Featured Challenges, Searches or Forum Topics - MedTech I.Q.2024-03-29T13:23:08Zhttps://medtechiq.ning.com/group/medicalimaging/forum/topic/list?feed=yes&xn_auth=no&featured=1U.S. CMS Announces $10million Imaging Decision-Support Demonstration Initiativetag:medtechiq.ning.com,2010-07-24:2140535:Topic:341212010-07-24T12:43:15.271ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttps://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br></br><br></br>As reported in Aunt Minnie ... <font class="text">The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) has announced a $10 million project to evaluate the efficacy of decision-support systems for ordering diagnostic imaging studies...<br></br><br></br>...</font><font class="text">With its Medicare Imaging Demonstration initiative, CMS
will seek to determine if the use of decision-support systems can promote the ordering of diagnostic imaging procedures only when they are…</font>
Colleagues,<br/><br/>As reported in Aunt Minnie ... <font class="text">The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) has announced a $10 million project to evaluate the efficacy of decision-support systems for ordering diagnostic imaging studies...<br/><br/>...</font><font class="text">With its Medicare Imaging Demonstration initiative, CMS
will seek to determine if the use of decision-support systems can promote the ordering of diagnostic imaging procedures only when they are clinically appropriate, thereby reducing unnecessary radiation exposure to patients, reducing imaging expenditures, and improving the quality of patient care...<br/><br/>...</font> <font class="text">CMS is seeking participation by 2,500 to 3,500
physicians from 500 to 650 physician practices that vary in size, specialty mix, type (both academic and private practice), and geographic location. All physicians must have the ability to submit data electronically..<br/><br/>... The maximum annual payment per practice for participating in the demonstration <br/>is $20,000...<br/></font><font class="text"><br/>... The deadline for proposal submission is September
21, 2010, and details may be accessed by <a href="http://www.cms.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/MD/itemdetail.asp?itemID=CMS1222075" target="new">clicking here</a>...<br/><br/></font>Read on at: <a href="http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?Sec=sup&Sub=ris&Pag=dis&ItemId=91431&wf=3829">http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?Sec=sup&Sub=ris&Pag=dis&ItemId=91431&wf=3829</a><br/><br/>ENJOY!<br/><br/>CC<br/> CALL FOR PAPERS ... Computer Assisted Radiology & Surgery (CARS) 2010, Geneva, Switzerlandtag:medtechiq.ning.com,2009-12-15:2140535:Topic:277262009-12-15T00:08:10.909ZCC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSighthttps://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/CCatMedTechIQ
Colleagues,<br />
<br />
Please see the following Call for Papers from our friends and MedTech-IQ members in the Computer Assisted Radiology & Surgery (CARS) office in Germany ...<br />
<br />
ENJOY!<br />
<br />
CC<br />
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<br />
CALL FOR PAPERS<br />
<br />
Joint Congress of ISCAS, EuroPACS, CAR, CMI and CAD<br />
<br />
Deadline for abstract / paper submissions: 11th January 2010<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cars-int.org/">http://www.cars-int.org/</a><br />
<br />
Goals<br />
The CARS congress…
Colleagues,<br />
<br />
Please see the following Call for Papers from our friends and MedTech-IQ members in the Computer Assisted Radiology & Surgery (CARS) office in Germany ...<br />
<br />
ENJOY!<br />
<br />
CC<br />
_________________________________________________<br />
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<br />
CALL FOR PAPERS<br />
<br />
Joint Congress of ISCAS, EuroPACS, CAR, CMI and CAD<br />
<br />
Deadline for abstract / paper submissions: 11th January 2010<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.cars-int.org/">http://www.cars-int.org/</a><br />
<br />
Goals<br />
The CARS congress with its associated journal is a facilitator of<br />
innovation and an important contributor to modern medicine on a worldwide<br />
basis. Founded in 1985, CARS with its focus on research and development<br />
for computer assisted systems and their applications in radiology and<br />
surgery has played a leading role in medical informatics for 25 years. Its<br />
growth and impact is due to CARS’s close collaboration with the ISCAS,<br />
EuroPACS, CAR, CAD and CMI societies. Following the long term successful<br />
cooperation, they will jointly hold their annual meetings with CARS in<br />
Geneva in 2010.<br />
<br />
The CARS Congress Organizing Committee invites you to be part of this<br />
