Video from ECR 2015: Dr. Norbert Hosten on German radiology

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VIENNA - This is a big week for Germany -- one of the three host nations and home of the ECR president, Dr. Bernd Hamm. In an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward at ECR 2015, Dr. Norbert Hosten, president of the German Radiological Society, speaks about the hot issues facing the country's radiologists.

German Radiological Society President Dr. Norbert Hosten speaks about the hot issues facing the country's radiologists.

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