JVIR CME September 2022

This month’s journal-based CME article is titled "Microwave ablation as bridging to liver transplant for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center retrospective analysis".This is a single center retrospective analysis to evaluate the safety and efficacy of microwave (MW) ablation as the first-line locoregional therapy (LRT) in the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).  Specifically the authors evaluated this treatment as a bridging therapy to liver transplant.

This program is designed to meet the educational needs of interventional radiologists, nurses, techs, and trainees at all levels with special interest in treatment of patients with HCC and undergoing consideration for liver transplantation. To receive CME credit for this journal-based CME activity, participants must read the journal article and score 75% or better on the post test. Participants will have three opportunities to score 75% or better.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this journal-based CME activity, learners should be able to:

• Discuss the role of microwave ablation as bridging therapy to liver transplantation
• Described life expectancy following transplantation
• Understand local tumor progression rates after ablative therapy.

JVIR CME Editor

Daniel Sheeran, MD
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Authors

• Allison B. Couillard MD, Emily A. Knott BS, Annie M. Zlevor BA, Paul F. Laeseke PhD MD, Timothy J. Ziemlewicz MD, Meghan G. Lubner MD - University of Wisconsin-Madison: Department of Radiology
• Joshua D. Mezrich MD, John P. Rice MD, David Foley MD, David Al-Adra MD - University of Wisconsin-Madison: Department of Surgery (Transplant Surgery)
• Mircea M. Cristescu MD - Emory University: Department of Radiology
• Parul Agarwal MD, Adnan Said MD, Michael R. Lucey MD - University of Wisconsin-Madison: Department of Medicine (Hepatology)
• Colin Longhurst MS - University of Wisconsin-Madison:  Carbone Cancer Center and Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
• J. Louis Hinshaw MD - University of Wisconsin-Madison: Departments of Radiology and Urology
• Fred T. Lee Jr. MD - University of Wisconsin-Madison: Departments of Radiology, Urology, and Biomedical Engineering

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SIR designates this education activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.