The European Society for Medical Oncology‘s (ESMO) annual forum was held in Brussels, Belgium under the auspices of the ESMO Cancer Patient Working Group, to bring together international cancer patient associations to encourage exchange of best practices, facilitate network- building amongst the groups and to provide the skills and techniques needed...
READ MORESiemens Siemens MR used in Mummy Bone Structure Scan Siemens and a team of researchers from the University of Zurich collaborated on a recent MR scan of a historical mummy to answer the question: Can the new software for magnetic resonance (MR) tomographs provide insight into the anatomy and disease characteristics of the human being,...
READ MOREECRI Institute, a non-profit organisation, dedicates itself to bringing the discipline of applied scientific research in healthcare to uncover the best approaches to improving patient care. As pioneers in this science for nearly 40 years, ECRI Institute marries experience and independence with the objectivity of evidence-based research. ...
READ MORESummary drafted by: Dr. Nicola Strickland (Chairman, MIR, UK) Prof. Philip Gishen (Session Chair, UK) Presenters Prof. tchoyoson Lim (Singapore) Prof. Guy Frija (France) Dr. Sergei Nazarenko (Estonia) Prof. Henrik thomsen (Denmark) Prof. Michael Pentecost...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Michael J. Pentecost Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group Maryland, US [email protected] Pay-for-performance in medicine is rooted in a very simple and easy-to-grasp concept: create a financial incentive for physicians and you will see an improvement in the...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Berthold B. Wein Director Department of Diagnostic Radiology Praxisgemeinschaft im Kapuzinerkarree Screening Unit of Aachen, Düren & Heinsberg Aachen, Germany [email protected] In June 2002, the German Bundestag decided to introduce a demographically-based...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Uwe Heindrichs Director Department of Breast Surgery University Hospital Aachen Aachen, Germany [email protected] In Germany, up to two out of every ten women will suffer from breast cancer during her lifetime. Around 17,000 out of 50,000 of these affected women will...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Hanna Pohjonen Healthcare IT Consultant Rosalieco Oy Espoo, Finland [email protected] In Spring 2006, the first phase of an innovative Finnish RATU project was launched, providing regional RIS/PACS and eConsultation service in Northern Finland. The area covered by the RATU project consists...
READ MOREAuthor Prof. Mustafa Özmen Professor of Radiology deputy General director Hacettepe University Hospital Ankara, turkey [email protected] Since the formation of the modern Republic of turkey in 1923, successive governments have looked towards the West in the development of the country’s...
READ MOREAuthor Dr. Muzaffer Basak President Turkish Society of Radiology Istanbul, Turkey [email protected] The Turkish Society of Radiology was founded in Istanbul in 1924. Its founding members included leading experts at the time, Dr. Sevki Bey, Dr. Suphi Neset Bey, Dr. Burhanettin Toker, Dr. Kilalditi,...
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