Dear AuntMinnieEurope Member,
Picture this: Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt limps into your clinic for a crucial MR examination during the week he's due to defend his 100-meter Olympic title. His participation depends on your report. Sports fans are holding their breath, and the world's media is camped outside your office door.
This situation may face Dr. Phil O'Connor in August. As the head of the imaging polyclinic for the London Olympics, he will be responsible for meeting the needs of about 10,000 athletes. His preparations are well under way, and you can read about them by clicking here.
Renewing or replacing a PACS can also be a stressful experience, but vendor-neutral archiving promises to make the process easier. Our informatics columnist, Dr. Neelam Dugar, knows plenty about this topic. Click here for her advice in our PACS Digital Community.
PACS markets have reached saturation point in most of Europe, but the market for cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) and radiology information systems (RIS) appears to remain buoyant. For an analysis of CVIS and RIS, visit our Healthcare Informatics Digital Community or click here.
Radiology in Spain is developing fast, and for the first time, there will be a Spanish president of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) next year. At ECR 2012, musculoskeletal researchers from Madrid won a top award for their work on calcaneal fractures. Get the story here.
New indications are emerging for breast MRI, and Italian radiologist Dr. Anna Linda outlined some of them at the recent training course run by the European Society of Breast Imaging. Visit our Women's Imaging Community, or click here.
The European Society of Radiology has published the results of its latest education survey in its journal Insights into Imaging, and they make interesting reading. To learn more, click here.
