Interventional Radiology in the News

2010

August

July

June

  • From M.S. Patients, Outcry for Unproved Treatment: SIR Members Daniel W. Simon, M.D.; Salvatore J.A. Sclafani, M.D., FSIR; and Michael D. Dake, M.D., Quoted in Article About Treatment that Differs From Conventional Approach for Disease (New York Times, June 28, 2010)
  • Shot in Arm to Cancer Patients: From SIR Member Curtis Brasseur, DO, and the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, New Procedure for Inserting a Port Into Chemotherapy Patients' Shoulders, Not Chests (Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass., June 28, 2010)
  • "Innovative Revolutionaries": Interventional Radiology Is Changing the Landscape of Health Care; Findings From the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Imaging Economics, June 2010)
  • Building the Practice: Interventional Oncology Is Fastest-growing Area of Interventional Radiology; Society Members SIR President James F. Benenati, M.D., FSIR; William S. Rilling, M.D., FSIR; Stephen B. Solomon, M.D., FSIR; and Michael C. Soulen, M.D., FSIR, Featured in Article (Imaging Economics, June 2010)

May

  • Using Cement to Fix Fractures; SIR Member Giovanni C. Anselmetti, M.D., Discusses Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Patients (News4Jax.com, Jacksonville, Fla., May 14, 2010)

April

  • Cryoablation Useful for Renal Tumors: SIR Member Bhavika R. Dave, M.D., Discusses MR-guided Treatment Performed Without Radiation, Resulting in Less Damage to Surrounding Normal Structures (Renal & Urology News, April 29, 2010)
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis: New Clot-busting Device; SIR Member Aaron Shiloh, M.D., Describes DVT as a Body's Traffic Jam (6ABC, Philadelphia, April 4, 2010)

March

  • Treating Liver Cancer: Zapping It Away (WABC, New York); SIR Member Govindarajan Narayanan, M.D., Discusses Irreversible Electroporation (March 26, 2010)

Times Square: The Cutting Edge of Medicine, Without the Cutting

February

  • IR and Income Division: Tips for Building an Equitable Compensation Plan in a Diverse Subspecialized Practice (Radiology Today, February 2010)

January

  • Blood Clot Treatment Study: ATTRACT in the News; SIR Member Suresh Vedantham, M.D., FSIR, Discusses Deep Vein Thrombosis (WTVQ, ABC36, Lexington, Ky., Jan. 21, 2010)

2009

December