extraordinary scientific/medical community which gives medicine a new<br />
perspective. Join us in Geneva in June 2010, if you work in the fields of<br />
radiology, surgery, engineering, informatics and/or healthcare management<br />
and have an interest in topics, such as<br />
<br />
- image guided interventions<br />
- medical imaging<br />
- image processing and visualization<br />
- computer aided diagnosis<br />
- surgical simulation<br />
- surgical navigation and robotics<br />
- model-guided therapy, and<br />
- personalised medicine<br />
<br />
New PACS applications, including IT-infrastructures adapted for surgery as<br />
well as related results from the DICOM and IHE working groups are also<br />
within the scope of CARS. Clinical specialties represented at CARS<br />
include:<br />
<br />
- Image Guided Tumor Ablation Therapies<br />
- Cardiovascular Imaging<br />
- Computed Maxillofacial Imaging<br />
- Computer Assisted Radiation Therapy<br />
- Computer Assisted Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery<br />
- Computer Assisted Head and Neck, and ENT Surgery<br />
- Image Guided Neurosurgery<br />
- Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular and Thoracoabdominal Surgery<br />
<br />
Recent successful CARS congresses have taken place in Berlin, Paris, Tokyo,<br />
San Francisco, London, Chicago, Osaka and Barcelona. We would be delighted<br />
to welcome you in Geneva for CARS 2010.<br />
<br />
Congress Format<br />
The four-day congress consists of invited talks by internationally<br />
recognized experts, approx. 200 paper presentations, as well as exhibits<br />
and posters. Special focus sessions as well as product exhibits in the<br />
industrial exhibition are planned to give participants access to hot<br />
topics and new CARS-related products.<br />
Tutorials, workshops and special events related to the above topics<br />
complement the regular sessions of CARS and are organized under the<br />
auspices of the International Foundation of CARS.<br />
<br />
Abstracts of all peer-reviewed lecture and poster presentations will be<br />
included in the CARS 2010 Proceedings, which will be provided to all<br />
congress participants at the meeting. Full paper contributions will be<br />
included in regular issues of the International Journal of CARS.<br />
<br />
Congress Topics<br />
Relevant research and development in Radiology, Surgery, Dentistry,<br />
Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering including but not limited<br />
to:<br />
<br />
24th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology<br />
Chairman: Stanley Baum, MD (USA)<br />
Co-chair: Borut Marincek, MD (CH)<br />
<br />
- Medical Imaging, e.g.<br />
- CT, MR, US, SPECT, PET, DR, Molecular Imaging, and Virtual Endoscopy<br />
- Computer Assisted Cardiovascular Imaging<br />
- Image Processing and Display<br />
- Medical Workstations<br />
- Interventional Radiology<br />
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Therapy<br />
- Image Guided Diagnosis and Therapy of the Prostate<br />
- Ablation Therapies<br />
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy<br />
- Nanotechnology for Imaging and Therapy<br />
- Telemedicine, E-health and Multimedia EPR<br />
- Expert Systems and Computer Assisted Education<br />
- Economic and Management Issues<br />
- Security, Legal and Ethical Aspects<br />
<br />
14th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided<br />
Surgery<br />
President: Gero Strauss, MD (D)<br />
<br />
- Computer Applications for e.g. Neurosurgery, Head and Neck,<br />
Orthopaedics,<br />
Ear Nose and Throat, Cardiovascular and Thoracoabdominal Surgery, and<br />
Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery<br />
- Image Guided Therapy<br />
- Image Processing and Visualization<br />
- Surgical Robotics and Instrumentation<br />
- Surgical Navigation<br />
- Surgical Simulation<br />
- 3D Modelling and Rapid Prototyping<br />
- Postoperative Result Assessment<br />
- Surgical Education and Training<br />
- Haptics and Multimodal Devices in Medical Applications<br />
- Methods of Validation and Verification<br />
- Computer-Assisted Planning<br />
- Decision Management<br />
- Navigated Control<br />
- Surgical Workplace – Ergonomics<br />
<br />
12th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Diagnosis<br />
Chairman: Kunio Doi, PhD (USA)<br />
Co-chair: Ulrich Bick, MD (D)<br />
<br />
- CAD for Breast, Chest, Colon, Skeletal, Liver, Brain and Vascular<br />
Imaging<br />
- CAD for Cancer Screening<br />
- CAD for 3D Imaging<br />
- CAD for Differential Diagnosis<br />
- CAD for CT, MRI, Ultrasonography, PET and Nuclear Medicine Imaging<br />
- Image Databases for CAD<br />
- Computer Vision, ANN and Modelling<br />
