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Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012 and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting

Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012 and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting

Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012 and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation OncologyVolume 56, Issue S1 p. 78-162 RANZCR and AOCR Scientific ExhibitsFree Access Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012 and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting First published: 23 July 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02420.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume56, IssueS1Supplement: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, and Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology (AOCR), 30 August-2 September 2012, Sydney, Australia and the Faculty of Radiation Oncology Scientific Meeting 26-28 July 2012, Queensland, AustraliaAugust 2012Pages 78-162 RelatedInformation

Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012 and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation OncologyVolume 56, Issue S1 p. 163-225 RANZCR and AOCR Educational ExhibitsFree Access Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012 and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting First published: 23 July 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02417.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume56, IssueS1Supplement: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, and Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology (AOCR), 30 August-2 September 2012, Sydney, Australia and the Faculty of Radiation Oncology Scientific Meeting 26-28 July 2012, Queensland, AustraliaAugust 2012Pages 163-225 RelatedInformation

Violenza contro i radiologi. I: prevalenza e misure preventive

Violence in the workplace is a specific risk for healthcare workers. Radiologists, especially when involved in emergency services, share that risk. Very few studies in the literature have researched this topic. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of violent behaviour in a large sample of Italian radiologists and analyse the phenomenon and its consequences with a view to proposing preventive measures. A total of 992 radiologists (61.5% men) taking part in a national radiology congress agreed to respond to a questionnaire on violence that contained the Violent Incident Form by Arnetz for the description of violent incidents in healthcare practice. Some 6.8% of radiologists in public hospitals experienced physical abuse in the previous 12 months, for the most part from patients or their companions. The prevalence of physical abuse is greatest among younger healthcare individuals with less clinical experience, with no differences between sexes. Among younger radiologists, one in five suffered at least one act of physical abuse in a working year. Nonphysical violence is more widespread and throughout radiologists' working lives affects 65.2% of them. In this case, almost half of the violent incidents originate from colleagues. A total of 5.5% of respondents stated that they were victims of abuse at the time of the survey. In most cases, the violent incidents remain unreported. The immediate consequences of violence in the workplace are emotions such as anger, disappointment, humiliation, anxiety, fear, distress, a feeling of helplessness and isolation, occasionally a feeling of guilt or of having done wrong and a desire to take revenge, change behaviour or change workplace. The extent of the problem calls for the adoption of a series of measures aimed at eliminating the causes of the various forms of workplace violence.

Interventional radiology at the meetings of the German Radiological Society from 1998 to 2008: evaluation of structural changes and radiation issues

ObjectivesEvaluation of structural changes and the weight given to radiation exposure of interventional radiology (IR) contributions at the Congress of the German Radiological Association from 1998 to 2008.MethodsAll IR abstracts were evaluated for type of contribution, design, imaging modality, and anatomic region. Weight given to radiation exposure was recorded as general statement, main topic and/or dose reduction. Statistical analysis included calculation of absolute/relative proportions of subgroups and ANOVA regression analyses.ResultsOut of 9,436 abstracts, 1,728 (18%) were IR-related. IR abstracts significantly rose to a maximum of 200 (20%) in 2005 (P = 0.048). While absolute numbers of scientific contributions declined, educational contributions significantly increased (P = 0.003). Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were the main IR imaging modalities, with growing use of CT (P = 0.021). The main body regions were vessels (45%) and abdomen (31%). Radiation exposure was addressed as a general statement in 3% of abstracts, as a main topic in 2%, and for dose reduction in 1%, respectively. During the study interval a significant growth of dose reduction abstracts was observed (P = 0.016).ConclusionsIR emerged as a growing specialty of radiology, with a significant increase in educational contributions. Radiation exposure was rarely in the focus of interest but contributions relating to dose reduction demonstrated a significant growth during the study period.Main Messages• Interventional radiology emerged as a growing specialty at the German radiological congress.• Significant increments of educational and prospective research contributions could be observed.• Despite a significant trend towards computed tomography, radiation exposure of IR was rarely in the focus of interest.• Contributions related to dose reduction demonstrated a significant growth during the study period.

Bash bash bash – It almost fits perfectly now. College of Radiographers 39th Welbeck Memorial Lecture

This paper outlines The College of Radiographers 39th Welbeck Memorial Eponymous Lecture presented at United Kingdom Radiological Congress in 2010. The presentation considered the future of radiography practice and how that future might be influenced. The presentation was structured into 4 sections: approaches to predicting the future; use of imaging techniques and technologies; 2025 - our future; a roadmap to our future. With an emphasis on the business sector the first section considers traditional and creative ways of predicting the future; some examples of predicting the future are taken from radiography. Using specific examples from radiographic practice the second section attempts to determine whether imaging technologies and radiography techniques are optimised and whether clinical decision making is based upon research evidence. In this section consideration is also given to the temporal relationship between the introduction of new equipment, the research that supports its use and the skills required to work with it. The third section is short and it contains general predictions about what 2025 may look like. The final section proposes briefly how the radiographic profession might move forward into the future we would wish to exist.

