Dear readers, Teleradiology is now well-established as an integral part of the working of many radiology departments throughout the world. It has a number of advantages, including the provision of reporting services to sparsely populated areas, outof- hours teleradiology reporting services, which is used by most radiological practices in the...
READ MOREDear readers, It is my pleasure to introduce you to the annual Management in Radiology (MIR) 2007 conference, which will be held in the beautiful university town of Oxford, England this year from the afternoon of Wednesday 10th October until 13:30 on Saturday 13th October.We look forward to seeing as many radiologists, other clinical imagers,...
READ MORE10th Annual Management in Radiology (MIR) Congress 2007 Register Online at www.mir-online.org to Join an International Pool of Experts Sharing Management Knowledge and Experience! The 10th annual edition of the Management In Radiology (MIR) congress will be held this year in Oxford, UK from October 10 - 13, 2007, led by new Chairperson...
READ MOREAuthor Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor IMAGING Management [email protected] The ‘Alliance for MRI’, a coalition of European Parliamentarians, patient groups, leading European scientists and the medical community was launched during the ECR 2007, to avert the threat posed by EU health and safety legislation...
READ MOREAuthor Peter Bak VBM Services Inc. Toronto Ontario, Canada [email protected] Canada is currently implementing a national, interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution supporting seamless sharing of diagnostic imaging results to authorised healthcare providers. Through this programme, Canada will...
READ MOREInterviewer Dervla Gleeson Managing Editor IMAGING Management [email protected] Interviewee Prof. Henrik Thomsen Chairman Department of Diagnostic Radiology Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev Copenhagen, Denmark Interviewee Prof. Gabriel Krestin...
READ MOREThe Evolving Story Author Dr Giles Roditi Consultant Radiologist Glasgow Royal Infirmary Scotland, UK [email protected] What is Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis? This condition was first described by Dr Shawn Cowper in a paper published in 2000 in The Lancet as a disease with ‘scleromyxoedema-like...
READ MOREAuthor Dr Elizabeth M Robertson Consultant Radiologist Aberdeen Royal Infirmary NHS Grampian Aberdeen, Scotland [email protected] Since the Scottish Executive and Scottish Parliament were convened officially on July 1, 1999, powers in devolved matters such as justice, health,...
READ MOREAuthor Dr Jolanta Lapczynska Consultant Radiologist Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Scotland, UK [email protected] In recent years the NHS has struggled to retain sufficient numbers of healthcare workers, leading to a shortage of medical staff.To combat this skills deficiency, the NHS set targets...
READ MOREI nterviewee Marcel Swennenhuis Global Marketing Director AGFA Healthcare Mortsel, Belgium “PACS’ rapid absorption worldwide, is not just down to the initial hope that it would save money on long-term film costs.With PACS came the ability to clarify and manipulate images, the advent of integrated information...
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