Publications Print Zaremba S, Miller AJ, Ovrom EA, Senefeld JW, Wiggins CC, Dominelli PB, Ganesh R, Hurt RT, Bartholmai BJ, Welch BT, Ripoll JG, Joyner MJ, Ramsook AH. Increased luminal area of large conducting airways in patients with COVID-19 and post-acute sequelae of COVID-19: a retrospective case-control study. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2024 Nov 1; 137 (5):1168-1174 Epub 2024 Sept 19 View PubMed Parvinian A, Thompson SM, Schmitz JJ, Welch BT, Hibbert R, Adamo DA, Kurup AN. Update on Percutaneous Ablation for Sarcoma. Curr Oncol Rep. 2024 Jun; 26(6):601-613. Epub 2024 Apr 22. View PubMed Cao W, Parvinian A, Adamo D, Welch B, Callstrom M, Ren L, Missert A, Favazza CP. Deep convolutional-neural-network-based metal artifact reduction for CT-guided interventional oncology procedures (MARIO). Med Phys. 2024 Jun; 51 (6):4231-4242 Epub 2024 Feb 14 View PubMed Gits HC, Khosravi Flanigan MA, Kapplinger JD, Reisenauer JS, Eiken PW, Breen WG, Vu LH, Welch BT, Harmsen WS, Day CN, Olivier KR, Park SS, Garces YI, Hallemeier CL, Merrell KW, Ashman JB, Schild SE, Grams MP, Lucido JJ, Shen KR, Cassivi SD, Wigle D, Nichols FC, Blackmon S, Tapias LF, Callstrom MR, Owen D. Sublobar Resection, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, and Percutaneous Ablation Provide Comparable Outcomes for Lung Metastasis-Directed Therapy. Chest. 2024 May; 165 (5):1247-1259 Epub 2023 Dec 14 View PubMed Jensen CG, Dybdahl M, Valtersson J, Mussmann BR, Duus LA, Junker T, Pietersen PI, Lund L, Welch BT, Graumann O. Percutaneous Image-Guided Cryoablation of Endophytic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2024 Apr; 47 (4):453-461 Epub 2024 Mar 14 View PubMed Harper KC, Atwell TD, Kassmeyer BA, Jang S, Potretzke AM, Costello BA, Welch TL, Boorjian SA, Welch BT. Percutaneous Image Guided Cryoablation of Adrenal Metastases From Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Single Institution Review. Urology. 2024 Jan; 183:141-146. Epub 2023 Oct 11. View PubMed Dunlay M, Gu C, Adamo D, Welch B, Packard A, Atwell T. Case series: The use of spermatic cord block in maximising patient comfort during ultrasound-guided percutaneous core-needle biopsy of the testicle. Australas J Ultrasound Med. 2023 Nov; 26 (4):267-271 Epub 2023 Aug 07 View PubMed Schmit GD, Kurup AN, Morris JM, Kumar SK, Schmitz JJ, Welch BT, Kassmeyer BA, Callstrom MR. Percutaneous Cryoablation of Plasmacytomas: Oncologic Effectiveness and Adverse Events. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 Aug; 34(8):1303-1310. Epub 2023 Apr 25. View PubMed Jeltema JL, Gorman EK, Ovrom EA, Ripoll JG, Dominelli PB, Joyner MJ, Welch BT, Senefeld JW, Wiggins CC. Greater central airway luminal area in people with COVID-19: a case-control series. Sci Rep. 2022 Oct 26; 12 (1):17970 View PubMed Navin PJ, Thompson SM, Kurup AN, Lee RA, Callstrom MR, Castro MR, Stan MN, Welch BT, Schmitz JJ. Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules. Radiographics. 2022 Oct; 42 (6):1812-1828 View PubMed Smith KA, Welch BT, Kurup AN, Schmitz JJ, VanBuren WM, Ehman EC, Welch TL, Cope AG, Koepsel EK, Atwell TD, Burnett TL. Feasibility and safety of percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of abdominal wall endometriosis. