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Table of Contents:
Note from the ECR 2006 President
Note from the Chairman of the
Executive Committee
04-05
06-07
08-11
EAR News
12-13
Best attended session 05
Hospital Administrator Symposium
Cyber Ricci ©
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ECR 2005 picture gallery
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Industrial Exhibition
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ECR meets UK
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EPOS™
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ECR meets Russia
EURORAD
ECR Radio
ECR meets Singapore
People
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Arts & Culture
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IS RADIOLOGY BECOMING TOO GOOD FOR ITS OWN GOOD?
There are some rules, written or unwritten, which govern most of what we do. One of them is that, in order for you to sell something, someone
must be willing to buy it. Generally speaking, people are unwilling to buy things that are too expensive. However, sometimes the reasons for keeping one's money in one's pocket are a little more complicated. Do you remember the days when you had to have your text slides prepared by others? It was a protracted and complex process. In my own case it consisted of several steps: first, I would scribble the text on a piece of paper; a
secretary would type what I wrote; I would correct the text, which was then re-typed; the sheets of paper would then be photographed for 'diazo
slides' to be produced. On a good day, they would all be perfect, even though the jagged edges of the letters would show when projected on a
screen. On a bad day, I would spot a few errors, necessitating repetition of the process from scratch.
I cannot remember how much 'diazo' slides cost to produce. However, the reason nobody uses them any more has little to do with price. The main
factors that contributed to their demise were convenience and quality. The use of PowerPoint directly from a computer allows us to produce excellent slides, sometimes just a few minutes before showing them. I would not dream of asking my secretary to do this for me any more because I
value the flexibility and control of creating the slides myself.
“What has all this to do with radiology?,” I hear you ask. Quite a lot, actually. And not just because some of our colleagues spend a lot of time lecturing. Digressing for a moment, I remember that, when Peter Mueller and I had young children, we once discussed whether they understood
what our jobs were. Peter said to me that when his son was asked what his father did, the little boy hesitated a little but eventually said “my dad
does… my dad does… slides”. Not entirely wrong actually, but that's another story. Let's get back to radiology and the laws of the market.
At radiology congresses all over the globe, lecturers are showing the most amazing images. MR, CT and ultrasound are developing so fast that
it's difficult to keep up with the pace of change. The advances in cross-sectional imaging are forcing substantial internal changes within our discipline. Conventional angiography is virtually extinct, except as a prelude to intervention. Radiologists do not mind that. After all, our specialty more
than any other, thrives on technological change. I remember listening as a trainee radiologist to a lecture by a very distinguished man, beautifully illustrated and superbly delivered. Despite this, it made me a little sad because the subject was air encephalography. I had seen early CT images
and knew that this great man was (professionally speaking) living on borrowed time. Sure enough, the following year he was no longer on the list
of lecturers. Sad, but inevitable. He did not adapt so he had to go. But I do not want to talk about this type of internal change. What I have in mind
is much more fundamental – no less than the future of all radiologists.
I know that this will sound strange to many. After all, to borrow a phrase from an old British prime minister, we “have never had it so good”. In fact,
the amazing diagnostic capabilities that radiology makes available are outstripping the capacity of medicine to treat disease. The advances in our
discipline are staggering and no modern hospital could function without our services. Therefore, expressing concern about the future may seem
like worrying about the Athenian empire during the building of the Parthenon. (That would not have been inappropriate, as it happens). However,
it is not radiology I am talking about but radiologists. The best days of radiology as a discipline are yet to come. Therein lies the problem implicit
in the title of this article. You see, if one reduces the role of the radiologist to its bare essentials, one finds that it is not that different from that of
a translator of a foreign language. The images look strange to clinicians because they are two-dimensional, sometimes fuzzy, and in shades of
grey. Therefore, special skills are needed to interpret them. The radiologist who is familiar with the silhouette sign will be able to tell the chest surgeon that a particular mass seen on a postero-anterior chest radiograph lies in the middle lobe. The surgeon can see what the radiologist can
see but he does not know what the picture is telling him. The problem (for radiologists) is that the pictures are getting a lot better. It will not be
long before three-dimensional images of every organ in the body will be available in glorious Technicolor and high resolution in a few seconds.
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Let us imagine a liver surgeon who is planning to resect a metastasis in the right lobe of the liver. He knows the segmental anatomy better than
the back of his hand. He is presented with wonderful 3D colour images of the liver, the biliary tree, and the hepatic arterial and venous systems,
produced by an expert radiographer. These demonstrate the relationship of the metastasis to all vital structures from all possible angles. But they
go even further: specially designed software allows the surgeon to simulate all stages of the operation. Why does this surgeon need a radiologist?
Tasks can be funded only if they are cost-effective. It is likely that in large centres there will be a need for a few super-specialised radiologists performing tasks that cannot or will not be undertaken by any clinician. These may include complex molecular imaging. However, the requirement for
such individuals will be relatively limited. It is unlikely that 25 years from now there will be a need to employ the number of radiologists working
today without changing the focus and pattern of their work. There will be many more, very sophisticated, radiographers but a relatively small number of “traditional” radiologists working as they do today.
All this may sound like doom and gloom – no less than a prediction of our own demise. This is not so. Our future is in our own hands. Radiologists
have always been adept at adapting and changing to meet the challenges ahead. The key is adding value to what organ-specialised clinicians
can offer patients. We will not be able to do that in the same way that we do today. However, if we integrated ourselves into organ-specialised clinical departments, we could become front-line truly clinical specialists. By helping to reach a definitive diagnosis, we can make it possible for
patients to be treated earlier, more effectively and less expensively. In other words, the radiologists of the future could be the most important element of a triage system, involved in patient care at the earliest possible stage, effectively determining the course that the subsequent management of a patient should follow. True clinical radiologists will always have a role.
The answer to the question posed in the title is a resounding “No”. Radiology will be the very backbone of modern medicine. As for the radiologists, they will simply reinvent themselves and possibly even change their titles a little but their best days, like those of their specialty, are yet to
come!
Prof. Andy Adam
ECR 2006 President
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Prof. Antonio Chiesa
C h a i r m a n o f t h e E C R E xe c u t i ve C o m m i t t e e
The weeks immediately following the end of ECR 2005 have seemed unexpectedly calm and quiet. It
seems hard to believe that after the crowded and hectic days of the congress, life goes on as before,
returning to the daily routine of patient care, and teaching medical students and residents. Despite the
strange feeling I got at first from carrying out these tasks once again, they are the basis of what my professional life has consisted of for more than 40 years! This is the extent to which the unique and important job of ECR President turned my life upside-down.
Now it is my turn to relinquish my presidential duties and assume the chairmanship of the ECR
Executive Committee for one year. In this role, I must forget about planning a rigorous scientific programme, selecting trustworthy moderators, trying to distribute the various scientific sessions in the best
possible way, and planning an entertaining social programme. This is the traditional, and most painless,
way for the past president to gradually withdraw from the scene, leaving the organisational activities to
the next person in line.
Nonetheless, the job of chairman is full of duties and challenges in itself. First of all, ECR's shift towards
the European Society of Radiology (ESR), together with EAR, calls for intense reforming and organising. During the last congress in Vienna, the General Assemblies of both EAR and ECR approved the
statutes of ESR.
It is time to bring the new society to life, and I can assure you that the two institutions are determined to
transfer all the knowledge and enthusiasm that characterises them to the new organisation.
ECR is a truly European Congress. Doctors from all over the continent contribute their cultural and scientific experience, promoting progressive improvements in the scientific and professional standards.
This environment is particularly important for the countries that, for historical, geographic, or economic
reasons, have not been able to develop their radiological activity equal to that of more fortunate countries. This improvement trend has been going well, defining itself over the years.
Innovation is another important characteristic of ECR, which makes it an anomaly with respect to what
is nowadays often referred to as "Old Europe", accused of having few innovative projects in view.
EPOS™, Cyber Ricci©, IMAGINE, and Invest in the Youth are just some of ECR's main initiatives that
are even sources of envy for other congress organisations.
EPOS™ continues to develop. Since its beginning in 2003, it has found more and more supporters each
year, with more than a 24% increase in submissions in 2005. This created a high rejection rate, compensated with an increase in the educational and scientific quality.
By now, Cyber Ricci© has amassed a rich collection of lectures presented in past ECRs. This is obviously a service that ECR members can access during and after the congress, but it is also available to those
at home who cannot or don't want to come in person to the congress in Vienna.
