RSNA News - October 2004

Technical Exhibits/ infoRAD Exhibits

The Technical Exhibits at the RSNA Annual Meeting comprise the world's largest medical exhibition. More than 650 leading manufacturers, suppliers, and developers of medical information and technology showcase an impressive array of radiology products and services.

Michael C. Brunner, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA Technical Exhibits Committee

A comprehensive, up-to-the-minute list of the exhibitors, their products and services is available at rsna2004.rsna.org.

A detailed floor plan of the exhibits area will be available in the RSNA 2004 Daily Bulletin.

Mobile Computing Pavilion

RSNA will again host a Mobile Computing Pavilion at RSNA 2004. The pavilion will feature a theater area dedicated to educational presentations on mobile computing, daily panel sessions led by industry experts and leaders in the field, and exhibits of leading wireless technologies.

The pavilion will be located on the Technical Exhibits Floor in Hall A, Booth 1337.

infoRAD Exhibits

infoRAD is the area of the annual meeting devoted to computer applications in radiologic education and practice. It includes a technical exhibition and demonstration area in which vendors display and demonstrate their products. Hands-on Computer Workshops will be held in the infoRAD area.

Ronald L. Arenson, M.D.

Chairman, RSNA Electronic Communications Committee

infoRAD education exhibits and features at RSNA 2004 include:

• Showcase Exhibit
• Informatics Classroom with IHE, MIRC, and additional courses   NEW! 
• Web Classroom
• NLM/Internet2 Demonstrations
• Hands-on Computer Workshops
• Image Manipulation/Analysis
• Literature Searches/RSNA Journal Searches
• PACS Classroom
• Personal Digital Assistants (PDA)
• Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
• Practice Management/Workflow/IHE
• Decision Support/Computer-aided Diagnosis

Informatics Classroom  New! 

Medical professionals and industry experts will share their knowledge to help improve workflow and information sharing in support of optimal patient care. Courses involving the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative, the RSNA Medical Imaging Resource Center (MIRC), and RSNA manuscript preparation will take place in an updated classroom.

infoRAD Showcase Exhibit

infoRAD will feature a showcase exhibit highlighting user success stories from sites that have implemented various aspects of the IHE initiative and a hands-on exhibit showing an advance filmless environment based on IHE capabilities.

AMA PRA category 1 CME credit is available for courses in the infoRAD Tutorial Classroom, the infoRAD PACS Workstation Classroom, the infoRAD Web Classroom, and the infoRAD Classroom.

Hands-on Computer Workshops: Basic Training for Radiologists

RSNA gives attendees an opportunity to gain valuable insight into the use of computers in radiology from experts in the field. Commercial leaders have reserved classroom space near the infoRAD/IHE exhibit area in the Lakeside Center to conduct classes on their respective proprietary computer systems. The Hands-on Computer Workshops at RSNA 2004 are designed to give radiology professionals first-hand experience in integrating computers into radiology practice.

This year, the participants are AGFA Healthcare, Fujifilm Medical Systems, GE Healthcare, Philips Medical Systems and Siemens Medical Solutions.

For a schedule of events, go to rsna2004.rsna.org/rsna2004/V2004/index.cvn?id=10035&p_navID=377.

CME credit is not offered for these workshops.

Technical Exhibit Hours

Halls A & B
South and North Buildings
Sunday-Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Hands-on Computer Workshops

Hall D
Lakeside Center
Sunday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

infoRAD Exhibit Hours

Sunday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

More detailed information on RSNA 2004 is available at rsna2004.rsna.org.