Interventional radiologists can now access an online practical guide to interventional radiology (http://gri.radiologie.fr/), released by the French Society of Radiology (SFR) and the Federation of Interventional Imaging.
Free to radiologists practicing interventional radiology and those still in training, the guide will constantly be updated with any changes in guidance for interventional procedures in ten areas including neurology -- ENT, digestive tract, vascular, urology-gynecology, musculoskeletal, breast, thorax, pediatrics, oncology, and pain.
A chapter on recommendations key to the organization and implementation of interventional radiology are also included in the guide and will cover infrastructure and staff necessary for certain procedures, hygiene and measures to prevent infection during intervention, radiation protection for staff and patients, risk management through a ten-point checklist, information on catheters and other implants, and medico-legal issues.
