HIGHLIGHTS:

The PDF version of the ECR 2012 Final Programme, which will be available to all delegates onsite, can now be accessed online here. It’s full of vital information to help you navigate the programme and venue, including a congress A–Z, overviews by topic and day, and floor plans.

Don’t forget our Interactive Programme Planner is also online, to help you explore the programme and create your personal schedule on your laptop, tablet or smartphone!
 
Click here for the final programme PDF
Click here for the Interactive Programme Planner

Take part in the most innovative meeting in the field of radiology: register for ECR 2012 here!

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Please click here to find the list of 2012.

If you are unable to join us in Vienna for ECR 2012, never fear! Our brand new web streaming service means a part of ECR 2012 ‘goes to’ you! For the first time, several major ECR sessions will be filmed and broadcast live via the ESR website, with Facebook and Twitter options integrated into the web interface to provide a fully interactive experience.
 
Programme details to be announced shortly…

The ESR is pleased to announce that the imaging department of an Austrian managed hospital has won an award at the recent Arab Health Congress 2012. The Clinical Imaging Institute, of the Al Ain Hospital in the United Arab Emirates, is managed by Austrian Professor Michael Fuchsjäger and received the award for Excellence in Imaging and Diagnostics.

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ESR is delighted to announce the third examination for the European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR) which will take place on Monday, March 5, 2012 during the ECR 2012 in Vienna. This new certificate provides radiologists with an objective, ESR-endorsed seal of approval, as well as an additional qualification.

The diploma examination is based on the established ESR European Training Curriculum, successful completion of which will certify a standard of radiological knowledge  deemed appropriate by the ESR for independent practice  in General Radiology.

For application, more detailed information and examples please visit www.myESR.org/diploma.

Don't miss the chance to book your hotel at special reduced rates for ECR delegates!

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The Alliance for MRI faces a new threat to its plans to have MRI exempted from the European Union Directive on electromagnetic fields. Since the adoption of the European Commission proposal for a new EMF Directive in June 2011, it has become clear from discussions in the Council that a number of member states are opposed to the proposed derogation for MRI from the limit values. The Alliance for MRI has prepared a press release about the new development, which you can read here.

Click here to read AuntMinnieEurope.com’s coverage.
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We are happy to announce the first ESOR course on imaging biomarkers.

Wednesday, February 29
08:50–18:30
Congress Venue: ACV, Vienna
                          Room 5, third level (O3)

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The RSNA Research and Education Foundation has several grants available to international applicants. The Research Seed Grant, the Education Research Development Grant and the Education Scholar Grant are all open to RSNA members living outside the USA.

Find out more here.

Not everyone is comfortable speaking English in front of an audience, but we don’t want to let that prevent good presentations from being a part of ECR 2012. With the aid of a friendly native speaker and some simple recording software, the Ghostspeaker Service can help you to turn your accepted abstract into a full live presentation with an integrated soundtrack.

Click here to find out more about the Ghostspeaker Service!