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2022 Aug; 47 (8):2669-2673 Epub 2021 Nov 13 View PubMed Thompson SM, Suman G, Torbenson MS, Chen ZE, Jondal DE, Patra A, Ehman EC, Andrews JC, Fleming CJ, Welch BT, Kurup AN, Roberts LR, Watt KD, Truty MJ, Cleary SP, Smoot RL, Heimbach JK, Tran NH, Mahipal A, Yin J, Zemla T, Wang C, Fogarty Z, Jacobson M, Kemp BJ, Venkatesh SK, Johnson GB, Woodrum DA, Goenka AH. PSMA as a Theranostic Target in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Immunohistochemistry and (68) Ga-PSMA-11 PET Using Cyclotron-Produced (68) Ga. Hepatol Commun. 2022 May; 6 (5):1172-1185 Epub 2021 Nov 15 View PubMed Thompson SM, Welch BT, Kurup AN. Ablation for oligometastatic colorectal carcinoma in extrahepatic, extrapulmonary sites. Int J Hyperthermia. 2022; 39 (1):633-638 View PubMed Navin PJ, Eickstaedt NL, Atwell TD, Young JR, Eiken PW, Welch BT, Schmitz JJ, Schmit GD, Johnson MP, Moynagh MR. Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Image-Guided Mediastinal Mass Core-Needle Biopsy. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2021 Dec; 5(6):1100-1108. Epub 2021 Nov 25. View PubMed Ehman EC, Adamo DA, Welch BT, Thompson SM, Uyeda JW. Toolkit for young professionals: how to get involved in the society of abdominal radiology-workshops, disease focus panels, emerging technology committees, and more. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2021 Dec; 46 (12):5466-5470 Epub 2021 June 04 View PubMed Thompson SM, Gorny KR, Koepsel EMK, Welch BT, Mynderse L, Lu A, Favazza CP, Felmlee JP, Woodrum DA. Body Interventional MRI for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologists: Current Practice and Future Prospects. Radiographics. 2021 Oct; 41 (6):1785-1801 View PubMed McElroy KM, Reisenauer CJ, Welch BT, Takahashi EA, Frimpong RG, Atwell TD, Fleming CJ, Thompson SM. Long-term renal function outcomes after renal cryoablation complicated by major hemorrhage requiring selective transarterial embolization. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2021 Oct; 46 (10):4898-4907 Epub 2021 June 24 View PubMed Jang S, Eiken PW, Atwell TD, Markovic SN, Bancos I, Welch BT. Percutaneous Image-Guided Thermal Ablation of Adrenal Metastasis from Melanoma: A Single-Institution Experience. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Sep; 32 (9):1288-1291 Epub 2021 June 16 View PubMed Parvinian A, Schmitz JJ, Welch BT, Atwell TD, Morris JM, Woodrum DA, Kurup AN. A Single-Institution Experience in Percutaneous Image-Guided Cryoablation of Lymph Node Metastases. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Jul; 217 (1):152-156 Epub 2021 Apr 14 View PubMed Lu A, Favazza CP, Felmlee JP, Welch BT, Mynderse LA, Browne JE, Woodrum DA, Gorny KR. Experimental Investigation of Cryoneedle Heating during MR-Guided Cryoablation in Ex Vivo Tissue Samples at 1.5-Tesla. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 May; 32 (5):721-728.e2 Epub 2021 Mar 02 View PubMed Jang S, Schmitz JJ, Atwell TD, Welch TL, Welch BT, Hobday TJ, Adamo DA, Moynagh MR. Percutaneous Image-Guided Core Needle Biopsy of Neuroendocrine Tumors: How Common Is Intraprocedural Carcinoid Crisis? J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 May; 32 (5):745-751 Epub 2021 Feb 16 View PubMed Moynagh MR, Dowdy SC, Welch B, Glaser GE, Schmitz JJ, Jatoi A, Langstraat CL, Block MS, Kurup AN, Kumar A. Image-guided tumor ablation in gynecologic oncology: Review of interventional oncology techniques and case examples highlighting a collaborative, multidisciplinary program. Gynecol Oncol. 