CARS - Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

ARS has played a leading role in medical and imaging informatics for more than 30 years by focusing on research and development on novel algorithms and systems and their applications in radiology and surgery. Following the long term successful cooperation, in many parts of the world, in 2017 these prestigious scientific communities will jointly hold their annual meetings as part of the 31st CARS Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The CARS Congress Organizing Committee invites you to come to Barcelona in June 2017, for an extraordinary event in which scientific/medical presentations as well as stimulating discussions will foster new visions on the future of medicine. At the CARS congress you will have the opportunity to meet scholars and practising experts in the fields of radiology, surgery, clinical medicine, engineering, informatics and healthcare management who have an interest in topics, such as

advanced medical imaging
image- and model-guided interventions
image processing and visualization
intelligent operating room of the future
decision and action support in surgical management
computer aided diagnosis
medical simulation and evaluation, and e-Learning
surgical navigation and robotics
model-guided and personalised medicine
integrated patient care
New PACS applications, including IT-infrastructures adapted for the operating room, related results from the DICOM and IHE working groups, but in particular, new methods and IT-tools for modelling the patient and medical processes are increasingly shaping the scope of CARS. Clinical specialties represented at CARS include:

Computer aided neuro-, ENT-, orthopaedic and spinal surgery,cardiovascular- and thoracic surgery, gastroenterological-, gynaecological- and urological surgery
Imaging and interventional radiology
Computed maxillofacial imaging
Computer assisted radiation therapy
Image guided navigation surgery
Minimally invasive and robotic surgery
Pathology informatics
Please note that the deadline for paper and abstract submissions for CARS 2017 in Barcelona is January 10, 2017. Recent successful CARS congresses have taken place in Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, San Francisco, London, Chicago, Osaka, Geneva, Pisa, Fukuoka, and Heidelberg. We would be delighted to welcome you at CARS 2017, which will take place in Barcelona, as one of the leading cities for medical conferences and a Mediterranean city with a very special flair.