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ArticleCardiovascular and interventional radiology2026

Mapping Paediatric Interventional Radiology Provision: Results of a CIRSE Member Survey.

A M Barnacle, P A Patel, A Dabadie, S Franchi-Abella, F Gomez Munoz, W Uller, M Wildgruber, R Gnannt

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Article in Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Paediatric Interventional Radiology: Growing Up and Looking Ahead.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026
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8 authors.

A M BarnacleDepartment of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK. Alex.Barnacle@gosh.nhs.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3212-0448
P A PatelDepartment of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
A DabadieDepartment of Paediatric Radiology, University Hospital La Timone, APHM, Marseille, France.
S Franchi-AbellaDepartment of Radiology, Paris-Saclay University, AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, National Reference Centre for Rare Pediatric Liver Diseases and FilfoieHôpital Bicêtre DMU SMARTIMAGING, BIOMAPS UMR 9011 CNRS, Inserm, CEA, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
F Gomez MunozDepartment of Radiology, Hospital Universitari I Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
W UllerDivision of Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
M WildgruberDepartment of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
R GnanntDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging & Intervention, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInterventional radiology (IR) services for children lag behind IR provision for adults. Meanwhile, visibility of the paediatric IR (PIR) services that are currently available is limited. The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) Paediatric Taskforce mandate included the mapping of current PIR services via a member survey. MATERIALS AND

methodsA survey questionnaire comprising 17 questions was created by the CIRSE Paediatric Taskforce. All CIRSE members were invited by email to participate. Responses were collected over a three-month period, and results were analysed in a descriptive manner.

resultsIn total, 293 responses were received from a total of 8111 CIRSE members who were contacted. The 293 respondents were employed in 235 medical institutions across 59 countries. A large majority of institutions reported performing less than 50 PIR procedures per month, most of which were image-guided biopsies, sclerotherapy and vascular access procedures. Procedures were performed by a variety of medical specialists including paediatric interventional radiologists, adult interventional radiologists, and non-radiologists. A lack of structured PIR training was reported by most respondents, together with a request to increase PIR training and network options across Europe.

conclusionThe survey results provide a structured mapping of PIR provision within a multinational IR organisation. The lack of structured training programmes and resources demonstrate a clear mission to expand PIR training and service development in order to widen access to minimal-invasive care for children.

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ChildrenImage-guided proceduresInterventional radiologyPaediatricSurvey

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