Evolution of the Interventional Radiology (IR) Pathway-Various Changes and Interrelation to Diagnostic Radiology (DR)

Bradley Spieler; Vikas Agarwal; Lauren F Alexander; Stephane Desouches; David S Pryluck; Jonathan G Martin; Elana B Smith; Richard Leake; Ann K Jay; Shane A Wells; Rick Artrip; Nicole Legro; Jim S Wu

doi:10.1016/j.acra.2021.03.017

Evolution of the Interventional Radiology (IR) Pathway-Various Changes and Interrelation to Diagnostic Radiology (DR)

Acad Radiol. 2021 Sep;28(9):1253-1263. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.03.017. Epub 2021 Apr 24.

Authors

Bradley Spieler¹, Vikas Agarwal², Lauren F Alexander³, Stephane Desouches⁴, David S Pryluck⁵, Jonathan G Martin⁶, Elana B Smith⁷, Richard Leake⁸, Ann K Jay⁹, Shane A Wells¹⁰, Rick Artrip¹¹, Nicole Legro¹¹, Jim S Wu¹²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans, Los Angeles.
² Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
⁵ Department of Radiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania.
⁶ Division of Interventional Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
⁷ Department of Radiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁸ Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
⁹ Department of Radiology, Georgetown University, Washington DC.
¹⁰ Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Winscoin.
¹¹ Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
¹² Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts. Electronic address: jswu@bidmc.harvard.edu.

PMID: 33906805
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.03.017

Abstract

Interventional radiology continues to evolve into a more robust and clinically dynamic specialty underpinned by significant advancements in training, education, and practice. This article, prepared by members of the 2020-2021 Association of University Radiologists' task force of the Radiology Research Alliance, will review these developments, highlighting the evolution of interventional radiology pathways with attention to growing educational differences, interrelation to diagnostic radiology training, post-training practice patterns, distribution of procedures and future trends, amongst other key features important to those pursuing a career in interventional radiology as well as those in practice.

MeSH terms

Humans
Radiography
Radiology, Interventional*