JVIR

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation (SIR Foundation) aims to promote scientific research in Interventional Radiology by providing funding to promising investigators. Over the last 26 years, the SIRF has awarded more than 280 research grants.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 06:00 March 25, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) presented its highest honor, the SIR Gold Medal , to Fred T. These awards acknowledge distinguished and extraordinary service to SIR or to the specialty of interventional radiology. MD ; Albert A. Nemcek, Jr.,

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 25, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 03/25/2024 - 07:00 March 25, 2024 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation today presented the Leader in Innovation Award to Suresh Vedantham , MD, FSIR , during SIR’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Salt Lake City. He is the current president of the Southeastern Angiographic Society (SEAS).

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Aidoc

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In a recent conversation with Alexander Misono, MD, Chief of Interventional Radiology at Hoag, we explored the transformational role of AI in radiology and the ripple effects it’s having on both patient care and clinical operations. This “always-on” approach allows the interventional radiology team to act faster.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 13, 2024

Using virtual reality (VR)-based sedation during interventional radiology procedures reduces patient pain and anxiety, researchers have found. The study results were published March 12 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

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Imaging Technology

MARCH 26, 2024

Lewandowski, MD, FSIR , an interventional radiologist and professor at Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago, assumed the office of president of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) on March 26 during the SIR 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting in Salt Lake City. “Throughout the last 50 years, SIR has enabled the specialty (..)

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Diagnostic Imaging

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While interventional radiologists can have an impact in a number of clinical areas by offering minimally invasive options for patients, there remains a prevailing lack of awareness about the speciality among referring physicians and patients.

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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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Health Imaging

JUNE 5, 2024

Since interventional radiology is a fairly new specialty, this information could be critical to its continued growth.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Despite the well-established benefits of interventional radiology (IR), more than half of the world’s population lacks access to IR services and resources. Variable factors underlying this discrepancy have not been explored.

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

OA impacts more than 595M people worldwide and produces $80B in healthcare costs in the U.S. alone, experts detailed in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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ScienceDirect

JUNE 5, 2024

This study aimed to analyze the online presence of interventional radiology (IR), and its popularity over time and location, given reported under-awar…

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Within the past decade, Medicare reimbursements for interventional radiology (IR) procedures have been declining. In order to offset expenses, hospitals may increase charges. This study aimed to characterize the utilization and billing trends in IR.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The introduction of the integrated interventional radiology (IR) residency in 2017 marked a change in the way IRs are trained. However, pathways to IR are still offered after completing diagnostic radiology (DR) residency.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 19, 2024

This marks the third IR center for U.S. Urology Partners, which is supported by NMS Capital and has 60 locations across the East Coast and Midwest.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 29, 2024

Understanding about the profession remains low among patients and PCPs, with the latter essential to fueling procedure volumes, experts noted.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The purpose of this study is to quantify the shape and magnitude of the learning curve for classes of procedures performed by new interventional radiology (IR) attendings.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 06/22/2023 - 20:06 June 22, 2023 — The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) published a new position statement offering recommendations on the management of chronic iliofemoral venous obstruction with endovascular placement of metallic stents.

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Radiology Business

JULY 2, 2024

Based in South Jordan, Utah, the company is purchasing rights to the EsophyX Z+ device from EndoGastric Solutions, adding $30M in annual revenue.

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio generated about $37 million in revenue in 2023, with most sales in the U.S., Utah-based Merit noted.

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JVIR

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation sponsored Research Consensus Panel addressing this issue identified multiple gaps in the literature and made recommendations to enhance the evidence.

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Radiology Business

JULY 2, 2024

Physician assistants also handled a growing share of treatments, with their tally increasing nearly 67% between 2010 and 2021.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 23, 2024

University of Toronto experts analyzed information from the U.S. FDA's database, pinpointing reasons that errors occurred during thermal ablation procedures.

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JVIR

JANUARY 23, 2024

We are delighted to introduce this special issue of Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) engendered by the plenary session from the 2023 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting titled “Act Local, Think Global: IR and Its Role in Immuno-Oncology.”

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JVIR

JUNE 14, 2023

To state the position of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) on the endovascular management of chronic iliofemoral venous obstruction with metallic stents.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To evaluate whether there is an association between academic productivity and NIH grant funding in the interventional radiology community.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) residency has garnered increased interest from prospective applicants since its inception. Information regarding IR/DR resident characteristics is not well understood and is critical information for ascertaining adequate diversity of available medical student talent.

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JVIR

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

As the field of interventional radiology continues to grow into its status as a primary specialty, the bar is raised on the quality of research and publications. The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) scale of A to E is modeled after the Oxford system, with some tailoring for the field of interventional radiology (2).

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The objective is to predict billing codes for standard interventional radiology procedures from post-procedure notes to reduce time spent on this tedious task and improve reimbursement.

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JVIR

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In 2017, the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation convened a Research Consensus Panel (RCP) on patient-reported outcomes (PROs), inviting experts to identify priorities for the advancement of PRO use for the field of interventional radiology (IR) (1).

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis to evaluate the significance of scholarly activity in a successful interventional radiology match. Bibliometric analysis has been established as a reliable method for quantifying research productivity.

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MSK Library

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The Library has recently acquired the 5th edition of the Handbook of Interventional Radiologic Procedures. This text is useful for interventional and general radiologists, but also … Continue reading →

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JVIR

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation commissioned an international research consensus panel consisting of physicians from multiple disciplines with expertise in the management of benign and malignant thyroid disease. The role of locoregional therapy in the management of thyroid pathology is rapidly evolving.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Interventional radiology (IR) clinical trials are pivotal for advancing medical treatments and enhancing patient care. Understanding the various categories of these trials is essential to pinpoint prevalent research themes and identify underexplored areas.

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JVIR

MAY 7, 2023

In the article titled “Exposure to interventional radiology rotations in osteopathic medical schools: Trends in residency applications and matching,” Cyphers et al found that fewer than one third of osteopathic medical schools offered clinical rotations in interventional radiology (IR).

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To categorize trends in the popularity of the integrated interventional radiology (IR) residency among medical school seniors and assess changes in the level of applicant competitiveness required to successfully match since the integrated pathway’s inception.

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JVIR

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

To retrospectively review the rate of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) in central lines performed by the interventional radiology (IR) division at a single center and to identify potential associated causes of CLABSI in these patients.

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