Recollections on the Development of Interventional Radiology in the United States

Although we now think of the national and international development of organized interventional radiology, it is important to remember that some of the early beginnings were in local “angio clubs.” These clubs often had different formats such as case presentations, formal papers, and lectures, or combinations of these elements. There were also regional angio groups that eventually became part of the national society. The terminology interventional radiology was suggested by Dr Margulis.[1] [2]

• References

• 1 Margulis AR. Interventional diagnostic radiology—a new subspecialty. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1967; 99: 761-762
• 2 Margulis AR. Some new approaches to the examination of the gastrointestinal tract. Hickey Lecture. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1967; 101: viii-286
• 3 Selby Jr JB, Darcy MD, Smith TP, Kaufman JA, Kim HS. Evolution of a specialty: the case for the association of chiefs of interventional radiology. Semin Intervent Radiol 2014; 31 (02) 107-110