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Coding changes that will impact diagnostic and interventional radiology practices in 2025

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Diagnostic radiology MRI Safety A new CPT subsection has been established for reporting six new codes describing MR safety services, including implant or foreign body evaluation, safety consultation, electronics preparation, and implant positioning or immobilization. PC-6.47 $525.63 $209.28 PC-14.56 $8,508.75 $470.97 Erin Stephens.

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Society of Interventional Radiology formally welcomes new president

Health Imaging

Robert Lookstein, MD, FSIR, has been serving as the chief of interventional radiology at Mount Sinai for more than a decade and has worked in numerous roles with SIR for 20 years.

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ChatGPT may help educate interventional radiology patients

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ChatGPT is a relatively safe and accurate tool for patient education in interventional radiology, according to a study published October 23 in CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. Ultimately, no response was identified as potentially harmful, the researchers noted. The researchers noted pitfalls.

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Is interventional radiology ready for augmented reality?

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Augmented reality (AR) systems may enhance image-guided tumor ablations by improving the accuracy of needle placements, according to a study published January 29 in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. The full article is available here.

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Renowned journalist credits interventional radiology team for saving his life

Health Imaging

Sebastian Junger says he hopes his story will help raise awareness of the many possibilities of interventional radiology.

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Startup aiming to bring robotics into interventional radiology raises $73M

Radiology Business

The Silicon Valley-based startup is working to commercialize a handheld platform that incorporates robotics, artificial intelligence, imaging and virtual connectivity.

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Ablation underused to treat pain in cancer patients

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The study was published January 30 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. The image-guided procedure is done by interventional radiologists through a small hole the size of a pen tip. This suggests a profound underuse of percutaneous ablation for treatment of cancer-related pain, the group wrote.