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Department of Radiology Heersink School of Medicine


Current Trials:

  • Souheil Saddekni, Principal Investigator.  Rachel Oser, Edgar Underwood, Sub-Investigators. REVISE TRIAL: Protocol # AVR 06-01. GORE VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis versus Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) to Revise Arteriovenous Grafts at the Venous Anastomosis in Hemodialysis Patients. The trial began September 10, 2009. The trial will end December 31, 2012.

2011 Abstracts, educational exhibits, scientific presentations, publications and invitations to scientific conferences:

Educational Exhibits:

  • Oser RF, Abdel Aal AK, Saddekni S, Gaddikeri S, Soni, J. Percutaneous Biliary interventions in benign and malignant strictures: What the radiologist needs to know regarding the current practice and recent advances. European Congress of Radiology Meeting; Vienna, Austria, March 3-7, 2011.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Oser RF, Saddekni S, Underwood E, Kunam V, Raslan O, Gadikerri S, Osman S. Interventional management options for patients in the pulmonary critical care setting. European Congress of Radiology Meeting; Vienna, Austria, March 3-7, 2011.

Publications:

  • Shyamsunder Sabat, E Underwood. Coexistent rare hepatic artery variants as a pitfall during embolization:dorsal pancreatic artery mistaken for gastroduodenal artery. Diagn Interv Radiol 2011 Mar;17(1):95-7.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Osman S, Saddekni S, Hamed MF, Saad WEA. Embolization of bleeding duodenal ulcer using Amplatzer Vascular Plug II and hydrogel coils: Case report. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 2011; 45:307-310.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Gaddikeri S, Saddekni S. Technique of peritoneal catheter placement under fluoroscopic guidance. Radiology Research and Practice, vol. 2011, Article ID 141707, 4 pages, 2011. doi:10.1155/2011/141707. 

2010 Abstracts, educational exhibits, scientific presentations, publications and invitations to scientific conferences:

Educational Exhibits:

  • Abdel Aal AK, Pearce J, Raghuram K, Cure JK, Shah R, Roberson GH, Bag AK. Clinico-Radiological Approach to Bilateral Basal Ganglia Lesions. 96th Annual Conference of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA); Chicago, IL, USA, November 28-December 3, 2010.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Osman S, Hamed MF, Saddekni S, Underwood E, Oser RF, Borghei P. Calculating the occlusion time for Amplatzer Vascular Plug II used in treatment of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations helps determine its safety. 96th Annual Conference of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA); Chicago, IL, USA, November 28-December 3, 2010.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Osman S, Hamed M, Saddekni S, Underwood E, Oser R, Borghei P. Endovascular management of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: What the radiologist needs to know. 96th Annual Conference of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA); Chicago, IL, USA, November 28- December 3, 2010.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Osman S, Hamed MF, Saddekni S, Oser RF, Underwood E. The dangerous pulmonary shunt: Endovascular management of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. 96th Annual Conference of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA); Chicago, IL, USA, November 28-December 3, 2010.
  • Matthew Backer MD, Baljendra Kapoor MD, Rachel Oser MD, Mark Lockhart MD. Solid Visceral Injuries: Imaging and Intervention. Presented at American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2010 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, May 2-7, 2010.
  • Backer M, Kapoor B, Oser R, Lockhart M. Solid Visceral Injuries: Imaging and Intervention.  American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 110th Annual Meeting, May 2-7, 2010 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA. 
  • Kapoor B, Soni J, Osman S, Oser RF, Underwood E, Hamrick, KM, Feng A, Saddekni S. AZUR Hydrocoil Technical Success, Challenges, and Complications. Presented at The International Symposium of Endovascular Therapy (ISET), Hollywood, Florida, January 18-22, 2010.

Publications:

  • Kimball KJ, Preuss MA, Barnes MN, Wang M, Siegal GP, Wan W, Kuo H, Saddekni S, Stockard CR, Grizzle WE, Harris RD, Aurigemma R, Curiel DT, Alvarez RD. A phase I study of a tropism-modified conditionally replicative adenovirus for recurrent malignant gynecologic diseases. Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Nov 1;16(21):5277-87.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Abayazeed AH, Raghuram K, Cure' JK: Pneumocele of the frontal sinus producing orbital roof defect: Case report and review of literature. Am J Otolaryngol 2010; 31(3):202-204.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Saddekni S. Technique for Placement of Peritoneal Catheters Using Fluoroscopic and Ultrasound Guidance. US Radiology 2010;2(1):67-70.
  • Rubiera M, Cava L, Tsivgoulis G, Patterson DE, Zhao L, Zhang Y, Anderson AM, Robinson A, Harrigan MR, Underwood E, Horton J, Alexandrov AV. Diagnostic criteria and yield of real-time transcranial Doppler monitoring of intra-arterial reperfusion procedures.  Stroke. 2010 Apr; 41(4):695-9.

