IR and the Sunshine Act: Two-Year Analysis of the Open Payments Database and Comparison with Related Specialties.

Purpose: To characterize medical industry-based payments made to US-based interventional radiology (IR) physicians, identify trends in compensation, and compare their payment profile with those of other related specialties, including vascular surgery (VS) and interventional cardiology (IC). Payments made to orthopedic surgery (OS) physicians are reported as a historical control.

Materials And Methods: For each group, the total payment number, amount, and mean and median numbers and amounts were calculated.

Intraosseous Vascular Access in Radiology: Review of Clinical Status.

Objective: Paramedics and hospital-based providers occasionally need to place intraosseous devices to obtain vascular access in critically ill patients. Diagnostic radiologists must be prepared for the emergent administration of iodinated contrast media via the intraosseous route, and interventional radiologists should be familiar with the potential clinical uses of such access.

Conclusion: We present a protocol for the administration of iodinated contrast media through the intraosseous route.