2003 SIR Annual Meeting Scientific PosterAward RecipientsScientific Poster presentations offermeeting registrants the opportunity toreview important research on theirschedule. Each poster is viewed, onaverage, by more than half of themeeting registrants. A well conceivedand executed poster delivers signifi-cant value to our meeting attendeesand the scientific community.

In an attempt to acknowledge thededication, hard work, and importantcontribution of our poster presenters,a system for peer review and recogni-tion was created for the 2003 SIR An-nual Meeting. A panel of respectedinterventionalists served as the PosterReview Committee and convened atthe meeting to review and grade everyscientific poster. The following poster-based scientific presentations wererecognized for their originality, scien-tific merit, and excellent graphicpresentation.

2003 Poster Review Committee:Brian Stainken, MDVicki Marx, MDJames Benenati, MDAl Nemcek, Jr, MDAlan Matsumoto, MDMichael Dake, MDConstantin Cope, MDJohn Kaufman, MDArthur Waltman, MDKarim Valji, MDScott Trerotola, MDIrwin F. Hawkins, MD

BEST OF SHOW

Poster No. 317: PreliminaryExperimental Evaluation of TwoNew Vascular Occlusion Plugs

Authors: X. Gu, AGA Medical Corpo-ration, Golden Valley, MN, USA; M.Urness; H. Kong

BEST DEMONSTRATION POSTER

Poster No. 353: Technical Note:Treatment of Type II Endoleaks atTime of Endograft Placement

Authors: S.P. Johnson, University ofColorado Health Sciences Center,Denver, CO, USA; D.E. Elliott; J.D.Durham; M.J. Ludkowski

HIGH HONORS

Poster No. 296: CT and MR Imagingof Nitinol Stent with TantalumMarkers

Authors: G. Soulez, CHUM-NotreDame, Department of Radiology,Montreal, QC, Canada; L. Letourneau;G. Beaudoin; N. Boussion; V.L. Oliva;G. Cloutier

Poster No. 280: InfectiousComplications of ImplantableVenous Access Devices in Patientswith Sickle Cell Disease

Authors: S.C. Wagner, Thomas Jeffer-son University Hospital, Philadelphia,PA, USA; D.J. Eschelman; C.F. Gon-salves; J. Bonn; K.L. Sullivan

Poster No. 331: Inhibition ofPseudointimal Hyperplasia inSwine TIPS Model: The Efficacy ofLocal Delivery of Paclitaxel

Authors: S.W. Park, Korea UniversityGuro Hospital, Guro-dong Guro-gu,

Seoul, Korea; I.H. Cha; S.H. Lee; K.A.Kim; C.M. Park; C.H. Kim

Poster No. 342: Caval FilterPlacement in the Elderly: Feasibilityand Clinical Benefits of Insertionvia the Arm

Authors: A.F. Le Blanche, Charles FoixUniversity Hospital, F-94205 Ivry-sur-Seine Cedex, France; E. Pautas; I.Gouin; A. Bagues; F. Piette; P. Chaibi

Poster No. 373: Pathologic Sequenceof Embolic Materials on RabbitRenal Artery: PVA versus Chitin/Chitosan Materials as New EmbolicMaterials

Authors: B.K. Kwak, Chung-Ang Uni-versity Hospital, Seoul, Korea; H.J.Shim; S.M. Han

HONORS

Poster No. 286: Pelvic Embolizationfor Uncontrollable PostpartumHemorrhage: Long Term Follow-upand Fertility Implications

Authors: D.A. Ornan, Yale UniversitySchool of Medicine, New Haven, CT,USA; M.G. Tal; R.I. White, Jr.

Poster No. 339: Use of a MechanicalThrombectomy Infusion Catheterwith Emboli Protection for LowerExtremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

Authors: K. Kasirajan, University ofNew Mexico School of Medicine, Al-buquerque, NM, USA; T.O. Mc-Namara; R.F. Vina; V. Ramaiah; E.B.Diethrich; T.J. Fogarty

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Poster No. 350: Can AccessPressures Predict the Outcome ofthe Native Dialysis Fistulas?

Authors: T.T. Htaik, University ofPennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA;T.W.I. Clark; P. Ponse; S.O. Trerotola

Poster No. 396: Management ofRecurrent Ascites by theInterventional Radiologist

Authors: S.K. Wang, William Beau-mont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, USA;M.A. Savin; R. Salem; M.J. Kirsch;W.P. Romano

Poster No. 399: Change in OvarianReserve after Uterine ArteryEmbolization for Leiomyomata

Authors: D.A. Valenti, McGill Univer-sity Health Center, Montreal, QC,Canada; T. Tulandi; A. Sammour;T.J. Child; L. Seti; C.I. Torres et al.

Poster No. 285: Uterine FibroidEmbolization and Tumor Size: WhatAre the Implications?

Authors: T. Katsumori, Saiseikai ShigaHospital, Ritto, Shiga, Japan; K. Naka-jima; T. Mihara

Poster No. 288: Pregnancy FollowingUAE (Uterine Artery Embolization)with PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol)Particles.

Authors: M.D. Kim, Bundang CHAGeneral Hospital, Pochon CHA Uni-versity, Sungnam, Kyonggi-do, Re-public of Korea; E.H. Lee; J.H. Won;D.Y. Lee

Poster No. 316: VSI DuettTM

Procoagulant/D-StatTM FlowableHemostat: Closure of IatrogenicFemoral Artery Pseudoaneurysms

Authors: N. Esser, Heart Center Sieg-burg, Siegburg, Germany; G. Techen;A. Feuchtl; L. Bullesfeld; E. Grube;M.D. Olson

Poster No. 326: Peripheral ArterialThrombosis in Neonates.

Authors: A. Grant, The Hospital forSick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada;B. Parvez; B.L. Connolly; P.G. Chait;M.J. Temple; P.R. John

Poster No. 337: CombinedMechanical and PharmacologicThrombolysis for Ilio-Femoral DeepVenous Thrombosis

Authors: H. Bjarnason, Mayo Clinic,Rochester, MN, USA; E.A. Sabater; S.Misra; W. Wang; I. McPhail; A.W.Stanson et al.

Poster No. 338: Management ofDeep Venous Thrombosis Using theAngiojet Rheolytic ThrombectomySystem

Authors: R.N. Uppot, Christiana CareHealth System, Newark, DE, USA;M.J. Garcia; C. Roe; M. Gakhal; S.Nowakowski; G. Kimbiris et al.

Poster No. 340: Vena Cava Filters:Preliminary Experience with a NewOptional Vena Cava Filter

Authors: S. Pieri, Az. Osp. “S. Camillo-Forlanini” Roma, Roma, Italy, Lazio;P. Agresti; M. Morucci; L. de Medici

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