Society of Abdominal Radiology is created by a merger of the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists and the Society of Uroradiology: Form follows function

摘要

In March 2012, the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR) and the Society of Uroradiology (SUR) merged to form the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR), becoming the largest American subspecialty society serving the diverse interests of abdominal radiologists. In my role as the first president of SAR, I would like to share with the readership of Radiology the reasons why two respected and successful societies undertook this merger, explain how this new society will enhance and expand the missions of its parent organizations, and suggest why the specialty of radiology, regardless of subspecialty interests, will be better served.