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During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Tuesday, March 26 edition: JVIR This edition represents the last live coverage of the SIR 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting; watch the SIR Today website for a full recap of the meeting on Tuesday, April 16. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Monday, March 25 edition: SIR Today Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of April 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadReadJVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Manbir Singh Sandhu, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Audio editor: Hannah Curtis, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Sunday, March 24 edition: SIR Today Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, visit the SIR Today website each day for session previews and recaps, leadership and author interviews, award-winner inspirations, and much more. Tune in to these audio updates each morning for the day's programming highlights, the day's new content coming from SIR Today, and audio clips from article interviews. In the Saturday, March 23 edition: Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

"There's no Men in IR Section, because they don't ... need it. Someday we're not going to need a Women in IR Section, but we do now. And it's great that it's there, and it's great that it's evolving." —Meridith J. Englander, MD, FSIR, 2020 WIR Champion Host Aneesa Majid, MD, FSIR, speaks with Women in Interventional Radiology (WIR) Champion Award recipients Meridith J. Englander, MD, FSIR, Kari J. Nelson, MD, FSIR, Shellie C. Josephs, MD, FSIR, and Janice M. Newsome, MD, FSIR, about the history of the section, the importance of mentorship, and more. Related resources: Learn more about the presentation separate registration required2024 Annual Scientific MeetingMeridith J. Englander, MD, FSIRKari J. Nelson, MD, FSIRShellie C. Josephs, MD, FSIRSIR Today website, sirtoday.org, Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

There is a shift in academic medicine—academic radiology. We don't necessarily have the soft research time that we had before. The clinical demands are so great that I am concerned about who is going to be generating the science in the future.—Ruth Carlos, MD, FACR, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College of Radiology As part of the "Owning Success" series, host interventional radiologist Barbara Nickel Hamilton, MD, FSIR, speaks with Ziv J Haskal, MD, FSIR, editor emeritus of SIR’s Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR), and Ruth Carlos, MD, FACR, editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR), about the unique opportunities the editor role provides, what they wish authors and reviewers knew, and more. Related resources: new editor-in-chief of JVIRJVIR homepageJACR homepage March 23 March 24Note: This episode was recorded on Feb. 20, 2024. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of March 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host and audio editor: Manbir Singh Sandhu, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

Many people are sort of viewing it as an either/or—either you have an OBL or you're tied to a diagnostic department. And from my perspective, it's like ... it's actually synergistic to have both. —Radiology Chief James Brink, MD, FACR Host interventional radiologist Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with James Brink, MD, FACR, chair of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital, about whether interventional radiology and diagnostic radiology are stronger together, what brought him to support IR services in his radiology practice, the Society of Interventional Radiology and American College of Radiology town hall on the topic, and more. Related resources: ViewSIR 2024 Annual Scientific MeetingView detailsView detailsNote: This episode was recorded on Jan. 31, 2024. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of February 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host and audio editor: Manbir Singh Sandhu, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

In this episode, which was first published in 2023 on the Sound of IR podcast as part of its VIR Legends series, hosts Eric Cyphers, MS3, and Subhash Gutti, MS4, interview Mr. John Abele, FSIR, about his experience as co-founder of Boston Scientific, challenges that arose after revolutionizing procedural medicine, and the early days of IR as a field. Related resources: IR Quarterly, READ We thank the Sound of IR producers for sharing this content with the Kinked Wire. You can listen to more Sound of IR episodes at thesoundofir.castos.com. Note: This episode was first published March 29, 2023. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of January 2024 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadJVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Rommell Noche, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, Connecticut Audio editor: Siddhi Hegde, MBBS, Massachusetts General Hospital Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