Book Chapters:

  • Abdel Aal AK, Bui B. Pulmonary angiography and interventions. In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill specialty board review. Editor: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill, 2010: 682-691.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Sullivan JC. Head Trauma. In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill specialty board review. Editor: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill, 2010: 53-59.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Sullivan JC. Intracranial infections. In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill specialty board review. Editor: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill, 2010: 77-87.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Sullivan JC. Stroke and cerebrovascular diseases of the brain. In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill specialty board review. Editor: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill, 2010: 37-46.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Sullivan JC. Intracranial aneurysms and vascular malformations. In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill specialty board review. Editor: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill, 2010: 46-53.
  • Fitzpatrick F., Saddekni S.  Chapter 82: Arterial Interventions In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review. Ed: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill; 2010; 640-648.
  • Tan KC, Saddekni S.  Chapter 84: Abdomen/Liver In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review. Ed: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill; 2010; 659-665.
  • Rachel Oser.  Chapter 86: GU Intervention In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review. Ed: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill, 2010; 674-681.
  • Edgar Underwood, Shyamsunder Sabat.  Spine Intervention In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review. Ed: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill 2010; 65-71.
  • Edgar Underwood, Clinton Smith.  Principles of Tumor Ablation In: Radiology: McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review. Ed: Canon CL. McGraw-Hill 2010; 71-79.

   Invited Lectures:

  • Saddekni S. Invited Moderator. Thierry de Baere, FR. Parallel Session - Non-Liver Oncology. Global Embolization Symposium and Technologies (GEST) 2010, San Francisco, California, May 6-9, 2010.
  • Saddekni S. Invited Panelist. Yasuaki Arai JP, Luc Defreyne, BE, Keigo Osuga, JP, Goetz Richter, DE, Hidefumi Mimura, JP. Material and Master Class 3: Glue and Onyx. Global Embolization Symposium and Technologies (GEST) 2010, San Francisco, California, May 6-9, 2010.
  • Saddekni S. Invited Lecture: Interventional Techniques in Interventional Oncology: Regional Therapies Hepatic Chemoembolization of Liver Tumors. Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) 11th Annual Medical Convention: Updates on Treatments and Techniques in Medicine, July 4-7, 2010, Damascus, Syria.

2009 Abstracts, educational exhibits, scientific presentations, publications and invitations to scientific conferences:

Educational Exhibits:

  • Sultenfuss M, Kim Y, Abdel Aal AK. Typical and atypical appearances of reversible encephalopathy. Presented in: 95 th Annual Conference of Radiological Society of North America (RSNA); Chicago, IL, USA, November 2009.
  • Raghuram K, Bag AK, Raghavan P, Abdel Aal AK. Restricted Diffusion in the thalamus in patients with seizures. Presented in: 47th Annual Conference of American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR); Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 2009.

Publications:

  • Abdel Aal AK, Hamed M, Biosca R, Saddekni S, Raghuram K. Occlusion Time For Amplatzer Vascular Plug Used in Treatment Of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations. AJR 2009; 192:793-799. Kapoor BS, Berscheid B, Saddekni S.  Supraduodenal Branch of the Left Hepatic Artery:  A Rare Cause of Bleeding Duodenal Ulcer.  Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology. 2009 Jul;32(4):789-91.
  • Abdel Aal AK, Joshi A, Saddekni S, Maya I. Fluoroscopic and Sonographic guidance to place Peritoneal Catheters: How we do it. AJR 2009:1085-1089.
  • Kapoor BS, Haddad HL, Saddekni S, Lockhart ME.  Diagnosis and Management of Pseudoaneurysms: An Update.  Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2009 Jul-Aug;38 (4):170-88.
  • Gaurav Jain, Michael Allon, Souheil Saddekni, Jill Barker-Finkel, and Ivan D. Maya.  Does Heparin Coating Improve Patency or Reduce Infection of Tunneled Dialysis Catheters?  Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 4:1787-1790, 2009.

Invited Lectures:

  • Saddekni S. Invited Lecture: What Can Non-Invasive Imaging Devices Tell Us About Coronary Vascular Biology? 10th Biennial International Andreas Gruentzig Society (IAGS) Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa, January 25-31, 2009.
  • Saddekni S. Invited Panelist: Gyula Gal, Souheil Saddekni, Norberto Schechtmann. Interventional Radiology Session. 10th Biennial International Andreas Gruentzig Society (IAGS) Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa, January 25-31, 2009.