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- Stokes, LeAnn S. MD
- Wallace, Michael J. MD
- Godwin, Robbie B. DO
- Kundu, Sanjoy MD
- Cardella, John F. MD
aDepartment of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
bDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
cDepartment of Medical Imaging, Scarborough General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
dDepartment of Radiology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania
*Address correspondence to L.S.S., c/o Debbie Katsarelis, SIR, 3975 Fair Ridge Dr., Suite 400 N., Fairfax, VA 22033
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M.J.W. has research funded by Siemens Medical Solutions (Erlangen, Germany). None of the other authors have identified a conflict of interest.
The clinical practice guidelines of the Society of Interventional Radiology attempt to define practice principles that generally should assist in producing high quality medical care. These guidelines are voluntary and are not rules. A physician may deviate from these guidelines, as necessitated by the individual patient and available resources. These practice guidelines should not be deemed inclusive of all proper methods of care or exclusive of other methods of care that are reasonably directed towards the same result. Other sources of information may be used in conjunction with these principles to produce a process leading to high quality medical care. The ultimate judgment regarding the conduct of any specific procedure or course of management must be made by the physician, who should consider all circumstances relevant to the individual clinical situation. Adherence to the SIR Quality Improvement Program will not assure a successful outcome in every situation. It is prudent to document the rationale for any deviation from the suggested practice guidelines in the department policies and procedure manual or in the patient's medical record.
This article first appeared in J Vasc Interv Radiol 2004; 15:535-542.
Received 28 January 2010; final revision received 1 March 2010; accepted 13 March 2010
