Volume 29, Number 1, November 2003
Contents
Editorial
IADMFR Officers:2003-2005
From
the president
From the
Secretary General
Highlights
of the General Assembly Meeting of the IADMFR
From
the Immediate Past President
Report
on the 14th International Congress of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
From
the Editor
From
the regions
Thailand
–Anonknart Bhakdinaronk
USA -
Alan Farman
Japan –
Isamu Kashima
Nordic
Countries – Arne Petersson
USA - Axel Ruprecht
USA – Neill Serman
China – Jie Yang
Editorial
Dear Colleagues:
It
is a great pleasure for me to take over the responsibility for the next 4
issues of the Newsletter of our Association. We will keep the members up to
date regarding the activities of the Association as well as the important
information related to Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology around the world. I am
full of gratitude to the Newsletter Committee, regional directors and our
members for their assistance.
I
would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Professor Edemir Costa and
his colleagues for great success of 14th International
Congress of our Association in
Florianópolis
,
Brazil
. Also I would like to
wish Professor Curly Nortjé
a happy and fruitful term as President.
Best
regards.
Xu-chen
MA, DDS,
Ph.D.
President
Elect and Newsletter Editor
President,
Chinese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Associate
Dean
Professor
and Chairman, Dept. of Oral Radiology and Center for TMD
Peking
University
School
of Stomatology
Beijing
100081,
China
Email: kqxcma@bjmu.edu.cn
Fax:
86-10-62173402
IADMFR
Officers: 2003-2005
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President:
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Curly
Nortjé
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South Africa
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05
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Immediate
Past President:
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Edemir
Costa
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Brazil
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05
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Secretary
General:
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Gerard
Sanderink
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The
Netherlands
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05
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Treasurer:
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Luc
Habets
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The
Netherlands
|
05
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President
Elect:
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Xu-chen
MA
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The
People 's Republic of
China
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05
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Senior
Vice President:
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Murillo
Abreu
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Brazil
|
05
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Junior
Vice President:
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M
E Parker
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South Africa
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05
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Vice
Presidents Designate:
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Zuyan
ZHANG
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The
People's Republic of
China
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05
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Secretary
to the Board:
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Dale
Miles
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USA
|
05
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Editor
of the Journal:
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Sharon
Brooks
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USA
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09
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Regional
Directors:2003-2005
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Ex-officio
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Gregorio
Faivovich
|
Chile
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Douglas
Lovelock
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UK
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05
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Africa
(1)
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C
J Nortjé
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South Africa
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Asia
(4 will reduce to
2 in 2005)
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Anonknart
Bhakdinaronk
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Thailand
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05
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Isamu
Kashima
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Japan
|
05
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Thomas
Li Ka Lun
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The
People's Republic of
China
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05
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Jae-Duk
Kim
|
Korea
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09
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Middle East
(1)
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Israel
D Kaffe
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Israel
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05
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Europe
(2)
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Hanna
Markiewicz
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Poland
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07
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Arne
Petersson
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Nordic
countries
|
05
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North America
(2)
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William
Scarfe
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USA
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09
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Neill
Serman
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USA
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05
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Central America
(1)
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Vacant
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South America
(2)
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Hugo
Dagum
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Argentina
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05
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Claudio
Costa
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Brazil
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09
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Australasia
(1)
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Malcolm
Coombs
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Australia
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07
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IADMFR
Committees 2003-2005
Nominating
Committee (3
Board Members + Immediate Past President as chairman)
Edemir Costa/Murillo Abreu (Chair)
Arne
Petersson
Isamu
Kashima
Neill
Serman
Selection
Committee IADMFR Research Award
- chaired by Editor + 4 others (
Europe
,
Americas
,
Asia
, rest of the World)
Sharon
Brooks (Chair)
Curtis
Chen
Thomas
Lehmann
Gulnara
Scaf
Douglas
Benn
Finance
Committee -
Treasurer, Secretary General, Regional Director
Luc
Habets (Chair)
Gerard
Sanderink
Sharon
Brooks (advisor)
William
Scarfe
Constitution
and Bylaws Committee
- 5 Board members
Anonknart
Bhakdinaronk
Dale
Miles
Arne
Petersson
Malcolm
Coombs
William
Scarfe
Trust
Fund Committee
- 5 members, elect own Chairman and Secretary
Laetitia
Brocklebank
Allan
Farman (chairman)
Israel
Kaffe
Kanji
Kishi
Ann
Wenzel
Fellowship
Committee - 5
Honorary or Fellow members
Yoshishige
Fujiki
Lars
Hollender
Neill
Serman
Thomas
Schiff
David
Smith
Newsletter
Committee
Xu-chen MA
Jie Yang
Isamu Kashima
Murillo
Abreu
William
Scarfe
Gerard
Sanderink
Guidelines
committee
Israel
Kaffe (chair)
Peter
Hirschmann
Takehito
Sasaki
Stuart
White
Education
Committee
Neill
Serman (chair)
Imaging
Modalities and Standards Committee
Paul
F. van der Stelt (chair)
Research
Committee
Hans
Göran
Gröndahl (chair)
Proposed
Honorary Members
Hajime
Fuchihata
Peter
Hirschmann
From the President
Dear Members of IADMFR:
I
would like to congratulate and thank Prof. Edemir Costa and the congress
chairman Murillo Aubreu and his team for organizing a wonderful 14th
ICDMFR in Florianópolis.
For me personally it was one of the most enjoyable IADMFR meetings I have
attended during the past 26 years. Being the largest ICDMFR congress yet is a
feather in the cap of the Brazilians. Meeting with colleagues from many
countries professionally and socially makes the occasion a very memorable one.
We
have already made reservations at the Cape Town International Centre in the
Waterfront to stage the 15th ICDMFR from the 28th of May
to 2nd of June 2005. This Conference Centre is probably one of the most modern
sites in the world and already has International reservations for 2012. There
are also many 3-5***** hotels in walking distance from the centre (2-3 minutes
walking) or you may also make use of water taxis to the various hotels in the
Waterfront.
During
the General Assembly Meeting the Trust Fund has allocated $15000 to encourage
potential Radiologists from
Africa
and other neighboring
countries to attend the meeting in
Cape Town
. By this generous offer
the IADMFR is underlining one of the goals of our Association to promote
Maxillofacial Radiology in all parts of the world. I have already made contact
with colleagues from
Africa
informing them about
the 15th ICDMFR.
