Call for Papers: CARS 2010 ... Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 24th International Congress & Exhibition

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Colleagues,

See the following message from MedTech-IQ members at the CARS Conference Office ...
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CALL FOR PAPERS

Deadline for abstract / paper submissions: 11th January 2010

http://www.cars-int.org/

Goals
The CARS congress with its associated journal is a facilitator of innovation and an important contributor to modern medicine on a worldwide basis. Founded in 1985, CARS with its focus on research and development for computer assisted systems and their applications in radiology and surgery has played a leading role in medical informatics for 25 years. Its growth and impact is due to CARS’s close collaboration with the ISCAS, EuroPACS, CAR, CAD and CMI societies. Following the long term successful cooperation, they will jointly hold their annual meetings with CARS in Geneva in 2010.

The CARS Congress Organizing Committee invites you to be part of this extraordinary scientific/medical community which gives medicine a new perspective. Join us in Geneva in June 2010, if you work in the fields of radiology, surgery, engineering, informatics and/or healthcare management and have an interest in topics, such as

* image guided interventions
* medical imaging
* image processing and visualization
* computer aided diagnosis
* surgical simulation
* surgical navigation and robotics
* model-guided therapy, and
* personalised medicine

New PACS applications, including IT-infrastructures adapted for surgery as well as related results from the DICOM and IHE working groups are also within the scope of CARS. Clinical specialties represented at CARS include:

* Image Guided Tumor Ablation Therapies
* Cardiovascular Imaging
* Computed Maxillofacial Imaging
* Computer Assisted Radiation Therapy
* Computer Assisted Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery
* Computer Assisted Head and Neck, and ENT Surgery
* Image Guided Neurosurgery
* Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular and Thoracoabdominal Surgery

Recent successful CARS congresses have taken place in Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco, London, Chicago, Osaka and Barcelona. We would be delighted to welcome you in Geneva for CARS 2010.

Congress President
Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD

Congress Committees
see http://www.cars-int.org/committees.html

Congress Organizer
Heinz Lemke, PhD
International Foundation for CARS, Germany
[e-mail]

For registration and additional information, contact the
CARS Conference Office at
[e-mail]

Check our website for frequent updates:
http://www.cars-int.org

For any additional information, please contact:

Mrs. Franziska Schweikert
Editorial Coordinator
International Journal of CARS
[e-mail]

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Colleagues,

Here is a more extensive list of CARS Call for Paper Topics for those interested:

Congress Topics
Relevant research and development in Radiology, Surgery, Dentistry, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering including but not limited to:

24th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted Radiology
Chairman: Stanley Baum, MD (USA)
Co-chair: Borut Marincek, MD (CH)

Medical Imaging, e.g.
CT, MR, US, SPECT, PET, DR, Molecular Imaging, and Virtual Endoscopy
Computer Assisted Cardiovascular Imaging
Image Processing and Display
Medical Workstations
Interventional Radiology
Minimally Invasive Spinal Therapy
Image Guided Diagnosis and Therapy of the Prostate
Ablation Therapies
Image Guided Radiation Therapy
Nanotechnology for Imaging and Therapy
Telemedicine, E-health and Multimedia EPR
Expert Systems and Computer Assisted Education
Economic and Management Issues
Security, Legal and Ethical Aspects

14th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery
President: Gero Strauss, MD (D)

Computer Applications for e.g. Neurosurgery, Head and Neck, Orthopaedics, Ear Nose and Throat, Cardiovascular and Thoracoabdominal Surgery, and Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
Image Guided Therapy
Image Processing and Visualization
Surgical Robotics and Instrumentation
Surgical Navigation
Surgical Simulation
3D Modelling and Rapid Prototyping
Postoperative Result Assessment
Surgical Education and Training
Haptics and Multimodal Devices in Medical Applications
Methods of Validation and Verification
Computer-Assisted Planning
Decision Management
Navigated Control
Surgical Workplace – Ergonomics

12th International Workshop on Computer-Aided Diagnosis
Chairman: Kunio Doi, PhD (USA)
Co-chair: Ulrich Bick, MD (D)

CAD for Breast, Chest, Colon, Skeletal, Liver, Brain and Vascular Imaging
CAD for Cancer Screening
CAD for 3D Imaging
CAD for Differential Diagnosis
CAD for CT, MRI, Ultrasonography, PET and Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Image Databases for CAD
Computer Vision, ANN and Modelling
Computerized Detection and Characterization of Lesions in Radiological Images
Quantitative Analysis of Image Information
Visualization and Quantitation of 3D Images
Intelligent Workstations and Decision Support Systems
Observer Performance Studies and ROC Analysis
Clinical Evaluation and Prospective Studies
Image Quality Issues and Evaluation
CAD in PACS Environment

16th Computed Maxillofacial Imaging Congress
Chairman: Allan G. Farman, PhD, DSc (USA)

New Imaging Devices and Novel Applications
Evidence-based Selection Criteria in Digital Maxillofacial Imaging
Craniomaxillofacial Computer-Aided Diagnosis
Maxillofacial Image Enhancement Algorithms
Cranial and Maxillofacial Image Guided Surgery
Image Navigated Dental Implantology
Orthodontic Applications of Computed Imaging
Endodontic Applications of Computed Imaging
Imaging and Modelling for Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
Cone Beam CT
3D and 4D Imaging
Multi-dimensional Maxillofacial Modelling
Virtual Reality and Dental Robotics
Interoperability
Maxillofacial Applications in Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise

28th International EuroPACS Meeting
President: Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD (CH)

PACS Architecture and Workflow
PACS Workstation Design and Ergonomics
PACS Integration in Surgical and Interventional Suites
Open Source Software for PACS
PACS Planning and Purchasing Strategies
PACS Evaluation and Economical Aspects
PACS Beyond Radiology (Cardiology, Endoscopy, Ophthalmology, etc.)
Image Distribution, Storage and Archiving Strategies
PACS/RIS/HIS Integration Issues
Regional PACS and Teleradiology
Security and Privacy, Quality Assurance, Legal Aspects
Standardization (DICOM, HL7, IHE)
PACS and E-Learning in Radiology and Medical Sciences

11th CARS / SPIE / EuroPACS Joint Workshop on Surgical PACS and the Digital Operating Room
Chairmen: Osman M. Ratib, MD, PhD (CH), Heinz U. Lemke, PhD (D)

Surgical Workflow
Digital Operating Room
Therapy Imaging and Model Management Systems
Surgical PACS
DICOM in Surgery