RSNA 2005 broke five records—total attendance (62,251), international attendance (8,060), companies participating in the technical exhibition (718), technical exhibition square footage (489,359) and abstract submissions (9,515). More information is available in the annual meeting profile.
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| McCormick Place offers spectacular views of the Chicago skyline. Sears Tower appears to the left. |
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| Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a way to reduce the number of inappropriate exams ordered by clinicians. Dr. Daniel Rosenthal, associate radiologist-in-chief at MGH, explains the addition of decision support and appropriateness criteria mechanisms in the department's computerized physician order entry system. |
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| The interest in musculoskeletal imaging is evident from this standing-room-only crowd attending a special focus session on sports injuries in children, with a special look at U.S. football injuries. |
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| The Siemens booth on the technical floor garners attendee attention. The company expects its dual-source CT scanner will pique interest. |
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| An RSNA attendee registers for the National Oncologic PET Registry. The registry was announced in April as a compromise between PET imaging proponents and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. |
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| Crowds like this are the norm at this year's RSNA meeting. Pre-registration for this year's meeting, including professionals, guests, and exhibitors, is slightly ahead of last year. |
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| Dr. Elliot K. Fishman discusses the merits of 64-slice CT imaging at Sunday's opening session, despite initial problems projecting his presentation slides in the Arie Crown Theater. |