IMAGINE is a new programme that was inaugurated at this year's congress. This section had notable
success given that it was its first year, and it displayed sophisticated, avant-garde imaging technology. I
am sure that in 2006, IMAGINE will continue to develop and propose forefront issues in the field of imaging in the section which is called "The Intelligent Department".
For two years now, the Invest in the Youth programme has been devoted to young radiologists, residents,
and radiographers. To promote participation among the younger radiological crowd, free registration, two
nights' lodging, and a year's subscription to European Radiology are offered to 500 applicants, especially those who come from countries with hospital or university institutions that lack the funds to finance
these initiatives.
Now that my days have calmed down and become routine once again, Professor Andreas Adam is hard
at work. The preparations for ECR 2006 are going strong; and the Preliminary Programme should be
ready for publishing on the ECR website (www.ecr.org) in a short while. All the signs of a good congress
are present. Professor Christian Herold has already begun to plan ECR 2007. The memory of all the
hard work in preparing ECR 2005 is too fresh in my mind not to wish them the best of luck in their proceedings, not only from me, but from all the members of the Executive Committee.
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Letter from the EAR President
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
It was a singular honour and a great pleasure to welcome you to the 17th European Congress of Radiology, ECR 2005, and to have
the privilege of addressing this distinguished audience on behalf of the European Association of Radiology.
My first and most welcome task is to congratulate Professor Antonio Chiesa for the new heights to which he has led us with ECR
2005.
Today, in its 15th year of metamorphosis, ECR has become the driving force in the education of European Radiologists. Not only
a prime provider of exquisite teaching in an inspiring and charming environment, but a constant basis for innovation and vision
in radiology due to the diverse cultural background from all over Europe which has proven to be conducive to congenial ideas
many times.
I would like to warmly thank each and every one of you for your valuable and sustained commitment to the European Congress
of Radiology, which has significantly contributed to making this Congress, our Congress, the greatest forum for Radiology in
Europe, renowned world-wide.
The entire ECR mirrors today a vibrant, highly productive, innovative and visionary scientific community, striving always to
strengthen European Radiology in order to ensure the highest quality of care for patients.
Even in such an advancing professional discipline, it is of extreme importance to maintain contact with the past, while welcoming
changes foreseen to stimulate progress, broaden scientific horizons and inspire.
In this context ECR 2005 was destined to be a momentous event in the history of European Radiology, as it staged and marked
our decisions to redefine the institutions and to shape the future of European Radiology.
We are all aware of the officially expressed desire by our membership last year to work towards the creation and establishment of
a single house for Radiology in Europe.
To fulfill this mandate EAR and ECR have made every effort to comply with the spirit of the Joint Position Paper in a structured
and productive manner. Working jointly in a spirit of goodwill and cooperation they have developed a strategic plan and a proposal which incorporates the functions, the needs and future aspirations of both, under one roof, that of the new European Society of
Radiology (ESR).
This proposal was presented, discussed thoroughly and adopted as the way forward during the EAR Annual Leadership Meeting
in December 2004 in Vienna. During the ECR 2005, the ECR as well as EAR General Assembly approved unanimously of the proposed ESR statutes and thus of the creation of the European Society of Radiology.
We believe that the adopted scheme fulfills the perceived needs and principles set, reflects the importance of the national and
subspecialty societies in the delivery of Radiology in Europe and can guarantee stability and continuous growth for European
Radiology.
I sincerely hope that the creation of the European Society of Radiology was an additional privilege and a most welcomed task of
yours, amongst other fascinating features and functions during this year’s ECR.
The European Association of Radiology is grateful to the members of ECR for their trust and commitment. Your support is essential in achieving these goals. We should do so, building on our strengths and widening democracy without jeopardising what really matters, which is a flourishing society that serves all European radiologists and their patients, now and in the future.
Yours sincerely,
Prof.Dr. Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis
EAR President
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B o r i s
R a j e w s k y
M e d a l l i s t s
This year’s Boris Rajewsky Medallists are Prof. Michel Bléry from France and Prof. Rainer Rienmüller from Austria. The medal is named after
one of the founders of the European Association of Radiology, Professor Boris Rajewsky, and represents the highest honour of the EAR. It
was first awarded in 1972. This year’s medals were presented on the occasion of ECR 2005.
Prof. Michel Bléry
Prof.Dr. Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis
Prof.Dr. Rainer Rienmüller
Prof.Dr. Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis
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TOWARDS A EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF
BIOMEDICAL IMAGING RESEARCH
To all Heads of Academic Radiology Departments and Medical Imaging Research Laboratories
who have participated in the EAR Research Survey
Dear Colleagues,
First of all we would like to thank you for having completed the survey of the EAR Research Committee. Almost 150 institutions have already participated in it, thus expressing their willingness to support the establishment of a European Institute of Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR) and to become
members of the future Institute. The survey is still open [www.ear-online.org] and new participants are joining daily.
Preliminary results were presented at the EAR General Assembly on March 7, 2005, in Vienna. Still the “Institute” needs to be formally and legally established and the EAR Research Committee as well as the EAR Executive Bureau are currently analysing the possibilities of such an entity.
The EAR Executive Bureau has decided to include all European centres in EIBIR that have already completed the EAR survey or will do so in the future.
We are therefore proud to welcome you and your institution as a member of EIBIR. You have been included in the mailing list and will be regularly
informed of the progress we have made.
However, the possibilities of future activities and particularly the services EIBIR wishes to offer its members will strongly depend on the resources available. Therefore, the EAR Research Committee has submitted a proposal within the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Commission (EC) for
supporting European Research Infrastructures. For practical reasons 13 institutions from different European countries (one per country) were asked by
EAR to assist actively in the submission of the proposal. As mentioned in the proposal, the future infrastructure will consist of all institutions that have
already joined this effort or will do so in the future.
Lobbying the idea of EIBIR will be decisive for the success of our proposal. We would like to recruit your assistance in this endeavour. We have just
received the confirmation of our submission and a number for our proposal. It is now time to ensure that our proposal is selected for funding by using
our contacts and connections. It is essential to lobby people and get their attention for the EIBIR proposal so that it is recognised to be of great significance and that it will thus be as successful as it deserves to be.
Please take your time to write and/or talk to anyone that you feel could play a vital role in helping us to be successful, e.g. EC officials, national research
boards, government agencies and ministries. Please do also check all national contact points of your country and write to them. The list can be found at
http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/ncp.htm
Any such contact should include the following points of information:
- Name: EIBIR
- Proposal reference number: FP6-026041
- Title: Towards a European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research – Why research is the key for Europe (A copy of the A1 form can be obtained
from the EAR Office: [email protected])
Our experience has shown that the best way to succeed is to ask for feedback, and not just to send out letters and to wait for responses – so please follow up and call the respective persons to find out what is happening. Take sufficient time to lobby and to keep other partners abreast of results or techniques that have been successful. This should not be too time-consuming, but can induce a significant effect.
Please feel free to contact us, if you have any further questions, comments or suggestions.
Thank you for your time and support at this important stage.
Sincerely yours,
Prof.Dr. Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis
EAR President
Prof.Dr. Gabriel P. Krestin
EAR Research Committee Chairman
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EAR PRESIDENT BIDS FAREWELL TO
ESTEEMED MEMBERS AND WELCOMES
NEW EXECUTIVE BUREAU
good bye
welcome
Prof. Helen Carty, ECR Chairman, is retiring from European politics and thanked wholeheartedly for her tireless endeavours to support the initiatives on the agenda of EAR, but also for the harmony,
goodwill and cooperation with which she has contributed to the
efforts which brought EAR this day to take a vote for a single house
in radiology in Europe.
Prof.Dr. Guy Frija
Secretary General
Prof. Andy Adam, former Chairman of the Subspecialties
Committee, took forward the subspecialty committee, tried very
hard to achieve the harmonisation of the training programmes and
was instrumental in the fair representation of the subspecialty societies in the EAR General Assembly. EAR wishes him the best of
success for the organisation of the ECR 2006.
Prof. Lorenzo Bonomo
Treasurer
Prof. Vladimir Jevtic, Representative of National Members, provided great assistance with the Junior Radiologists Forum which EAR
would like to see flourishing. It was decided to install him as a mentor and at the same time as a liaison officer for that group. Vladimir
Jevtic was instrumental in taking initiatives and suggesting ways forward.
Prof. Gabriel P. Krestin
Research
Prof. Peter Vock, Secretary-General, served EAR for eight years.
