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Robert Beecroft

Dr. Robert Beecroft

Dr. Robert Beecroft is a staff interventional radiologist in the Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, and lecturer at University of Toronto.

He has a strong interest in Interventional Oncology, specifically in the area of loco-regional therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) including thermal ablation (RFA and microwave ablation), transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), and radioembolization.

Dr. Beecroft was a member of the Focal Tumour Ablation Advisory Committee, Cancer Care Ontario and is currently a member of the Interventional Radiology Steering Committee, and other committees at Cancer Care Ontario.

Dr. Beecroft enjoys downhill skiing in the wintertime.

Recent Publications

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of Percutaneous Radiologic Gastrostomy Performed With and Without Gastropexy: Technical Success, Patient-Reported Outcomes and Safety

    CONCLUSION: There is comparable patient tolerability when balloon-retention PRG insertion is performed with or without gastropexy sutures. This study […]

  • Hepatic Arterial Blood Flow Modulation in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Pilot Study of the Influence of Intraarterial Norepinephrine Assessed with CT Perfusion

    CONCLUSIONS: Norepinephrine causes increased blood flow toward HCC tumors, but with a corresponding smaller increase in blood flow to noncancerous […]

  • Selective fetal reduction in complicated monochorionic twin pregnancies: A comparison of techniques

    CONCLUSIONS: In our experience, RFA procedures were simpler, faster and associated with a lower risk of preterm delivery

  • Management of primary hepatic malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations for risk mitigation from a multidisciplinary perspective

    Around the world, recommendations for cancer treatment are being adapted in real time in response to the pandemic of COVID-19. We, as a […]

  • When kidneys are too bright…a rare cause of shock

    No abstract

  • Patterns and Predictors of Mortality After Waitlist Dropout of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation

    CONCLUSIONS: Patient prognosis after dropout is dismal. However, a subgroup of patients may have longer survival. The present study identifies the […]

  • Effect of portal vein embolization on treatment plan prior to major hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma

    CONCLUSION: Following PVE in the setting of HCC, tumour progression accounts for a change in treatment plan in approximately a quarter of patients. […]

  • Outcomes of radiofrequency ablation as first-line therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma less than 3 cm in potentially transplantable patients

    CONCLUSION: RFA for single HCC ≤3 cm provides excellent short- to medium-term survival. However, we identified patients at higher risk of […]

  • Clinical Case Panel: Treatment Alternatives for Inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Surgical resection or liver transplantation offers the best chance of cure for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Unfortunately, most […]

  • Transabdominal Direct Sac Puncture Embolization of Type II Endoleaks after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

    CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous transabdominal embolization is a safe and efficacious treatment for type II endoleak, with a short procedure time.

  • Retrospective Single-Arm Cohort Study of Patients with Hepatocellular Adenomas Treated with Percutaneous Thermal Ablation

    CONCLUSION: Thermal ablation for the treatment of hepatocellular adenoma had a primary and secondary efficacy of 88 and 100%, respectively. The major […]

  • Direct sac puncture versus transarterial embolization of type II endoleaks: An evaluation and comparison of outcomes

    Purpose To determine the outcomes of type II endoleak embolization with aneurysm sac obliteration and whether the approach - direct sac puncture or […]

  • Randomized Trial Comparing Radiologic Pigtail Gastrostomy and Peroral Image-Guided Gastrostomy: Intra- and Postprocedural Pain, Radiation Exposure, Complications, and Quality of Life

    CONCLUSIONS: Despite the differences in insertion technique and tube caliber, the measured outcomes of POG and PG are comparable.

  • Efficacy of Ovarian Artery Embolization for Uterine Fibroids: Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluations

    CONCLUSIONS: We observed OAE to be an effective and safe adjunct to uterine artery embolization when hypertrophic ovarian artery(ies) require […]

  • Is routine biopsy of suspicious liver lesions recommended?

    No abstract

  • Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma as a bridge to liver transplantation

    BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is widely utilized as a bridge to liver transplant with limited evidence […]

  • Effectiveness of stent-graft placement for salvage of dysfunctional arteriovenous hemodialysis fistulas

    CONCLUSIONS: Stent-graft placement in dysfunctional autogenous hemodialysis fistulas is technically feasible and effective in preserving function and […]

  • Outcomes after uterine artery embolization for pedunculated subserosal leiomyomas

    CONCLUSION: UAE was successfully and safely performed for pedunculated subserosal leiomyomas, with a tumor volume reduction of 39% and no unique […]

  • Clinical failure after uterine artery embolization: evaluation of patient and MR imaging characteristics

    CONCLUSIONS: In general, the reduction in total fibroid volume after embolization is smaller in patients with poor clinical improvement. In addition, […]

  • A rare etiology of delayed postpartum hemorrhage

    CONCLUSION: Use of uterine angiography and embolization at an early stage in the search for the etiology of postpartum hemorrhage helps to decrease […]

  • Intraretinal RGMa is involved in retino-tectal mapping

    The repulsive guidance molecule (RGMa) is involved in controlling the topography of retinal ganglion cell axons along the anterioposterior axis of […]

  • Complex right subclavian artery dissection during diagnostic cardiac catheterization

    Vascular complications are important and unfortunate sequelae of cardiac catheterization. We report a case of complex right subclavian artery […]

  • Ultrahigh-pressure versus high-pressure angioplasty for treatment of venous anastomotic stenosis in hemodialysis grafts: is there a difference in patency?

    CONCLUSION: Routine use of UHP for PTA of venous anastomotic stenoses in synthetic hemodialysis grafts was not associated with any significant change […]

  • Patency of endovascular treatment for central venous stenosis: is there a difference between dialysis fistulas and grafts?

    CONCLUSION: Longer intervention-free survival for CVS was observed in patients with autogenous fistulas compared with grafts and in patients who did […]

  • Transplant renal artery stenosis: outcome after percutaneous intervention

    CONCLUSION: Primary treatment of TRAS with PTA with or without stent placement has good intermediate-term patency and is associated with significant […]

  • Arterial port catheter system placement using a translumbar aortic route

    CONCLUSIONS: A translumbar aortic route for percutaneous placement of arterial infusion port-catheter systems is feasible in swine and holds […]

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