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Vienna, October 29, 2019 (ESR) – To mark the International Day of Radiology (IDoR) 2019, the European Society of Radiology is publishing its biggest ever IDoR book, Imaging of Motion & Performance. Stress & Strain, focusing on sports imaging and the wider field of musculoskeletal (MSK) radiology.

Sports imaging, an emerging sub-field of musculoskeletal radiology that plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of sports injuries, is the exciting theme of this year’s IDoR. As in...

The Brazilian College of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Annual Meeting (CBR 2019 played host to a brand new initiative by the European Society of Radiology, the Best of ECR. The ‘Best of ECR’ saw ten speakers presenting their outstanding ECR lectures at CBR 2019, which took place from October 10-12.

The programme was made up of a total of six scientific sessions, integrated seamlessly into the main CBR programme. These sessions featured state-of-the-art talks on AI, Chest, MSK, GI/GU...

Friday, October 18, 2019 (ESR, Vienna) – Abstract submission for the next European Congress of Radiology closed on October 15, with a record of 9,085 submitted abstracts. This is the first time in the history of the congress that over 9,000 abstracts have been received, beating last year’s record of 8,788 abstracts.

This year, abstracts were submitted by a hugely diverse, international array of submitters from 104 different countries. This, along with the varied range of different professions which submitters represent, confirms ECR's position as...

For the first time ever, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2020 will not only feature an Opening Ceremony, as in previous years, but also a Grand Finale. Based on the themes of the congress’s Children in Focus programme, the Sunday session will include three talks by accomplished teenage and young adult speakers.

With an increasingly diverse group of professionals attending ECR each year, there has been an effort to increase the broader...

Vienna, October 16, 2019 (ESR) – The European Society of Radiology has today launched a brand new Sports Imaging microsite which uses examples of top global athletes to show the general public how radiology is used in the diagnosis and management of sports injuries.

The website, which can be found at sports.internationaldayofradiology.com, takes a look at a wide variety of typical sports injuries, ranging from twisted ankles to brain trauma, with reference to the real-life experience of 28...