Tag: Society of Interventional Radiology
Education and experience are needed to back ‘fascination’ with liquid embolics,...
“For me, it was essentially love at first sight,” confessed Gary Siskin (Albany Medical Center, Albany, USA), stating his enthusiasm for liquid embolics—an enthusiasm...
Happy 50th birthday to the Society of Interventional Radiology
How can it be that this specialty society, so associated with concepts of ‘newness’, is old?
We know that in 1974 a group of ‘gadgeteers’...
Global survey results deem patient awareness a critical obstacle facing IR
Transcending region and socioeconomic status, a global survey has revealed patient awareness to be a “universal obstacle” that faces interventional radiology (IR) worldwide. These...
SIR appoints incoming JVIR co-editors-in-chief
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has announced that Charles E Ray Jr (University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA), past...
US interventional radiology: 12 years of primary specialty status
Interventional radiology (IR) was officially recognised as a primary medical specialty in the USA by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in 2012....
Survey finds women with uterine fibroids offered hysterectomies over minimally invasive...
A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has revealed that more than half (53%)...
Bifurcated T-stent reconstruction is safe and effective treatment for HVOO in...
A study has found that bifurcated T-stent reconstruction offers a safe and effective treatment option for hepatic venous outflow obstruction (HVOO) with anastomotic stenoses...
Society of Interventional Radiology names M Victoria Marx president for 2018–19
M Victoria Marx, an interventional radiologist at Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, USA, has been appointed president of the Society of Interventional Radiology...
