RSNA 2002 touts the digital revolution in radiology
The digital revolution in radiology took center stage at the 88th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA of Oak Brook, Ill.) in Chicago last month.

RSNA recognized the burgeoning contribution digital technology plays in healthcare today — from digital radiography and 3D patient images to teleradiology and computer-aided detection (CAD) — in the meeting’s annual opening address. R. Nick Bryan, M.D., Ph.D., 2002 RSNA president, encouraged all healthcare professionals and providers to “vigorously and enthusiastically accept this digital revolution” as a way to improve the efficacy of patient care.

Bryan also praised RSNA’s work on its Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative to develop cohesive interfaces between different information technology systems within the healthcare industry.

The IHE program began in earnest in 1998, and at RSNA 2002, several cases were presented by healthcare facilities that are making progress toward IHE goals. The Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville, Fla.) offered evidence of workflow and patient care improvements that are the result of IHE protocols.

In other RSNA notes, Peggy J. Fritzsche, M.D., was inaugurated the society’s 88th president. She has been a member of the RSNA Board of Directors since 1995 and a society member since 1978.

Fritzsche has served on many RSNA committees, including the Education Council, the Audiovisual Services Committee, FutuRAD and the Ad Hoc Committee for the Roentgen Centennial.

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