SIR and several other prominent medical societies are advocating for an overhaul of what they see as outdated radiation protection practices. 

Alabama-based Clinical Urology Associates is one of the latest to begin offering IR services to its patients, in partnership with one local radiologist.

UPMC Williamsport, a 224-bed acute care hospital, said the relocated IR facility seeks to bring minimally invasive care closer to home for patients in north central Pennsylvania

It will include both in-person observational rotations and virtual learning sessions, giving students an opportunity to experience the full patient care cycle, from consultation to follow-up. 

The proportion of radiologists performing some (>0%) IR-related work declined from 70% in 2008 down to 50% by 2023, according to new research published in JVIR. 

A new technique for an emerging IR procedure has the potential to slow down the painful joint degeneration commonly seen in knee OA.

Lawmakers have opted against authorizing funding for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, citing concerns it will overburden patients and providers. 

“Interventional Radiology training inherently involves specialty-specific characteristics that make in-person interviews particularly valuable,” the APDIR contends. 

PAE has emerged as a treatment alternative for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia who don’t respond well to medication but cannot or do not want to undergo an invasive surgery. 

SIR on May 28 announced it supports the Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission, or ROOT, Act, joining the American College of Radiology