We
are looking forward to welcoming you to
Cape Town
and the Congress
Chairman Professor ME Parker will be giving you an update in our next
newsletter.
Finally
I would like to wish professor Xu-chen MA President Elect a very happy term of
office as Editor of the newsletter.
Curly
Nortjé, President
of IADMFR
From the Secretary General
The period from 2001 to 2003 was somewhat shorter than the regular
intervals between the meetings and since the congress is held in a two-year
cycle the need for extra Board Meetings in between the congresses is not
anymore present. As stated before, the stimulation and development of new
activities on an international level is still difficult to achieve and is
performing slower than at a national Association level.
Planned activities of committees do not always bring the results hoped
for. Although all members of the Board of Directors do have access to the
Internet the discussions are not very effective. To make this more efficient
the constitution of the Board will be changed. The proposals as explained at
the General Assembly in 2001 in
Glasgow
were accepted at the
General Assembly in
Florianopolis
in 2003 and so a new
procedure will come into effect. Then
in 2005 for the large regions (
North America
,
South America
,
Europe
and
Asia
) two Regional directors
will be appointed and for the small regions (
Africa
,
Middle East
,
Central America
and
Australasia
) will have only one
Regional Director. There will be a postal election for all Regional Directors.
Web site
The
IADMFR website appears to be a very effective medium where more than 12000
visitors were registered. The site contains the latest information on all
officers, directors of the IADMFR and committees including addresses and email
links. Furthermore, pictures of the congress in
Brazil
and materials like the
newsletters are available. Also as a curiosity the newsletters from 1969, the
year of founding the IADMFR are available. In the past the web site was
physically located at ACTA in
Amsterdam
. To make its future
more independent a new web address (www.iadmfr.org) was obtained and
the data transferred to site of a service provider. Now from any location
(with the appropriate password) the data can be addressed.
Please
pay frequently a visit to the web site to be informed about the latest.
Membership
renewal
In
2002 for the first time membership renewal was possible though the Internet.
This procedure can be performed in a protected environment. This makes it
possible to transfer credit card information to the Office of the Secretariat
in a safe way. In 2003 more than
75% of the renewals were performed through the Internet.
Another benefit for the Secretariat is that errors because of
handwritten forms are avoided.
I
invite all of you strongly to continue your membership for a period of three
years instead of a one-year period. The reasons for this are practical. Annual
payments result in much higher bank costs for the secretariat. Besides this
the additional labor for the Office is considerable. In fact members using the
annual payment pay 20% more than those who make use of the tri-annual payment
procedure.
As
expressed previously I am more than grateful to our administrative Coordinator
Mrs. Yvonne Emmer who takes care of the membership administration and other
common business of the secretariat. Many of you will know her prompt response.
Please contact her in case you need help or any information.
Membership
Application
Although
most new applications arrive through the Internet the application for
membership leaflet can also been seen as a flyer to promote the Association.
In the leaflet a reference is found to the web site to make use of the quick
and efficient electronic application. The present leaflet appears to be
outdated and a new one will be produced after the Congress in
Brazil
.
Members who want to receive some of these leaflets to recruit new
members please contact the Secretariat.
There
is just a minor drop in the number of members. The final figure is 573 members
for 2003.
Europe
,
Asia
and North and
South America
are the regions with
the largest numbers of members. In
particular the numbers of members in
Africa
and
Central America
are very small.
Journal
on-line
Since
January 1, 2003
the British Institute
of Radiology publishes the Journal. From now on all members will have free
access to the on-line version of the Journal. At present the access to this
on-line version is free to the public and can be approached through the IADMFR
web site (www.iadmfr.org). In 2004 the on-line version will be protected by a
password. As soon as details are available all members will be informed about
the exact procedure and password.
IADMFR
Fellowship
During
the General Assembly in Glasgow 2001 professor Neill Serman was granted the
Fellowship of the IADMFR. I hope
that in the future more individual members who are eligible for a fellowship
apply for this. Information on the requirements for eligibility and the
procedure can be found at the IADMFR web site. If you need further information
please contact members of the Fellowship Committee or the Office of the
Secretariat.
Membership
directory
One
of the promises still not fulfilled is the membership directory. The intended
issuing of a membership directory was postponed and is still on the list of
tasks to be carried out. Please inform us with the latest information on
address, phone, fax and email. In particular a correct email address is
important as email is with the Association the most common way to contact each
other.
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Highlights of the General Assembly
Meeting of the IADMFR
Thursday May 22nd,
2003
Centro
de Convençöes,
Florianópolis,
Santa Catarina, Brasil.
Welcome
and opening of the Meeting
·The
President, Edemir Costa opened the meeting and made a few introductory
remarks. He welcomed the delegates and thanked them for their attendance. The
President indicated that there were over 800 participants at the 14th
Congress and 30 companies represented at the commercial exhibit, making the 14th
Congress the largest since the formation of the IADMFR. Sanderink thanked
Costa and indicated that the success of the 14th Congress reflected
the tireless efforts of all the members of the Organizing committee,
especially himself and the Vice President, Murillo Abreu.
·The
President also convened apologies to the audience from the President Elect Ma
Xu-Chen and Thomas Li, Regional Director for Asia, both from the People's
Republic of China who could not attend the meeting because of travel
restrictions placed due the current SARS crisis.
Report
of the President Elect
·The
President elect, Christopher Nortjé,
presented his report and indicated he and the Organizing committee were
looking forward to hosting the 15th Congress of the IADMFR in Cape
Town, South Africa May 28th - June 2nd 2005. Nortjé
mentioned that
the Congress will be held at a new conference facility, located right in the
heart of
Cape Town
with a variety of
accommodations available close by, all at reasonable rates.
·The
President Elect indicated that every effort would be made to maintain the
Congress registration fee at the same rate as Brazil. Delegates were invited
to log on the website through the IADMFR website for further details.
Editor's
and Publisher's Report
·The
Editor, Douglas Benn presented his Report to the meeting and mentioned that it
had been previously distributed (available on the Internet).
