Organized Radiology Issues: Page 87

Address the backlog issue or you will sink
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
Backlogs of unread images are one of the worst nightmares in clinical practice. Any backlog must be tackled urgently and as a high priority -- otherwise you will be watching helplessly as the ship sinks and you sink with it, the Maverinck writes in his latest column.
January 6, 2015
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Launch date fixed for radiation safety initiative in Africa
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The authorities in Africa plan to launch Afrosafe, a radiation safety program, prior to the Pan African Congress of Radiology and Imaging (PACORI), according to the January edition of Quality News, the newsletter of the International Commission on Radiological Quality and Safety.
January 5, 2015
Echo groups release new quantification guidance
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging have jointly released a new document that updates the worldwide standard for quantifying cardiac chamber size and function on ultrasound scans.
January 5, 2015
U.K. radiographers to strike for 3rd time
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Members of the Society of Radiographers have announced their plans for a third strike to take place on 29 January from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a work-to-rule period beginning on 30 January and continuing to 24 February.
December 21, 2014
ESR announces 2015 general assembly
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology's (ESR) eighth general assembly will be held on Sunday, 8 March, 2015, the organization announced.
December 9, 2014
Dates set for ultrahigh-field MR symposium
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Max-Dulbruck Center for Molecular Imaging will host the 6th scientific symposium on "Clinical Needs, Research Promises and Technical Solutions in Ultrahigh Field Magnetic Resonance" for 26 June 2015, in Berlin.
December 9, 2014
Elsevier debuts Amirsys upgrades at RSNA 2014
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical and scientific journal publisher Elsevier unveiled enhancements to two Amirsys systems, STATdx and RADPrimer, at RSNA 2014.
November 30, 2014
DRG announces international initiative
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The German Radiological Society (DRG) has revealed that it will have a new international track at its upcoming 96th Annual Congress, to be held 13-16 May. It will be called RöKo International.
November 30, 2014
International Society of Radiology to conduct review in 2015
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The executive committee of the International Society of Radiology has revealed it will conduct a review next year on how best to proceed with its vision, mission, and role in the future.
November 25, 2014
NDSC signs decision support deal with ESR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Clinical decision-support software firm National Decision Support Company (NDSC) has signed an agreement with the European Society of Radiology (ESR) to provide imaging appropriate use criteria to the European market via an offering called ESR iGuide.
November 24, 2014
Radiographers strike for 2nd time in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Members of the Society of Radiographers (SoR) in England and Northern Ireland took industrial action on 24 November, as planned.
November 24, 2014
Mobile App Spotlight: Imaging Single Best Answer
By Erik L. Ridley
Candidates now have a new tool to help prepare for the U.K. Royal College of Radiologists' Final FRCR (Part A) Exam. The British Institute of Radiology recently released Imaging Single Best Answer, a mobile app that provides 75 questions and answers for each of the six exam modules.
November 24, 2014
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