Society of Interventional Radiology advances global definition of speciality, benefits patients
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 03:35
in Health & Medicine
The Society of Interventional Radiology, with the support of 41 international societies representing 10,000 interventional radiology doctors, has issued the first global statement defining interventional radiology - one designed to benefit medical treatment for individuals. The statement addresses the evolution, impact and future direction of this minimally invasive speciality, emphasising the worldwide availability of this specialised medical care. The statement, the result of more than two years of collaborative work, is being co-published in August as a 'Special Communications' in SIR's Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology and in the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe's journal...