Interventional Radiology Resources, News Items and Links

Interventional radiology is growing in stature as an alternative to traditional surgical methods, as evidenced by the number of news stories on the topic, some of which are cited below, along with links to other sources of information.

News Stories

• The Frontier: Interventional Radiology
  To fix a brain aneurysm, doctors had to saw open the skull. Now they can use a tiny catheter instead. The promise of IR. [from MSNBC.com]
• Radiology increasingly replaces surgery
  From varicose veins to fibroids, a new alternative to the OR. [from MSNBC.com]
• Medical Breakthroughs: High-Tech ‘Surgery’

Societies, Organization and Professional Groups

• American College of Radiology
• American Society of Interventional & Therapeutic Neuroradiology
• Radiological Society of North America
• Society of Interventional Radiology
       -Interventional Radiology Treatments for Blocked Blood Vessels
       -Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
       -Vascular Disease Treatments
       - Vertebroplasty
• American Society of Interventional Pain Management

Other Links

• Vertebroplasty.com
      - Vertebroplasty procedure animation 
• eMedicine.com 
      -  Radiology - Vascular/interventional Articles