To understand the current state of pediatric IR in Ethiopia, recognize the barriers limiting its establishment, and explore a context-specific roadmap for establishing a sustainable practice that ensures equitable access to minimally invasive care for children in the country. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa, and 39.1% of the population is between 0 and 14 years of age. Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia’s largest teaching and referral hospital, serves approximately 500,000 patients annually, of whom 48% are children. In 2008, its radiology department partnered with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to establish Ethiopia’s first pediatric radiology fellowship program, which has successfully trained subspecialists and integrated basic image-guided procedures. However, there is currently no established pediatric interventional radiology training program in the country. Read More

Meeting name: IPR 2026 Congress , 2026

Authors: Hailu Samuel Sisay, Noor Abass, Darge Kassa

Keywords: Global Health, Interventional, Educational Intervention

We aim to assess the agreement between semi-automated segmented 3D ultrasound (US) and functional magnetic resonance urography (fMRU) for renal parenchymal volume in children with urinary tract dilation (UTD). Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2025 Annual Meeting , 2025

Authors: Morales-tisnés Tatiana, Morgan Trudy, Sultan Laith, Elsingergy Mohamed, Srinivasan Arun, Sridharan Anush, Otero Hansel, Darge Kassa, Back Susan

Keywords: 3D Ultrasound, MRU, UTD