CARS in Berlin

Berlin will be host to the 20th Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) Congress, June 22 - 25.
   
More than 200 paper and 120 poster presentations on clinical and applied research and development from more than 30 countries will be presented at this year's show.
   
The focus of the presentations will be on medical imaging with conference parts and sessions dedicated to computer assisted radiology (CAR), PACS (EuroPACS), computer assisted surgery (ISCAS),  computer aided diagnosis (CAD) and maxillofacial imaging (CMI),
   
In addition to the traditional CARS themes and topics, there will be special presentations and panel discussions on IHE (integrating the healthcare enterprise), PACS strategies, surgical workflow and PACS, the operation room of the future, robotics and validation issues.

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Richard Heller III, MD, RSNA board member and senior VP of policy at Radiology Partners, offers an overview of policies in Congress that are directly impacting imaging.
 

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