Jonathan Gross, MD, argues that diagnostic and interventional radiology were “not developed with sustainability in mind.”

Datapoints contained in structured radiology reports can be readily mined to guide decisions around long-term clinical, business and population-health aims. 

New data derived from the survey responses of fourth year medical students reveal a significant gap in students’ exposure to and knowledge of the specialty. 

Gaps in mentorship are of particular concern for students who might have otherwise pursued a career path in IR, data show.

This could pose as a barrier to referrals for image-guided interventions for radiologists specializing in IR, authors of a new paper in Clinical Imaging suggested.

The lead-up to radiation therapy can be anxiety-inducing and painful, but experts are optimistic a new relaxation method that is equal parts ancient and futuristic could help to ease patients’ worries. 

New findings indicate that monitoring times following renal mass biopsy could be revisited in many cases without posing risks to patients.

Laser guidance has been shown to improve needle placement accuracy during percutaneous interventions, but this procedure has drawbacks, experts explained recently.