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Pioneering progress: 40 years of CIRSE – Guiding IR from technical to clinical specialty

December 18, 2025 – This special CIRSE Insider article is written by Prof. Andreas Mahnken and Prof. Christoph Binkert in honour of CIRSE’s 40th anniversary this year. Read about how CIRSE has cultivated a professional ecosystem for IR since 1985!

First Year Forward Grant 2026: Reflections from the inaugural recipients

December 15, 2025 – The IASIOS First Year Forward Grant is now accepting applications! Supported through an educational grant from Boston Scientific, the grant assists hospitals in starting their IASIOS accreditation journey and covers the first year of enrolment for five selected centres.

CIRSE’s most popular online education videos of 2025

December 11, 2025 – CIRSE added a variety of videos to its online portfolio throughout the year, including webinars, standards of practice procedural videos, and on-demand congress lectures. As 2025 comes to a close, CIRSE Insider has picked five of the most popular videos from this year for you to (re)visit and enjoy!

CIRSE Fellowship Grant Programme alumni share insights and advice

December 1, 2025 – The CIRSE Fellowship Grant Programme is now accepting applications! This programme allows CIRSE members to apply for a €3,000 grant to fund a one-month stay at a European centre outside their home country. Learn more about programme alumni experiences and their tips for future applicants.

CIRSE updates standards of practice document to improve complications reporting

November 19, 2025 – CIRSE has released a new standards of practice document modifying the CIRSE Complications Classification system. To learn more about this update, CIRSE Insider spoke with the authors on their process, rationale, and perspectives on the future of complications reporting in IR.

CIRSE webinar highlights real-world data on transarterial radioembolization

November 12, 2025 – CIRSE launched two research projects on transarterial radioembolization in 2019 and 2022. As eight years of data collection concludes, CIRSE hosted a free webinar to share key findings and stimulate discussion. We spoke with webinar moderators Profs. José Ignacio Bilbao and Thomas Helmberger to learn more.

Be smart with your dose: Radiation Protection Pavilion highlights from CIRSE 2025

November 10, 2025 – The Radiation Protection Pavilion has been a staple of the CIRSE Annual Congress since 2014, bringing together the interventional radiology community for an engaging, hands-on exploration of the latest innovations and best practices in advancing radiation safety.

New CIRSE group member – the Saudi Interventional Radiology Society

November 5, 2025 – The Saudi Interventional Radiology Society (SIRS) and CIRSE recently signed a memorandum of understanding setting the framework for SIRS’ group membership starting in 2026. We spoke with SIRS President Dr. Hassan Alshehri about his society, the status of IR in Saudi Arabia, and future plans to advance IR in the region.

ESIR course bridges learning with ethical research

October 27, 2025 – For the ESIR 2025 course on MSK embolization, Prof. Peter Minko and Dr. Arian Taheri-Amin coordinated the use of the animal material already generated during the training for further scientific analysis.

The story behind the study: an interview with the CIRSE 2025 Best Scientific Paper Award winner

October 21, 2025 – Dr. Laura Maria Cacioppa et al. won the Best Scientific Paper Award at CIRSE 2025 for their paper “True visceral aneurysms endovascular treatment: ten years experience of a high-volume single center.”

CIRSE 2025 Magna Cum Laude Poster Award winners show research excellence

October 15, 2025 – From a record-breaking number of submissions, the CIRSE 2025 Scientific Programme committee selected two winning posters from Kimi Dai et. al as well as from Dr. Maciej Szmygin et al.

Global IR summits offer insights and inspiration at CIRSE 2025

October 9, 2025 – The Global IR Summit and Global IR Juniors Summit taking place at CIRSE 2025 attracted IRs from around the world to discuss some of the most pressing political issues in the field. Particularly in focus was IR’s visibility among patients and medical students.

Cutting-edge research presentations at CIRSE 2025

September 29, 2025 – Out of the many thought-provoking sessions held at CIRSE 2025, the FIRST@CIRSE sessions were two of the most insightful. These sessions place new and upcoming interventional radiology research in the spotlight and allow participants to hear directly from investigators about research results, lessons learned, and future research goals.

CIRSE launches three landmark studies to advance interventional radiology data

September 11, 2025 – CIRSE has taken another significant step in strengthening the evidence base for interventional radiology by launching three new independent, European, real-world observational studies: ORACLE, RESCUE, and BRIGHT.

