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“The wow factor of RSNA”
By B. Scott
January, 2011
It never ceases to amaze me just how fast
the RSNA discussions turn into January of the next Calendar year. It seems like
yesterday we were polishing off the Thanksgiving day turkey, packing our gear, saying goodbye to friends and
family, ( a little too early in my wife’s opinion…) and heading for Windy City, to attend the
spectacle that is RSNA!
This year was no exception to the rule.
The planes arrived on time; the Hotels and Restaurants were packed, and offered
the charm of the “City on the Lake”. Another RSNA was upon us. As we entered
the hallowed halls of McCormick Place, we were reminded just how big the
industry we work in is. And, just how far we have come in a short period of
time.
Why it was just a few years ago that 16 slice
CT was front and center stage, with all the promise of Cardiac Imaging buzzing
the floor, now we have progressed to 320 slice technology, and the rage is how
to decrease the ever concerning dose.
MRI continued to seek
out it’s space with several new software and RF technologies, aimed at
increasing signal- to- noise, while reducing temporal and increasing special resolution.
There were some new looks on some older technologies from GE, some 510K cleared
platforms from Siemens. (way
to get a new product through the FDA!), that were shown last year, as “pending
510k …”, some new and still pending 510K 3.0T wide bore discussions at Toshiba,
and another “pending 510K 3.0T wide bore system at the Philips booth that looks
interesting, and somewhat familiar. While Hitachi continues to be the “Lone
Ranger” making its case with the only 1.2T open “high Field" system. Let's face it, the US population is not getting samller, lighter, or younger. Maybe they have something here.
2010 RSNA President, Dr.
Hedvig Hricak spoke of cross sectional imaging as “advancing cancer care, and
paving the road from personalized medicine”.
And, Burton P. Drayer, incoming
2011 RSNA President spoke of “enhancing collaborations among radiology, and
non-radiology societies”.
And another
President, President Bill Clinton, impressed the RSNA, as the key note speaker.
As fast as it came,
it was a wow, and a wow it’s over. We learned a lot, and look forward to another
year on Radiology. The RSNA 2011 is probably a little closer than you think…
The RSNA, from Humble beginnings
By: JMC
November 18, 2009
The first American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) was held in New York City some 5
years after Wilhelm Roentgen’s discovery.
Membership restrictions and the East Coast location left many physicians
increasingly frustrated with their lack of connectivity. In 1915 the Western Roentgen Society offered
a more democratic enrollment process at a centralized location, Chicago. After some name change considerations a more
inclusive Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) moniker was agreed upon.
Tough times ensued with the market collapse of October
29. The depression market pressures
served to streamline operations toward a more business oriented flow of
information and organization thanks to Donald Smythe Childs, MD. He helped to save the journal as well as look
for venues that offered the best value.
Timing the meetings near November’s end achieved that goal and
eventually brought the meeting back to the Palmer House in Chicago in 1933. By 1959 the Palmer House became too cramped
as attendance grew. Near the end of the
60’s no one hotel was adequate to serve the growing list of attendees,
exhibitors and physicians. McCormick Place
became the venue of choice for the 61st RSNA in 1975. Growth and innovation continued.
Through the years, the locations moved and the scope
expanded to an international draw but the mission continued. A desire to share knowledge and expand the
depth of understanding remained the catalyst for growth. Lately, increased access and availability of
information has seemingly walled us off from one another. We need to rethink our connectivity. We want to share what we know. We want to learn of and from others. We want to connect and create new and yet unknown
synergies.
It is with this mindset that MyRadRoom.com looks to energize
a more social interconnectivity of ideas, personalities and musings within
radiology. We were excited to be apart of
our first RSNA and look forward to expanding the human touch MyRadRoom.com provides. Take a look around and connect now to share
in the growth of ideas.
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