Lung Cancer Staging: An Overview of the New Staging System and Implications for Radiographic Clinical Staging

The Cancer Commission of the League of Nations Health Organization established the Radiological Sub-Commission in 1929 with the primary mandate of creating a common cancer staging system in order to facilitate effective communication across institutions around the world. Shortly thereafter by Dr. Pierre Denoix developed the TNM system used in almost all solid cancer staging today, and he continued to broaden and refine his TNM based staging approach through a series of articles published in the 1940’s and 50’s.1 Denoix’s approach gained its first institutional endorsement when the 7th International Congress of Radiology adopted TNM staging for laryngeal and breast cancer in 1953. Subsequently, as chairman of the Union Contre Le Cancer (UICC) staging committee, Denoix oversaw the publication of a series of “fascicles” (brochures) released during the 1960’s establishing standardized TNM staging for 23 solid organ cancers. A tradition of international consensus in cancer staging was established in 1969, when the American Joint Committee for Cancer Staging and End Results Reporting (renamed American Joint Committee on Cancer in 1980) and the UICC agreed that all subsequent staging recommendations by either body would be published in consultation with the other.2 Lung cancer staging was incorporated into the UICC TNM staging system in 1966. The first substantial revision of the lung cancer TNM staging was proposed by Dr. Mountain et al. in 1973 with the publication of “A Clinical Staging System for Lung Cancer”. This work was based on the outcomes of 2,155 cases of lung cancer, 1,712 of which were non-small cell lung cancer. It further specified the T, N and M descriptors and introduced stage groupings for the first time.3 Over the next 25 years, the lung cancer TNM staging system underwent three major revisions, all based on Dr. Mountain’s growing database, which had increased to 5,319 cases by 1996.4 It was at this point that the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) initiated the IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project. The IASLC Lung Staging Project sought to revise lung cancer staging to by using a data set more powerful, current, and universal than any single institutional database. From 1997 until 2009, this group developed a database incorporating patient data gathered from participating institutions around the world, collecting over 81,000 cases of lung cancer. The majority of cases were from Europe and the United States (58% and 21%, respectively), but a significant number of patients from Asia and Australia were included. Patients treated with all modalities were accepted into the database (including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy) in order to better sample the true lung cancer population.2 The 7th edition of the lung cancer staging system thus represents the culmination of a remarkably comprehensive review process. Improvements in surgical, medical and radiation treatments, surveillance, radiographic staging, post-operative care and minimally invasive surgery have all changed lung cancer treatment and survival in the last decade. These new factors have not been accounted for in the previous staging schema and impact treatment decisions. Based on outcomes data from patients treated with these improved modalities, the TNM staging is more representative of current treatment patterns and helps better guide the clinician. The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project set out to accomplish a series of goals: Aid the clinician in planning treatment Give some indication of prognosis for each stage Assist in the evaluation of the results of treatment Facilitate the exchange of information between centers across the globe To contribute to the continuing investigation of human cancer.2 This article will review the AJCC 7th edition Cancer Staging for lung cancer and will compare it to the 6th edition, with emphasis on operable disease. Clinical staging, its strengths and weakness, along with minimally invasive staging supplements will be discussed to aid the clinician in the preoperative staging of lung cancer.

Review of the European Congress of Radiology musculoskeletal scientific program

The European Congress of Radiology was held in Vienna, Austria, on the 3rd through the 7th of March 2011. In total just over 20,000 delegates attended the meeting from 96 countries. During the 5 days of the meeting, 79 musculoskeletal papers selected by the scientific committee were presented on a wide range of topics in eight separate sessions. Further scientific presentations were available for review in the form of electronic posters during the meeting.

Conference Scene: 2010 UK Radiological Congress meeting

The UK Radiological Congress (UKRC) is a joint congress between the British Institute of Radiology, the Royal College of Radiologists, the Society and College of Radiographers and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. This is an annual multidisciplinary conference with around 3000 participants every year. The conference program was coordinated by the Conference President for 2010, Erika Denton, and four Vice Presidents, Andrea Rockall, Catherine Walsh, Laurence Sutton and Stephen Keevil, who brought together a program featuring clinical, service delivery, digital imaging and health informatics, in addition to advances in technology educational sessions.