2021 Mar; 160 (3):835-843 Epub 2020 Dec 30 View PubMed Marion JT, Schmitz JJ, Schmit GD, Kurup AN, Welch BT, Pasternak JJ, Boorjian SA, Leibovich BC, Atwell TD, Thompson RH. Safety and Efficacy of Retrograde Pyeloperfusion for Ureteral Protection during Renal Tumor Cryoablation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 Aug; 31 (8):1249-1255 Epub 2020 May 23 View PubMed Guo WL, Eli IM, Ripoll JG, Baker SE, Shepherd JRA, Wiggins CC, Welch BT, Joyner MJ, Dominelli PB. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia patients have preserved CT-measured central airway luminal area. Respir Med. 2020 Aug - Sep; 170:106071. Epub 2020 Jun 25. View PubMed Parvinian A, Welch BT, Callstrom MR, Kurup AN. Trends in Musculoskeletal Ablation: Emerging Indications and Techniques. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2020 Jun; 23 (2):100678 Epub 2020 May 25 View PubMed Welch BT, Ehman EC, VanBuren WM, Cope AG, Welch TL, Woodrum DA, Kurup AN, Burnett TL. Percutaneous cryoablation of abdominal wall endometriosis: the Mayo Clinic approach. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2020 Jun; 45 (6):1813-1817 View PubMed Cope AG, Narasimhulu DM, Khan Z, VanBuren W, Welch BT, Burnett T. Nonsurgical radiologic intervention for management of abdominal wall endometriosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis JEPPD Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders. 2020. Ripoll JG, Guo W, Andersen KJ, Baker SE, Wiggins CC, Shepherd JRA, Carter RE, Welch BT, Joyner MJ, Dominelli PB. Sex differences in paediatric airway anatomy. Exp Physiol. 2020 Apr; 105 (4):721-731 Epub 2020 Mar 13 View PubMed Murray CA, Welch BT, Schmit GD, Schmitz JJ, Weisbrod AJ, Callstrom MR, Welch TL, Thompson RH, Kurup AN, Boorjian SA, Atwell TD. Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Image-guided Cryoablation of Completely Endophytic Renal Masses. Urology. 2019 Nov; 133:151-156 Epub 2019 Aug 12 View PubMed Eiken PW, Welch BT. Cryoablation of Lung Metastases: Review of Recent Literature and Ablation Technique. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2019 Oct; 36 (4):319-325 Epub 2019 Oct 31 View PubMed Jethwa KR, Hellekson CD, Evans JD, Harmsen WS, Wilhite TJ, Whitaker TJ, Park SS, Choo CR, Stish BJ, Olivier KR, Haloi R, Lowe VJ, Welch BT, Quevedo JF, Mynderse LA, Karnes RJ, Kwon ED, Davis BJ. (11)C-Choline PET Guided Salvage Radiation Therapy for Isolated Pelvic and Paraortic Nodal Recurrence of Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy: Rationale and Early Genitourinary or Gastrointestinal Toxicities. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2019 Oct-Dec; 4 (4):659-667 Epub 2019 July 04 View PubMed Welch BT, Shah PH, Thompson RH, Atwell TD. The current status of thermal ablation in the management of T1b renal masses. Int J Hyperthermia. 2019 Oct; 36 (2):31-36 View PubMed Welle CL, Welch BT, Brinjikji W, Ehman EC, Venkatesh SK, Johnson MP, Iyer VN, Leise MD, Wood CP. Abdominal manifestations of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a series of 333 patients over 15 years. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 Jul; 44 (7):2384-2391 View PubMed Ehman , EC, Thompson , SM, Welch , BT, Johnson , DR, McGregor , HCJ. PET Imaging of Helatocellular Carcinoma Cur Radiol Rep. 2019. Johnson TF, Brinjikji W, Doolittle DA, Nagelschneider AA, Welch BT, Kotsenas AL. Structured Head and Neck CT Angiography Reporting Reduces Resident Revision Rates. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2019 Mar - Apr; 48 (2):114-116 Epub 2018 Apr 12 View PubMed Kohlenberg J, Welch B, Welch B, Hamidi O, Callstrom M, Morris J, Sprung J, Bancos I, Young W Jr. Efficacy and Safety of Ablative Therapy in the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma. Cancers (Basel). 