Benn highlighted various aspects of the Report including the 40%
increase in the rate of submissions, continuing difficulties in authors not
following submission guidelines and the change to a new Publisher, from the
Nature Group to the British Institute of Radiology. Benn indicated that this
move also provided members with the additional benefit of on-line access to
the British Journal of Radiology and Imaging via the BIR website.
·Finally,
Benn described the circumstances surrounding his resignation as Editor,
effective at the conclusion of the Meeting. He indicated that of the two (2)
candidates, Dr. Sharon Brooks, a previous editor of Radiology Section of the
Journal Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and
Endodontics had been recommended by the Nominating committee as his successor.
·Sanderink
thanked the Editor for his excellent stewardship during his tenure.
Constitution
and Bylaws
The
Chairman, Douglas Lovelock, indicated that at the previous meeting the
membership had voted in principle to restructure the membership of the Board.
(13th Congress of the IADMFR, Minutes of the General Assembly
meeting,
August 8, 2001
,
Glasgow
Scotland
; Item 16 Constitution and Bylaws - a. Proposed
change in constitutions). These changes included selection of regional
representatives by election rather than nomination and a change in regional
distribution. Lovelock indicated that the Constitution and Bylaws Committee
had been active in rewording Amendments VIII, IX and XII to provide the
administrative framework for these changes. Lovelock presented the draft
versions of the constitutional amendments (VIII, IX and XII) to the membership
for discussion.
VIII.
Regional Directors
The
maximum continuous term of office of a regional director shall be eight or
nine years, provided there is a suitable replacement available.
There
will be 12 Regional Directors with the following distribution:
ONE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
TWO REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Region 1
Africa
Region
2
Asia
Region 3
Middle East
Region
4
Europe
Region 6
Central America
Region
5
North America
Region 8
Australasia
Region
7
South America
Regional Directors will be elected every two or three years, and their
term of office will commence following the General Assembly after their
election.
The
Secretary General will call for nominations in the calendar year prior to each
congress of IADMFR. Nominees will need to be proposed and seconded by two
members of IADMFR in their region.
The
Secretary will organize a ballot of members on a regional basis if there is an
excess of nominations. This ballot will be conducted with a "Single
Transferable Vote" system.
The
Constitution and Bylaws Committee shall recommend changes in the borders of
Regions to the Board of Directors and the General Assembly.
IX.
Regional Directors
a)
Shall be chosen according to the Regions described in Article 10, Section VIII
of the Bylaws.
b)
Will, at all times, keep in close contact with the Secretary General
c)
Regional Directors shall consult the membership in each country within their
region requesting the members in each country to appoint or elect a National
Representative for that country.
d)
Shall endeavour to recruit new Members and assist the Editor and Publisher in
the promotion of the journal.
XII.
National Representatives
a)Shall
promote IADMFR in their own
country.
b)Shall
seek to increase the membership of IADMFR in their own country.
c)Shall
base with their Regional Director and the Secretary General.
d)Shall
give a verbal or written report to the Board of Directors at each congress of
IADMFR.
Committee
Reports: Trust Fund
·Farman
indicated that monies had been received from the Organizing Committee of the
13th Congress of the IADMFR and together with interest that the
Trust Fund was now very healthy. Farman indicated that within the Report the
Committee had recommended to the membership that four (4) initiatives be
approved.
·Awarding
of the $10,000 (USD) IADMFR Research Prize at the 13th Congress in
Glasgow to 2 presenters $2,500 each.
·Approval
of a grant not to exceed $10,000 (USD) to assist the Organizing Committee of
the 14th Congress in providing translation services.
·Approval
of a grant not to exceed $5,000 (USD) over the next 2 years to provide
Internet access to the IADMFR Journal for designated economically
disadvantaged countries.
·Approval
of a sum not to exceed $15,000 (USD) be made available to the 15th
Congress Organizing committee to support and promote education and development
of Radiology in poorer countries by providing registration, travel and
allowance funds to recognized individuals in OMFR for attendance and
presentation at the 15th Congress of the IADMFR in Cape Town in
2005.
IADMFR
Research Award
·The
Chair of this committee, Douglas Benn, indicated that 11 abstracts were
submitted for the Award with one author disqualified for not conforming to the
competition conditions. The Awardees for this Congress, who orally presented
their research at Scientific Session 2 on
Tuesday May 20th,
2003
were:
·1st
Prize: Dr. Mauro Martins, Universidade Estadual de Campinas,
Piracicaba
, Brasil for "Analysis
of digital images acquired using different phosphor storage plates (PSP)
subjected to varying reading times and storage conditions."
·2nd
Prize: Dr. Terng Chen,
University
of
London
,
London
,
England
for
"Interpretation of Skull radiographs for facial fractures by medical
staff working in accident and emergency departments."
·There
was substantial discussion regarding the restrictive criteria applied to the
conditions of the Award. Sanderink indicated that the criteria of 5 years from
completion of an Oral Radiology Program should be expanded to 7 years. Schulze
suggested that rather than limit the Award to those with postgraduate
qualifications in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology the category for inclusion
should be expanded to a more generic "Junior Researcher" to include
those whose qualifications were not specifically OMFR. Farman also spoke in
support of expanding the inclusion criteria to those who had completed
training or were appointed to positions involving the delivery of OMFR
services or teaching.
1.
Report of the Nominating Committee
·Lovelock
reported that one formal application to host the 16th Congress of
the IADMFR in 2007 had been received from Prof. Xu-Chen MA,
Beijing
, the People's Republic
of
China
. The nomination
committee recommended acceptance of the application and proposal.
·VOTE:
"That the 16th Congress of the IADMFR be held in 2007 by Prof.
Xu-Chen MA,
Beijing
, the People's
Republic of
China
."
The motion was accepted unanimously.
·Lovelock
presented the slate of Nominations for IADMFR Officers to the Meeting.
Lovelock reported that while the Nomination Committee had received two
excellent nominations for the position of Editor of the DMFR journal, they
recommended Sharon Brooks based upon numerous consideration including her
previous experience as Editor of the Radiology Section of Oral Surgery Oral
Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontics.
·Lovelock
presented the slate of Nominations for Regional Directors and the slate of
Nominations for the various committee appointments to the Meeting. Lovelock
indicated that as of the meeting in 2005, all regional Directors would be
elected to their positions.
