Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD[email protected]2019Getting ready for ECR ...It's almost time again for ECR and the customary niceties and the intense chatter and babble, as we all dive into the social dynamics of the conference and face the constant barrage of questions, the Maverinck writes. He takes a lighter look at what might lie ahead for you in Vienna.February 24, 20192015Does ECR increase patient survival rate?Spring is in the air -- the conference season has arrived. Major conferences are a win-win situation for both patients and doctors, the Maverinck writes in his latest column. The doctors get some days off, and the patients survive.March 3, 20152012ECR sketch: Part 2 -- A dummy's guide to lecturingVIENNA - The Maverinck attended the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), and to mark the occasion he wrote two special columns. In this second column, he offers advice for those lecturing to a mass audience.March 2, 20122012ECR sketch: Part 1 -- Is there really anything new this year?VIENNA - The Maverinck is attending this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR), and to mark the occasion, he has written two special columns. In the first, he asks what's new is Vienna. The second will follow on Saturday.February 28, 2012Page 1 of 1Top StoriesMRIUnstable brain networks may drive multiple sclerosis fatigueFatigue affects between 36.5% and 78% of people with multiple sclerosis and can dramatically impair their daily lives.Womens ImagingAI-calculated BAC on mammograms predicts cardiovascular disease in womenCardiac ImagingECR: Cardiac imaging is at the 'heart' of precision medicineUltrasoundUltrasound MinnieCast, Episode 3: Focused ultrasound brings hope to patientsWomens ImagingECR: LLMs help patients understand breast imaging reports
![Images show the pectoralis muscles of a healthy male individual who never smoked (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared], 28.4; number of cigarette pack-years, 0; forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 97.6% predicted; FEV1: forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio, 0.71; pectoralis muscle area [PMA], 59.4 cm2; pectoralis muscle volume [PMV], 764 cm3) and a male individual with a smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; BMI, 27.5; number of cigarette pack-years, 43.2, FEV1, 48% predicted; FEV1:FVC, 0.56; PMA, 35 cm2; PMV, 480.8 cm3) from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (i.e., CanCOLD) study. The CT image is shown in the axial plane. The PMV is automatically extracted using the developed deep learning model and overlayed onto the lungs for visual clarity.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/03/genkin.25LqljVF0y.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=focalpoint&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
