Dr Duerinckx is the Chairman of the Cardiac Subcommittee for the 2008 RSNA Scientific Program Committee (SPC). Cardiac CT & MR Imaging are becoming more visible at RSNA.
The RSNA is the Radiological Society of North America. Dr Duerinckx is also a Board member of the North American Society for Cardiac Imaging (NASCI).
Late Breaking News about Metrohealth in Cleveland: (Plain Dealer: April 17, 2008): County-supported health system is a critical resource that can be cut only so deeply before it ceases to function.(Plain Dealer: April 15, 2008): MetroHealth Medical Center reports $8 million plus loss in 1st quarter 2008.
MetroHealth CEO leaving as board seeks new direction (posted Jan 09, 2008); See also: Crain's Cleveland Business (posted on Jan 9, 2008); Also: Chairman of radiology steps down on Feb 05, 2008. Older News: The new 256-slice Brilliance iCT scanner from Philips Medical Systems was unveiled at the 93rd annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago on Nov 25, 2007. For now, this unique scanner is only at Metrohealth. Both 256 and 64 slice Cardiac CT and MRI courses and Visiting Fellowships were offered by Dr Duerinckx and his team (and will continue to be offered in a new location). Dr Duerinckx was the Chairman of Radiology and Director of Cardiovascular CT/MR at the MetroHealth System in Cleveland, OH from Jan 1, 2007 till Feb 5, 2008, and remains -for now- at Metrohealth as a special consultant. The purpose of this web site is to provide information for Visitors interested in Training Programs to learn about Cardiovascular CT, CTA, MR or MRI, and other advances in Radiology and Cardiology.
See also: Front page article in Sunday , Nov 25, 2007 edition of Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH Newspaper) .
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Next 320, 256 & 64 slice Cardiac CT Course at a new location (TBA) in 2008 
The Radiology Department at MetroHealth, a Case University affiliated medical campus, has recently installed some of the most advanced CT and MR technology to allow the performance of Cardiac CT and MR examinations. Under Dr Duerinkcx they offered a variety of training and educational programs in this field to expose clinicians, technologists and other interested parties to this new technology.