·Lovelock
presented the slate of Nominations for the Honorary Membership of the IADMFR.
·"That
Hajime Fuchihata be awarded as an Honorary Member of the IADMFR". The Motion was accepted unanimously.
·"That
Peter Hirschmann be awarded as an Honorary Member of the IADMFR". The Motion was accepted unanimously.
The
Secretary General indicated that a number of officers have left the Board,
i.e.: Douglas Benn, Silvio Bianchi, Urs Brägger,
Laetitia Brocklebank, Kanji Kishi, Fred Musaph, Hugo Aguayo Olivares, Tae Won
Park, Irmela Reuter. These officers were thanked for all the work they did for
the Association.
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From
the Immediate Past President
On
behalf of the Organizing Committee of 14th International Congress
of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, I would like to express my sincere gratitude
to everyone who attended the meeting.
A
long time of preparation preceded the Congress, which is the most important
event of our specialty. Our hard work was rewarded by the presence of many of
you. It was an honour to organize the Congress and we believe our task was
carried out with success. From our part, we did everything possible to provide
all delegates with an unforgettable week in the "
Island
of
Magic
". The scientific
program counted with the contribution of the most prominent authorities in
Maxillofacial Radiology in the world. The variety of activities allowed us to
update our knowledge and get to know what is being done in the scientific
arena of diagnostic and interventional imaging. Similarly, a Commercial
Exhibition with approximately 30 companies, in an area of 1,080m2, was put
together, allowing a productive technological-scientific interaction.
All
of this would have been incomplete without good social and tour programs. Of
course all of us needed some rest. In these activities, we were tireless and
extremely dedicated to provide you with the best we could offer. God's hand
was fundamental, granting us with wonderful days. On the last day, however, we
saw a light rain: that was our cry missing the good times we had all just
spent together.
We
hope those who came have registered in their minds, everlastingly, the special
days spent in Brasil during the 14th ICDMFR.
Thank
you very much and see you in
South Africa
!
Prof. Edemir Costa
Immediate
Past President
Report
on the 14th International Congress of Dentomaxillofacial
Radiology
Dear Colleagues,
It was a great pleasure for us to see many of you, members of IADMFR,
during the 14th International Congress of Dentomaxillofacial
Radiology, held in
Florianopolis
- Brasil, from 19 to 23
May of the current year. For those who did not come, I think you missed a very
nice congress - at least to the eyes of its Chairman! But I indeed consider
everything contributed to a successful meeting. The attendance of
approximately 800 people from more than 25 countries in the world was a
generous reward to us. This number included a considerable part of Graduate
and Undergraduate students, which demonstrate the interest in Maxillofacial
Radiology around the world, especially in Brasil. Twelve invited speakers of
the highest quality presented us with wonderful special lectures, Pre-Congress
talks and two Symposia. Fifteen conferences, 37 oral presentations in the
scientific sessions and 142 posters enlightened us with a rich scientific
program, allowing the interchange of knowledge, research and clinical
experiences during the Congress.
The
social program included a variety of functions. The Board of Directors and
IADMFR Fellows' Reception was held
at a Piano Bar at the top of a hill downtown
Florianopolis
facing our main
postcard - the Hercilio Luz bridge. On the other days, the Board of Directors
Dinner, a Civic Reception at the House of Representatives, the Musical show
after the opening ceremony, the Welcome reception, the Beer Party with plenty
of Samba, the Banquet and the Farewell party complemented the social
activities, with plenty of food and, of course, drinks. These functions gave
us a good chance to relax and enjoy the company of old and new friends.
The
tour program offered many tours within and outside the island including a
wonderful Sailing Tour around the
North Bay
, held on Wednesday - 21
May, where those who were on the yacht could realize that dolphins were hired
to greet the participants of the 14th ICDMFR.
Thirty
companies, occupying 68 modern custom-built and very beautiful stands,
presented their products at the Commercial Exhibition. State-of-the-art
equipment and numerous technical innovations were shown during the Congress. I
hope good business has been made and that delegates have benefited from it.
Weather
conditions were perfect during the Congress, with sunny and warm days. With
many beaches to visit, I judge it was the final element to complete the days
spent in
Florianopolis
, especially for those
who were not "too much" interested in the scientific component of
their trip.
I
hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have. Thank you very much for those who
came and for everybody who contributed, in any way, to the 14th
ICDMFR.
Best wishes to all of you.
Murillo Abreu Jr. - Chairman - 14th ICDMFR
At
the 14th ICDMFR in
Florianopolis
,
Brazil
I accepted the position
of Editor-in-Chief for Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, the official journal of
the IADMFR. I wish to thank the former editors of the journal, Peter
Hirschmann and Douglas Benn, for making the journal the high quality
publication it is today. The number of manuscripts submitted every year from
around the world and the number of citations of articles published there
attest to its fine reputation.
In addition to inheriting an excellent journal, I also inherited the
services of Mr. Phillip Whitt, who worked with Dr. Benn for two years,
computerizing the manuscript submission and review process for DMFR. Mr. Whitt
will remain in his position for a few more months until he finished his
engineering degree and leaves the university. At this time we are making plans
to transfer the website for manuscript submission to the
University
of
Michigan
, where I am located. We
will make sure that the transition goes smoothly so that authors and reviewers
will feel that the process works well for them.
I would like to encourage all members of IADMFR to accept a request to
review manuscripts for DMFR. The peer review process is the most important
element in keeping the quality of the journal high. As the number of
manuscripts submitted increases, so does the necessity of increasing our group
of reviewers so that no one becomes overworked. If you currently review
manuscripts for DMFR, please be assured that I will continue to use your
services until you tell me to stop. If you have never reviewed papers but are
willing to do so, please send me a message (slbrooks@umich.edu) and let
me know what topics you could review. If I don't get enough volunteers, I may
need to ask people directly! We cannot publish the journal without your help.
I look forward to working with you over the next few years as
Editor-in-Chief. I hope that you will continue to send good scientific
manuscripts to the journal and that you will accept the call as a reviewer
when asked. I also hope that if you have suggestions for the journal, you will
not hesitate to let me know. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology is the official
journal of IADMFR and we want it to meet your needs.
