When Vision Prevails: A History of the International Society for Strategic Studies in Radiology.

Today, globalization is a wellrecognized phenomenon that affects innumerable aspects of daily life, including medical care. The drugs, medical devices, and imaging technologies on which national medical systems depend are developed in farflung parts of the globe. Although academic organizations, government agencies, and corporations from around the world both shape and are shaped by these developments, there are surprisingly few international forums for these stakeholders to meet, exchange ideas, and set broad strategies for the future.