Interventional radiology (IR) is a way to diagnose and treat cancer and other conditions without major surgery. With IR, your doctor looks inside your body with imaging tests such as ultrasounds, CT ...

Under a contract awarded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, the developers of two advanced medical terminologies have begun work to harmonize and unify terms for ...

The Minnesota Hospital Association provides a free, downloadable “safe site recommendations for interventional radiology” document. The three-page document shows how many wrong procedure events take ...

Less than accurate radiology percutaneous procedures — including biopsies and ablations — can negatively affect patient outcomes. Between having to potentially repositioning the patient and requiring ...

DoneHyderabad: Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA), Telangana, issued a clarification highlighting the importance of interventional radiology (IR) and the vital role of interventional ...

The 2026 CPT® updates bring sweeping changes to radiology coding, adding advanced imaging and interventional procedure codes while refining existing descriptors. With audits intensifying and ...

This type of radiology provides minimally invasive image-guided diagnosis and treatment of diseases in every organ or system, using the least invasive techniques available. Compared to open surgery, ...