Association News
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has joined with three other radiology education societies in sponsoring the Academy of Radiology Leadership and Management (ARLM) to give radiology practitioners the opportunity to develop...
A full programme has been announced for the first ESOR course on imaging biomarkers, which will be held on Wednesday, February 29 and is aimed at addressing the following subjects:
- What are biomarkers? Why is there so much interest on them?
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The Radiological Society of North America’s 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2011) opened and closed on high notes earlier this month, with forward-looking lectures from world-renowned luminaries in medicine, continuing...
By combining conventional medical imaging with some of the same 3D modeling techniques used in Hollywood blockbusters, researchers are offering new hope to victims of serious facial injuries. Results of a new study on human face transplantation, led...
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR), with technical support from Siemens Healthcare ran a Cardiac CT level II1 course for visiting radiology professionals from Iraq. The BIR works in partnership with The Baghdad Medical College;...
Two ESR personalities will be honoured at the 59th Journées Françaises de Radiologie, which take place in Paris on October, 21-25. Honorary membership of the Société Française de...
The field of radiology will gain a professional development and leadership academy starting in 2012 with the opening of the American College of Radiology’s (ACR) Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI).
The innovative, multi-...
Management in Radiology (MIR), the leading European congress focusing on all aspects of management and healthcare process optimisation, kicks off their Annual Scientific Meeting in the city of Nice (France) on Thursday, September 29th to Friday...
The American College of Radiology (ACR) have responded to the August 24, Joint Commission (TJC) Sentinel Event Alert entitled “Radiation Risks of Diagnostic Imaging.” The ACR states as follows that such alerts are issued...
The Joint Commission has published a report that delivers information to healthcare providers regarding the provision of radiation-involved imaging cautioning against high dosages, which increase the risk for long-term damage. The report states that...
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has published a position paper on the "Usability of irreversible image compression in radiological imaging". This paper is the result of a groundbreaking Expert Panel Session, held prior to the...
The FDA has notified the public and the medical imaging community that it has received reports of two patients who received more radiation than expected from CardioGen-82 who underwent cardiac PET scans with rubidium (Rb)-82 chloride...
Professor Adrian K. Dixon, Chairman of the ESR Publications Committee and Editor-in-Chief of European Radiology, has been conferred with an honorary degree by the National University of Ireland. The Degree of Doctor of Medicine...
The leaders of the world’s regional paediatric imaging societies have united to establish the World Federation of Paediatric Imaging in order to address global barriers to optimal paediatric imaging care. The WFPI will promote education, best...
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE), invites you to take part in the largest and most comprehensive forum for minimally invasive image-guided therapy, which will take place in Munich from ...
According to a report released today, radiation medicine holds promise to be an even more effective weapon in the battle against cancer and may ultimately prove to be useful in chronic pain and neurodegenerative disorders. The report is a compendium...
The European Network for Cell Imaging and Tracking Expertise (ENCITE) held its first Scientific Symposium on "Imaging Cellular Decisions" at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel in March this year. The Symposium gathered the...
The Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology - the Society of Interventional Radiology's flagship publication - together with the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation, announced the inaugural JVIR Editor's Awards...
The 23rd European Congress of Radiology (ECR) came to a satisfying end on Monday afternoon, after five days of science, education and networking. From March 3 to 7 the city of Vienna saw a host of sights that are now familiar at this...
In order to raise awareness among the general public and draw attention to the broad contribution imaging makes to general healthcare, the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
has decided to launch the 1st European Day of Radiology on February 10th...
IMAGING Management has custom-developed a new, comprehensive medical imaging technology-led guide, in association with world-renowned market analysts, Frost & Sullivan. Each edition of the journal aims to provide in-depth web-linked coverage...
During the Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Dr. Iain McCall and two other individuals, all who have been distinguished as outstanding contributors to the field of radiology and its allied sciences,were awarded...
The 10th annual European Connectathon, a well-known testing platform, held in France (Bordeaux) was particularly successful this year. One of the most important results observed was that several IHE profiles were endorsed for national...
Fresh programme details have been announced concerning the scientific programme of the Management in Radiology (MIR) Annual Scientific Meeting, which takes place this year in Mallorca, Spain, from October 14 - 15, 2010. The congress covers topics...
CIRSE invites you to attend its annual meeting and postgraduate course, billed as the “world's top platform for specialists in all minimally invasive image-guided procedures”. The programme has been designed around seven main...
After 25 years of CARS Congresses and peer-reviewed publications, the field is expanding with many new and promising developments in radiology and surgery. What is possible now in imaging based diagnosis and therapy and what are the next major...
Practical recommendations for striking the delicate balance between too much and not enough radiation are presented in a new guidance article, “CT Radiation Dose: Understanding and Controlling the Risks©,” released by ECRI...
The 10th annual European Connectathon, a well-known testing platform, held from 12 - 16 April in France (Bordeaux) was particularly successful this year. One of the most important results observed was that several IHE profiles were endorsed for...
