Interventional Radiology will be a good and popular branch but in upcoming times. The earnings here can be as high as any other clinical branch. There is a myth that you cannot have your own setup easily due to high cost of machinery, but one thing everyone must know that interventional radiology is not restricted to aneurysm coiling, it includes image guided biopsies also, which can be done with basic setup. It is a branch which gives immense options for sub speciality, as the scope is really broad. You can get a job in corporate hospital at high pay, or you can establish a basic practice is a tier 2 city.
There are many good things in IR, but there are some downsides too.
- You have to compete with other specialists, like neurologist/neurosurgeons for Neuroradiology procedures.
- You have to be dependent on other specialists to refer you cases, the cuts/commissions also play a major role
- Your role will be restricted to a certain procedure only, and the patient will only recognise that particular specialist for the treatment of that disease.