Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 617-625 , May 2010

Guidelines for Establishing a Quality Improvement Program in Interventional Radiology

  • Joseph R. Steele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to J.R.S., c/o Debbie Katsarelis, SIR, 3975 Fair Ridge Dr, Suite 400 N., Fairfax, VA 22033
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  • Michael J. Wallace, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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  • David M. Hovsepian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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  • Brent C. James, MD, MStat

      Affiliations

    • Intermountain Institute for Health Care Delivery Research, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Sanjoy Kundu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, Scarborough General Hospital, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Donald L. Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Naval Medical Center, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Steven C. Rose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California
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  • David Sacks, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, Pennsylvania
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  • Samir S. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • John F. Cardella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania

Received 11 December 2009 ,Revised 4 January 2010 ,Accepted 13 January 2010.

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 None of the authors have identified a conflict of interest.

PII: S1051-0443(10)00089-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.01.010

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 617-625 , May 2010

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