Sharon L. Brooks,
DDS
,
MS
Editor-in-Chief,
DMFR
Sharon
L. Brooks,
DDS
,
MS
(slbrooks@umich.edu)
Diplomate,
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
University
of
Michigan
,
School
of
Dentistry
,
Ann Arbor
,
MI
48109-1078
Invitation fromThailand
Since
1996, the First Asian Congress of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Radiology was held
in
Tokyo
and the others were
held in
Seoul
,
Beijing
and
Kaohsiung
respectively. With our
sincerely congratulations once again for the great success of the congresses
were held in the past.
To
continue the traditional activity of our Asian Congress of Oral and
Maxillo-Facial Radiology, the congress is rotated from country to country. The
5th Asian Congress of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Radiology will be
held in
Bangkok
,
Thailand
during
December 15-17, 2004
. It is our great honor
to invite all of you to participate in our congress. During the congress, you
have opportunity not only attending special lectures, exchange scientific
knowledges, sharing educational and clinical experiences but also enjoy
traveling with our tour programs within Bangkok and outside Bangkok as the
floating market; Ayutthaya, our old capital of Thailand; including enjoy your
days after the congress at Phuket Island, the paradise island of the Andaman
Sea; or Chiangmai in the north.
Bangkok
, known to the Thais as
"Krungthep", which means the city of
Angles
, was established in
1782 and has been the capital of
Thailand
since then. There are
several magnificent Buddist temples, and other places as
Grand
Palace
,
Vimanmek
Mansion
, for the traditional
arts, architecture, religion, and other aspects of the culture of the Thai
people.
We
are looking forward to seeing you and welcoming you with our Thai hospitality.
Anonknart Bhakdinaronk
President
5th
Asian Congress of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Radiology
E-mail:
Banonknart@yahoo.com
anonknartb@nu.ac.th
Congratulations
are due to Professor Christopher Nortjé
on his accession to the Presidency of our Association after the most
successful ICDMFR held in Florianópolis,
Brazil under leadership of Professor Edemir Costa and the dedicated efforts of
Dr. Abreu Murillo, Jr. Congratulations are also due to Professor Xu-Chen Ma
who was unanimously elected as President-Elect of the IADMFR, now takes charge
of this Newsletter and will host the 2007 ICDMFR in Beijing, China. It was
certainly a pity that the Chinese delegation were unable to attend the ICDMFR
in Florianópolis
(due to the SARS epidemic in China that occurred simultaneously), but China
was certainly well represented by Dr. Jie Yang, a past student of Professor Ma
who now leads Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology instruction at Temple
University, Philadelphia, USA.
Professor Serman is the official Newsletter correspondent from the
USA
, so this invited report
is restricted solely to two activities in which I am personally involved,
namely the international congress on Computed Maxillofacial Imaging and the
American Dental Association (ADA) initiative regarding DICOM/digital
interoperability for dentistry.
Computed
Maxillofacial Imaging:
The 9th Congress on Computed Maxillofacial Imaging (CMI) was held
at the
Queen
Elizabeth
II
Conference
Center
,
London
,
England
June 25-28, 2003
in conjunction with the
17th International Congress and Exhibition on Computer Assisted
Radiology and Surgery. CMI provides a multidisciplinary forum for engineers,
dentists and physicians to explore development and practical applications of
digital imaging in craniomaxillofacial assessment, treatment planning and
treatment. This year's CMI sessions focused on two major themes: (1)
instrumentation advances and concerns, and (2) image-guided surgery. The focus
of the instrumentation portion of CMI was on development and application of
3-D and 4-D maxillofacial imaging with special reference to cone-beam CT;
however, a number of other critical issues were also addressed. Concerns
raised included the effect of light on photo-stimulated-phosphor imaging
plates used in dentistry. Dr. Molteni reported a rapid loss of information if
such plates are subjected to normal ambient lighting despite some claims made
to the contrary by various vendors. He noted this information loss was often
camouflaged using filters that stretch the available signal to full range. Dr.
Thoms described the effect of dose reduction on diagnosis of small structural
sizes in 2-D imaging and cautioned against use of very low dosages. The higher
the quantum efficiency or the dose, the smaller the structural size that
became evident. Dr. Taeko Farman discussed the effects in the imaging chain of
varying scintillator type and the effects on outcomes of computer-aided
diagnosis for dental caries. Dr. Stefan Hassfeld, in his Keynote lecture,
provided an excellent overview of current successes and failures in image
guided surgery. Papers concerning image-guided craniofacial surgery and
image-guided implantology comprised a high proportion of the CMI free papers.
The CMI poster prize was awarded to Professor Zafrulla Khan for his
investigation into the effects of inverse and emboss algorithms on the
diagnostic outcomes of digital panoramic radiographs. The 10th CMI
will be held with the 18th CARS in
Chicago
,
USA
,
June 23-26, 2004
. Details can be
obtained through contacting me at agfarm01@louisville.edu or at the
CARS webpage: http://www.cars-int.de.
DICOM
and Image Interoperability for Dentistry:
2003 marks the 20th anniversary year of the initiative started by
the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the
American
College
of Radiology (ACR) to
assure digital images used in medicine are able to communicate. The initial
focus was on physical connectivity, but soon moved to a software approach -
and ACR-NEMA v1 and v2 evolved into DICOM v3. The DICOM Standards Committee
was expanded from its ACR-NEMA base in 1996 and now has approximately 40
member organizations including the American Dental Association. Dr. Brent Dove
(concurrently at that time serving as IADMFR Treasurer) worked diligently as
Chair of DICOM WG 2 that developed the DICOM standards for transmission
radiography, including techniques used in dentistry such as intra-oral x-ray
projections. In 2000, I became
ADA
representative to the
DICOM Standards Committee, and the
ADA
resolved at that time
to develop specifications for digital interoperability within DICOM - and also
to demonstrate the practicality of such interoperability at ADA Annual
Sessions. Fortunately, industry has been most supportive of this effort as it
is seen as a major step to take down one of the barriers to universal
acceptance of digital radiography for general dental practice - convenient
access to patient images. Dr. Brent Dove has recently been appointed Chair of
a critical ADA SCDI Committee that can help facilitate the advancement of the
eventual ADA DICOM specification. Many individuals are involved in the ADA
DICOM specification initiative that I facilitate as Chair of ADA WG 12.1
responsible for this process; however, I should recognize the special efforts
of Dr. Peter M. Kuzmak of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of
Information and Dr. David Clunie who is presently Co-Chair of the
International DICOM Standards Committee. It must be stated that no
specification will ever guarantee interoperability of images produced by
different systems. This requires a technical framework akin to that on
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE).
