2023
QuADRANT: a study on uptake and implementation of clinical audit of medical radiological procedures in Europe - expert recommendations for improvement, endorsed by the ESR
Insights Imaging (2023) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01416-7
CheckList for EvaluAtion of Radiomics research (CLEAR): a step-by-step reporting guideline for authors and reviewers endorsed by ESR and EuSoMII
Insights Imaging (2023) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01415-8
Clinical audit in European radiology: current status and recommendations for improvement endorsed by the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Insights Imaging (2023) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01414-9
Cardiac radiology in Europe: status and vision by the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Eur Radiol (2023) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-09533-z
Undergraduate radiology education in Europe in 2022: a survey from the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Insights Imaging (2023) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01388-8
How to establish and use local diagnostic reference levels: an ESR EuroSafe Imaging expert statement
Insights Imaging (2023) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01369-x
Summary of the proceedings of the International Forum 2022: “Role of Radiology in a Multidisciplinary Approach to Patient Care”
Insights Imaging (2023) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-023-01377-x
2022
Standardised lesion segmentation for imaging biomarker quantitation: a consensus recommendation from ESR and EORTC
Insights Imaging (2022) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01287-4
Current practical experience with artificial intelligence in clinical radiology: a survey of the European Society of Radiology
Insights Imaging (2022) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01247-y
The role of radiologist in the changing world of healthcare: a White Paper of the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01241-4
Attracting the next generation of radiologists: a statement by the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Insights Imaging (2022) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01221-8
MRI in female pelvis: an ESUR/ESR survey
Insights Imaging (2022) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01152-w
What radiologists need to know about patients’ expectations: P.A.T.I.E.N.T.S C.A.R.E.R.S A.I.M.S
Insights Imaging (2022) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01184-w
Summary of the proceedings of the International Forum 2021: “A more visible radiologist can never be replaced by AI”
Insights Imaging (2022) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-022-01182-y
Notifications and alerts in patient dose values for computed tomography and fluoroscopy-guided interventional procedures
Eur Radiol (2022) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-022-08675-w
2021
European consensus on patient contact shielding
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01085-4
Impact of COVID-19 on radiology education in Europe: a survey by the ESR Radiology Trainees Forum (RTF)
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01113-3
COVID-19 pneumonia imaging follow-up: when and how? A proposition from ESTI and ESR
Eur Radiol (2021) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08317-7
Online teaching in radiology as a pilot model for modernizing medical education: results of an international study in cooperation with the ESR
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01092-5
The current status of uptake of European Basic Safety Standard (2013/59/Euratom) requirements: results of a follow-up survey in European radiology departments
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01078-3
Value-based radiology: what is the ESR doing, and what should we do in the future?
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01056-9
Dosimetric quantities and effective dose in medical imaging: a summary for medical doctors
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01041-2
ESR white paper: blockchain and medical imaging
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01029-y
The role of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 disease
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-021-01013-6
Referral guidelines for medical imaging in children: an ESR-EuroSafe Imaging survey on availability, awareness and use in clinical practice among European radiologists
Eur Radiol (2021) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-07906-w
Cumulative effective dose from recurrent CT examinations in Europe: proposal for clinical guidance based on an ESR EuroSafe Imaging survey
Eur Radiol (2021) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-07696-1
Summary of the proceedings of the International Forum 2020: “Radiologists fighting COVID-19: a united response to a global crisis”
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00959-3
Incorporating radiomics into clinical trials: expert consensus endorsed by the European Society of Radiology on considerations for data-driven compared to biologically driven quantitative biomarkers
Eur Radiol (2021) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07598-8
Improving justification of medical exposures using ionising radiation: considerations and approaches from the European Society of Radiology
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00940-0
ESR EuroSafe Imaging and its role in promoting radiation protection – 6 years of success
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00949-5
Patient survey of value in relation to radiology: results from a survey of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) value-based radiology subcommittee
Insights Imaging (2021) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00943-x
2020
Radiology in the era of value‑based healthcare: a multi‑society expert statement from the ACR, CAR, ESR, IS3R, RANZCR, and RSNA
Insights Imaging (2020) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00941-z
Performance indicators for radiation protection management: suggestions from the European Society of Radiology
Insights Imaging (2020) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00923-1
The identity and role of the radiologist in 2020: a survey among ESR full radiologist members
Insights Imaging (2020) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00945-9
Position statement and best practice recommendations on the imaging use of ultrasound from the European Society of Radiology ultrasound subcommittee
Insights Imaging (2020) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00919-x
Imaging alternatives to colonoscopy: CT colonography and colon capsule. European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) Guideline – Update 2020
