Awareness of Interventional Radiology among Patients Referred to the Interventional Radiology Department: A Survey of Patients in a Large Canadian Community Hospital

These data quantify and strongly support the views that (1) even among patients specifically referred to IR for a procedure, the majority of people are unaware of what the field is or may offer; and (2) most patients were satisfied with their IR experience. Six results-based recommendations are made to increase public awareness about IR.