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EFSUMB Newsletter 49
European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology This is the last newslet-
proved in the new format and we must all
have a number of overseas visitors and
ter of the year and an
try to encourage submissions to further
would welcome many more . Why not
appropriate time to take
this aim.
give us a visit and avoid the Chistmas
stock. The Journal has
Most of the Societies have had very
shopping at home!
increased its subscriber
successful Scientific Meetings during the
Writing this in early November I seem to
base substantially with
year but the British Society always has to
be wishing the year away but I would like
two
National
bring up the rear with its meeting just
to thank all those who have made my job
Societies subscribing for
before Christmas. This has a number of
easier over the year of the new format
all its members and others looking to do
great advantages particularly as the
especially Gianna Stanford who helps to
it in the near future. We have welcomed
manufacturers are able to show any very
keep things moving and remind me when
the Latvian Society to the federation and
recent advances in equipment at the
I am running out of time.
all its members are looking forward to the
Radiological Society of North America
And finally may I wish you all a very
benefits of membership of the Fed-
which
pleasant festive season
eration.
meeting and the Christmas season gives
We must hope that the citation index of
all members a good excuse to enjoy the
the Journal is maintained and even im-
social life of the Congress. We always
new
immediately
precedes
the
David Pilling Chairman EFSUMB Publications Committee
The Ultrasound Examination, the Ultrasound Examiner, and the Patient An extension of the physician´s physical
has a number of psychological implicat-
ring an ultrasound examination as well
examination with a specific machine -
ions,too - such as hope, fears, and doubts.
as in all our other directly patient related
that is what our patients experience with
The ultrasound examiner should be awa-
contacts. The combination of a high tech
clinical ultrasonography. They know this
re of this during all steps of the examina-
machine in the expert’s hands and the
for example from pregnancy, or from
tion: before, during, and after the
patient to doctor interactions generates a
many other diagnostic procedures in all
procedure. Before the examiner should
highly specific situation. The drama is
fields of medicine. Ultrasound examin-
clear with the patient the aims and limits
compounded by dimmed lights
ation has become a widely accepted and
of the examination; during the examinat-
some
acknowledged diagnostic tool - not only
ion he should be aware as an examining
black, and white, and sometimes even
for the physician,
doctor that the patient constantly reads
with colours.
but in the public
opinion, too .
the face. At the end of the examination,
with
magic moving pictures in grey,
So performing an ultrasound examin-
Ultraschall 2004; 25
The diagnostic potential of clinical ultra-
the
further
ation means more than the simple
sonography is increasingly understood -
consequences from the procedure must
technical action - a high degree of inter-
both in the sense of detecting and of
be communicated adequately to the
action and psychology must be con-
ruling out minor and major disease such
patient .
sidered, too, and can be made use of for
as gallstones or malignancies. So being
Indeed,
exposed to an ultrasound examination
psychological interactions happen du-
findings
a
and
considerable
the
number
of
the benefit of our patients. Lucas Greiner, MD EFSUMB Honorary Secretary