ABR IR/DR study plan
ABR IR/DR · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Interventional Radiology
Map the IR domain blueprint into a written topic checklist with weights
List the core catheter, wire, and sheath types and state one clinical use for each
Explain access technique, closure, and common access-site complications from memory
Build a personal glossary of 40 IR terms with definitions
Your checkpoint
A one-page IR topic checklist plus a 40-term glossary file
Interventional Radiology
Describe embolic agents and compare indications and contraindications
Outline the steps and endpoints of a generic embolization procedure
Differentiate bland, chemo-, and radioembolization in a written summary
Identify three cases where embolization is contraindicated and justify each
Your checkpoint
A two-page embolization summary table covering agents, indications, and contraindications
Interventional Radiology
Compare TIPS, portal vein embolization, and transjugular liver biopsy on indications and risks
Sequence the steps of a TIPS procedure and name two failure modes
Explain genitourinary and biliary interventions at a level you can teach aloud
Draft five original practice questions on hepatobiliary IR and answer them
Your checkpoint
A hepatobiliary/GU/biliary procedure comparison sheet plus five self-written questions with answers
Interventional Radiology & Diagnostic Radiology
Review venous access devices, dialysis access, and IVC filter indications
Summarize peripheral arterial and venous intervention basics
List five high-yield IR complications and their management
Complete a timed 40-question mixed set and log every miss by cause
Your checkpoint
A timed practice-set score report with a categorized error log
Diagnostic Radiology
Build a modality-by-modality checklist for CT, MRI, US, and radiography physics basics
Explain image quality metrics and common artifacts for each modality
Write contrast-agent safety rules including renal and allergy considerations
Answer ten original physics and safety questions without notes
Your checkpoint
A physics and contrast-safety one-pager plus ten answered self-written questions
Diagnostic Radiology
Organize thoracic and abdominal imaging findings into a differential-based outline
Summarize neuro and musculoskeletal imaging patterns at a screening level
Practice a systematic search pattern on ten described cases
Rank your five weakest diagnostic subtopics with evidence from your error log
Your checkpoint
A differential-based diagnostic outline plus a ranked list of five weak subtopics
Interventional Radiology & Diagnostic Radiology
Re-test every item in your error log and mark resolved or unresolved
Complete two timed 40-question mixed sets under exam pacing
Teach two IR topics and two diagnostic topics aloud from memory
Refine the topic checklist to flag remaining gaps
Your checkpoint
An updated error log showing resolution status plus two timed-set scores
Interventional Radiology & Diagnostic Radiology
Drill only unresolved error-log items until each is marked resolved
Complete one full-length timed mixed simulation
Recite core IR indications and contraindications without reference
Finalize a one-page rapid-review sheet for exam day
Your checkpoint
A completed full-length simulation score plus a one-page rapid-review sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Can explain embolic agent selection and contraindications aloud without notes
Week 4: Scored at least 70% on the timed 40-question mixed set with a complete error log
Week 6: Can state modality-specific artifacts and contrast-safety rules from memory
Week 8: Full-length simulation completed with at least 80% of error-log items marked resolved