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Features 10


Independent


opportunities SIR updates exclusive contracts position statement


13 The fibroid puzzle


Finding the final pieces of the fibroid fix with John Lipman, MD, FSIR By Hope Racine


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Inside the NIH grants review


process An interview with Eleni Liapi, MD, NIH scientific review officer


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Comparing costs Application of a cost- effectiveness model in IR planning By Xiao Wu, MD


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Short-term work, long-term


possibilities The pros and cons of locum tenens work By Sonali Mehandru, MD


31 Medical robotics


Understanding medical needs and measures of success By Zachary L. Bercu, MD, John T. Moon, MD, Deepak Iyer, Peter Ju Park, MD, Kamil Arif, MD, Judy Gichoya, MD, Janice M. Newsome, MD, FSIR


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Opportunities and challenges of


the OBL model First published in SIR Today By Hope Racine


Advertiser index ASDDI: 5


BD: 2 31


Columns 6


8 12


Leadership column IR up front


From the hill: PAE goes to Washington


16 Coding Q&A: intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) coding 17 Abstracts from the current literature 22 The commitment: countervailing forces 33 Solved on SIR connect: biliary stone interventions


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