The Application Of Cephalometrics To Cinefluorography

Abstract No Abstract Available. Presented to the Tenth International Congress of Radiology, Montreal, Canada, August, 1962, and the Annual Meeting of the American Speech and Hearing Association, New York City, New York, November, 1962. * This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid Nos. GM-06665-04 and DE-01650-02 of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. From the School of Dentistry, the Division of Speech Pathology, and the Department of Radiology of the University of California, Los Angeles, and the St. John's Hospital Research Foundation, Santa Monica, California.

Basic principles for use of dental cone beam computed tomography: consensus guidelines of the European Academy of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology

To develop "basic principles" on the use of dental cone beam CT by consensus of the membership of the European Academy of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology. A guideline development panel was formed to develop a set of draft statements using existing European directives and guidelines on radiation protection. These statements were revised after an open debate of attendees at a European Academy of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (EADMFR) Congress in June 2008. A modified Delphi procedure was used to present the revised statements to the EADMFR membership, utilising an online survey in October/November 2008. Of the 339 EADMFR members, 282 had valid e-mail addresses and could be alerted to the online survey. A response rate of 71.3% of those contacted by e-mail was achieved. Consensus of EADMFR members, indicated by high level of agreement for all statements, was achieved without a need for further rounds of the Delphi process. A set of 20 basic principles on the use of dental cone beam CT has been devised. They will act as core standards for EADMFR and, it is hoped, will be of value in national standard-setting within Europe.

The History of ICRP and the Evolution of its Policies

Within 12 months of the discovery of X rays in 1895, papers appeared in the literature reporting adverse effects from high exposure. In 1925, the first International Congress of Radiology, held in London, considered the need for a protection committee, which it established at its second congress in Stockholm in 1928. This paper celebrates the 80 th anniversary of ICRP by tracing the history of the development of its policies, and identifying a few of the personalities involved from its inception up to the modern era. The paper follows the progress from the early controls on worker doses to avoid deterministic effects, through the identification of stochastic effects, to the concerns about public exposure and increasing stochastic risk estimates. The key features of the recommendations made by ICRP from 1928 up to the most recent in 2007 are identified.

Publication Rates for Abstracts Presented by Korean Investigators at Major Radiology Meetings

ObjectiveTo determine the publication rate of abstracts presented by Korean investigators at national and international radiological meetings, and to identify predictive factors of publication.Materials and Methodss presented at the annual meetings of the Korean Radiological Society (KRS), and abstracts presented by Korean investigators at the annual meetings of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and European Congress of Radiology (ECR) from 2001 to 2002 were searched for subsequent publication, using PubMed and the Korean Medical Database. The following variables were evaluated. 1) The overall publication rate; 2) the publication rates according to the radiological subspecialty, presentation type (oral or poster), sample size (≤ 20, 21-50, or > 50), study design (prospective or retrospective), statistical analysis (present or absent), and study outcome (positive or negative); 3) the time to publication; 4) the journal where the study was published; 5) consistency between the abstract and the final publication.ResultsOf 1,097 abstracts, 301 (27.4%) were subsequently published, at an average of 15.8 ± 13.8 months after presentation in 48 journals. The publication rates for studies presented at the RSNA (35.4%) and ECR (50.5%) conferences were significantly higher than that for the KRS conference (23.6%, p < 0.05). Vascular/interventional radiology studies had the highest publication rate (33.1%), whereas musculoskeletal radiology studies had the lowest publication rate (17.1%). Other factors associated with subsequent publication were prospective design, use of statistical testing, and a positive study outcome.ConclusionThe publication rate is significantly lower for the KRS (23.6%) meeting abstracts as compared to those of the RSNA (35.4%) and ECR (50.5%). Prospective design, use of statistical testing, and positive study outcome have a statistically significant effect on the publication rate.

Report on the European Congress of Radiology 2007

Report on the European Congress of Radiology 2007

The “White paper of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR) on multimodality imaging”: a message from the EANM and ESR Presidents