- Computerized Detection and Characterization of Lesions in Radiological<br />
Images<br />
- Quantitative Analysis of Image Information<br />
- Visualization and Quantitation of 3D Images<br />
- Intelligent Workstations and Decision Support Systems<br />
- Observer Performance Studies and ROC Analysis<br />
- Clinical Evaluation and Prospective Studies<br />
- Image Quality Issues and Evaluation<br />
- CAD in PACS Environment<br />
<br />
16th Computed Maxillofacial Imaging Congress<br />
Chairman: Allan G. Farman, PhD, DSc (USA)<br />
<br />
- New Imaging Devices and Novel Applications<br />
- Evidence-based Selection Criteria in Digital Maxillofacial Imaging<br />
- Craniomaxillofacial Computer-Aided Diagnosis<br />
- Maxillofacial Image Enhancement Algorithms<br />
- Cranial and Maxillofacial Image Guided Surgery<br />
- Image Navigated Dental Implantology<br />
- Orthodontic Applications of Computed Imaging<br />
- Endodontic Applications of Computed Imaging<br />
- Imaging and Modelling for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics<br />
- Cone Beam CT<br />
- 3D and 4D Imaging<br />
- Multi-dimensional Maxillofacial Modelling<br />
- Virtual Reality and Dental Robotics<br />
- Interoperability<br />
- Maxillofacial Applications in Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise<br />
<br />
28th International EuroPACS Meeting<br />
President: Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD (CH)<br />
<br />
- PACS Architecture and Workflow<br />
- PACS Workstation Design and Ergonomics<br />
- PACS Integration in Surgical and Interventional Suites<br />
- Open Source Software for PACS<br />
- PACS Planning and Purchasing Strategies<br />
- PACS Evaluation and Economical Aspects<br />
- PACS Beyond Radiology (Cardiology, Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, etc.)<br />
- Image Distribution, Storage and Archiving Strategies<br />
- PACS/RIS/HIS Integration Issues<br />
- Regional PACS and Teleradiology<br />
- Security and Privacy, Quality Assurance, Legal Aspects<br />
- Standardization (DICOM, HL7, IHE)<br />
- PACS and E-Learning in Radiology and Medical Sciences<br />
<br />
11th CARS / SPIE / EuroPACS Joint Workshop on Surgical PACS and the Digital<br />
Operating Room<br />
Chairmen: Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD (CH), Heinz U. Lemke, PhD (D)<br />
<br />
- Surgical Workflow and Management<br />
- Digital Operating Room<br />
- Therapy Imaging and Model Management Systems<br />
- Surgical PACS<br />
- DICOM in Surgery<br />
- IHE in Surgery<br />
- New Paradigms in Digital OR Design<br />
- Knowledge Management for Pre-, Intra- and Postoperative Support<br />
- Surgical Planning Services<br />
- Managerial and Clinical Decision Support<br />
- Clinical Studies and Outcome<br />
<br />
<br />
Submissions<br />
Abstracts or papers including new methods, devices and applications,<br />
clinical studies, position papers, and poster topics for presentation at<br />
the congress are solicited. Submissions will be peer-reviewed by members<br />
of the international program committee. Abstracts of accepted lecture and<br />
poster presentations will be published in the CARS 2010 Proceedings, which<br />
will be distributed to all congress participants. Full paper contributions<br />
will be included in regular issues of the International Journal of CARS.<br />
Authors should send their submissions through the CARS website, see<br />
further information and guidelines at<br />
<a href="http://www.cars-int.org/authors.html">http://www.cars-int.org/authors.html</a><br />
<br />
Timetable Submission of abstracts / papers : January 11, 2010<br />
Notification of acceptance : February 12, 2010<br />
Submission of final abstracts: March 11, 2010<br />
Publication of final papers: after the peer-review process<br />
<br />
Congress Venue<br />
The Congress will be held at the University Medical Center, Geneva,<br />
Switzerland. Please email the congress organizer if you require further<br />
information.<br />
<br />
Congress President<br />
Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD<br />
<br />
Congress Committees<br />
see <a href="http://www.cars-int.org/committees.html">http://www.cars-int.org/committees.html</a><br />
<br />
Congress Organizer<br />
Heinz Lemke, PhD<br />
International Foundation for CARS, Germany<br />
hulemke@cars-int.org<br />
<br />
For registration and additional information, contact the<br />
CARS Conference Office at<br />
office@cars-int.org<br />
<br />
Check our website for frequent updates:<br />
<a href="http://www.cars-int.org">http://www.cars-int.org</a><br />
<br />
If you want to unsubscribe from the CARS e-mail list, please send a message<br />
with "remove" in the subject line and include your email address to:<br />
mailing@cars-int.org