Rads lose procedure volume to cardiologists, surgeons

January 1, 2009 Diagnostic Imaging. Vol. 31 No. 1 Rads lose procedure volume to cardiologists, surgeons By Donna Domino Editor's note: In the original version of this article there were some errors in the reporting of information made during a presentation at the 2008 RSNA meeting by Dr. David Levin, professor and chair emeritus of the radiology department at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. A corrected version follows. As percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement replace bypass surgery in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease, cardiologists and surgeons now are performing far more of the procedures than radiologists.

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