The Jornada Gaúcha de Radiologia (JGR) 2017 will take place on June 23 and 24, at the Events Center of Barra Shopping Sul, in Porto Alegre (RS). The traditional event is promoted by the Associação Gaúcha de Radiologia (AGR) and brings together radiologists from all over Rio Grande do Sul. This year, it will feature the… Continue lendo
The Brazilian College of Radiology and Image Diagnosis (CBR), with the objective of facilitating the actions of its members, offers from 2017 a new form of payment of the annual contribution: until a certain date, the amount can be paid with a discount, as it had been happening in previous years, but from now on too… Continue lendo
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Drugs and Contrast Media has disagreed with the recently published recommendation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) to withdraw four MRI contrast agents. gadolinium-based products (GBCAs) on the market. The ACR committee said that, … Continue lendo
It's coming: the 47th São Paulo Day of Radiology (JPR'2017) will be held between the 4th and 7th of May at the Transamerica Expo Center (TEC), in São Paulo (SP). The event is organized by the São Paulo Society of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (SPR), in partnership with the French Society of Radiology (SFR). It is … Continue lendo
From May 25th to 27th, the XVI International Congress of Diagnostic Imaging will be held in Córdoba, Argentina, the VII Congress of Bioimaging and the 35th National Meeting of Residents. Promoted by the Society of Radiology and Imaging Diagnosis of Córdoba, the events will have workshops, conferences for graduates in Bioimaging and technicians in … Continue lendo
Digital breast tomosynthesis identifies more breast cancers than conventional digital mammography, according to two studies presented at the last European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2017). Furthermore, the recall rates between the two modalities are comparable, according to the researchers. Both studies examined the use of digital tomosynthesis in a … Continue lendo
The TISS Standard (Exchange of Information on Supplementary Health) of the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) has completed more than ten years, but it is worth recalling some very important points, which many operators have not followed, but which are fundamental to the clinics. In the first versions of the TISS 1.0 and 2.0 standards, the … Continue lendo
On March 1st, the portal ConJur – Consultório Jurídico (www.conjur.com.br) published a report stating that entities involved in a scheme to price medical appointments in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul had been convicted of cartel by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade). The exchange of information between … Continue lendo
This Monday, April 10, 2017, the Brazilian Medical Association (AMB) issued a note on the statement attributed to Mr. Minister of Health, Ricardo Barros, in Cambridge, United States. Check out the full note below: “Government once again errs in the subject of complementary exams. Accurate diagnosis is a fundamental condition for treating patients. Exams do… Continue lendo
Check article signed by Dr. Alan Skorkowski, lawyer for CBR's legal advisory, on the age classification for carrying out tests and the respective obligation to have a companion on site. Initially, it should be clarified that the Brazilian Civil Code, with regard to the ability to perform acts of civil life in relation to … Continue lendo
