Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
Standards of Practice

CIRSE standards of practice documents

CIRSE’s standards of practice documents are designed to provide a reference for physicians on topics relevant to the field of interventional radiology. While the information stated in these documents is believed to be true and accurate at the time of publication, neither the Standards of Practice Committee members, their working group members nor CIRSE can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions made.

YearDocument Main author
2026CIRSE Standards of Practice on the Endovascular Management of Descending Thoracic Aortic DiseaseYuri Gupta
2026Occupational Protection in Interventional Radiology. A Joint Guideline of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe and the Society of Interventional RadiologyJoint CIRSE/SIR
2026CIRSE Standards of Practice for the Provision of Emergency IR Care on a 24/7 BasisAndreas H. Mahnken
2026CIRSE Standards of Practice on Nephrostomy and Ureteric Stent Placement and ExchangeAnthony G. Ryan
2026CIRSE Standards of Practice on Endovascular Treatment of Acute Pulmonary EmbolismAntonio Basile
2025CIRSE Standards of Practice for the Classification of Complications – the Modified CIRSE Classification SystemDimitrios Filippiadis
2025 CIRSE Standards of Practice for the Interventional Radiology Management of Acute and Chronic Arterial Mesenteric IschaemiaRromaric Loffroy
2024CIRSE Standards of Practice on Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic ShuntsPierleone Lucatelli
2024CIRSE Standards of Practice on Portal Vein Embolization and Double Vein Embolization/Liver Venous DeprivationTiago Bilhim
2024CIRSE Standards of Practice on Carotid Artery StentingStavros Spiliopoulos
2024CIRSE Standards of Practice on Management of Endoleaks Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Joo-Young Chun
2023CIRSE Standards of Practice for the Endovascular Treatment of Visceral and Renal Artery Aneurysms and PseudoaneurysmsMichele Rossi
2023CIRSE Standards of Practice on Oesophageal and Gastroduodenal StentingAthanasios Diamantopoulos
2023CIRSE Standards of Practice on Arterial Access for InterventionsElika Kashef
2022CIRSE Standards of Practice on Varicocele EmbolisationAnna Maria Ierardi
2022CIRSE Standards of Practice on Bronchial Artery EmbolisationJoachim Kettenbach
2022CIRSE Standards of Practice on Thermal Ablation of Bone TumoursAnthony Ryan
2021CIRSE Standards of Practice on Hepatic Transarterial ChemoembolisationPierleone Lucatelli
2021CIRSE Standards of Practice on Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography, Biliary Drainage and StentingMarco Das
2021CIRSE Standards of Practice on Below-the-Knee RevascularisationStavros Spiliopoulos
2021CIRSE Standards of Practice on Conducting Meetings on Morbidity and MortalityJoo-Young Chun
2021CIRSE Standards of Practice on Peri-operative Anticoagulation Management During Interventional Radiology ProceduresMohammed Hadi/Raman Uberoi
2020CIRSE Standards of Practice on Gynaecological and Obstetric HaemorrhageThomas Rand
2020CIRSE Standards of Practice on Analgesia and Sedation for Interventional Radiology in AdultsStefano Romagnoli/Fabrizio Fanelli
2020CIRSE Standards of Practice on Thermal Ablation of Liver TumoursLaura Crocetti
2020CIRSE Standards of Practice on Thermal Ablation of Primary and Secondary Lung TumoursMassimo Venturini
2020CIRSE Standards of Practice on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arteriovenous MalformationsStefan Müller-Hülsbeck
2020CIRSE Standards of Practice on Prostatic Artery EmbolisationFrancois Cornelis
2017CIRSE Guidelines on Percutaneous Needle Biopsy (PNB)Andrea Veltri
2017CIRSE Guidelines on Percutaneous Vertebral AugmentationGeorgia Tsoumakidou
2016CIRSE Guidelines on Percutaneous Ablation of Small Renal Cell CarcinomaMiltiadis Krokidis
2016CIRSE Guidelines on GastrostomyJames SuttcliffeCurrently under revision
2016The Provision of Interventional Radiology Services in EuropeDimitrios Tsetis
2015CIRSE Quality Assurance Guidelines for Superior
Vena Cava Stenting in Malignant Disease
Raman Uberoi
2015Uterine Artery Embolization for Symptomatic LeiomyomataHans van Overhagen/ J. Reekers
2014CIRSE Guidelines on Endovascular Treatment in Aortoiliac Arterial DiseaseMichele Rossi
2014CIRSE Standards of Practice Guidelines on Iliocaval StentingAndreas Mahnken
2014Standards of Practice for Superficial Femoral and Popliteal Artery Angioplasty and StentingKonstantinos Katsanos
2013CIRSE Quality Assurance Guidelines for the Endovascular Treatment of Occlusive Lesions of the Subclavian and Innominate ArteriesAndreas MahnkenCurrently under revision
2012Quality Improvement Guidelines for Endovascular Treatment of Traumatic HemorrhageSam ChakravertyCurrently under revision
2011Standard of Practice for the Interventional Management of Isolated Iliac Artery AneurysmsRaman Uberoi
2011Quality Improvement Guidelines for Percutaneous Catheter-Directed Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Lower-Limb IschemiaDimitris KarnabatidisCurrently under revision
2010Quality Improvement Guidelines for Bone Tumour ManagementAfshin GangiRevised 2022 by A. Ryan et al.
2010Quality Assurance Guidelines for Percutaneous Treatments of Intervertebral DiscsAlexis Kelekis
2009Quality Improvement Guidelines for Percutaneous Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement for the Prevention of Pulmonary EmbolismJim A. ReekersCurrently under revision