He brought a spirit of harmony in the works of the Bureau and had
the opportunity to cooperate with a number of EAR Presidents. He
thus played an instrumental role in all the changes added year after
year to the statutes, rules and regulations.
Prof. José I. Bilbao
Subspecialties
Prof. Roberto Passariello, Treasurer, is acknowledged for his
unparalleled commitment to European radiology due to his varied
functions within EAR as well as ECR. He has witnessed the
Association change from a little club of friends to a real machine
producing culture, education, professional protection and research.
Prof. András Palkó
National Member
Prof. Antonio Chiesa
ECR Chairman
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Honorary lecturer inspires juniors to excel in
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Prof. Anne G. Osborn
ECR 2005 Honorar y Lecturer
Professor Anne G. Osborn is University Distinguished Professor of Radiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and GE Healthcare
Visiting Professor in Diagnostic Imaging at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington D.C. She holds the William H. and Patricia W.
Child Presidential Endowed Chair in Radiology at the University of Utah.
Osborn realised that medical imaging was to become her field of specialty more than 30 years ago, during her early years of medical studies.
"I noticed that it didn't matter what clinical service we were on, we were constantly going to the radiology department, consulting with the radiologists," she recalls. "CT was still in its infancy when I started my residency in 1971 and I met wonderful role models during training and in the
early years of my career as neuroradiologist," Osborn says, and mentions Professor Derek Harwood-Nash from Canada, Professor Ian Isherwood
and Professor Jacqueline Vignaud, whom she respects very much. Osborn did an internship in surgery, a radiology residency at Stanford, followed by three years of training in neuroradiology.
research, clinical skills and leadership
An acclaimed and innovative educator, Osborn won the 1995 Best Textbook in Clinical Medicine Award for her comprehensive teaching textbook
"Diagnostic Neuroradiology". It was the best selling textbook ever in radiology. "Cerebral Angiography" has received rave reviews and remains the
most popular text on the subject. Her newest book, "Diagnostic Imaging: Brain" was published in May 2004, and has already become another
international bestseller with over 10,000 copies sold in 6 months.
Osborn's career slightly changed when she founded the database publishing and radiology informatics company Amirsys together with Dr. Ric
Harnsberger. Her PocketRadiologists series revolutionised medical imaging literature and debuted to popular acclaim. The PocketRadiologist:
Brain was one of the first radiology texts created specifically for hand-held computers (PDA).
Osborn was cited as one of the "20 Most Influential" people in radiology by Diagnostic Imaging magazine in its November 2002 issue, and was
also recently profiled in the widely-read trade publication as one of four innovative educators inspiring a generation of radiologists to excel in
research, clinical skill, and leadership.
In July 2005, Osborn's company will release the first ever electronic comprehensive point of care electronic reference system that will be available right on the PACS station and on the hospital intranet. It will contain thousands of diagnoses and cases of common and rare manifestations
of diseases in highly organised databases and will provide answers in seconds, no more browsing through books will be required. "The format of
information is the same, no matter if you look at the chest, the brain or the bones," she says. At her workplace she has three PACS stations with
four screens each and voice recognition technology.
"Many people do not know what radiologists do, they only think of radiation therapy," she explains. "Radiologists play a super game of Clue [board
game referred to as Cluedo in Europe], it's like a murder mystery. Clinicians come to us radiologists, give us a number of 'clues' and it's our job
to figure out the diagnosis: Just like the game! I also tell to my students: If you want credit in the patients' eyes and mind as an individual, forget
radiology, because most referring doctors won't say 'we saw Dr. Osborn and she figured it all out for us'. But if you are a team player, there is no
better specialty than radiology," Osborn says. "We play the super game dozens and hundreds of times every day, trying to figure out what disease process is responsible for producing the symptoms. If you like problem solving, radiology is the best specialty there is," she adds. Osborn
has published over a dozen books and more than 100 scientific articles. She is editor in chief of the Yearbook of Diagnostic Radiology and has
given over 110 invited lectures all over the world including China, Japan, Korea, Australia, India, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia. She has served
as visiting professor at many of the world's premier medical institutions including Harvard, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins Universities and the
Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
Osborn was the first woman elected president of the American Society of Neuroradiology. "I think in general we are beyond gender issues nowadays, nobody now thinks about that any more. No matter the gender or the country of origin, nowadays there are top radiologists all over the world.
Almost any country in the world has good radiologists, some countries are of course better equipped, but in general, radiology has become a truly
worldwide specialty," she says.
Osborn has received numerous awards, including honorary membership in a number of international radiology professional societies. In
November 2000, she was named the first-ever recipient of the RSNA's Outstanding Educator Award. She will be receiving the gold medal from
the Asian-Oceanian Congress of Radiology at its biennial meeting in Hong Kong in August 2006.
Osborn very much enjoys the science presented at the ECR meetings. "I was at the very first ECR meeting and admired the high quality of the
science offered. In addition, it is like a family reunion, you immediately continue talking where you stopped last year," she says.
Her honorary lecture entitled “The brain perivascular spaces in health and disease: 2005 update on anatomy, pathophysiology, advanced neuroimaging” was the best attended session at ECR 2005.
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Hospital Administrator Symposium pulls in the crowds at ECR
A review by Daniela Zimmermann, Managing Director of European Hospital
Apart from MEDICA, held in Düsseldorf, the annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR), in Vienna, is the most
important event of the year for our European Hospital team. This year, there was an added reason to look forward to the
biggest European imaging convention: In joint cooperation with the ECR and bsbb, the congress and event management
company, we held the 2nd Hospital Administrator Symposium. Whilst the magazine “European Hospital” has focused, for
several years, on one of the most exciting and innovative developments for hospitals today, i.e. the combination of radiological diagnostics with IT and networking, the Symposium presented an opportunity to promote communication
between radiologists and hospital administrators, not only through our pages, but during a live event.
About 110 radiologists, hospital doctors, IT managers and industry representatives from 27 countries – hailing from
Australia to Switzerland – assembled to discuss topics such as “Successful Hospital Management – Facing the
Challenges of Hi-tech and Financiability”.
The fact that a comparatively small forum managed to attract participants from 27 nations with highly diverse experience
with healthcare systems underlines the importance of constructive dialogue – an opinion shared by leaders of the ECR,
as well as its 2005 President, Professor Antonio Chiesa. Welcoming the debate on hi-tech and finance he said: “The time
has already come in which hospitals no longer rely solely on doctors – an opinion they also share. Doctors understand
that a modern hospital is defined not only by its highly professional medical teams, but also by state-of-the-art equipment, IT applications, and innovative programmes. Administrators play a key role in this changing world, where progressively reduced resources are met with rising costs. With a constantly aging and growing population, these obstacles
prove a hefty challenge.”
In his lecture on radiological innovations: between hi-tech and financiability, Professor Maximilian Reiser, Professor and
Chairman at the department of clinical radiology of the University of Munich (Großhadern, Germany), and mentor and
moderator of the Symposium, added: “Radiologists and hospital managers should make every effort to convince financial decision makers that investment in medical technology and an IT infrastructure can improve the quality of healthcare and at the same time reduce costs. The one-sided orientation and support for pharmaceutical research and development has long been proven as an expensive error.”
An answer from the other side of the fence swiftly followed. Professor Jörg Debatin, former director of the radiology institute at the University Clinic, Essen, and currently Medical Director and CEO at the University Medical Centre, Eppendorf,
Hamburg (Germany), responded, in a relaxed, though proactive manner: “Healthcare is rapidly evolving from a totally
non-transparent and heavily process-regulated system to a competitive market. To survive in such a market, hospitals
will require the conscious development of marketing and sales strategies. These should be based on a product portfolio defined by quality, profitability and unique selling proposals. However, the basis of marketing and sales strategies
must lie in providing transparency to the customer – the patient – regarding outcome quality and pricing of healthcare
products.”
Dr. Volker Hüsken, CEO at the University Hospital, Cologne (Germany), and Dr. Helmut Ringl of the Department of
Diagnostic Radiology, University of Vienna General Hospital (AKH, Austria), discussed technology, the implementation
of new IT systems and the implications for hospital staff.
Dr. Hüsken emphasised that hospital processes should be organised to allow doctors to concentrate on medicine, and
that IT departments should do what they are best at: being technical advisors to all departments and for all processes.
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Concentrating on the practical aspects of PACS implementation, Dr. Ringl advised on the avoidance of mistakes when
making decisions on purchasing these systems, which he described as brilliant instruments – when they work properly.
