000163250 001__ 163250 000163250 005__ 20251024172258.0 000163250 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1186/s42155-025-00592-5 000163250 0248_ $$2sideral$$a145758 000163250 037__ $$aART-2025-145758 000163250 041__ $$aeng 000163250 100__ $$aLojo-Lendoiro, Sara 000163250 245__ $$aIR beyond the procedure: mastering patient and team management 000163250 260__ $$c2025 000163250 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000163250 5203_ $$aInterventional Radiology (IR) has evolved far beyond its procedural roots, offering advanced treatments in oncology, vascular disease, and trauma. Its future, however, depends on deeper integration into clinical workflows, patient management, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Barriers such as limited participation in care teams, absence of outpatient consultation structures, and insufficient clinical training hinder IR’s ability to fully own patient care, reducing visibility and delaying referrals. To reframe IR as a true clinical specialty, several actions are needed: expand integration through tumor boards, ward rounds, and follow-up clinics; strengthen patient-centered communication to support trust and informed consent; assume leadership roles to improve workflows, staffing, and institutional decision-making; reform training with broader clinical exposure, simulation, and standardized certification (e.g., EBIR); and establish structural consistency across departments to unify identity and foster collaboration. The future of IR lies in combining technical expertise with patient engagement, interdisciplinary cooperation, and clinical leadership—ensuring it becomes a central, not peripheral, force in modern healthcare. This review will explore the evolving role of interventional radiologists in patient management, with particular emphasis on their integration into hospital-based multidisciplinary teams. It will examine their participation in clinical decision-making, interprofessional communication, and strategies to enhance the visibility and recognition of IR among both patients and healthcare providers. 000163250 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 000163250 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000163250 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-0113-5121$$aGuirola Ortiz, Jose Andrés$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000163250 700__ $$aAscenti, Velio 000163250 700__ $$aIerardi, Anna Maria 000163250 7102_ $$11011$$2770$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú.$$cÁrea Radiol. y Medicina Física 000163250 773__ $$g8, 1 (2025), [8 pp.]$$pCVIR Endovasc.$$tCVIR endovascular$$x2520-8934 000163250 8564_ $$s767616$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/163250/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000163250 8564_ $$s2599266$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/163250/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000163250 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:163250$$particulos$$pdriver 000163250 951__ $$a2025-10-24-16:55:45 000163250 980__ $$aARTICLE