Abstract
A registry is a standardized collection of data that can be used for observational studies investigating a wide range of clinical questions, from a disease's natural course, to treatment outcomes, product safety, and cost comparisons. Investigators from both community and academic centers can take advantage of registries to extract "real world" data without the financial and administrative burden demanded of a controlled, randomized trial. Efforts to centralize and standardize a registry in the interventional radiology community can revolutionize the field's capacity to demonstrate its value in providing high quality, evidence-based, first-line solutions compared to that of traditional approaches. © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.