Radiation safety Asia focuses on using state-

of-art imaging to deliver improved clinical

outcomes

Bi-annual gathering of regional radiation safety professionals will also focus on

delivering better value through advanced imaging techniques

Radiology Asia, the regio s o ly i-annual conference bringing together medical

imaging professionals, healthcare providers, equipment manufacturers, medical
academics and scientist communities in the radiology field in South-East Asia,
Australia and New Zealand, will address the rising need for a value-based
approach through appropriate utilisation of services.

Jointly organised by SingEx Exhibitions, the Singapore Radiological Society

(celebrating its 40th anniversary this year) and College of Radiologists Singapore,
and held in conjunction with the Singapore Congress of Radiology (26th Annual
Scientific Meeting of the Singapore radiation safety Society and College of
Radiologists Singapore), the 2-day conference from 19 20 May 2017 at MAX
Atria @ Singapore EXPO will focus on how practitioners in the medical imaging
profession may optimise imaging resources, and deliver better value by
contributing to improved medical outcomes.

The ed Bri gi g state-of-the-art i agi g i to li i al pra ti e , the o fere e

is anticipated to attract close to 800 delegates from all over the world, featuring
50 renowned speakers, 8 workshops, 4 conference tracks covering more than 70
topics, while providing open business platforms for sharing and networking.

THE FUTURE OF RADIOLOGY HYBRID IMAGING TECHNOLOGY THROUGH PET-

MRI SCANS IN DEMENTIA

As medical therapies advance, earlier and more accurate methods of non-invasive

diagnosis through imaging have become even more important. One such example
is hybrid imaging combining positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). Such methods extract the complementary strengths of
anatomic depiction by MRI, with tissue function characteristic assessment by PET.

Dementia, a progressively debilitating neuro-degenerative medical condition, has

become increasingly common-place in our ageing population. In this medical
condition, PET-MRI technology provides volumetric and metabolic information
that are useful in the diagnosis of early dementia. Besides enabling evaluation of
newer drug therapies in clinical trials, such novel techniques of diagnosis have
also found their way into mainstream medical practice, allowing doctors to better
treat diseases before significant morbidity ensue.

PET-MRI will be among the various advanced imaging modalities that are covered
in the Radiology Asia neuro-imaging conference track in which diagnosis of
important diseases like dementia and stroke are covered. In the midst of these
discussions, delegates will learn from renowned international experts on the role
imaging plays in current clinical practice, and become better equipped to
appropriately use imaging technology in their daily work. These are in line with
the broader goals of value-based practice, where better health outcomes are the
ultimate goal of medical treatments.

THE CENTS OF IMAGING INAUGURAL CONFERENCE TRACK

A unique o fere e tra k e titled Maki g Ce ts of I agi g dire tly addressi g
commercial leaders and imaging equipment vendors in the radiology practice will
be introduced at the conference for the first time, where industry trends,
technological advances and professional challenges will form part of a suite of
wide-ranging business topics that will be covered.

Speakers and moderators comprised of healthcare industry and Radiology leaders

from Singapore and other parts of Asia will discuss topics surrounding the
business of Radiology in the region, as well as how the practice should adapt to
meet future demand for Radiology as a diagnostic service, by employing
disruptive technological advancements to increase productivity, through the use
of teleradiology and more recently, artificial intelligence.

The business related track also serves to raise vital questions, for example: how
should Radiologists add value in their reports to counter the trend of
commoditization of the imaging sector? It will be one of four focused content
segments that the conference will feature, with the other three covering
radiology sub-specialties in diagnostics imaging, radiography / nursing and
interventional radiology.

WORKSHOPS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY IN SINGAPORE

Alongside the conference, WIRES (Workshops in Interventional Radiology

Education in Singapore) will be another important knowledge-sharing platform
featured at Radiology Asia 2017. WIRES will feature one scientific session
comprising four conference topics, a lunch symposium jointly held with APSCVIR
(Asia Pacific Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology) and four
wide-ranging interventional focused workshops that pertain to new and novel
methods of minimally invasive treatment of acute ischaemic stroke, aortic
disease, and tumour ablation.
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