2019 Feb 7; 11 (2) Epub 2019 Feb 07 View PubMed Welch BT, Packard AT, Atwell TD, Johnson GB, Lowe VJ, Karnes RJ, Mynderse LA, Gunderson TM, Park SS, Stish BJ, Evans JD, Kwon ED, Davis BJ, Nathan MA. Percutaneous Image-Guided Nodal Biopsy After 11C-Choline PET/CT for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Imaging Predictors of Disease and Clinical Implications. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2019 Jan-Mar; 4 (1):79-89 Epub 2018 Sept 05 View PubMed Baffour FI, Moynagh MR, Eiken PW, Welch BT, Kurup AN, Atwell TD, Schmit GD. Effectiveness and Safety of Percutaneous CT-Guided Rib Biopsy. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Jan; 30 (1):82-86 Epub 2018 Dec 07 View PubMed Hendrickson AC, Schmitz JJ, Kurup AN, Eiken PW, Potretzke TA, Viers BR, McMenomy BP, Packard AT, Moynagh MR, Welch BT. Percutaneous ureteral biopsy: safety and diagnostic yield. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2019 Jan; 44 (1):333-336 View PubMed Thompson SM, Schmitz JJ, Thompson RH, Weisbrod AJ, Welch BT, Viers BR, Hannon JD, Schmit GD, Atwell TD, Kurup AN. Introduction of Microwave Ablation Into a Renal Ablation Practice: Valuable Lessons Learned. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2018 Dec; 211 (6):1381-1389 Epub 2018 Sept 24 View PubMed Takahashi EA, Kinsman KA, Schmit GD, Atwell TD, Schmitz JJ, Welch BT, Callstrom MR, Geske JR, Kurup AN. Thermal ablation of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Safety, efficacy, and factors affecting local tumor progression. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Dec; 43 (12):3487-3492 View PubMed Bates ML, Welch BT, Randall JT, Petersen-Jones HG, Limberg JK. Carotid body size measured by computed tomographic angiography in individuals born prematurely. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2018 Dec; 258:47-52 Epub 2018 May 24 View PubMed Dominelli PB, Ripoll JG, Cross TJ, Baker SE, Wiggins CC, Welch BT, Joyner MJ. Sex differences in large conducting airway anatomy. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2018 Sep 01; 125(3):960-965. Epub 2018 Jul 19. View PubMed Ehman EC, Torbenson MS, Wells ML, Welch BT, Thompson SM, Garg I, Venkatesh SK. Hepatic tumors of vascular origin: imaging appearances. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Aug; 43 (8):1978-1990 View PubMed Welch BT, Schmitz JJ, Kurup AN, Atwell TD, Callstrom MR, Frey G, Paz-Fumagalli R, Allen A, Watt K, Heimbach J, Schmit GD. Feasibility and outcomes of percutaneous thermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma in a transplanted allograft. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2018 Jun; 43 (6):1478-1481 View PubMed Welch BT, Brinjikji W, Stockland AH, Lanzino G. Subarachnoid and intraperitoneal hemorrhage secondary to segmental arterial mediolysis: A case report and review of the literature. Interv Neuroradiol. 2017 Aug; 23 (4):378-381 Epub 2017 Apr 26 View PubMed Erie AJ, Morris JM, Welch BT, Kurup AN, Weisbrod AJ, Atwell TD, Schmit GD, Kwon ED, Callstrom MR. Retrospective Review of Percutaneous Image-Guided Ablation of Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer: A Single-Institution Experience. