Professional Associations

This page includes news coverage of medical associations and medical societies. Use these links to find focused news coverage from specific organizations: Cardiology Associations, Healthcare Associations, Radiology Associations.

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SIR 2024: First-of-its-kind clinical trial announced for treatment of chronic pelvic pain

The Embolize Trial will test multiple procedures and assess any reduction in pain scores and medication usage.

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SIR 2024: UAE can eliminate the need for hysterectomy after postpartum hemorrhage

In a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, the procedure reduced hysterectomies by 94%.

SIR 2024: Study finds ultrasound ablation to be a precise, effective treatment for prostate cancer

The MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation comes with minimal side effects, offering cancer patients an alternative to radiation or surgery.

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SIR 2024: Cryoablation an effective treatment for breast cancer

The study, presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, marks one of the first to use freezing on large tumors in the breast.

Video interview with Tim Bateman, MD, co-director, cardiovascular radiologic imaging program, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and an American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) past-president, explaining the role of SPECT into the future as PET becomes more popular. A new look at PET vs SPECT.

SPECT still has an important role to play in nuclear cardiology

"I see, at least for the next decade, this being a SPECT and PET world, not one or the other," explained Tim Bateman, MD.

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RSNA launches its first open-access journal, focused on emergent radiology research

Radiology Advances aims to make international radiology research available to everyone, without a subscription.

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ACR chief research officer tapped for clinical trial recruitment initiative

Etta Pisano, MD, will identify rural hospitals and help them to onboard patients into new clinical studies.

Seetharam (Ram) Chadalavada, MD, MS, Vice Chair of Radiology – Informatics, University of Cincinnati, UC Health, Associate Professor of Radiology Surgery, and Director of Interventional Radiology Medical Student Education, explains considerations radiology trainees should think about when they negotiate an employment contract.

Key points of contract negotiations for radiology trainees

Rads should learn more about employment negotiations before signing a contract, says Seetharam Chadalavada, MD, vice chair of radiology informatics at the University of Cincinnati.

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