In 2002, ten vendors of digital systems demonstrated various degrees of
digital interoperability at the American Dental Association Annual Session
Technology Day. A similar half-day workshop will be repeated at the ADA 2003
Annual Session in
San Francisco
, October 24. However,
it is also planned this year to initiate a non-commercial double booth for
interoperability education within the Commercial Exhibit area throughout the
Annual Session. This
ADA
initiative focuses
primarily at practical issues for dental practices rather than having its main
focus on the dental hospital or dental school.
Respectfully
submitted,
Allan
G. Farman,
Professor
of Radiology and Imaging Sciences,
The
University
of
Louisville
School
of
Dentistry
,
Louisville
,
Kentucky
,
USA
Figure
1: CMI 2003: Speakers and organizers for the meeting included among others
(from left to right) Hartmut Feurhahn, Allan G. Farman, Francis Mouyen, Silvio
Bianchi and Robert Vandre.
The 44th congress of Japanese Society for Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology (JSOMR) was held at Sapporo Hokkaido in northern area
of Japan on October 2 through 4, 2003. Professor
Motoyasu Nakamura of Hokkaido University School of Dentistry chaired the
congress. There were 80 scientific
oral presentation and 28 poster presentations.
Two special lectures and a special report were given.
These were "Reassessment of clinical diagnostic technique" by
professor Tsunetaro Sakurai from University of Hokkaido School of Medicine,
"Relationship between aging and nutrition" by professor Teruo
Nakamura from University of Hirosaki School of Medicine and "Course of
highdose radiotherapy in oral cancer" by Sohei Furukawa from University
of Osaka School of Dentistry. The symposium "Modification and view of
JSOMR" was projected by the chairman of the board director Shigenobu
Kanda.
The
8th annual congress for diagnostic imaging division was held at
Niigata
on May 30 through 31,
2003. The congress was chaired by Professor Makoto Tsuchimochi (Nihon Dental
College Niigata). This meeting
featured the diagnostic imaging section of JSOMR.
The main themes of this meeting were salivary gland disorder.
The meeting consisted of 12 scientific oral presentations, 3 cases of
film reading sessions, 10 different theme topic sessions, 6 different table
clinics and 2 symposiums. The symposiums were
"Diagnostic imaging of
salivary gland tumors" and
"Sjögren's
syndrome：diagnostic imaging of xerosis".
One special lecture "MRI and Brain" by Professor Tsutomu
Nakada (Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata) and two educational
lectures, "Pathology of salivary gland tumors" by Professor Takashi
Takata (Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Hiroshima University), and one
lecture on the "Surgical treatment of salivary gland tumors" by
professor Ken Omura (Tokyo Medical and Dental University) were presented.
The
193rd meeting of Kanto (
East Japan
) district of JSOMR
chaired by Professor Masaru Shiojima was held at
Matsumoto
Dental
College
on
March 29, 2003
.
The joint conference with the 194th Kanto and 23rd Kita
Nihon (
North Japan
) districts of JSOMR
chaired by Professor Takashi Yosue (
Nihon
Dental
College
) was held on
June 28, 2003
at
Tokyo
.
The 37th
Kyushu
district JSOMR chaired
by Professor Hideyuki Majima (University of Kagoshima School of Dentistry) was
held at Kirishima Royal Hotel in
Kagoshima
from August 29 through
31, 2003.
Isamu Kashima
Kanagawa
Dental
College
82
Inaoka-cho
Yokosuka
Kanagawa,
Japan
Report
from the Nordic countries
The
81st General Session of IADR was held in
Göteborg
,
Sweden
in end of June.
Some oral and poster presentations of particular interest were given
under the Diagnostic systems sessions. A
meeting was also held of the Diagnostic systems group within the IADR.
Madhu
K. Nair defended
June 6, 2003
an Odont. Dr. thesis
with the title "Diagnostic Accuracy of Tuned Aperture Computed Tomography
(TACT)" at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, The
Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University. Faculty
opponent was Gerard Sanderink from
Amsterdam
.
I want to congratulate Madhu Nair to the thesis and Odont. Dr. degree.
The
planning of the 9th European Congress of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology in Malmö June 17th to
June 19th, 2004
is going on.
The main theme of the European meeting is "Radiography - A tool
for quality development in oral health care".
The day before the European congress there will be a Nordic symposium
for the nordic colleagues. The
theme for the Nordic symposium is "Quality development in education"
and this will cover specialist training and research.
During the European Congress there will be a meeting about the
formalization of a
European
Academy
of DentoMaxilloFacial
Radiology (EADMFR). A draft of the
constitution has been worked out by
Lennart Flygare
,
Sweden
, Kostas Tsiklakis,
Greece
and Eric Whaites,
UK
.
We hope to see as many European colleagues as possible at the meeting.
The home page of the meeting is www.od.mah.se/eadmfr
The second announcement will be sent out via e-mail in
November/December. Please, look at
the home page if you want to register or have any further questions.
Arne
Petersson
(e-mail
arne.petersson@od.mah.se)
Representative
for the Nordic Countries
The
Canadian
Academy
of Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology (CAOMR), founded 30 years ago, in
Toronto
, will be meeting
jointly with the
American
Academy
of Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) in
Chicago
from
December 3-7, 2003
. The
Canadian
Academy
is currently led by
Garnet Packota, President, assisted by Rick Bohay, President-Elect, Marie
Dagenais, Secretary-Treasurer, and Grace Petrikowski, Past-President.
Every four years the two academies meet jointly in
Chicago
, where they have
established a relationship with the Radiological Society of North America
(RSNA), where the RSNA graciously permits members of the groups to attend its
sessions as guests. The RSNA holds its annual session in
Chicago
annually in late
November early December. It is the largest radiology meeting in the world with
attendance of between 50,000 and 60,000, counting members and their families.
