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.
- 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
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- 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?
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- 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 […]