Professor Peter Bogner, Vice-Director of the Institute of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Oncology, University of
Kaposvár (Hungary), described the hard work involved in setting up an IT project to link nine institutions of different size
and competence. With a background of exclusively public funding and the involvement of the Hungarian national medical insurance body, the hospitals decided against a common, central archive accessible by everyone. Hence, he said,
they are now looking for a suitable model that allows transparency and transport of data in a secure, protected manner.
Henio Sobiszewski, Regional Manager Central Europe, Toshiba Medical Systems Europe (OD), and Kim Egger, Sales
Director Healthcare, of the Netherlands-based finance company De Lage Landen, which specialises in asset financing
and vendor finance programmes, introduced a model that allows independence from public funding. This demonstrated
how, by establishing a limited company, the complete modernisation of a radiology department in a Polish hospital
became possible. The concept had not only liberated employees from enforced models of working hours but had also
ensured that capital could be acquired.
Later, in a relaxed atmosphere, complemented by a buffet on the top floor of the Ares Tower, discussions flowed on until
quite late.
In conclusion, everyone was unanimous: The exchange of knowledge and opinions at the forum should continue. So, we
are looking forward to the Hospital Administrator Symposia 2006.
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Prof. Maximilian Reiser: Moderator of the ECR 2005 Hospital Administrator Symposium
Prof. Jörg Debatin: One of the keynote speakers at the Symposium
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CATEGORICAL COURSE: ESSENTIALS OF NEURORADIOLOGY
Ischemic stroke (CC 117)
Imaging in acute stroke
M.M. Thurnher; Vienna/AT
INAUGURATION LECTURE
Quantitative imaging: The next paradigm
J.T. Ferrucci; Boston, MA/US
HONORARY LECTURES
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen - Honorary Lecture (HL 1)
Would W.C. Röntgen get along with hospital managers?
J.F. Debatin; Hamburg/DE
E3 - EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION:
FOUNDATION COURSE - CHEST RADIOLOGY
Anatomy and basic signs in imaging (E3 120)
Normal anatomy
J. Cáceres; Barcelona/ES
CATEGORICAL COURSE: ESSENTIALS OF NEURORADIOLOGY
Ischemic stroke (CC 117)
Cerebrovascular distribution territories
A. Rovira-Cañellas; Barcelona/ES
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on drug-eluting stents, and a State-of-the-Art Symposium on imaging of prostate cancer.
In addition you will find the inauguration lecture by Prof. Joseph T. Ferrucci, as well as the honorary lectures by Prof. Jörg Debatin
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INAUGURATION LECTURE
Quantitative imaging: The next paradigm
J.T. Ferrucci; Boston, MA/US
HONORARY LECTURES
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen - Honorary Lecture (HL 1)
• Would W.C. Röntgen get along with hospital managers?
J.F. Debatin; Hamburg/DE
Alessandro Vallebona - Honorary Lecture (HL 3)
• Pulmonary circulation: From old to new imaging modalities
L. Bonomo; Rome/IT
CATEGORICAL COURSE: ESSENTIALS OF NEURORADIOLOGY
Ischemic stroke (CC 117)
• Imaging in acute stroke
M.M. Thurnher; Vienna/AT
• Cerebrovascular distribution territories
A. Rovira-Cañellas; Barcelona/ES
• Carotid and vertebral artery disease
A. Goulão; Almada/PT
Hemorrhagic stroke (CC 417)
• Intracranial hemorrhage
T.A.G.M. Huisman; Zürich/CH
• Intracranial aneurysms
R. Gasparotti; Brescia/IT
• Cerebrovascular malformations
J.V. Byrne; Oxford/UK
Cerebral tumors and infections (CC 517)
• Extra-axial brain tumors
A. Drevelegas; Thessaloniki/GR
• Cerebral infections
S. Karampekios; Iraklion/GR
Epilepsy, white matter diseases and ageing (CC 817)
• Epilepsy
H. Urbach; Bonn/DE
• White matter diseases
E.-W. Radü; Basle/CH
• Normal ageing and neurodegenerative diseases
M.A. van Buchem; Leiden/NL
Three common neurological problems
Loss of vision, hearing loss, trigeminal and facial nerve palsy (CC 917)
• Loss of vision: Imaging the visual pathways
H.R. Jäger; London/UK
• Sensorineural hearing loss
F. Veillon; Strasbourg /FR
• Facial nerve paralysis and trigeminal neuralgia
A. Borges; Lisbon/PT
Base of the skull, hypophysis, supra- and parasellar region (CC 1217)
• The skull base
J.W. Casselman; Bruges/BE
• Pituitary lesions
J.-F. Bonneville; Besançon/FR
• Supra- and parasellar lesions
J. Ruscalleda; Barcelona/ES
Craniocerebral and spinal trauma (CC 1317)
• Craniocerebral trauma (1): General principles and maxillofacial trauma
B.F. Schuknecht; Zürich/CH
• Craniocerebral trauma (2): Intra- and extra-axial lesions, secondary lesions
P.M. Parizel; Antwerp/BE
• Spine trauma
J.W. van Goethem; Antwerp/BE
Degenerative disorders, tumors and infection of the spine (CC 1617)
• Degenerative disorders of the spine
M. Gallucci; L’Aquila/IT
• Tumors of the spinal canal
D. Balériaux; Brussels/BE
• Infectious disease of the spine
E.T. Tali; Ankara/TR
Metastatic disease of the brain and spine (CC 1717)
• Metastases in the brain parenchyma
G. Krumina; Riga/LV
• Extra-axial metastases (skull, dura, leptomeningeal) and tumor spread
R. Maroldi; Brescia/IT
• Metastatic disease of the spine
C.F. Andreula; Bari/IT - presented by P.M. Parizel; Antwerp/BE
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E3 - EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION:
FOUNDATION COURSE - CHEST RADIOLOGY
Anatomy and basic signs in imaging (E3 120)
• Normal anatomy
J. Cáceres; Barcelona/ES
• Basic findings and signs in imaging
T. Franquet; Barcelona/ES
Alveolar disorders (E3 420)
P.A. Grenier; Paris/FR
Airways and infection (E3 520)
• Airway disorders and hypolucent lungs
J.A. Verschakelen; Leuven/BE
• Pneumonia and disorders in the immunoincompetent host
C.J. Herold; Vienna/AT
Vascular, emergency and ICU imaging (E3 720)
• Vascular disease and lung edema
M. Prokop; Utrecht/NL
• Trauma, emergency and ICU imaging
P. Schnyder; Lausanne/CH
Nodules and neoplasms (E3 920)
• Solitary and multiple pulmonary nodules
A.A. Bankier; Vienna/AT
• Staging of non-small cell and small cell lung cancer
P. Armstrong; London/UK
Wrapping it up ... (E3 1220)
• Mediastinal disease
K. Malagari; Athens/GR
E3 - EUROPEAN EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION:
INTERACTIVE IMAGE TEACHING
Mediastinal masses (E3 820)
J. Cáceres; Barcelona/ES
J. Vilar; Valencia/ES
Paranasal sinuses (E3 1320)
T.J. Vogl, M. Mack; Frankfurt a. Main/DE
SPECIAL FOCUS SESSIONS
Imaging ICU patients (SF 8a)
• Structure-function correlations in acute lung injury
L. Gattinoni; Milan/IT
• Clinical correlation in the imaging of ARDS
L.R. Goodman; Milwaukee, WI/US
• Imaging sequelae of acute lung injury
S.R. Desai; London/UK
Fetal MR imaging (SF 17)
• Technical considerations
P.A. Gowland; Nottingham/UK
• CNS malformations
C. Garel; Paris/FR
NEW HORIZONS SESSION
Drug-eluting stents (NH 10)
• Drug-eluting stents (Introduction)
J.A. Reekers; Amsterdam/NL
• General introduction drug-eluting stents
J. Rose; Newcastle Upon Tyne/UK
• Drug-eluting stents in renal arteries
M. Zähringer; Cologne/DE
• Drug-eluting stents in SFA
J. Lammer; Vienna/AT
STATE-OF-THE-ART SYMPOSIUM
Imaging of prostate cancer: Present and future (SA 14)
• Clinical questions
F. Witjes; Nijmegen/NL
• MRI
J.O. Barentsz; Nijmegen/NL
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
Tips and tricks in radiofrequency ablation (WS 325)
• Tumor ablation - RF - HCC
C. Bru; Barcelona/ES
• Radiofrequency ablation of liver metastases
A.R. Gillams; London/UK
• RF ablation bone & kidney
A. Gangi; Strasbourg/FR
• Practical part
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SATELLITE SYMPOSIA ORGANISED BY BRACCO
High relaxivity contrast agents: A new gold standard for MRA? (SY 5)
• CE-MRA of intracranial vessels
N. Anzalone; Milan/IT
• MRA of the carotid arteries
S.A. Thurnher; Vienna/AT
• MultiHance in MRA of peripheral vasculature
P.C. Douek; Lyon/FR
