Arjun K.

IRIA 2013 our national conference, was held last week. The conference was held this time in Indore, my first visit to that city. The venue was the picturesque Daly college, whose main building looks more like a palace than a college. The Indore weather was perfect during the day, crisp and sunny, like November in […]

One of the most interesting and fun things about my job is visiting clients. I find I learn a lot from the experience, both in terms of getting feedback on our services (which I am happy to report is overwhelmingly positive!) as well as to see and understand the new trends that are taking shape

This weekend I head to RSNA where the focus this year is on healthcare Information Technology. I look forward to updating you on my learnings therefrom. The Pendergrass lecture at the RSNA is the keynote lecture, and is usually on a topic of current relevance. It was interesting to me therefore that there was not

I’m happy to report that we are transforming TRS into a green campus. Under the guidance of Sriram Kuchimanchi of Smarter Dharma, we have taken several steps to ensure decreased waste, reduced consumption and more optimal utilization of resources. Some examples: Segregation and dry waste management ensures that we are now sending out 30% lesser

I am currently involved in planning the DICOM 2013 International Conference & Seminar which is to be held for the first time in India, in Bangalore, at the Indian Institute of Science auditorium. This is a landmark event this year as it is the 20th anniversary of the year when the DICOM standard was first

I recently spoke at the 52nd Annual State Conference of the IRIA AP Chapter, held in Hyderabad. It was a memorable trip for several reasons – It was an exceptionally high quality conference with excellent lectures, and I learnt a lot. It is great to see how the presentations of radiologists from India now equal

An exciting day long CME was just conducted by our team over this past weekend on the subject of Emergency Radiology, with an enthusiastic response from radiologists in Bangalore and around. This is a growing and evolving field and we are in an position to see a unique spectrum of disease, given that we report

I just read in the Times of India that the number of 60 plus people in India crossed 100 million in 2010 and is expected to cross 177 million by 2020. So we are no longer just a nation of young people! The same article said “ 100% rise in dementia cases in 25 years,

This blog entry is written from a hospital room, where I have been incarcerated for not having taken the yellow fever vaccine before departing on my trip to Africa. On my arrival at the airport, I was just congratulating myself for being at the head of the immigration queue and being able to get home