicek WA, Little JR, Furlan AJ, Duchesneau PM, Weinstein MA. “Digital subtraction angiography of the carotid arteries: a comparative study in 100 patients,”Radiology 139, no. 2 (May 1981): 287-295268
39Parker SH, Jobe WE, Dennis MA, Stavros AT, Johnson KK, Yakes WF, Truell JE, Price JG, Kortz AB, Clark DG. US-guided automated large-core breast biopsy, Radiology 187, no. 2 (May 1993): 507-511268
40McNamara TO, Fischer JR. “Thrombolysis of peripheral arterial and graft occlusions: improved results using high-dose urokinase,”AJR 144, no. 4 (April 1985): 769-775266
41Goodwin SC, McLucas B, Lee M, Chen G, Perrella R, Vedantham S, Muir S, Lai A, Sayre JW, DeLeon M. “Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine leiomyomata midterm results,”JVIR 10, no. 9 (October 1999): 1159-1165260
42Grüntzig A, Kumpe DA. “Technique of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with the Grüntzig ballon catheter,”AJR 132, no. 4 (April 1979): 547-552259
43Rossi S, Garbagnati F, Lencioni R, Allgaier HP, Marchianò A, Fornari F, Quaretti P, Tolla GD, Ambrosi C,Mazzaferro V, Blum HE, Bartolozzi C. “Percutaneous radio-frequency thermal ablation of nonresectable hepatocellular carcinoma after occlusion of tumor blood supply,”Radiology 217, no. 1 (October 2000): 119-126257
44Goldstein HM, Wallace S, Anderson JH, Bree RL, Gianturco C. “Transcatheter occlusion of abdominal tumors,”Radiology 120, no. 3 (September 1976): 539-545257
45Cotton A, Boutry N, Cortet B, Assaker R, Demondion X, Leblond D, Chastanet P, Duquesnoy B,Deramond H. “Percutaneous vertebroplasty: state of the art,”Radiographics 18, no. 2 (April 1998): 311-320257
46vanSonnenberg E, Mueller PR, Ferrucci Jr JT. “Percutaneous drainage of 250 abdominal abscesses and fluid collections. Part I: Results, failures, and complications,”Radiology 151, no. 2 (May 1984): 337-341256
47Krepel VM, van Andel GJ, van Erp WF, Breslau PJ. “Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the femoropopliteal artery: initial and long-term results,”Radiology 156, no. 2 (August 1985): 325-328255
48Goldberg SN, Gazelle GS, Solbiati L, Rittman WJ, Mueller PR. “Radiofrequency tissue ablation: increased lesion diameter with a perfusion electrode,”Academic Radiology 3, no. 8 (August 1996): 636-644254
49Mewissen MW, Seabrook GR, Meissner MH, Cynamon J, Labropoulos N, Haughton SH. “Catheter-directed thrombolysis for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis: report of a national multicenter registry,”Radiology 211, no. 1 (April 1999): 39-49254
50Baum S, Nusbaum M. “The control of gastrointestinal hemorrhage by selective mesenteric arterial infusion of vasopressin,”Radiology 98, no. 3 (March 1971): 497-505253
51White Jr RI, Lynch-Nyhan A, Terry P, Buescher PC, Farmlett EJ, Charnas L, Shuman K, Kim W, Kinnison M, Mitchell SE. “Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: techniques and long-term outcome of embolotherapy,”Radiology 169, no. 3 (December 1988): 663-669251
52Goldberg SN, Solbiati L, Hahn PF, Cosman E, Conrad JE, Fogle R, Gazelle GS. “Large-volume tissue ablation with radio frequency by using a clustered, internally cooled electrode technique: laboratory and clinical experience in liver metastases,”Radiology 209, no. 2 (November 1998): 371-379251
53Chuang VP, Wallace S. “Hepatic artery embolization in the treatment of hepatic neoplasms,”Radiology 140, no. 1 (July 1981): 51-58249
54Goldberg SN, Hahn PF, Tanabe KK, Mueller PR, Schima W, Athanasoulis CA, Compton CC, Solbiati L,Gazelle GS. “Percutaneous radiofrequency tissue ablation: does perfusion-mediated tissue cooling limit coagulation necrosis?,”JVIR 9, no. 1 Pt 1 (February 1998): 101-111249
55McAffe JG. “A survey of complications of abdominal aortography,”Radiology 68, no. 6 (June 1957): 825-838248
56Johnston KW. “Femoral and popliteal arteries: reanalysis of results of balloon angioplasty,”Radiology 183, no. 3 (June 1992): 767-771248
57Willinsky RA, Taylor SM, TerBrugge K, Farb RI, Tomlinson G, Montanera W. “Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography: prospective analysis of 2,899 procedures and review of the literature,”Radiology 227, no. 2 (May 2003): 522-528248
58Dupuy DE, Zagoria RJ, Akerley W, Mayo-Smith WW, Kavanagh PV, Safran H. “Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of malignancies in the lung,”AJR 174, no. 1 (January 2000): 57-59245