While nuclear medicine is growing, new areas emerge where relations with other medical specialties are necessary to deliver appropriate patient care. Cardiovascular nuclear medicine in the recent past, and now multimodality imaging provide clear examples. Fused and hybrid imaging with SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and other modalities represent an area of very rapid growth with important professional implications. In 2005, the executive committee of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) started formal contacts with the leadership of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) to discuss areas of common interest, to define forms of potential cooperation, and to advance multimodality imaging in medicine. In particular, both associations recognised the importance of coordinating working practices for such imaging systems and that undertaking the nuclear medicine and radiology components of imaging with hybrid systems requires different skills. To properly address this important issue, a strategy committee was called to give advice to the executive committee on how to develop the relations with the ESR. At the same time, the EANM executive committee gathered advice from national delegates and experts. Following the first contacts between the leadership of both societies at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2005 in Vienna, an EANM/ESR joint ad hoc committee was formed, comprising the president, the president elect and the president of the UEMS section of each society. This committee had a series of meetings to discuss training, accreditation and professional issues, and to plan educational activities. In the meantime, joint sessions during the EANM and ECR congresses have been initiated to highlight the clinical value of SPECT/CT and PET/CT in comparison with other existing imaging modalities. In this issue of the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, a document entitled “White paper of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR) on multimodality imaging” is published [1]. This paper represents one of the results of the work that has been done by the joint ad hoc committee during the last two years and sets out the positions and aspirations of the EANM and the ESR to working together on an equal and constructive basis for the future benefit of both specialties. It was approved by the executive committee of the EANM, the executive council of the ESR, the general assembly of the European Association of Radiology and the executive committees of the UEMS sections of nuclear medicine and radiology. The document was presented at the EANM strategy committee meeting held in London in February 2007. It was also presented at both the EANMadvisory council meeting and the EANMextraordinary delegates’ meeting that took place in Vienna in March 2007. While it is important to underline that the white paper is not a formal guideline to be followed by all national societies, it is hoped that it will stimulate discussion in all Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2007) 34:1145–1146 DOI 10.1007/s00259-007-0495-1

Das DICOM-CD-Projekt der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft - eine Übersicht über die Inhalte und Ergebnisse des Pilottests 2006

DICOM-CDs are frequently used for medical image data transfer. Many different potential advantages are known, such as improved image quality, handling simplification, and cost optimization. However, there are numerous restrictions in the daily routine. While testing DICOM-CDs at the 2006 German Radiology Congress, we found that more than 70 % of CDs have discrepancies with respect to data structure or content. The German Radiological Association and OFFIS started an initiative to improve the quality of DICOM-CDs. There are three main objectives: To provide requirements for vendors of CD-writing systems, to establish user guidelines for the handling of DICOM-CDs, and to develop a test procedure for DICOM-CDs. Radiologists using such systems should be aware of these developments and use them for RFP's.

THREE DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND: AN OVERVIEW OF ITS CLINICAL USE

Although three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) was already being used in the early 1980's and the first commercially available three-dimensional scanner was presented in 1989 in Paris at the International Radiology Congress, it has only been in the recent decade that the technology has found its way into clinical applications. This rapid development is mainly due to the equally rapid development of computer processor technology, essential for three-dimensional ultrasound. Originally used as a tool for creating a surface mode showing the face of the fetus and gender abnormalities, its application has become much broader nowadays. The technique is now becoming ever more important in obstetrics and gynecology, but also in many other fields such as cardiology, surgical applications and urology. Three-dimensional ultrasound is an easy, quick and cheap imaging technique without any known adverse effects on the mother or developing fetus as has been stated by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). In addition, it has been reported by numerous authors to be very accurate in assessing volumes. Recently, it has been suggested that both two- and three-dimensional ultrasound, especially in the 1st and 2nd trimester, are of positive influence in initiating the bonding between mother and infant.

March 9-13, 2007, Vienna/Austria - European Congress of Radiology

Der European Congress of Radiology (ECR) ist der jährlich stattfindende Kongress der European Society of Radiology (ESR). Als eine der größten medizinischen Veranstaltungen in ganz Europa und als weltweit zweitgrößtes Meeting für Radiologen lockt er alljährlich über 16 000 Teilnehmer aus 92 Ländern an.

Scientific papers presented at the European Congress of Radiology: a two-year comparison

The purpose of this report was to determine the rate at which abstracts orally presented at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2001 were published in 2001-2005 Medline-indexed journals and to compare publication rates and factors with presentations at the ECR in two different periods (2001 and 2000). Absolute and relative publication rates (APR, RPR) and different publication-related factors were analysed. From 991 abstracts originating from 52 countries, 449 articles (APR 45%) were subsequently published in 125 journals, most frequently in European Radiology (n=79, 18%). Country of origin statistically (p<0.0001) influences subsequent publication of the abstract, with Germany having the highest number of presentations (n=300) and derived articles (n=175, RPR 58%) whereas Sweden had the highest RPR (82%). Interventional and physics studies had the highest RPR (59% and 58%, respectively). The ECR meeting has a very high and stable APR (ECR 2001: 45% vs ECR 2000: 47%), and the journal European Radiology had the larger number of related publications (18% RPR following ECR 2001 compared with 14% from ECR 2000). Germany had the highest number of presentations and publications for both meetings. The highest RPR for ECR 2001 was found in interventional and physics studies whereas chest and cardiac studies had the highest RPR for ECR 2000.

The European Congress of Radiology

The European Congress of Radiology