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CBR 17: Day Two Summary

The second day of the XLVI Brazilian Congress of Radiology (CBR 17), in Curitiba (PR), was full of curiosity, teaching and technology. From 8 am, the exhibition space had a large circulation of people, and the rooms were constantly crowded. Several practical activities, lectures and discussions took place and enriched the repertoire of those present. This is the function of the CBR, to contribute to the formation and dissemination of the best medical practices through exchange, the collective, practice and listening. Some highlights occurred in the rooms dedicated to Gynecology and Obstetrics, densitometry and also in the musculoskeletal area. In the room dedicated to practical activities, the Course hands-on of Obstetrics coordinated by Professor Dr. Sergio Kobayashi, from São Paulo. The course concentrated on two practical workshops, one of which focused on the first trimester of pregnancy and the second involving the blood test. Doppler to know about the vitality of the fetus. In all, 13 instructors participated in the activities, helping Dr. Kobayashi in his class, which started with a brief presentation that preceded the practice. “We put the practice into practice and we did it very informally”, celebrates Sérgio Kobayashi speaking to the participants in the room, which was full the whole time. the course of Bone densitometry there was an equally crowded room with people enrolled to learn and perfect densitometry, an exam that is not much addressed in the common training of physicians, as attested by one of the professors present, Dr. Henrique Pierotti Arantes. “The radiologist is focused on X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging, and the bone densitometry part is not detailed”, explains the endocrinologist. The Doctor. José Stawinski, a radiologist from Londrina (PR) who attended the activity to update himself in his clinic that he had just bought equipment, congratulates the organization of the event: “The CBR is always very well structured, with great classes, very cool!”, the participant is encouraged. the room Skeletal muscle counted with the illustrious presence of the North American professor Dr. David Rubin, international guest who made his debut in 2017 at the Congress. doctor Rubin shared his rich experience, mainly in the area of Diagnostic Imaging for high-performance athletes such as soccer players, volleyball players, ballerinas and Olympic athletes. Born in Saint Louis, it is impossible not to notice his satisfaction in teaching at CBR. “I suggested more than 20 different topics for my lectures and the curators of the congress chose what they thought was most useful for the event”, anticipated the friendly doctor with solicitude. “What I wanted to show here is not what the images show, but how these images denote a meaning that the treatment will be different”, concludes sagaz. The module of Ultrasonography in Gynecology and Obstetrics / Fetal Medicine brought a practical demonstration of ultrasound examination in pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy, taught by Professor Dr. Maurício Saito, who filled the auditorium. In addition to the activities of these four modules, another 13 rooms and the exhibition space had dozens of themes present in the daily lives of radiologists and professionals from adjacent areas. And Saito congratulates the entire team and the academic council of the event for organizing it, highlighting the quality of the Brazilian professional radiologist in the world. “I know almost 100% of teachers, highly qualified, allowing the participant to exchange experiences with people who are at the cutting edge”, describes the gynecologist, who is also a reference in the area. “The school of Brazilian ultrasound is strong. We are one of the main countries in ultrasound analysis per inhabitant in the world”, he highlights. “We have specialists everywhere”, he concludes. A Ordinary general Assembly brought together up-to-date associates of the Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR) so that they could learn about the various actions carried out by the current board in this first year of management, in addition to knowing the opinion of the auditing company and asking questions to the directors present at the table: Dr. Manoel de Souza Rocha, President of the College, Dr. Hélio Braga, First Secretary, Dr. Rubens Schwartz, first treasurer, and Dr. Dante Escuissato, scientific director. To close the day, the event's largest room was completely taken over for the Clinical-Radiological-Pathological Correlation (CCRP), focused on the interpretation of images. It is always a remarkable moment at the event, as all Congress activities are finalized so that the public is concentrated in a single room. This year, the sessions were coordinated by Dr. Sergio Ajzen (SP), who invited the following doctors to discuss the cases: Ricardo Mendes Rogério (PA) – Neuroradiology; Pedro Torres (GO) – Chest; Daniel Lahan Martins (SP) – Abdomen; and Rodrigo Oliveira Carvalho de Aguiar (PR) – Musculoskeletal.