American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS)

The American Roentgen Ray Society is the first and oldest radiology society in the United States, founded in 1900. The society has been a forum for progress in radiology since shortly after the discovery of the X-ray and is dedicated to the goal of the advancement of medicine through the science of radiology and its allied sciences. The goal of the ARRS is maintained through an annual scientific and educational meeting and through publication of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Video training is useful in pediatric ultrasound

It turns out video instruction could be just as useful as in-person instruction for some types of imaging training, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. 

Study Shows Web-Based Tutorials Are an Effective Tool for Teaching Technical Skills in Pediatric Ultrasound

Leesburg, VA, Sept. 16, 2016— Web-based tutorials are an effective method of teaching technical skills in pediatric ultrasound to radiology fellow and resident trainees, according to a study published in the September 2016 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).

ARRS to Host Abdominal and Pelvic MR Imaging Symposium in Baltimore

Leesburg, VA, June 15, 2016— ARRS, working in conjunction with its members, will hold the 2016 ARRS Abdominal and Pelvic MR Imaging Symposium Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2016, at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in downtown Baltimore. 

2016 ARRS Abdominal and Pelvic MR Imaging Symposium coming to Baltimore in September

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) previewed its 2016 ARRS Abdominal and Pelvic MR Imaging Symposium earlier this week. The symposium will be held at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Md., from Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, 2016.  

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Jonathan S. Lewin elected ARRS president

Leesburg, VA, May 1, 2015—Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, was elected the 115th president of ARRS at its 2015 Annual Meeting last month in Toronto. He succeeds Dr. Melissa Rosado de Christenson, who served as ARRS president from 2014 to 2015.

Dr. Charles Kahn Elected President of ARRS

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., M.D., M.S. was installed as president of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), the first and oldest radiology society in the United States.

ACR, ARRS to Restructure Strategic Integration

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) yesterday announced plans to restructure a strategic integration initiated 20 months ago into to a “strategic alliance.”

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