"The elevation of interventional radiology to a specialty level with its own distinct residency program places IR on the same level as surgery, pediatrics, and internal medicine," says one proponent.

Interventional radiologists have devised a new way to access a woman's fibroids -- by flipping her wrist and treating via an arm not groin artery -- to nonsurgically shrink noncancerous growths in the ...

A radiologist is a type of doctor who uses medical imaging to support the diagnosis and treatment of various conditions and injuries. Specialties include diagnostic radiologists, interventional ...

What Imaging Modalities Are Available to Radiologists & How Do They Differ? A wide range of imaging modalities including planar imaging, computed tomography (CT), MRI, ultrasound and newer techniques ...

Interventional radiologists increasingly are involved in the treatment of urologic and nephrologic conditions and diseases. They perform such procedures as renal cryoablation, renal artery angioplasty ...

FAIRFAX, Va.—Uterine fibroid embolization—a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for women that cuts off blood flow to painful fibroids to kill the tumors—is highlighted as an ...

Researchers who investigated the connection between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (a reported condition characterized as a blockage in the veins that drain blood from the brain and spinal ...

This article appears in the August 2012 issue of HealthLeaders magazine. It sounds like a conflict of epic proportions when you talk to some healthcare leaders. As David Levin, MD, former chairman of ...

Residents are introduced to all radiologic sub-specialties (except mammography) during the first year. Rotations are comprised of four week blocks. In the first year, these blocks typically include: ...

Dr. James Murray has joined the North Oaks Imaging Associates staff and will practice within the North Oaks Interventional Radiology Clinic. Murray is board-certified in diagnostic and interventional ...