CVIR Endovascular welcomes new Editor-in-Chief Prof. Rob Morgan

September 1, 2025 – Since its launch in 2017, CVIR Endovascular has provided a dedicated platform for high-quality research and discussion. We talked to incoming Editor-in-Chief Prof. Rob Morgan about his vision for the journal’s future, the importance of open access publishing, and the role of multidisciplinary collaboration in further strengthening CVIR Endovascular. 

Meet the new CVIR Editor-in-Chief Prof. Tiago Bilhim!

August 25, 2025 – CVIR is CIRSE’s flagship journal and the official journal of 23 affiliated societies. In September, outgoing Editor-in-Chief Prof. Klaus Hausegger will pass the baton to Prof. Tiago Bilhim who is excited for this new challenge. We talked to him about his motivation and plans for the journal.

An era ends: Interview with outgoing CVIR Editor-in-Chief Prof. Klaus Hausegger

August 20, 2025 – Since 2017, Prof. Hausegger has been at the helm of CVIR, CIRSE’s flagship journal and the longest-standing publication in the field of interventional radiology. With his term coming to an end in the fall, he reflects on the journal’s development over the past eight years and his hopes for interventional radiology publishing in the future.

Guiding embolization further: Interview with new ET Chairperson Pierleone Lucatelli

August 6, 2025 – Since its inception in 2019, the European Conference on Embolotherapy – ET – has established itself as the world’s premier meeting in the quickly growing space of embolization treatments. We talked to newly minted ET Scientific Programme Committee Chairperson Dr. Pierleone Lucatelli to find out about his plans for the conference.

Interview with IDEAS 2025 Chairperson Prof. Hicham Kobeiter

July 28, 2025 – IDEAS, the Interdisciplinary Endovascular Aortic Symposium, has been an integral part of the CIRSE Annual Congress, providing a stage for a truly multidisciplinary exchange on aortic repair. CIRSE Insider talked to its newly minted chairperson, Prof. Hicham Kobeiter, to find out what he wants to focus on during his tenure.

Connecting centres, comparing practice: The role of benchmarking in interventional oncology

July 23, 2025 – The IASIOS Benchmarking Subcommittee was established to help departments improve their interventional oncology practice through data-driven benchmarking across Enrolled and Accredited IASIOS Centres. We spoke with its chairperson Prof. Krokidis about the challenges in designing benchmarking initiatives and the subcommittee’s vision for the future.

New CIRSE group member – the Tunisian Interventional Radiology Association

July 21, 2025 – The Tunisian Interventional Radiology Association (TIRA) recently became a CIRSE group member. We spoke with TIRA President Prof. Nadia Hammami about the history of interventional radiology in Tunisia, TIRA’s work, and how CIRSE and TIRA can work together to support the growth and recognition of IR in Tunisia.

Introducing SHERPA

July 15, 2025 – CIRSE is a partner of the Smart Human-centred Effortless support for Professional clinical Applications (SHERPA) project which aims to support interventionists by providing AI-powered assistive technologies. We talked to Dr. Maarten Smits, one of CIRSE’s key opinion leaders in this project, about this exciting new initiative and how it can help shape IR in the future.

A chapter closes; reflections from outgoing CVIR Endovascular Editor-in-Chief Prof. Jim Reekers

June 26, 2025 – Since its launch eight years ago, CVIR Endovascular has established itself as key player in the field, thanks in great part to its dedicated Editor-in-Chief Prof. Jim Reekers. As his term at the helm of the journal comes to an end in September 2025, he reflects on the publication’s major milestones and what it will take to keep its success going.

ET 2025 Best Scientific Poster and Magna Cum Laude Poster Awards

June 23, 2025 – CIRSE Insider talked to ET 2025 Best Scientific Paper Award Winner Dr. Pedro Marinho Lopes and Magna Cum Laude Poster Award Winner Dr. Kaishu Tanaka to find out what drove their research, what they have found, and what is next for them.

Reviewing for CIRSE’s journals: Words of wisdom from Dr. Rajagopal and Dr. Hinrichs

June 16, 2025 – Dr. Rengarajan Rajagopal and Dr. Jan Hinrichs, both recipients of awards for outstanding services to CIRSE’s journals, spoke to us on the importance of peer reviewing and the impact it has had on their careers.

Clinical care - experiences from around the world

May 27, 2025 – One of the key factors of CIRSE’s vision for the future of IR is to increase interventionists’ involvement in clinical care. We have asked our members to share what clinical involvement in their daily practice looks like. Read their answers here!