RSNA News - November 2004

RSNA 2004 Meeting Watch News about RSNA 2004 November 28–December 3 McCormick Place, Chicago

Press Conferences at RSNA 2004

About 200 members of the medical news media typically attend the RSNA annual meeting. More than 15 press conferences will be held highlighting scientific papers and posters.

Some of the scientific paper titles that will be included are:

• The Added Cancer Yield of MRI in Screening Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer: Results of the International Breast Magnetic Resonance Consortium (IBMC) Trial
• Air Trapping Detected on End-Expiratory High-Resolution CT in Symptomatic World Trade Center (WTC) Rescue and Recovery Workers
• Complications of Image-guided Percutaneous Lung Radiofrequency Ablation: Experience with 126 Patients (Total of 163 Lesions Treated) in 6 Years
• Ultrasound Guided Transurethral Injection of Adult Stem Cells for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence: First Clinical Results
• Limited by Body Habitus—Economic and Quality Control Issues in the Ability of a Radiology Department to Provide Diagnostic Imaging to a Fattening Population
• Payments to Orthopedic Surgeons for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Imaging Markers of Bipolar Disease: Evaluation of Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging at 3 T
• Sensitivity of Personal Homeland Security Radiation Detectors to Medical Radionuclides and Implications for Counseling of Nuclear Medicine Patients
• Protected Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting: Acute and Long Term Outcomes in 180 Patients
• Functional MRI of Deception and Truth with Polygraph Correlation

Press releases from the annual meeting will be available beginning November 29. To view them, go to rsna2004.rsna.org and click media in the left-hand column.

Meeting Highlights in RSNA News

The October issue of RSNA News contains an extensive listing of highlights and other important information for RSNA 2004, as well as a Chicago restaurant guide. The issue is available on the Internet at rsnanews.org.

Badge Wallets

Badge wallets will be mailed to North American attendees who registered by November 12 and to attendees from outside of North America who registered by October 29.

The badge wallet contains a name badge, course tickets, attendance vouchers and a coupon book that includes about a dozen promotional offers from RSNA and from the technical exhibitors.

International attendees who registered after October 29 are required to pick up their badge wallet at McCormick Place, Lakeside Center, Level 2, Hall E, Desk A.

Onsite Registration

Attendees who need to register at McCormick Place should go to the Lakeside Center. Onsite registration is on Level 2, Hall E.

Hours of Operation
Saturday (Nov. 27) 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday-Monday (Nov. 28-29) 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday-Thursday (Nov. 30-Dec. 2) 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday (Dec. 3) 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Lakeside Center, Level 3, Ballroom Help Center)

Registration Fees

By Nov. 12	Onsite
$0	$100	RSNA Member, AAPM Member
$0	$0	Member Presenter
$0	$0	RSNA Member-in-Training, RSNA Student Member and Technical Student
$0	$0	Non-Member Refresher Course Instructor, Paper Presenter, Poster Presenter, Education or Electronic (infoRAD) Exhibitor
$110	$210	Non-member Resident/Trainee
$110	$210	Radiology Support Personnel
$520	$620	Non-member Radiologist, Physicist or Physician
$520	$620	Hospital Executive, Commercial Research and Development Personnel, Healthcare Consultant, Industry Personnel
$300	$300	One-day badge registration to view only the Technical Exhibits area

One-Day Badge

A one-day badge is available to view the technical exhibits area only. The badge can be purchased in advance or onsite for $300 at the Exhibitor Registration Desk in the Grand Concourse between Halls A and B. Attendance for more than one day requires a full conference purchase at Professional Registration, Lakeside Center, Hall E, Level 2.

RSNA Annual Meeting Great $$ Value

In addition to being the premier educational event in radiology, the RSNA annual meeting is also a great dollar value.

Organization	Annual Meeting	Member Rates		Non-Member Rates		2004 Membership Dues
		Pre-Reg	Onsite	Pre-Reg	Onsite
RSNA	Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, 2004 Chicago	$0	$100	$520	$620	$315
American Academy of Pediatrics	October 9-13 San Francisco	$450	$600	$640	$790	$470
American Academy of Family Physicians	October 13-17, 2004 Orlando	$295/395	$495	$595/695	$795	$305 national + state and local dues (if applicable)
American College of Cardiology	March 6-9, 2005 Orlando	$185	$235	$695	$745	$390
American College of Surgeons	October 10-14, 2004 New Orleans	$0	$0	$590	$640	$440

Sources: www.aap.org, www.aafp.org, www.acc.org and www.facs.org/clinicon2004 accessed September 17, 2004.

For more information about RSNA 2004, go to rsna2004.rsna.org