The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (ABOMR) will also be
meeting with the AAOMR, when it will conducting its annual certification
examinations for those seeking to become diplomates of the ABOMR. This year
the AAOMR and ABOMR will hold their fifth meeting since the American Dental
Association recognized Maxillofacial Radiology as the 9th dental specialty in
1999. Time has certainly flown by.
With
that recognition has come a greater involvement of the AAOMR and ABOMR with
various aspects of specialty education, certification and accreditation.
Members of both groups have stepped forward to assume a larger number of
responsibilities, and as a result oral and maxillofacial radiology has begun
to leave its mark on various aspects of organized dentistry.
This year also marks a further changing of the guard. Kevin O Carroll,
who has served as the Executive Director of the AAOMR for the past 10 years,
has stepped down from this position and has moved to
Thailand
. Kevin has had a major
impact on how the AAOMR has been run, has reorganized much of how the day to
day operations are carried out, and provided a great deal of support for the
presidents who have relied upon him during their terms. I speak from personal
experience. And in this vein, I should like to say the personally I have
enjoyed Kevin's cool thoughtful counsel on many occasions, both on the Board
and the Academy, including the long road to specialty recognition. I know that
I speak for all of us in the AAOMR and ABOMR, he served as president of both,
in saying that we shall miss his wit, charm and hard work,. Fortunately, the
world is a small place and we know we shall see him soon and, we hope, often.
This is not adieu, merely au revoir.
And, of course, with Kevin's departure, the AAOMR has been blessed to
have another hardworking member step up to the plate. Michael Shrout has
assumed the position of Executive Director, and will be providing his skills
to help the executive of the AAOMR, Sharon Brooks, President, Kenneth
Abramovitch, President-Elect, Brad Potter, Treasurer, as well as Gail
Williamson, James Pettigrew, Laurie Carter and Stuart White, all Councilors,
as they guide the academy through exciting and busy times. Brad will be
stepping down as Treasurer, to assume the position of Commissioner for Oral
and Maxillofacial Radiology for the next four years, replacing me in the
position that I have held since 1999.
Both CAOMR and AAOMR are looking forward to the 2005 IADMFR meeting in
South Africa
, where Curly Nortjé
is busy organizing the first African Congress, and both extend their
congratulations to Xu-chen Ma and his Chinese colleagues in being selected to
hold the 2007 Congress in
Beijing
.
Axel Ruprecht D.D.S., M.Sc.D., F.R.C.D.(C)
Professor
and Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Professor
of Radiology
Professor
of Anatomy and Cell Biology
(O)
319-335-7341
(FAX)
319-335-7351
e-mail:axel-ruprecht@uiowa.edu
mail:
University
of
Iowa
- DSB
Iowa City
IA
52242-1001
Web:
http://ruprecht.radiology.uiowa.edu
Greetings
from the
USA
We
wish the new editor (and his staff) of the Newsletter the best of luck for the
next two years. We are aware that it is a difficult task and very time
consuming.
Time
passes by sooner than one realizes and one must already start thinking of the
next meeting in
Cape Town
,
South Africa
in May 2005.
There is so much else to see in
South Africa
that it is advisable to
start planning well in advance to make the most of the trip.
The
long-time Executive Director of the AAOMR, Kevin O Carroll has now ended his
tenure and Michael K. Shrout, has taking his place.
He assumed the title of Executive Director on
July 1, 2003
. Kevin was a most hard
working and effective Executive Secretary / Executive Director since the 1993
Annual Session and will be missed. Kevin
will be going to
Chiang Mai
,
Thailand
, where he will marry
fellow IADMFR member Apirum Janhom. We wish the two of them only health and
happiness. As a parting gift the
AAOMR gave Kevin and Apirum a gift
of two round trip tickets from
Thailand
for the meeting in
Chicago
in December this year.
The
American
Academy
has changed to a
two-year presidency. Sharon Brooks became President at the 2001 Annual Session
in
Portland
, and her term will end
this year in
Chicago
this year.
Kenneth Abramovitch will then assume the presidency.
This
year the Scientific Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Radiology
Society of North America (RSNA). The AAOMR has a combined meeting with the
RSNA every four years and the meeting always takes place in
Chicago
at the beginning of
December. For those who have not
attended a meeting of the RSNA it has the largest medical commercial
exhibition in the world. It is so
large that it is not possible to view everything in the time allocated.
The Head and Neck section alone occupies the equivalent of two football
fields. This meeting is certainly
worth attending.
The
internet address of the AAOMR is http://www.aaomr.org
For
those who plan in advance, below are some of the future meetings of the
American
Academy
.
54th
Annual Session,
December 3-7, 2003
, Knickerbocker Hotel,
Chicago
,
Illinois
55th
Annual Session,
November 3-7, 2004
, Warwick Hotel,
Denver
,
Colorado
56th
Annual Session,
November 16-20, 2005
, Francis Marion, Hotel,
Charleston
,
South Carolina
57th
Annual Session, date and hotel to be announced, 2006,
Kansas City
,
Missouri
For
further information, contact Dr. Michael K. Shrout, Executive
Director,
PO box 1010
,
Evans
,
GA
30809-1010
.
Tel: 706-721-2607; Fax 706-721-6276;
email mshrout@mail.mcg.edu; http://www.aaomr.org
News
from
Canada
The
new Executive of the Canadian
Academy
of
Oral
and Maxillofacial
Radiology (CAOMR) was installed at the Academy's Annual General Meeting held
in December of 2002.
President: Dr. Garnet
Packota,
Saskatoon
President-Elect: Dr. Rick
Bohay,
London
Secretary-Treasurer: Dr.
Marie Dagenais,
Montreal
Past-President: Dr. Grace
Petrikowski,
Toronto
Dr.
Garnet V. Packota can be contacted at Dental Clinic,
University
of
Saskatchewan
,
105 Wiggins Road
,
Canada
The
next Annual General Meeting of the
Canadian
Academy
will be held at the
Regal Knickerbocker Hotel in
Chicago
in December of 2003.
This meeting is also being held during, and in conjunction with, the
Annual Session of the
American
Academy
of Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology.
The
date and place of the 2004 meeting will be set when the
Canadian
Academy
meet in
Chicago
.
Neill
Serman, North American Director.
Computer
Assisted Radiology and Surgery. CARS. 2003.
Proceedings of the 17th. International Congress and
Exhibition. Edited by Lemke HU.
