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CARS 2008
Computer assisted radiology & surgery
The 22nd International Congress and Exhibition
Joint Congress of CAR/ISCAS/CMI/CAD/EuroPACS
By CARS organiser,
Heinz U Lemke PhD, Visiting Professor for Computer Assisted Surgery, at Leipzig University, and Research Professor of Radiology at the University of Southern California, LA, USA
The International Congress of CARS aims to provide a forum to close the gap between diagnostic and interventional radiology, surgery and informatics and to encourage interdisciplinary research and development activities in an international environment.
To increase the value of health care for the citizens, the focus of the International Congress of CARS is on providing balanced and in-depth information on new diagnostic and therapeutic processes. This includes results from multidisciplinary R&D efforts, providers’ experiences, patient outcomes, economic and management considerations, as well as scientific/medical validation results. It can be expected that the resulting awareness by users and providers will speed up the acceptance of CARS into clinical practice.
CARS distinguishes itself most clearly from other congresses in its focus on innovative solutions to image and model guided diagnosis and therapy. Fulfilling modern clinical requirements with R&D excellence is the core value provided in 66 scientific/medical sessions, workshops and tutorials of the CARS 2008 programme.
The main emphasis of the presentations of the CARS Congress is on information technologies in radiology and surgery for clinical application fields, such as:
- Medical Imaging, e.g. CT, MR, US, SPECT, PET, DR, Molecular Imaging, and Virtual Endoscopy
- Image Processing and Display
- Hospital-wide PACS and Telemedicine
- Computer Applications for Neurosurgery, Head and Neck, Orthopaedics, Ear Nose and Throat, Cardiovascular and Thoraco-abdominal Surgery, and Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
- Image Guided Therapy
- Surgical Robotics and Instrumentation
- Surgical Navigation and Simulation
- CAD for Breast, Prostate, Chest, Colon, Liver, Brain, Skeletal and Vascular Imaging
- Cranial and Maxillofacial Image Guided Surgery
- Surgical Workflow
- Surgical DICOM and IHE
- Digital Operating Room
Altogether, 474 lecture and poster presentations were selected from 662 submissions received from 42 countries. In addition, 90 invited presentations from international experts have been included to provide CARS attendees with the latest developments on advanced methods and technologies for health care. With this level of active participation, which substantially exceeded any expectations, CARS 2008 in Barcelona will provide a highly professional program for the participants.
In addition to the regular sessions of CARS, special events have been included to focus on highly innovative developments which impact the future of health care. Examples are sessions on biomarkers, model-guided therapy and the digital operating room.
Details: www.cars-int.org
E-mail: hulemke@cars-int.org.
Phone: +49-7742-922 436 /4
Address: CARS Office, Im Gut 15,
79790 Kuessaberg, Germany.The International Congress of CARS aims to provide a forum to close the gap between diagnostic and interventional radiology, surgery and informatics and to encourage interdisciplinary research and development activities in an international environment.
To increase the value of health care for the citizens, the focus of the International Congress of CARS is on providing balanced and in-depth information on new diagnostic and therapeutic processes. This includes results from multidisciplinary R&D efforts, providers’ experiences, patient outcomes, economic and management considerations, as well as scientific/medical validation results. It can be expected that the resulting awareness by users and providers will speed up the acceptance of CARS into clinical practice.
CARS distinguishes itself most clearly from other congresses in its focus on innovative solutions to image and model guided diagnosis and therapy. Fulfilling modern clinical requirements with R&D excellence is the core value provided in 66 scientific/medical sessions, workshops and tutorials of the CARS 2008 programme.
The main emphasis of the presentations of the CARS Congress is on information technologies in radiology and surgery for clinical application fields, such as:
l Medical Imaging, e.g. CT, MR, US, SPECT, PET, DR, Molecular Imaging, and Virtual Endoscopy
l Image Processing and Display
l Hospital-wide PACS and Telemedicine
l Computer Applications for Neurosurgery, Head and Neck, Orthopaedics, Ear Nose and Throat, Cardiovascular and Thoraco-abdominal Surgery, and Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
l Image Guided Therapy
l Surgical Robotics and Instrumentation
l Surgical Navigation and Simulation
l CAD for Breast, Prostate, Chest, Colon, Liver, Brain, Skeletal and Vascular Imaging
l Cranial and Maxillofacial Image Guided Surgery
l Surgical Workflow
l Surgical DICOM and IHE
l Digital Operating Room
Altogether, 474 lecture and poster presentations were selected from 662 submissions received from 42 countries. In addition, 90 invited presentations from international experts have been included to provide CARS attendees with the latest developments on advanced methods and technologies for health care. With this level of active participation, which substantially exceeded any expectations, CARS 2008 in Barcelona will provide a highly professional program for the participants.
In addition to the regular sessions of CARS, special events have been included to focus on highly innovative developments which impact the future of health care. Examples are sessions on biomarkers, model-guided therapy and the digital operating room.
Details: www.cars-int.org
E-mail: hulemke@cars-int.org.
Phone: +49-7742-922 436 /4
Address: CARS Office, Im Gut 15,
79790 Kuessaberg, Germany.
This article was published on 04/30/2008