What number of procedures should be recommended for training interventional radiologists and for maintaining skills?
The Registry is a cooperative venture between SIR Foundation and the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). It is a voluntary registry of patients treated with uterine embolization at participating hospitals and is organized as follows: • The Steering Committee is responsible for all aspects of Registry organization, including final design of all data collection forms, adjudication of adverse events, communication with onsite principal investigators regarding site performance issues, and establishment of analytical and publication plans and other policies. • An external advisory committee was formed prior to initiation of the Registry that included representation from the Society of Interventional Radiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation, the Duke Clinical Research Institute, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). The advisory committee consisted of members with expertise in interventional radiology,
