Illuminations

News From The International Society of Radiology

June 2024

Announcements

From Dr. Bibb Allen, ISR President

ISR Begins Preparations for Centennial Celebrations

Throughout 2025 and 2026, the International Society of Radiology will celebrate its 100^th year anniversary. Thanks to the commitment and work of luminaries like Antoine Béclère and many others, an international effort to assemble physicians from around the world to share their experience in using Roentgens new ray to improve health. That first Congress was held in London in 1925, and although records from the Congress did not survive, that gathering of international experts is considered to represent the beginnings of the International Society of Radiology.

Improving Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Moving the Needle Through Strengthening Imaging Capacity

Mortality due to noncommunicable disease in LMICs is becoming a leading cause of disparities in population health in these countries as compared to high-income countries. Caring for patients with NCD including cancer, stroke and other neurological diseases, heart disease, and trauma all require advanced imaging for screening, medical decision making and guidance for surgical and non-invasive therapies.

ACR Gold Award Presented to

Dr. Geraldine McGinty

Congratulations to Dr. Geraldine McGinty who has received the ACR Gold Medal. The Gold Medal is awarded by the Board of Chancellors to an individual for distinguished and extraordinary service to the American College of Radiology or to the discipline of radiology. This prestigious honor has been awarded to just 16 women, including Dr. McGinty, since 1927. We all join together in celebrating Dr. McGinty's significant achievement and success.

IAEA's Rays of Hope Initiative

Deadline Extended

The ISR is please to announce we have been invited by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to collaborate on the Rays of Hope (RoH) initiative on advancing cancer management by providing experts for the ROH Anchor Centers. These Anchor Centers will train fellows, organize training courses, participate in IAEA coordinated research projects, promote networking, and provide experts and mentorship.

For more information. please visit the IAEA website here >>

If you are interested in serving as an ISR representative to join the IAEA's pool of volunteers please send your CV and motivation letter to the ISR office by June 23, 2024.

ECR 2025: Planet Radiology - Submit Your Story

The ESR invites you to share your story on how you are changing the world. If you are working on a project or initiative in one of the areas listed below, submit a summary of your work by Sunday, July 7, 2024.

- Environment and sustainability

- Improving care in low- and middle-income countries

- AI solutions to global health problems

If your project is chosen to be spotlighted at ECR 2025, you will receive free ECR 2025 registration, return economy flights and 2-nights of accommodation in Vienna.

For further information and application, please see the ESR website here.

ISRQSA News

CT radiation exposure and cancer risk: from knowing to acting

Following discussions at the ISRQSA meeting at RSNA 2023, the ISR spearheaded the publication of a commentary on an article on the EPI-CT study (The Risks of hematological malignancies from CT radiation exposure in children, adolescents and young adults) published by EPI-CT in Nature Medicine last November. The commentary “CT radiation exposure and cancer risk: from knowing to acting”, with leading authorship from the ISR, has now been published in Pediatric Radiology. It underscores the medical imaging community’s responsibility for a continued holistic approach to dialogues regarding CT, radiation benefits, and potential risks and calls for specific conclusions from similar studies in the future.

ISR comments on draft IAEA Safety Report

The ISRQSA has provided comments on the Draft Safety Report on Education and Training for Building and Maintaining Competence in Radiation Protection in Medicine, which the ISR has received from the IAEA for potential endorsement.

The report was developed by the IAEA with input from the WHO to provide Member States with international guidance on qualification, competence, education and training in radiation protection for relevant professional groups using medical ionizing radiation.

The report will be made available on the IAEA's official website and disseminated to IAEA Member States as a resource enabling them to establish new education and training initiatives in radiation protection or enhance existing programs, and support implementation of relevant IAEA General Safety Requirements Part 3 entitled Radiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources: International Basic Safety Standards (GSR Part 3) in relation to education, training, qualification and competence in radiation protection.

Open Access Education Articles

Vascular mapping in patients with hemodialysis a guideline to evaluate fistulas

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an increasingly prevalent pathology in today's society. In patients with CKD, vascular access is required to initiate hemodialysis as renal replacement treatment.

Ultrasound findings in preterm newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common cause of acquired gastrointestinal disease and durgical emergency in the neonate. It predomiantly aggects premature babies with very low birth weight.

Educating the next generation of radiologists: a comparative report of ChatGPT and e-learning resources

Rapid technological advances have transformed medical education, particularly in radiology, which depends on advanced imaging and visual data. Traditional electronic learning (e-learning) platforms have long served as a cornerstone in radiology education, offering rich visual content, interactive sessions, and peer-reviewed materials.

Median Nerve Cross-Sectional Area and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Specific Populations

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy with an incidence of around 5% in the United States1 and costing an estimated $5 billion/year.2 Electrodiagnostic (EDX) testing is considered by many the gold standard for diagnosing neuropathic changes in the peripheral nervous system,3-9 although controversy exists about the role and value of EDX testing in patients with CTS.

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