Vannier MW. Inamura K. Farman. Doi K. and Reiber JHC.
Hard cover. Elsevier 2003.
1432
pages.
This
congress and exhibition was held in
London
,
England
from June 25 through
June 28 2003
.
It is an annual event. CARS
2003 worked in cooperation with many societies including the IADMFR
and the AAOMR and thus a
report in this Newsletter is appropriate.
There were several other societies that met at the same time such as 7th
Annual Conference of the International Society of Computer Aided Surgery, 3rd
International Workshop on Hepatic Devices in Medical Applications, 21st
International EuroPacs Meeting, 5th International Workshop on
Computer-Aided Diagnosis ( with a special session on breast CAD) and The 9th
Computed Maxillofacial Imaging Congress. The latter congress had sections on
instrumentation advances and concerns, new approaches to 3D and 4D imaging,
and image-guided implantology. There
was a large poster presentation on computer-assisted radiology
Judging
by the size of the book this must be one of the largest computer assisted
radiology or surgery congresses in the world.
The
chapters in the book give an idea of the vast subject coverage in this field.
There are chapters on medical imaging, Imaging processing and 3D
visualization, Atlas-based processing, computer assisted radiation therapy,
workstations and education, imagining processing and display, image management
and communication, etc.
There
were presenters from all over the world. Much of the material presented in
radiology and surgery was of no interest to people in the maxillofacial
radiology field but there was enough thought-provoking material presented in
our field to make this meeting worth attending in future.
American Director on the IADMFR
The
award was given to Dr Serman by the then President of the Association, Dr.
D.Lovelock from
England
and in the back ground is Dr. G. Sanderink, the Secretary General of the
Association from
Holland
.
Digital
Imaging and Communications in Medicine is celebrating its 10th anniversary
under that name and the 20th year since its inception under ACR-NEMA. The
well-attended "party" was held in
Baltimore
,
USA
, September 22-23, in
the form of the first ever DICOM Congress to be organized by NEMA and the
DICOM Standard Committee. DICOM
overviews were presented by Drs. Don Van Syckle, Peter Kuzmak, David Clunie
and Michio Kimura. DICOM applications were detailed by Harry Solomon
(cardiology), Walter R. Bosch
et al
(radiation therapy), Allan
G. Farman (dentistry), and Juergen
Thiem (visible light). DICOM "partnerships" were overviewed by Fred
Behlen (HL-7), Andrei Leontiev and Charles Parisot (IHE), Emmanuel Cordonnier
(ETIAM/ISO), and Helmut K?觟nig and Frank Krickhahn (enterprise-wide
reporting). The first day concluded with predictions of new directions for
DICOM: Kees Verduin (new DICOM MR object), Ehan Samei et al (towards
clinically relevant standardization of image quality), Rob Horn and Glen
Marshall (auditing and accountability), Andrew Hewett (automatic configuration
of DICOM Network Applications), and finally Dwight Simon (The DICOM
Conformance Statement - a proven power within DICOM).
At the evening banquet, September 22, a sentimental review of the prior
20 years was enacted in a most entertaining manner with six leaders of DICOM
taking on different portions of the time line. The important role of Brent
Dove leading DICOM WG 2 to the original transmission radiography standards for
DX and IO objects was included in this review.
The second day of the Congress focused on outside views and needs
assessments potentially impacting on the future of DICOM. Katherine Andriole,
immediate Past President of SCAR introduced the SCAR TRIP (Transforming the
Radiological Interpretation Process) initiative aimed at (1) improving
efficiency of interpreting large data sets, (2) improving the timeliness and
effectiveness of communications and (3) decreasing medical errors. Col.
Michael Marhohn presented a paper "Imaging and Intervention-From Crisis
Management to Risk Management" providing a surgeons view of the future of
healthcare. A healthcare administration viewpoint was given by Neil de
Crescenzo of IBM. The final paper overviewed the increased speed of advanced
imaging and resulting geometric growth of images in any given study. The need
to manage this volume of data in a satisfactory manner - and possible ways to
do so were the focus of this presentation.
Everyone considered the Congress to be a great success and plans are in
the works for periodic further such meetings in the future.
Following the Congress, there were meetings both of DICOM WG 10 and of
the DICOM Standard Committee. At the latter, it was decided to create a new
DICOM WG - WG 22 (Dentistry) to work hand-in-hand with the American Dental
Association's WG 12.1 in development of DICOM specifications and schedules for
Dentistry.
Neill Serman, North American Director.
Due
to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in
Asia
earlier this year,
Professor Xu-chen MA and members from the Chinese Society of Oral and
Maxillofacial Radiology were unable to attend the 14th
International Congress of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology (ICDMFR) in
Florianopolis
,
Brazil
in May, 2003. I was
honored when Professor Ma requested that I represent him at the meeting to bid
for the 16th ICDMFR in
Beijing
in 2007. During the
bidding process, I received assistance and support from many IADMFR members,
especially, the 14th ICDMFR Organizing Committee Chairman, Dr.
Murillo Abreu Jr., Secretary General, Dr. Gerard Sanderink, Members of
Nomination Committee, and Board Directors of the Organization. On behalf of
Professor Ma and his 16th ICDMFR Organizing Committee, I would like
to express my sincere appreciation to these members for helping me to secure
the decision to hold 16th ICDMFR in
Beijing
in 2007.
Holding
the 16th ICDMFR in
Beijing
in 2007, allows the
International Association of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology (IADMFR) to reach
the most populated nation in the world. I believe this would greatly benefit
the Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologists in
China
and would also make our
organization, IADMFR, larger and stronger. It is anticipated that the 2007
Congress in
Beijing
will be a unique
experience for all participants. It will provide an opportunity for IADMFR
members to visit the rich historic sites in
China
and to enjoy social
interactions with the people of one of the oldest civilizations in the world.
The
timing of the 16th ICDMFR, one year ahead of 2008 Summer Olympic
Games in
Beijing
, will give the members
an excellent opportunity to enjoy the benefits of all the preparation for this
world wide event, one year in advance. My best wishes to the Congress guests
and the Host.
Jie Yang, DDS,
MMedSc
,
MS
, DMD
Diplomate,
American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Temple
University
School
of Dentistry