• MRA in paediatrics
G.K. Schneider; Homburg a.d. Saar/DE
MDCT imaging: New challenges for scan and contrast optimisation (SY 9)
• New challenges in MDCT: From 16 to 64 slices
M. Prokop; Utrecht/NL
• Scan and contrast administration principles of MDCT
J.P. Heiken; St. Louis, MO/US
• How to design injection protocols for MDCTA
D. Fleischmann; Stanford, CA/US
• Optimized imaging of pulmonary embolism
M. Tillich; Graz/AT
• Advances in imaging protocols for cardiac MDCT
A.F. Kopp; Tübingen/DE
• Abdominal MDCT: Protocols and contrast considerations
T.J. Vogl, R.M. Hammerstingl; Frankfurt a. Main/DE
Highlights on contrast ultrasound in clinical practice (SY 14)
• Our experience using contrast enhanced ultrasound for uncharacteristic focal
liver lesions
T. Rettenbacher; Innsbruck/AT
• Ultrasound contrast agents: The impact of EFSUMB guidelines in clinical practice
R. Lencioni; Pisa/IT
• Quantification of enhancement in contrast ultrasound: A tool for monitoring of therapies
in liver metastases
M. Krix; Heidelberg/DE
• The use of contrast enhanced ultrasound in renal transplants: First results and
potential clinical benefit
T. Fischer; Berlin/DE
• Value of contrast enhanced ultrasound in rheumatic disease
A. Klauser; Innsbruck/AT
SATELLITE SYMPOSIA ORGANISED BY GE HEALTHCARE
Work safety in the daily routine for technical staff in radiology (SY 4)
• Introduction
Moderator: N. Kolmannskog; Oslo/NO
• Contrast media side effects in the daily routine of a radiographer
H. Harries-Jones, A. Holden; London/UK
• Radiation safety in radiology
M. Jökel; Essen/DE
• Safety in the MRI suite, little things to be aware of
S. Massing; Essen/DE
• Work safety features for technologists introduced by the industry
R. Klausz; Buc/FR, W.-D. Rakutt; Chalfont St.Giles/UK
Total imaging solution: Steps toward personalised healthcare (SY 6)
• Introduction
Moderator: J.G. Blickman; Nijmegen/NL
• New trends in body MR imaging
D. Weishaupt; Zürich/CH
• Contrast enhanced MRA and perfusion imaging (1) Non invasive assessment of carotid
stenosis: MRA and perfusion imaging
C. Walter; Trier/DE
• Contrast enhanced MRA and perfusion imaging (2) Optimization of injection
rates and sequence parameters in contrast-enhanced MRA
E. de Kerviler; Paris/FR
• Clinical benefits for cardio-vascular acquisition with volume computed
tomography (VCT)
J.L. Sablayrolles; St. Denis/FR
• Breast cancer screening with full-field digital mammography
(including discussion)
P. Skaane; Oslo/NO
• Advanced 3D X-ray angiography on large digital flat panel: Clinical benefits
during interventional procedures
F.G. Joffre; Toulouse/FR, P. Gobert; Buc/FR
Contrast-induced nephropathy: Prevalence, consequences,
and practical strategies for risk reduction in clinical practice (SY 10)
• Introduction
Moderator: P. Aspelin; Huddinge/SE
• Contrast-induced nephropathy: Patient demographics and risk
M. Tepel; Berlin/DE
• Primary prevention of CIN
N.H. Lameire; Gent/BE
• Algorithms for prevention and management of CIN
T. Gleeson; Dublin/IE
• Strategies and protocols for managing high-risk patients
M. Downes; Canterbury/UK
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY HITACHI
Real-time virtual sonography (RVS), (SY 1)
• RVS: Interventional applications in oncology
R. Lanocita; Milan/IT
• Feasibility and clinical utility of real-time virtual sonography (RVS) for percutaneous
radiofrequency ablation of renal tumor
O. Ukimura; Cleveland, OH/US
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS
CT and 3D absorption and fluorescence optical molecular imaging
of human breast cancer (SY 13)
• CTLM and MR imaging
A. Pöllinger; Berlin/DE
• Benign angiogenesis
E.N.C. Milne; Plantation, FL/US
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY KODAK
Implementation of clinical system solutions in an e-health environment (SY 3)
• Electronic medical record: The distribution of patient-based e-health information
in a regional context. The Legnano experience
V. Lombardo; Legnano/IT
• UK national programme for IT: Delivering diagnostic imaging for the north west and
west midlands in England
G.D. Larson; Hemel Hempstead/UK
SATELLITE SYMPOSIA ORGANISED BY SCHERING
Advances in MR contrast media imaging (SY 2)
• Impact of detection and characterization of liver lesions
R.M. Hammerstingl1, J. Breuer2, T.J. Vogl1; 1Frankfurt a. Main/DE, 2Berlin/DE
• Performance of high-concentrated contrast in MR imaging
B. Tombach; Münster/DE
• An important step forward in the evolution of MRA techniques
T. Grist; Madison, WI/US
• A new generation of contrast agents meets brand new MR imaging technology
S.O. Schönberg; Munich/DE
Ultravist: Two decades of partnership in CT.
Answers to current topics (SY 7)
• The milestones of X-ray contrast media development
U. Speck; Berlin/DE
• Higher concentrations: Where does it make sense?
J.E. Wildberger; Aachen/DE
• Multidetector CT of the kidneys and urinary tract
G. Heinz-Peer; Vienna/AT
• Cardiovascular imaging: First results on a 64 slice scanner
C.R. Becker; Munich/DE
SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY SIEMENS
Advances in head and neck imaging using CT and MR (SY 12)
• Subtraction CTA in head and neck imaging
B. Tomandl; Erlangen/DE
• Clinical applications of high resolution spectroscopy imaging
E.-M. Law; New York, NY/US
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all
2005 exhibitors
ECR
Adani, BY | Adefo-Chemie, DE | Agfa - Gevaert, BE | Albatross Projects, DE | Alliance Medical Group, UK | Aloka Holding Europe, CH | Americ
Products, SE | Apelem (DMS Group), FR | Arcoma, SE | Array, NL | ArthroCare Spine, SE | A.T.S. Applicazione Tecnologie Speciali, IT | aycan D
DE | Cerner Image Devices, DE | Chison Medical Imaging, CN | Codonics, US | Confirma, US | ContextVision, SE | Control-X Medical, HU | CPI I
Imaging Europe, US | Diagnostic Medical Systems (DMS), FR | Digimed / Esinomed, DE | Digix Systems, SK | Disc-O-Tech Medical Technolo
Echonet, GR | Edge Medical Devices, IL | Eizo Nano, JP | Electron, RUS | Elsevier, UK | emd technologies, CA | Epix Pharmaceuticals, US | E
Fischer Imaging, CH | FLUKE Biomedical, US | Foresight Imaging, US | Frohberg, DE | FS Financial Services, AT | Fuji Film (Europe), DE | Ga
GIT Verlag - a Wiley company, DE | Dr. Goos-Suprema, DE | Guerbet, FR | GWI, DE | Hightech-Electronic, DE | Hitachi Medical Systems Europe
DE | Imaging Diagnostic Systems, US | Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC), CA | Imaging Management, BE | Imedco, CH | IMIX ADR, UK | IMS
US | iSOFT Deutschland, DE | Italray, IT | ITEL Telecomunicazioni, IT | Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic Imaging, JP | König Medizintechnik, AT
& Wilkins, UK | Lodox Systems, US | Matrox Graphics, CA | MCI Optonix, US | Mecall, IT | Medex Biomedical, FR | medical ECONET, DE | Med
Medisys, FR | Medrad Europe, NL | Medtron, DE | Medweb, US | Mercury Computer Systems, US | Merge eFilm, US | Metaltronica, IT | Microte
| National Display Systems, NL | Nec-Mitsubishi Electronics Display Europe, DE | NeoRad, NO | Neusoft Medical Systems, CN | Nical, IT | Olym
Med. Geräte, DE | Philips Medical Systems, NL | Planar Systems, DE | Planilux - Gerätebau Felix Schulte, DE | Planmed, FI | PrimaX Internatio
| Raymed, CH
| Real Time Image, US | Reichert, DE | Rein EDV - Division MeDiSol, DE | Rendoscopy, DE | Rimage Europe, DE | Rita M
| Scanditronix Wellhöfer, DE | S-CAPE, DE | Schering, DE | Schiller Médical, FR | Sectra Imtec, SE | Sedecal, ES | Shimadzu Deutschland, D
Springer Verlag, DE | Stadler X-Ray Generators, CH | Suinsa Medical Systems, ES | Swiss Medical Care, CH | T-Systems Austria, AT | Techn
Toshiba Medical Systems Europe, NL | Trixell, FR | Tyco Healthcare / Mallinckrodt Imaging, FR | ulrich medizintechnik, DE | Unfors, SE | Vacu
Informed, NL | Wide, NL | Wiener Krankenanstaltenverbund, AT | Wiroma, CH | Wisepress Online Bookshop, UK | Ziehm Imaging, DE | Zonare
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merican College of Radiology, US | American Roentgen Ray Society, US | AMS American Medical Sales, US | AnalyzeDirect, US | AO Medical
