The Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery(CARS) congress is the yearly event for scientists, engineers and physicians to present and discuss the key innovations that shape modern medicine on a worldwide basis. The 27th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology Congress Organizing Committee will...
READ MOREMore than 53,000 delegates descended on Chicago in November for the 98th Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting 2012. As well as scientific research, the future of radiology was a common theme, with new applications of technology, clinical research and the need for radiologists to become more visible all covered....
READ MORECOCIR, as the voice of the European Radiological,Electromedical and Healthcare IT industry has welcomed the European Commission’s new eHealth Action Plan, entitled ‘Innovative healthcare for the 21st century’ as it provides a comprehensive roadmap for smart and sustainable healthcare in Europe. COCIR is pleased to note...
READ MORETwo refresher courses in Computer Applications will be offered at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna in March 2013. RC 305: New PACS architecture: decoupling image management from image navigation RC 1605: Improving workflow efficiency and quality EuroPACS Annual Meeting Programme The 31st...
READ MORERadiologists have become experts in evidence-based medicine. Both they and their clinical colleagues who refer patients for diagnostic tests wish to do their best for patients: to provide them with the diagnostic test or tests perceived or proven to have a high sensitivity and specificity for a particular diagnosis, and to proceed with a treatment...
READ MOREDemand for general ultrasound (US) examinations is increasing by approximately 7.9% per year (Society of Radiographers 2009). Combined with shrinking funds, inadequate resources and waiting list targets this puts a lot of pressure on the radiology departments. To solve the challenging task of providing timely, quality examinations...
READ MOREAccess to powerful drugs for personalised medicine is hampered by EU legislation that is creating a radiopharmaceutical lottery, argues the EANM's Dr Clemens Decristoforo. Advances in drug developments and new insights into genetics and the diversity of diseases – in particular cancers – have generated a trend towards personalised...
READ MOREManaging Challenging Conversations in the Radiology Department Many guides to effective leadership in radiology and other disciplines in medicine concentrate on structure. How the department should be organised and how authority should be delegated are frequently addressed. Other advice dispensers rightly focus on the formation and...
READ MOREKRANKENHAUSMANAGEMENT IN KRISENZEITEN: EINSCHRÄNKUNGEN, HERAUSFORDERUNGEN UND CHANCEN Die EVKD ist hocherfreut, den 24. EVKDKongress anzukündigen, der vom 28.- 30. November 2013 in Luxemburg stattfinden wird. Einmal mehr werden über 600 Krankenhausmanager aus ganz Europa zusammenkommen, um ihre Erfahrungen...
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