59Vogl TJ, Müller PK, Hammerstingl R, Weinhold N, Mack MG, Philipp C, Deimling M, Beuthan J, Pegios W, Riess H, et al. “Malignant liver tumors treated with MR imaging-guided laser-induced thermotherapy: technique and prospective results,”Radiology 196, no. 1 (July 1995): 257-265244
60Becker GJ, Katzen BT, Dake MD. “Noncoronary angioplasty,”Radiology 170, no. 3 Pt 2 (March 1989): 921-940241
61Ferrucci Jr JT, Wittenberg J, Mueller PR, Simeone JF, Harbin WP, Kirkpatrick RH, Taft PD.“Diagnosis of abdominal malignancy by radiologic fine-needle aspiration biopsy,”AJR 134, no. 2 (February 1980): 323-330239
62Min RJ, Khilnani N, Zimmet SE. “Endovenous laser treatment of saphenous vein reflux: long-term results,”JVIR 14, no. 8 (August 2003): 991-996238
63Gerzof SG, Robbins AH, Birkett DH, Johnson WC, Pugatch RD, Vincent ME. “Percutaneous catheter drainage of abdominal abscesses guided by ultrasound and computed tomography,”AJR 133, no. 1 (July 1979): 1-8237
64Haaga JR, Alfidi RJ. “Precise biopsy localization by computer tomography,”Radiology 118, no. 3 (March 1976): 603-607236
65Lencioni R, Cioni D, Crocetti L, Franchini C, Pina CD, Lera J, Bartolozzi C. “Early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis: long-term results of percutaneous image-guided radiofrequency ablation,”Radiology 234, no. 3 (March 2005): 961-967233
66Mueller PR, van Sonnenberg E, Ferrucci Jr JT. “Percutaneous biliary drainage: technical and catheter-related problems in 200 procedures,”AJR 138, no. 1 (January 1982): 17-23232
67de Baere T, Elias D, Dromain C, Din MG, Kuoch V, Ducreux M, Boige V, Lassau N, Marteau V, Lasser P,Roche A. “Radiofrequency ablation of 100 hepatic metastases with a mean follow-up of more than 1 year,”AJR 175, no. 6 (December 2000): 1619-1625232
68Ferrucci Jr JT, Mueller PR, Harbin WP. “Percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage: technique, results, and applications,”Radiology 135, no. 1 (April 1980): 1-13231
69Khouri NF, Stitik FP, Erozan YS, Gupta PK, Kim WS, Scott WW Jr, Hamper UM, Mann RB, Eggleston JC,Baker RR. “Transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy of benign and malignant lung lesions,”AJR 144, no. 2 (February 1985): 281-288230
70Meaney TF, Weinstein MA, Buonocore E, Pavlicek W, Borkowski GP, Gallagher JH, Sufka B, MacIntyre WJ “Digital subtraction angiography of the human cardiovascular system,”AJR 135, no. 6 (December 1980): 1153-1160229
71Padovani B, Kasriel O, Brunner P, Peretti-Viton P. “Pulmonary embolism caused by acrylic cement: a rare complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty,”AJNR 20, no. 3 (March 1999): 375-377229
72Palmaz JC, Laborde JC, Rivera FJ, Encarnacion CE, Lutz JD, Moss JG. “Stenting of the iliac arteries with the Palmaz stent: experience from a multicenter trial”Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 15, no. 5 (October 1992): 291-297228
73Matsui O, Kadoya M, Yoshikawa J, Gabata T, Arai K, Demachi H, Miyayama S, Takashima T, Unoura M, Kogayashi K. “Small hepatocellular carcinoma: treatment with subsegmental transcatheter arterial embolization,”Radiology 188, no. 1 (July 1993): 79-83228
74Elvecrog EL, Lechner MC, Nelson MT. “Nonpalpable breast lesions: correlation of stereotaxic large-core needle biopsy and surgical biopsy results,”Radiology 188, no. 2 (August 1993): 453-455228
75Burbank F. “Stereotactic breast biopsy of atypical ductal hyperplasia and ductal carcinoma in situ lesions: improved accuracy with directional, vacuum-assisted biopsy,”Radiology 202, no. 3 (March 1997): 843-847228
76Molnar W, Stockum AE. “Relief of obstructive jaundice through percutaneous transhepatic catheter--a new therapeutic method,” The American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium Therapy, and Nuclear Medicine 122, no. 2 (October 1974): 356-367227
77Rémy J, Arnaud A, Fardou H, Giraud R, Voisin C. “Treatment of hemoptysis by embolization of bronchial arteries,”Radiology 122, no. 1 (January 1977): 33-37226
78Gangi A, Kastler BA, Dietemann JL. “Percutaneous vertebroplasty guided by a combination of CT and fluoroscopy,”AJNR 15, no. 1 (January 1994): 83-86226
79Haaga JR, Alfidi RJ, Havrilla TR, Cooperman AM, Seidelmann FE, Reich NE, Weinstein AJ, Meaney TF. “CT detection and aspiration of abdominal abscesses,”AJR 128, no. 3 (March 1977): 465-474225