can Digitalsysteme, DE | Barco View, BE | Bracco, IT | Canon Europa, NL | CAT Medical Systems, IT | CEA, SE | Cedara Software, CA | Celon,
CPI International, CH | D.A.T.A. Corporation - AUTOMED, AT | DALSA, CA | Del Medical Systems, US | Delft Diagnostic Imaging, NL | Diagnostic
hnologies, IL | Dobi Medical International, US | Dunlee Medical Components, DE | Dynamic Imaging, US | Eastman Kodak, UK | Ebit AET, IT |
US | Esaote, IT | ETIAM, FR | ETS - Lindgren, UK | European Hospital, DE | E-Z-EM, US | Ferrania Imaging Technologies, IT | FIMI Philips, IT |
E | Gammex-RMI, DE | GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics, NO | GE Healthcare Technologies, FR | General Medical Merate, IT | Gilardoni, IT |
urope, CH | Hologic, US | Hoorn Holland, NL | I.A.E. Industria Applicazioni Elettroniche, IT | iCAD, US | iCRco, US | Image Diagnost International,
| IMS International Medico Scientifica, IT | Innomed Medical, HU | Integra ME, DE | International Hospital Equipment & Solutions, BE | INVIVO,
k, AT | Landauer Europe, FR | Leidel & Kracht Schaumstoff-Technik, DE | Link Medical Systems, TR | LINOS Photonics, DE | Lippincott Williams
| Medical Imaging International, US | Medical Insight, DK | Medicor Medical Supplies, BE | Medis medical imaging systems, NL | Medison, KR |
crotek Medical, NL | Mindray, CN | MIPM Mammendorfer Institut für Physik und Medizin, DE | Miradis, CH | MR-Schutztechnik, Kabinenbau, DE
Olympus Europa, DE | ONI Medical Systems, US | Orex Computed Radiography, IL | Parker Laboratories, US | Pausch technologies, DE | Peha
rnational, FR | PROTEC medical information systems, DE | PROTEC Medizintechnik, DE | PTW-Freiburg, DE | Radcal, US | Radin group, DE
ita Medical Systems, US | RSNA - Radiological Society of North America, US | RTI Electronics, SE | Sanochemia Diagnostics Deutschland, DE
nd, DE | Sidam, IT | Siemens Display Technologies, DE | Siemens Medical Solutions, DE | Smam, IT| Sony Europe, UK | Soyee Product, KR |
Technix, IT | TeraRecon, US | Thales Electron Devices, FR | Georg Thieme Verlag, DE | Tiani Medgraph, AT | Toshiba Electronics Europe, UK |
VacuTec Meßtechnik, DE | Varian Medical Systems, NL | Vidar Systems, US | Villa Sistemi Medicali, IT | Visus Technology Transfer, DE | 3Wnare Medical Systems, US
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Welcome to ECR 2006
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to invite you, on behalf of Professor Andy Adam, President of ECR, to participate in the meeting to be held in Vienna from March 3 – 7, 2006. This will be a very special
occasion for the UK for not only is ECR now one of the most prestigious radiological conferences in the world, but once again we have a President from the UK. This is a great honour
for all of us working in radiology within the UK and I am sure you will join me in wishing
Professor Andy Adam every success during his presidency. I hope that you will be able to
visit Vienna in person to participate in the excellent scientific and educational programme
which is planned.
A regular and highly popular feature of the meeting are sessions dedicated to different countries. One of the three invitations is organised by the country of the President of ECR and I
have the enormous privilege of being invited to organise “ECR meets UK” on behalf of the
Royal College of Radiologists.
While I hope that this session will be one of the highlights of the week for UK delegates, I
know that there will be many stimulating and excellent presentations throughout all the various clinical and technological aspects of radiology in our rapidly advancing specialty. With
this in mind, the theme I have chosen for “ECR meets UK” is to explore the way in which
imaging has guided the introduction of new approaches to treatment based on the demonstration of pathology. The session, entitled “Guiding new approaches to treatment: The
impact of imaging” will comprise three presentations as follows: “Measuring the effects of
imaging” (Professor Adrian Dixon), “HRCT of the lungs: More than just the diagnosis”
(Professor David Hansell), and “Pelvic cancer: How MRI helps to develop treatments”
(Professor Rodney Reznek). I am sure that these lectures will give new insight into the pivotal role which imaging plays in the practice of medicine today, and I look forward to chairing this special session which is a great honour for the Royal College of Radiologists and all
of us in the UK.
I very much hope you will join us in Vienna.
Welcome to ECR 2006
With kindest regards,
Professor Janet E. Husband, OBE
President, Royal College of Radiologists
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Prof. Janet Husband
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ECR 2006 – ECR meets session
EM 1: Saturday, March 4, 2006, 10:30-12:00, Room A
Guiding new approaches to treatment:
The impact of imaging
Presiding:
Andreas Adam (London/UK)
ECR 2006 President
Janet E. Husband (Sutton/UK)
President, Royal College of Radiologists
Introduction
Janet E. Husband (Sutton/UK)
Measuring the effects of imaging
Adrian K. Dixon (Cambridge/UK)
HRCT of the lungs:
More than just the diagnosis
David M. Hansell (London/UK)
Pelvic cancer:
How MRI helps to develop treatments
Rodney H. Reznek (London/UK)
Panel Discussion
New Categorical Course reviews cancer staging
By Prof. Janet Husband
It is increasingly recognised that cancer imaging is becoming an important subspecialty of radiology in its own right, as it plays a key role in the multidisciplinary management of patients.
Nowadays patients survive much longer with cancer and cancer will become a chronic disease within the next decades. This is why staging and defining the extent of the
tumour prior to treatment is more important than ever before, as it allows patients, even those with the same type of cancer, to be categorised more precisely.
The aim of this new categorical course, which will be held by an outstanding faculty from Europe, the United States and Japan, is to provide a review of staging of a number
of common and less known cancers. It is not possible to cover the whole of oncology, but the principles of staging are evident in the structure of the course. The presenters
were asked to address in particular the issues related to staging classifications, the role of different imaging modalities, the definition of imaging findings and the understanding of pitfalls and atypical features of imaging. The course will consider the overall strategy for staging, including the evolving role of different modalities and their relationship to each other, and identify the need for standardisation of protocols and reporting, in order to ensure that clinicians receive standardised high quality information.
Another exciting aspect of the course is the interactive component, as speakers will be asked to provide case studies and to prepare some questions and answers for the
audience. The same cases will be presented at the beginning and at the end of lectures in order to review the learning experience of the attendees.
The categorical course will be recorded and made available within Cyber Ricci©.
ECR meets UK
Captions:
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Carcinoma of the oesophagus. There is concentric thickening of the oesophagus with extension of tumour beyond the wall, stage T3.
Royal College of Radiologists’ logo.
Prostate cancer. MRI of the prostate gland showing a tumour in the right peripheral zone, stage early T3a. There is also benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Prof. Janet Husband
Images provided by Prof. Janet Husband
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EPOS™
- Everybody's dar
ECR | CIRSE | ESGAR | ESMRMB | ESSR
DATABASE ONLINE
It was a brave step when ECR decided to bid farewell to the traditional format of scientific exhibitions at its 2003 meeting. Occasional initial
scepticism has faded, as can be seen from the constantly growing submission figures and viewing times at the congress.
