The Annual scientific meeting of the American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) and the College's Affiliate of Radiation Oncology was held in Chicago on December 1-5, 1999. The meeting was attended by more than 200 veterinarians, including veterinary practitioners interested in imaging and radiation oncology. There were 55 total presentations dealing with diagnostic radiology, ultrasonography, nuclear medicine, CT, MRI, and radiation oncology. The program also included 4 keynote speakers who presented talks on advanced ultrasound physics, magnetic resonance imaging and inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the vertebral column. There was also a film reading session, presidential addresses and a one-day forum on nuclear medicine. A meeting highlight was honoring Dr. William Harker Rhodes for his outstanding contributions as a charter member and first president of ACVR, and for his many years as Editor-In-Chief of the journal Veterinary Radiology, now the journal Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound. Dr. Rhodes was given the ACVR's Distinguished Service Award, its highest honor. Dr. Bernard Seguin received the 1999 Resident Authored Paper Award on "Use of magnetic Resonance Angiography for Diagnosis of Portosystemic Shunts in Dogs."
The new Diplomates of the ACVR by examination are Dr. Kari Anderson, Dr. Justin Goggin, Dr. Marcie Halliday, Dr. Marianna Schafer, and Dr. Leila Worth.
The new Diplomates of the ACVR Affiliate of Radiation Oncology are Dr. Susan North and Dr. David Ruslander.
Dr. William R. Widmer (Purdue University) was installed as the president, and Dr. Catherine Lustgarten (Dallas, TX) was elected President Elect. New ACVR Council members are Dr. Crispin Spencer (Gainesville, FL) and Dr. Greg Daniel (Knoxville, TN).
More information about the ACVR meeting, including the 1999 meeting abstracts and on officers, residency programs, the journal Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, and the next annual meeting on Nov. 27-Dec 2, 2000 in Chicago can be found on the ACVR web site <www.acvr.ucdavis. edu> or by contacting Dr. Myron Bernstein, ACVR Executive Director, P.O. Box 87, Glencoe, IL 60022.