Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Those who ignore the rapidly developing field of image-guided intervention do so at their own peril. That's according to Dr. Michael Vannier, professor of radiology at the University of Chicago, who opened this week's Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) congress in Berlin.
Interventional imaging will play a central role in medicine's future, Vannier said. But in addition to offering more rapid and accurate diagnosis and treatment, it's also erasing boundaries between medical specialties, and thus could be characterized as a disruptive technology.
This will require healthcare organizations to adapt, such as by picking a limited number of state-of-the-art services to offer. On the corporate side, imaging vendors are already evolving through acquisitions that will enable them to offer products that meet the needs of the new paradigm.
You'll find the rest of Dr. Vannier's thoughts, as well as examples of how healthcare institutions are creating the future of image-guided surgery today, in an article by staff writer Eric Barnes in our Advanced Visualization Digital Community that you can access by clicking here. Check back in the community this week, at av.auntminnie.com, for additional daily reports from this important meeting.