2,284 poster abstracts were submitted for presentation at ECR 2005, which are 430 more than in 2004. The rejection rate was around 53%, slightly higher than last year.
Delegates enjoyed the electronic poster exhibition accessible at the 140 terminals on the second level of the congress centre and emailed around
12,000 PDF files of exhibits back to their personal email addresses.
A valuable new feature at ECR 2005 was that users could access the entire EPOS™ database of 2,320 electronic exhibits onsite, which were
presented at previous ECRs and at several meetings of subspecialty societies, including exhibits from ESGAR (European Society of
Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology), ESMRMB (European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology), ESSR (European
Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology), and CIRSE (Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe). The EPOS™ software has
also been offered to other subspecialty societies, and the ESCR (European Society of Cardiac Radiology) as well as the ESHNR (European
Society of Head and Neck Radiology) have also agreed to use it in the future. The search engine of EPOS™ has also been improved, allowing
more extensive search options, including an alphabetical listing of individual authors and a MeSH (medical subject heading) search.
In the meantime, the ECR 2005 posters have been incorporated into the online database, which now offers a total of over 3,100 educational and
scientific exhibits.
ACCESS4ALL!
There is no doubt that EPOS™ has itself established successfully as an instrument of collecting, preservating and disseminating scientific
information in the field of radiology. Whereas in the past, only ECR members and poster authors could benefit from this enormous source of information, the ECR has now decided to grant unlimited access to everybody.
This represents a turnabout in knowledge management by the ECR: Sharing the organised knowledge should no longer be subject to any
barriers.
As hitherto, ECR members and delegates of the ECR 2005 meeting may access EPOS™ by entering their last name as user name and their
ECRiD as password. All other interested persons obtain access after a simple sign-up process, which takes not more than two minutes. A
viewer's account will be created without any limitations in terms of time or database content.
Everybody's darling is available for you at http://epos.myecr.org
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CURRENTLY THE 10 MOST VIEWED
POSTERS OF THE EPOS™ ONLINE DATABASE ARE:
C-407 Pathologies of the uterine endometrial cavity: Usual and
unusual manifestations and pitfalls on magnetic resonance
imaging
(ECR 2004)
M. Takeuchi (Tokushima/JP), K. Matsuzaki (Tokushima/JP),
S. Yoshida (Tokushima/JP), H. Nishitani (Tokushima/JP),
H. Shimazu (Oe-gun/JP), H. Uehara (Tokushima/JP)
C-018 Fusion of the medial scissurae plane with the ligamentum
teres plane: A liver anatomic variation that must be known by
radiologists
(ECR 2004)
O. Lucidarme (Paris/FR), E. Savier (Paris/FR), J. Taboury
(Paris/FR), M. Cadi (Paris/FR), P. Malzy (Paris/FR),
P.A. Grenier (Paris/FR), L. Hannoun (Paris/FR)
C-332 Evaluation of chest motion and volumetry during the breathing cycle by dynamic MRI
(ECR 2004)
C. Plathow (Heidelberg/DE), S. Ley (Heidelberg/DE), C. Fink
(Heidelberg/DE), M.U. Puderbach (Heidelberg/DE),
M. Heilann (Heidelberg/DE), H.U. Kauczor (Heidelberg/DE)
C-875 Ultrasound computed tomography: A new method supplying
standardized, reproducible cross section images
(ECR 2004)
S.O.R. Pfleiderer (Jena/DE), R. Stotzka (Karlsruhe/DE),
T.O. Mueller (Karlsruhe/DE), H. Gemmeke (Karlsruhe/DE),
W.A. Kaiser (Jena/DE)
C-575 Percutaneous treatment in patients presenting with malignant cardiac tamponade
(ECR 2004)
P.-Y.R. Marcy (Nice/FR), A. Martinoni (Milan/IT), P. Brunner
(Monaco/MC), B. Descamps (Nice/FR), C. Foa (Nice/FR)
A-017 RC 101 - Impact of multislice CT on imaging of the upper
abdomen: C. Liver
(ECR 2004)
F. Caseiro-Alves (Coimbra/PT)
P-131 Imaging of obstructed intestinal diseases in multidetector CT
era
(ESGAR 2004)
H. Mori (Oita/JP), S. Matsumoto (Oita/JP), N. Hongou
(Oita/JP), A. Adachi (Oita/JP), Y. Okino (Oita/JP), H. Kiyosue
(Oita/JP), Y. Yamada (Oita/JP), K. Tomonari (Oita/JP)
C-094 The clinical utility of diffusion imaging out of the central nervous system
(ECR 2004)
Y. Murakami (Kohka/JP), K. Imoto (Kohka/JP), N. Aito
(Kohka/JP), T. Sakamoto (Kohka/JP), M. Yamasaki
(Shiga/JP), A. Furukawa (Shiga/JP), R. Ito (Shiga/JP),
K. Murata (Otsu/JP)
P-084 CT imaging of peritoneal disease: a pictorial essay
(ESGAR 2004)
K. Gordon (Fitzroy/AU), W.-K. Lee (Fitzroy/AU), O. Hennessy
(Fitzroy/AU)
C-0423 Criteria for evaluating lymph nodes with USPIO enhanced
MRI
(ECR 2003)
R.A.M. Heesakkers (Nijmegen/NL), J. Barentsz
(Nijmegen/NL), W. Deserno (Nijmegen/NL), F. Witjes
(Nijmegen/NL), C. Hulsbergen van der Kaa (Nijmegen/NL),
M. Harisinghani (Boston, MA/US)
Thanks to
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ECR 2006
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce that Russia has been chosen as a guest country of ECR 2006. Russian radiologists have contributed actively in the
European Congress of Radiology since its re-launch in 1991 and their
involvement in ECR activities has increased from year to year.
The ECR is a traditional meeting opportunity for Russian radiologists, where
they can converse with colleagues from all parts of this vast country, and
participate in the excellent scientific and educational activities of ECR.
In 2006, the Russian radiological community will have a unique opportunity
to display its achievements in modern radiology in a special “ECR Meets
Russia” session. We hope that this event will help to enhance all aspects of
Russian radiology and that it will help to identify areas within our specialty
on which future efforts should be focused, leading to even greater heights of
academic achievement.
The ECR is very grateful to our academic colleagues in Russia who have
helped to organise this session and looks forward to extending hospitality to
Russia as one of the ECR 2006 guest countries.
Welcome to ECR 2006
Professor Andy Adam
President ECR 2006
ECR
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ECR 2006 – ECR meets session
EM 2: Sunday, March 5, 2006, 10:30-12:00, Room A
Some problems of medicine:
Contribution of radiology
Presiding:
Andreas Adam (London/UK)
ECR 2006 President
Vladimir P. Kharchenko (Moscow/RU)
President of Russian Association of Radiologists
Introduction
Serguey Ternovoy (Moscow/RU)
3D/4D ultrasound imaging
Alexander Zubarev (Moscow/RU)
Perfusion imaging in diagnosis
and staging of brain tumours
Igor N. Pronin (Moscow/RU)
Changing role of modern
cardiovascular imaging
Valentin E. Sinitsyn (Moscow/RU)
Modern imaging of battle trauma
Alexander Vasylev (Moscow/RU)
Panel Discussion
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EURORAD
moves to Vienna!
The EAR e-learning initiative continues to grow. There has been a lot of
activity going on “behind-the-scenes” for some months now. In fact, the
technical management of EURORAD has been taken over by Webges,
the Vienna-based company, which already manages EPOSTM, the successful component of ECR devoted to electronic posters.
The reason for such a transfer was to relocate EURORAD to the radiological capital of Europe and to proceed toward the coordination between
EURORAD and EPOSTM, which has become a comprehensive learning
resource for all radiologists.
Due to the transfer, a great deal of effort was spent by many of those
involved in EURORAD and it gave all of us the opportunity to look into
the inefficiencies of the review and publication process.
During the month of February, the database was taken offline. An apology is due to all radiologists who may have wanted to access the database
in that period. However, the inconvenience was counterbalanced by the
fact that during the time that the database was offline, all data was transferred to a new server, the website and the database were completely
redesigned, and new functions were implemented.
At ECR 2005, the new version of EURORAD was accessible from all
PCs in the EPOSTM area and ECR attendees had the opportunity to see
for themselves the result of the extensive work as well as to appreciate
the new features of EURORAD.
One of the first noticeable changes is the login function that was introduced to assist frequent users (who can now define special fields of
interest) and authors in particular.
The improved website offers the possibility to download software modules that are necessary for achieving an optimal display.
