Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is an American national organization of physicians, scientists and allied health professionals dedicated to improving public health through the use of minimally invasive, image-guided therapeutic interventions for disease management. Find more news on the interventional radiology (IR) page.

Interventional radiologists without fellowship training remain crucial to stroke care access

Doctors without neurointerventional certification increase the number of providers offering endovascular therapy by more than 20%, a new surveys shows.

July 27, 2021
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Radiologist preferences driving significant cost variability in common imaging-guided procedures

Stanford scientists believe the data underline the need to educate rads about standardization to help curb costs and deliver value.

March 29, 2021
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Former rad named Philips exec; SIR selects new president, and more radiology leadership news

Also, ACR lung expert hired as chief of thoracic surgery and ASRT fills out its board of directors.

March 24, 2021

Outpatient IR procedure for knee arthritis helps patients who could barely walk

One year after undergoing genicular artery embolization, 7 in 10 individuals said their pain levels dropped by more than 50%.

March 19, 2021

Interventional radiology treatment offers quick, long-lasting relief for bone cancer patients

Radiofrequency ablation provided comfort in as little as three days, significantly better than traditional treatments.

March 18, 2021

Interventional radiology is a top earning specialty, so why are political advocacy donations lagging?

Part of the disconnect revolves around education, and making sure IR physicians know how their profession is affected by the legislative process.

January 11, 2021
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Interventional radiology community calls on WHO to enhance access to IR services across the globe

Specifically, the open letter urges the World Health Organization to address the IR care gap between low- and high-income countries.

January 6, 2021
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Society of Interventional Radiology publishes new IVC filter guidelines

SIR said that this is its first official clinical practice guidelines, developed using best practice methodologies from the National Academy of Medicine.

September 10, 2020

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Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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