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 Jul; 28 (7):987-992 Epub 2017 Apr 21 View PubMed Welch BT, Eiken PW, Atwell TD, Peikert T, Yi ES, Nichols F, Schmit GD. A Single-Institution Experience in Percutaneous Image-Guided Biopsy of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2017 Jun; 40 (6):860-863 Epub 2017 Jan 30 View PubMed Welch BT, Schmitz JJ, Atwell TD, McGauvran AM, Kurup AN, Callstrom MR, Schmit GD. Evaluation of infectious complications following percutaneous liver ablation in patients with bilioenteric anastomoses. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2017 May; 42 (5):1579-1582 View PubMed Parker WP, Evans JD, Stish BJ, Park SS, Olivier K, Choo R, Nathan MA, Welch BT, Karnes RJ, Mynderse LA, Pisansky TM, Kwon ED, Lowe VJ, Davis BJ. Patterns of Recurrence After Postprostatectomy Fossa Radiation Therapy Identified by C-11 Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Mar 1; 97 (3):526-535 Epub 2016 Nov 17 View PubMed Welch BT, Petersen-Jones HG, Eugene AR, Brinjikji W, Kallmes DF, Curry TB, Joyner MJ, Limberg JK. Impact of sleep disordered breathing on carotid body size. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2017 Feb; 236:5-10 Epub 2016 Oct 29 View PubMed Ahmed AT, Welch BT, Brinjikji W, Farah WH, Henrichsen TL, Murad MH, Knudsen JM. Racial Disparities in Screening Mammography in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 Feb; 14 (2):157-165.e9 Epub 2016 Dec 16 View PubMed Welch BT, Coelho Prabhu N, Walkoff L, Trenkner SW. Auto-brewery Syndrome in the Setting of Long-standing Crohn's Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Crohns Colitis. 2016 Dec; 10 (12):1448-1450 Epub 2016 May 09 View PubMed Welch BT, Brinjikji W, Schmit GD, Callstrom MR, Kurup AN, Cloft HJ, Woodrum DA, Nichols FC, Atwell TD. A national analysis of the complications, cost, and mortality of percutaneous lung ablation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2015 Jun; 26: (6)787-91. View PubMed Welch BT, Brinjikji W, Schmit GD, Kurup AN, El-Sayed AM, Cloft HJ, Thompson RH, Callstrom MR, Atwell TD. Evaluation of the charges, safety, and mortality of percutaneous renal thermal ablation using the nationwide inpatient sample. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2015 Mar; 26 (3):342-7 Epub 2014 Dec 18 View PubMed Welch BT, Callstrom MR, Morris JM, Kurup AN, Schmit GD, Weisbrod AJ, Lohse CM, Kohli M, Costello BA, Olivier KR, Thompson RH, Boorjian SA, Atwell TD. Feasibility and oncologic control after percutaneous image guided ablation of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. J Urol. 2014 Aug; 192 (2):357-63 Epub 2014 Mar 12 View PubMed Welch BT, Callstrom MR, Carpenter PC, Wass CT, Welch TL, Boorjian SA, Nichols DA, Thompson GB, Lohse CM, Erickson D, Leibovich BC, Atwell TD. A single-institution experience in image-guided thermal ablation of adrenal gland metastases. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2014 Apr; 25 (4):593-8 Epub 2014 Feb 06 View PubMed Welch BT, Welch TJ. Percutaneous image-guided biopsy of the musculoskeletal system. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Sep; 14(3):110-7. View PubMed Welch BT, Welch TJ. Percutaneous ablation of benign bone tumors. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Sep; 14(3):118-23. View PubMed Welch BT, Atwell TD, Nichols DA, Wass CT, Callstrom MR, Leibovich BC, Carpenter PC, Mandrekar JN, Charboneau JW. Percutaneous image-guided adrenal cryoablation: procedural considerations and technical success. Radiology. 2011 Jan; 258(1):301-7. Epub 2010 Oct 22 View PubMed Welch BT, Welch TJ, Maus TP. 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