Radiology

THE most advanced robotic humanoid in the world; gravity-defying stunts in bedazzled costumes; mind-bending science fiction stories…

Sarah J. Vinnicombe, Cheltenham General Hospital, UK, opened her presentation citing a particularly concerning statistic; it is estimated…

Interventional radiology is based on the integration of disruptive technologies and disruptive approaches, and [we] need to keep this…

I have to confess that I did not choose radiology because I found it to be a fantastic job. In the 1980s, there was a labour crisis, and…

Well, it gives away my age a little bit, but when I had just qualified as a medical doctor, and I was doing what in England are called…

The 2023 European Congress of Radiology (ECR), with its ‘Cycle of Life’ theme, returned to Vienna, Austria, at its traditional time in March. There were over 1,000 radiographers registered, and the Radiographers’ Scientific Sub-Committee, expertly led by Nejc Mekiš and Kevin O’Regan, had prepared an excellent selection of 35 radiographer-focused sessions.

You attended medical school in Dublin, Ireland, before training as a staff radiologist in Canada. Do you feel that travelling was an integral part of you making it to where you are today?

I think there were two reasons I chose radiography. I was always interested in technology when I grew up; anything that had a plug on it, or anything that was the latest technology, I was interested in and wanted to try out. But I also enjoyed the idea of caring for people, so radiography was a good opportunity to mix technology with patient care.