The new search engine is very powerful and allows for the easy retrieval
of required cases.
A web-based email client has been implemented to facilitate the
exchange of information concerning EURORAD.
The cases maintain the well-known successful format but there is now the additional possibility to download, save, and print them as PDF documents, or to email them via the web-based email client.
Prof. Albert Baert and Prof. Davide Caramella remain in their positions of Editor-in-Chief and Scientific Director, respectively. Birgit Gull is the new
Publication Coordinator. She will be responsible for the contact with authors as well with section editors, making sure that there are no delays in
the publication process (she can be reached at [email protected]).
In view of these changes and improvements, EURORAD will continue to grow, further establishing its importance as a continuing education tool
for European Radiologists.
Thanks to
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Selamat datang ke ECR 2006
Dear Singaporean Radiologists,
Dear International Colleagues,
We wish to invite you, on behalf of the President of ECR, to participate and attend ECR
2006.
Singapore has been selected as one of the guest countries for the “ECR meets” programme
series, that has been a feature of ECR for several years. This is a great honour for us in
Singapore, as we are a small country, and the third Asian country to feature in this programme, after Korea and Japan. One of the aims of the “ECR meets” programme is to foster ties and develop closer links with our colleagues in Europe, and by you attending ECR,
you will be supporting Singapore radiology as well as helping to forge new relationships with
your international and European colleagues.
In planning the scientific programme for “ECR meets Singapore”, we have taken the
approach of selecting a spectrum of work of some of our more innovative radiologists. We
would like to share with the participants of ECR 2006 some unique aspects of clinical practice of radiology in Singapore and also feature research, both clinical and at the bench top.
Our country is striving hard to be a centre for biotechnology as well as biomedicine and we
have selected the theme “ECR meets Singapore: From Gene to Screen”.
Once again, may we invite you, on behalf of the organisers of ECR 2006 as well as the
Singapore Radiological Society and College of Radiologists, Singapore, to participate and
attend the congress and support the presence of Singaporean radiologists at such a prestigious event.
Selamat datang ke ECR 2006
Dr. John Hoe
President
Singapore Radiological Society
Vice President
College of Radiologists, Singapore
Dr. Kim Ping Tan
President
College of Radiologists
Singapore
ECR
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ECR 2006 – ECR meets session
EM 3: Monday, March 6, 2006, 14:00-15:30, Room A
Radiology in Singapore:
From gene to screen
Presiding:
Andreas Adam (London/UK)
ECR 2006 President
John Hoe (Singapore/SG)
President Singapore Radiological Society
Vice President College of Radiologists, Singapore
Introduction
John Hoe (Singapore/SG),
Gene expression in neo-intimal hyperplasia
Kiang Hiong Tay (Singapore/SG)
Cerebral perfusion in angiogenesis
and multiracial strokes
Tchoyoson Lim (Singapore/SG)
Limb salvage with infrapopliteal angioplasty
Daniel Wong (Singapore/SG)
Unique features of breast
screening programme in Singapore
Shih Chang Wang (Singapore/SG)
Panel Discussion
meets Singapore
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ECR 2006 Dignitaries
David H. Hussey
Peter R. Mueller
The ECR is proud to announce four prominent radiologists who will receive
honours at ECR 2006.
Honorary Membership:
Dr. David H. Hussey, a radiation oncologist from San Antonio, TX/US, is the 2005 RSNA
president.
Janet E. Husband
Prof. Peter R. Mueller from Boston, MA/US, is professor of radiology and HMS Division
Head at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
Gold Medals:
Prof. Janet E. Husband from Sutton/UK is president of the Royal College of
Radiologists.
Holger Pettersson
Prof. Holger Pettersson from Lund/SE was ECR president in 2001.
PEOPLE IN SCIENCE
E M I N E N T
Q U A N T U M
P H Y S I C I S T
T U R N S
6 0
Prof. Anton Zeilinger, one of the world’s leading experimental quantum physics researcher turned 60 on May 20. Zeilinger and his Vienna-based group have realised in experiment many fundamental predictions of quantum theory and so proved their amazing consequences for our view of the world.
Their work has also laid the foundation for completely new forms of technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computation and quantum information processing.
Anton Zeilinger was born in 1945 in Austria and has held professorships at the Universities of Munich, Vienna, Innsbruck, Melbourne, at MIT and the Collége de France. Among
his many awards and prizes are an honorary professorship at the University of Science and Technology of China, memberships of the German order Pour le Mérite and of the
Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea, and the Senior Humboldt Fellow Prize of the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung. He is Director of the Institute of Experimental
Physics at the University of Vienna.
Starting this autumn, a group of theologians and philosophers from all over the world will accompany Zeilinger and his team with the aim to find philosophical explanations to
the physical view of the world. The project is sponsored by the US-Templeton Foundation.
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Awards & Honourships
PROF. ALBERT L. BAERT
from Leuven/Belgium, Editor-in-Chief of European Radiology, was named distinguished international member of the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR) at its 34th annual meeting held in
San Antonio/US, at the end of February.
PROF. ANTONIO CHIESA
Chairman of the ECR Executive Committee, will be awarded honorary membership at the 2005
RSNA Meeting. Chiesa also became honorary member of the German Roentgen Ray Society
(Deutsche Röntgengesellschaft) at its recent annual meeting together with Profs. Hedvig Hricak
(see below) and Manfred Thelen.
PROF. ROLF W. GÜNTHER
Chairman of the department of diagnostic radiology at the Aachen University of Technology
(Germany), recently received Honorary Membership of the American College of Radiology,
together with Prof. Francisco Arredondo and Prof. Jens Overgaard.
His outstanding achievements and his impressive academic career have led to numerous awards
and honours over the years. He served as president of the ECR in the year 2000.
PROF. HEDVIG HRICAK
Chairman of the department of radiology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York,
received honorary membership of the German Roentgen Ray Society (Deutsche
Röntgengesellschaft) on the occasion of the 86th German Radiological Congress held in Berlin in
May. She is the first woman ever to be awarded honorary membership of the German Society!
PROF. JULIEN L. STRUYVEN
from the department of radiology and medical imaging of the Université Libre de Bruxelles in
Belgium received the Gold Medal of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of
Europe (CIRSE) at its 2004 Meeting in Barcelona for his exceptional contribution to cardiovascular
and interventional radiology.
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Happy Birthday !
ECR's rendezvous with
Mozart Saturday, March 4, 2006, 19.00 Theater an der Wien 'Lucio Silla'
Dramma per musica in three acts, KV 135 (1772)
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Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt | Secure your first-class tickets now at [email protected]
250
Mozart
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
in his own words
© styriarte/Josef Polleross
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I am a partisan of beauty. If we thwart our striving for beauty in order to
obtain perfection, we eliminate some very important things. I find it incredibly fascinating – as well as a moral challenge to myself – that something
can turn out to be either wonderful or a catastrophe. I must convince the
musicians that they march right into this inferno, since there is perhaps a
gold coin of beauty there. And I ask the audience to respect this, when the
musicians take such a great risk." (Klassik heute, February 1999)
I believe that the threshold to being human is defined by art.
Monteverdi, Mozart and Verdi. It was completely clear to me that they were the only three consummate
opera composers. There was no one else between Monteverdi and Mozart who achieved such perfection in opera, such an all-encompassing vision. Mozart fulfilled the potential of the genre. In fact, he
basically wrote nothing but operas, since his symphonies and other instrumental works are, in my opinion, actually musical dramas, they all have a plot… And then, after him, came another composer who
fully and totally understood opera, Verdi." (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 1997)
To perform Mozart's symphony in g-minor in front of an audience smiling mildly and slowly shaking
their heads, that would be unbearable for me, because this music is a piece about death that tears
open your soul. And when I have to read in a review how one could perceive the typical 'Mozart-Bliss',
I have to ask myself: What is it that person listened to? When you go to a concert you have to take a
risk. The risk to experience something, to let something happen to you, not to be entertained.
(Kleine Zeitung, June 2003)
The ear is not lockable. It is open. And when it is exposed to music, music will
intrude, without you being able to resist. Therein lies the subversion of music. (Kleine
Zeitung, June 2003)
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Saturday, March 4, 2006
Vienna State Opera
directed by Otto Schenk
conducted by Michael Halász
Tickets at [email protected]
La Traviata
by Giuseppe Verdi
March 3-7
Vienna / Austria
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EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF RADIOLOGY
you are welcome
To obtain the ECR 2006 poster, send an email to [email protected]
ECR NEWSTYLE
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