Ep. 517 Complex HCC Patients and the "Grey Zone": What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), like that of many other cancers, spans a spectrum from curative to palliative intent. To explore the "grey zone" of treatment goals for intermediate-stage ...
14 Feb 202540min
Ep. 516 Dialysis Procedures: New Tools for Better Outcomes with Dr. Ari Kramer and Dr. Omar Davis
Given the challenges that our dialysis patients face, how can we as providers stay sharp with the latest access techniques to help ensure the best possible outcomes? Dr. Omar Davis (interventional nep...
11 Feb 20251h 13min
Ep. 515 Curative Intent Therapies for HCC: Today and Tomorrow
For hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients who are not candidates for liver transplant or resection, lesion ablation can be a curative treatment. With multiple ablation options available and still un...
7 Feb 202553min
Ep. 514 Deep Sedation in IR: Intro to Ketamine with Dr. Amy Deipolyi
When deep sedation is required, it can be challenging to implement due to the difficulty of scheduling dedicated anesthesia coverage in the IR suite. Dr. Amy Deipolyi (interventional radiologist and D...
4 Feb 202534min
Ep. 513 Combination Therapy and Clinical trials for Advanced HCC: What They Really Mean
In the past five years, the use of immunotherapeutic agents for advanced cancers has emerged as a promising alternative to tyrosine kinase inhibitors and chemotherapy, making it an exciting time to be...
31 Jan 202548min
Ep. 512 The "Alzate Maneuver”: Flipping Retrograde Access with Dr. Gregg Alzate
Proximity to innovation often gives rise to further innovation. This trend is especially true in interventional radiology. Dr. Gregg Alzate (interventional radiologist in San Diego, California) joins ...
28 Jan 202550min
Ep. 511 How to Simplify Dosing: Understanding Y-90 Dosimetry from Simple to Complex
Of all the topics covered during interventional radiology training, dosimetry education is often delayed until after IRs enter clinical practice. In this episode, Drs. Tyler Sandow and Sabeen Dhand ho...
24 Jan 202555min
Ep. 510 Robotics Revolution in Interventional Radiology with Dr. Sean Tutton and Dr. Raj Narayanan
Robot-assisted technology has revolutionized surgical fields such as general surgery and urology—could interventional radiology be the next frontier? In this episode of the BackTable podcast, host Dr....
21 Jan 202556min
