The radiologist as an attending physician: routine or special procedure?
The role of the interventional radiologist as an attending physician is discussed, and the disadvantages considered. It is the author's opinion that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, and that a system in which interventional radiologists function as attending physicians will have limited applicability in most practices.
D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010819:Physician's Role; D011871:Radiology / Q000379:methods*