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Saving the starfish: World Federation of Pediatric Imaging (WFPI) development, work to date, and membership feedback on international outreach

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The authors thank the WFPI Council Executive Committee 2015–2016 members for reviewing the manuscript and approving its content. These members include Dorothy Bulas, Timothy Cain, Veronica Donoghue, Jaishree Naidoo, Rutger-Jan Nievelstein, Gloria Soto and Kimberly Applegate. The authors also extend their thanks to Richard Barth, MD (chair of SPR 2014–2015) and Jennifer Boylan (executive director of SPR) for releasing the SPR survey data for this paper.

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Dehaye, A., Silva, C.T., Darge, K. et al. Saving the starfish: World Federation of Pediatric Imaging (WFPI) development, work to date, and membership feedback on international outreach. Pediatr Radiol 46, 452–461 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-016-3587-x

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