ECR 2013 – Final Programme - myESR.org

General InformationECR 2013SPECIALEXHIBITIONX-RAyS: EvidEncE And ThREATA notably popular feature at the European Congress of Radiology is the specialexhibition, initiated and compiled by Prof. Hermann Vogel from Hamburg, Germany,in cooperation with the Deutsches Röntgenmuseum, which has been part of theannual meeting for years. This year’s exhibit is entitled:X-Rays: Evidence and Threat.This year’s exhibition covers a wide variety of instances where imaging has beenused, from the outlandish to the downright gruesome. It includes images of injuriessustained from terrorist attacks, accidents and torture. It also demonstrates howimaging has been used to detect drugs and explosives hidden inside the humanbody, as well as some other more benign cosmetic implants.This exhibition provides a unique insight into the physical aftermath of manytragic incidents while also delving into some non-medical imaging applications.It promises to be an eye-opening experience for all.Prof. Hermann Vogel is head physician at the Albers-Schönberg-Institute, thedepartment of radiology at St. Georg Hospital in Hamburg. The new exhibition,which will be shown for the first time at ECR 2013, again features more than20 posters with partly provocative images.The exhibition is presented on the 2 nd level of the congress venuenext to the EPOS Area.U. HennigDeutsches Röntgen-MuseumH. and B. VogelInstitut für Rechtsmedizin66