In a special year-end review, interventional radiologists Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, Jaimin Shah, MD, Roger Tomihama, MD, Marty Radvany, MD, FSIR, and Sudhen Desai, MD, FSIR, join SIR Editorial Manager Hope Racine and Director of Publications Brian Haefs to reflect on the top stories from the past year—exclusivity contracts, artificial intelligence and IR, and more. Plus, we share excerpts from the three most downloaded IR Quarterly articles of the year: Opportunities for IRs in radiotheranostics,Short-term work, long-term possibilities: The pros and cons of locum tenens work,Medical robotics: Understanding medical needs and measures of success,Finally, we share excerpts from the top three most played Kinked Wire episodes of the year: Episode 40:The potential of advanced practice providers in interventional radiology. Host: Guests: Episode 41: The current and future role of artificial intelligence in interventional radiology. Host: Guest:Episode 37: IRs in focus: Alda Tam Note: This episode was recorded on Dec. 5, 2023. Contact us with your ideas and questions, or read more about about interventional radiology in IR Quarterly magazine or SIR's Patient Center. (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of December 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Rommell Noche, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, Connecticut Audio editor: Manbir Sandhu, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

In this episode, which was first presented as an SIR Foundation lunch and learn on Oct. 27, 2023, researchers Sasicha Manupipatpong, MD, and Govind Srimathveeravalli, PhD, share their latest findings in the potential for Y-90 treatment of brain cancer, irreversible electroporation, and more. Related links: "IR Lunch & Learn" seriesComing soon: SIR NowSupport the show

"The reality is, and the catchy way to remember it is, 'If it needs a sign, it's bad design.' You see a teakettle, and you immediately know how to use it. " —Gregory Khodorov, MD, MBA As part of a new series from the SIR Medical Student Council (MSC) Biodesign Committee, hosts Eleanor Lee, MPH, and Savraj Saggu speak with Gregg Khodorov, MD, MBA, on identifying problems to solve in interventional radiology, how to recognize bad design and more. Note: Submissions for the committee's next biodesign competition will be due on Jan. 15, 2024. Watch for more details in the SIR Connect RFS Community. Related resources: Competition themeRegistrationSyllabus (c) Society of Interventional Radiology. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of November 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Rommell Noche, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, Connecticut Audio editor: Siddhi Hegde, MBBS, Massachusetts General Hospital Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show

In this episode, which was first published in 2022 on the Sound of IR podcast as part of its VIR Legends series, host Eric Cyphers spoke with David Kumpe, MD, FSIR, about his career in interventional radiology. Dr. Kumpe was the director of IR at the University of Colorado from 1978-2005. He helped introduce balloon angioplasty in the United States, and he participated in the birth of neuro IR. We thank the Sound of IR producers for sharing this content with the Kinked Wire. You can listen to more Sound of IR episodes at thesoundofir.castos.com. Note: This episode was first published Dec. 13, 2022. Support the show

"The primary safety and primary efficacy endpoints—which were preset in consideration with the FDA and all the societies—were met. You look at what we did, what we said, and using those definitions, filters are safe and effective."—Matthew S. Johnson, MD, FSIR, PRESERVE Principal Investigator Host Warren Krackov, MD, FSIR, speaks with PRESERVE (Predicting the Safety and Effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters) Trial Principal Investigator Matthew S. Johnson, MD, FSIR, about the lessons learned from the trial's initial data, his collaboration with vascular surgery and others in the study, and more. Related resources: Predicting the safety and effectiveness of Inferior Vena Cava Filters (PRESERVE): Outcomes at 12 monthsJournal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, SIR/SVS Press Release on PRESERVE Session recap: The SIR/SVS PRESERVE TrialSIR Today, Episode 10: The ongoing evolution of IVC filters Note: This episode was recorded on Aug. 8, 2023. Support the show

This recording features audio versions of October 2023 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) abstracts: ReadReadReadReadReadReadRead JVIR and SIR thank all those who helped record this episode: Host: Rommell Noche, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, Connecticut Audio editor: Manbir Sandhu, University of California Riverside School of Medicine Abstract readers: © Society of Interventional Radiology Support the show