Interventional Imaging

A subspecialty of interventional radiology (IR) uses image-guided, minimally-invasive procedures to diagnose and treat various diseases. Interventional radiologists rely on angiography, mobile C-arm and fluoroscopy imaging systems to perform thrombolysis, embolization, biopsies, vascular and other minimally invasive procedures, which can reduce recovery time, risk and costs. Find more IR content on the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) page.

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Stroke thrombectomy outcomes similar between radiologists, fellowship-trained neurointerventionalists

Increased volume has led to stress among endovascular stroke physicians, with some hospitals relying on interventional rads to relieve the strain. 

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Patient survival odds climb when interventional radiology teams are included in primary trauma surveys

Hemodynamically unstable patients have an almost 25% greater chance of survival when IR teams are included in these surveys.

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Mentorship 'crucial' for interventional radiologist trainees to overcome research obstacles

Some survey respondents weren't even aware of research opportunities offered by their program, and experts believe solid mentorship could help change that.

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Radiologist-delivered cooled ablation procedure offers long-term pain relief for knee replacement patients

The authors hope this minimally invasive approach could become the standard of care for this population.

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Radiology-pathology meetings lead to quicker definitive diagnoses in discordant biopsy cases

More than 50% of exams without biopsy-imaging agreement were later deemed malignant, underscoring the need for radiologists to confirm results with other doctors.

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Physicians performing fluoroscopy-guided procedures exposed to 3 times more radiation than colleagues

Some experts say it's time to amend radiation regulations pertaining to the eye, which the U.S. last revised in 1991.

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Nearly one-third of interventional radiologists aren’t formally discussing adverse events

Morbidity and mortality conferences offer chances to review negative outcomes and implement practice changes to avoid similar events in the future.

‘Saving lives and saving limbs’: New study of real-world CMS patients highlights the benefits of IVUS

The Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology examined real-world data from more than 700,000 CMS patients. The group's findings were presented during TCT 2021. 

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