IR Quarterly
IR Quarterly is the official magazine of the Society of Interventional Radiology, covering clinical insights, research, and trends in IR practice.
The self-insuring option
Malpractice insurance is one of the more expensive, and often unpredictable, overhead items in a medical practice. As a result, some IRs are switching to a self-insuring model.
Episode 87: Pain management in IR with Alexa Levey, MD
Anh-Tho Nguyen interviews Alexa Levey, MD, about her advice for dealing with pain management as an IR, and what the future looks like in IR pain management.
JVIR audio abstracts: September 2026
Study of a paclitaxel drug-coated balloon for the treatment of dysfunctional arteriovenous dialysis circuits; cost-effectiveness analysis of resection, ablation and radiation segmentectomy for solitary hepatocellular carcinoma; clinical criteria for PCT pudenal nerve cryoablation patients.
Inside Access: Sanjay Misra, MD, FSIR
A post-approval study of drug-coated balloon use for treating dysfunctional hemodialysis AVFs confirmed real-world safety and low serious infection risk.
Coding Q&A: Coding for cryoneurolysis
Coding Q&A: Reporting diagnostic angiography
When is it appropriate to report diagnostic angiography in addition to an intervention?
The self-insuring option
Malpractice insurance is one of the more expensive, and often unpredictable, overhead items in a medical practice. As a result, some IRs are switching to a self-insuring model.
Minimizing delays from lung cancer diagnosis to treatment
Time between lung cancer diagnosis and treatment is a critical challenge in oncology care. Delay in treatment results in worse clinical outcomes. A new multidisciplinary model out of Dayton VA Medical Center has found a way to bridge the gaps.
Inside Access: Iwan Paolucci, PhD
A new study investigating stereotactic thermal ablation of malignant liver tumors has found that the technology is likely to be safe, effective and reproducible in the U.S. healthcare system.
Inside access: Masao Yamamoto-Ramos, MD, EBIR
Masao Yamamoto-Ramos, MD, EBIR, discusses how recognizing compensated venous phenotypes could support more personalized follow-up and treatment strategies in interventional radiology
Inside access: Steve Landers MBBS
Inside the 6-month results of a prospective case series investigating transarterial embolization for plantar heel pain.
Invisible risks, visible solutions
Advancing radiation safety in IR
Summer 2026 President’s column
Saher Sabri, MD, FSIR, introduces the roadmap for SIR's new project, which will identify and develop resources for demonstrating the value of IR.
JVIR audio abstract
Ep. 90: Live where you want, work where you're needed
On this episode of the Kinked Wire, Ian J. Wilson, MD and J. Dana Dunleavy, MD, discuss building practices, establishing relationships, and practicing advanced IR in rural communities.
JVIR audio abstracts: November 2026
Abstracts from the November 2026 issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: 2-year outcomes of the TALENT study; transarterial embolization for pediatric pelvic fracture hemorrhage; kidney trauma management; and outcomes of computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy
Ep. 89: IR on the Hill pt. 2
Inside the legislative and regulatory priorities affecting interventional radiology, particularly physician reimbursement, prior authorization, and the importance of sustained advocacy.
Episode 88: IR on the Hill
Behind the scenes on what it's like to go to Washington, D.C. to advocate for IR.
JVIR audio abstracts: October 2026
Abstracts from the October 2026 issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: medical therapies for vascular anomalies; renal function changes following percutaneous cryoablation; trends in IR workforce
Episode 87: Pain management in IR with Alexa Levey, MD
In this episode of the Kinked Wire, Anh-Tho Nguyen interviews Alexa Levey, MD, about her advice for dealing with pain management as an IR, and what the future looks like in IR pain management.