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We have put together what we consider to be important information on our website. Here you will find:

• Some information about us, including travel impressions

• Content on radiology focusing on the hand, as well as other parts of the body.

• Health recommendations with prevention tips

• Information on life, current events, natural phenomena and culture.

Sonja and Rainer wish you lots of inspiration!

Paris is the city of dreams, rich in culture and culinary delights. That’s why our travelogue and the number of photos we took are longer than usual. We’ve visited several times before, most recently spending a week there in February 2026 with Renate and Erich, a couple we know from Kassel. We stayed in an elegant apartment in the vibrant Gare Lazare neighbourhood.

On the Île de la Cité island in the Seine, you can once again admire the famous Notre Dame Cathedral. This Gothic architectural masterpiece has been restored to its former glory following the devastating fire of 2019 and a meticulous renovation. After climbing over 400 steps, you reach one of the two bell towers, which offer magnificent views of the city. The Quai d’Orléans on the neighbouring Île de la Cité is the perfect place to take a break. On the left bank of the Seine lies the vibrant Saint-Germain district, with its winding alleys, small shops and countless brasseries and cafés. One such café is the famous Café de Flore, where we recently enjoyed a glass of champagne to conclude our trip. Passing the impressive Saint-Sulpice Church, with its chapel decorated by Delacroix, you will reach the sprawling Jardin du Luxembourg, where you can relax and watch the world go by.

To the east, the Quartier Latin offers a variety of sights in addition to the venerable Sorbonne University. These include the late Gothic Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, which contains the tomb of Paris's patron saint, Genoveva, and the impressive Panthéon. Originally intended to be a cathedral, the Panthéon was converted into a mausoleum for French national heroes following the French Revolution. As visitors with a background in radiology, naturally we also visited Marie Curie’s tomb.

Having visited Weimar several times, we would like to share our impressions of this European City of Culture with its many classical and modern aspects.

It offers a rich blend of history, featuring museums and historic buildings, as well as a vibrant contemporary cultural scene. Nowhere else in Germany brings together such an intellectual flowering, the political upheavals of the 20th century and the avant-garde spirit of the Bauhaus within such a compact area.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Weimar became the intellectual centre of Germany. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived in the city for over fifty years and left a lasting mark on it. His house on Frauenplan provides insight into his work, complemented by his garden house in the nearby Ilmpark. Friedrich Schiller was Goethe’s closest companion in Weimar. Along with Christoph Martin Wieland and the art-loving Duchess Anna Amalia, they formed the core of Weimar Classicism. Anna Amalia also founded the renowned Anna Amalia Library, whose Rococo Hall is considered one of the most beautiful library rooms in Europe.

This summer celebrates the 30th anniversary of the journal ‘Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology’. To mark the occasion, a special edition of the journal will be published. Rainer has been selected as the author and representative of European radiologists for this issue. He is honoured to have been chosen for this task and has written an article entitled 'Principles of Anatomy and Function in Wrist Imaging'. This article provides a detailed description of the anatomy and biomechanics of the wrist. Once published, the article will be available to download in full from our website.

Three-dimensional hand movements combined with high stability of the wrist require precisely coordinated systems. The biomechanics of the carpal bones is based on the dynamic interaction between bone and joint architecture, ligament support, stabilization via extrinsic muscles, fine motor control via intrinsic muscles and neuromuscular control loops. The proximal carpal row is an intercalated segment through which forces are transmitted from the forearm to the midcarpus and fingers distally. Depending on the movement, the proximal carpal row must constantly change shape and position while maintaining its height. – Our review aims to improve understanding of carpal anatomy and biomechanics. A sound knowledge of these topics is essential for the early detection of wrist diseases, particularly instability patterns.

In March 2026, while Rainer was chairing a session at the European Radiology Congress, Sonja visited Vienna’s Central Cemetery. Below, Sonja shares her impression.

With over 330,000 graves, the cemetery is one of the largest in Europe. Located in Simmering, Vienna’s 11^(th) district, it sits on the southeastern outskirts of the city. This spacious, multi-denominational cemetery offers visitors a unique experience, where history, music, politics and religion converge with remarkable intensity.

The sprawling grounds can also be traversed via a shuttle service and contain many newly established graves of ordinary citizens as well as numerous Viennese and European notable figures from cultural history and politics, alongside the old cemetery. The “Musicians’ Corner”, where Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss Sr. and Jr., and Franz Lehár are buried, is particularly well-known, as are the more recent graves of Falco and Udo Jürgens. The cemetery is also the final resting place of numerous writers, actors, scientists and politicians, including Arthur Schnitzler, Bruno Kreisky, Helmut Qualtinger and Friedrich Torberg.