80Earnest F 4th, Forbes G, Sandok BA, Piepgras DG, Faust RJ, Ilstrup DM, Arndt LJ. “Complications of cerebral angiography: prospective assessment of risk,”AJR 142, no. 2 (February 1984): 247-253225
81Amin Z, Donald JJ, Masters A, Kant R, Steger AC, Bown SG, Lees WR. “Hepatic metastases: interstitial laser photocoagulation with real-time US monitoring and dynamic CT evaluation of treatment,”Radiology 187, no. 2 (May 1993): 339-347223
82Mills SR, Jackson DC, Older RA, Heaston DK, Moore AV. “The incidence, etiologies, and avoidance of complications of pulmonary angiography in a large series,”Radiology 136, no. 2 (August 1980): 295-299222
83vanSonnenberg E, Ferrucci JT Jr, Mueller PR, Wittenberg J, Simeone JF. “Percutaneous drainage of abscesses and fluid collections: technique, results, and applications,”Radiology 142, no. 1 (January 1982): 1-10221
84Richter GM, Noeldge G, Palmaz JC, Roessle M, Slegerstetter V, Franke M, Gerok W, Wenz W, Farthman E. “Transjugular intrahepatic portacaval stent shunt: preliminary clinical results,”Radiology 174, no. 3 Pt 2 (March 1990): 1027-1030219
85Zeumer H, Freitag HJ, Zanella F, Thie A, Arning C. “Local intra-arterial fibrinolytic therapy in patients with stroke: urokinase versus recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-TPA),”Neuroradiology 35, no. 2 (1993): 159-162219
86Westcott JL. “Direct percutaneous needle aspiration of localized pulmonary lesions: result in 422 patients,”Radiology 137, no. 1 Pt 1 (October 1980): 31-35216
87Cognard C, Weill A, Spelle L, Piotin M, Castaings L, Rey A, Moret J. “Long-term angiographic follow-up of 169 intracranial berry aneurysms occluded with detachable coils,”Radiology 212, no. 2 (August 1999): 348-356216
88Cammà C, Schepis F, Orlando A, Albanese M, Shahied L, Trevisani F, Andreone P, Craxì A, Cottone M. “Transarterial chemoembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials,”Radiology 224, no. 1 (July 2002): 47-54215
89Goodwin SC, Vedantham S, McLucas B, Forno AE, Perrella R. “Preliminary experience with uterine artery embolization for uterine fibroids,”JVIR 8, no. 4 (August 1997): 517-526211
90Goldberg SN, Gazelle GS, Dawson SL, Rittman WJ, Mueller PR, Rosenthal DI. “Tissue ablation with radiofrequency: effect of probe size, gauge, duration, and temperature on lesion volume,”Academic Radiology 2, no. 5 (May 1995): 399-404208
91McGhana JP, Dodd GD, 3rd, “Radiofrequency ablation of the liver: current status,”AJR 176, no. 1 (January 2001): 3-16207
92Mani RL, Eisenberg RL, McDonald EJ Jr, Pollock JA, Mani JR. “Complications of catheter cerebral arteriography: analysis of 5,000 procedures. I. Criteria and incidence,”AJR 131, no. 5 (November 1978): 861-865206
93Katzen BT, van Breda A. “Low dose streptokinase in the treatment of arterial occlusions,”AJR 136, no. 6 (June 1981): 1171-1178206
94Goldberg, Grassi CJ, Cardella JF, Charboneau JW, Dodd GD 3rd, Dupuy DE, Gervais D, Gillams AR,Kane RA, Lee FT Jr, Livraghi T, McGahan J, Phillips DA, Rhim H, Silverman SG “Image-guided tumor ablation: standardization of terminology and reporting criteria,”Radiology 235, no. 3 (June 2005): 728-739205
95Gervais DA, McGovern FJ, Arellano RS, McDougal WS, Mueller PR. “Renal cell carcinoma: clinical experience and technical success with radio-frequency ablation of 42 tumors,”Radiology 226, no. 2 (February 2003): 417-424204
96Bookstein JJ, Goldstein HM. “Successful management of postbiopsy arteriovenous fistula with selective arterial embolization,”Radiology 109, no. 3 (December 1973): 535-536203
97Jackman RJ, Nowels KW, Rodriguez-Soto J, Marzoni FA Jr, Finkelstein SI, Shepard MJ. “Stereotactic, automated, large-core needle biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions: false-negative and histologic underestimation rates after long-term follow-up,”Radiology 210, no. 3 (March 1999): 799-805202
98Dupuy DE, Goldberg SN. “Image-guided radiofrequency tumor ablation: challenges and opportunities--part II,”JVIR 12, no. 10 (October 2001): 1135-1148202
99Ferris EJ, McCowan TC, Carver DK, McFarland DR. “Percutaneous inferior vena caval filters: follow-up of seven designs in 320 patients,”Radiology 188, no. 3 (September 1993): 851-856200
100Worthington-Kirsch RL, Popky GL, Hutchins Jr FL. “Uterine arterial embolization for the management of leiomyomas: quality-of-life assessment and clinical response,”Radiology 208, no. 3 (September 1998): 625-629200