Eur Radiol (2020) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07413-4
Radiation dose management systems—requirements and recommendations for users from the ESR EuroSafe Imaging initiative
Eur Radiol (2020) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07290-x
Diagnostic Reference Levels based on clinical indications in computed tomography: a literature review
Insights Imaging (2020) DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00899-y
ESR Statement on the Validation of Imaging Biomarkers
Insights Imaging (2020) 11:76 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00872-9
Medical conferences in the post-COVID world: a challenge, and an opportunity
Eur Radiol (2020) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-06933-3
COVID-19 patients and the radiology department – advice from the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI)
Eur Radiol (2020) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-06865-y
Harmonisation of imaging dosimetry in clinical practice: practical approaches and guidance from the ESR EuroSafe Imaging initiative
Insights Imaging (2020) 11:54 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00859-6
The Current Status of Radiological Clinical Audit and Feedback on the ESR Guide to Clinical Audit in Radiology and the ESR Clinical Audit Tool (Esperanto) – an ESR Survey of European Radiology Departments
Insights Imaging (2020) 11:37 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-020-00843-0
ESR/ERS statement paper on lung cancer screening
Eur Radiol (2020) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-06727-7
Summary of the proceedings of the International Forum 2019: “What are the strategies to engage the young generation”
Insights Imaging (2020) 11:7 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0827-2
2019
ESR statement on new approaches to undergraduate teaching in Radiology
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:109 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0804-9
European Training Assessment Programme 2.0
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:106 DOI:10.1186/s13244-019-0797-4
Impact of artificial intelligence on radiology: a EuroAIM survey among members of the European Society of Radiology
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:105 DOI:10.1186/s13244-019-0798-3
Ethics of artificial intelligence in radiology: summary of the joint European and North American multisociety statement
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:101 DOI:10.1186/s13244-019-0785-8
Full statement (supplementary file to the above): click here
ESR statement on portable ultrasound devices
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:89 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0775-x
Validated imaging biomarkers as decision-making tools in clinical trials and routine practice: current status and recommendations from the EIBALL* subcommittee of the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:87 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0764-0
Diagnosis of peripheral bone and prosthetic joint infections: overview on the consensus documents by the EANM, EBJIS, and ESR (with ESCMID endorsement)
Eur Radiol (2019) DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06326-1
The Current Status of Uptake of European BSS Directive (2013/59/Euratom) Requirements – Results of a Pilot Survey in European Radiology Departments with a Focus on Clinical Audit
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:50 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0734-6
The current status of radiological clinical audit - an ESR Survey of European National Radiology Societies
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:51. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0736-4
Patient Safety in Medical Imaging: a joint paper of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS)
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:45. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0721-y
What the radiologist should know about artificial intelligence – an ESR white paper
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:44. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0738-2
Summary of the proceedings of the International Forum 2018: “Value-based radiology”
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:34. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0717-7
Methodology for ESR iGuide content
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:32. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0720-z
IT development in radiology - an ESR update on the Digital Imaging Adoption Model (DIAM)
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:27. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0712-z
How to manage accidental and unintended exposure in radiology: an ESR white paper
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:23. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0691-0
Interventional radiology in European radiology departments: a joint survey from the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE)
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:16. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0698-6
Strategic research agenda for biomedical imaging
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:7. DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0684-z
Abdominal applications of ultrasound fusion imaging technique: liver, kidney, and pancreas
Insights Imaging (2019) 10:6 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-019-0692-z
Consensus document for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections: a joint paper by the EANM, EBJIS, and ESR (with ESCMID endorsement)
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2019) 46: 971. DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-4263-9
Consensus document for the diagnosis of peripheral bone infection in adults: a joint paper by the EANM, EBJIS, and ESR (with ESCMID endorsement)
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2019) 46: 957. DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-4262-x
2018
The European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR): investing in the future of the new generations of radiologists
Insights Imaging (2018) 9:665. DOI: 10.1007/s13244-018-0665-7
The ESR Audit Tool (Esperanto): genesis, contents and pilot
Insights Imaging (2018). DOI:10.1007/s13244-018-0651-0
Radiology trainees forum survey report on workplace satisfaction, ESR education, mobility and stress level
Insights Imaging (2018). DOI:10.1007/s13244-018-0649-7
ESR paper on the proper use of mobile devices in radiology
Insights Imaging (2018) 9:247-251 DOI: 10.1007/s13244-017-0589-7
Summary of the proceedings of the International Forum 2017: “Position of interventional radiology within radiology”
Insights Imaging (2018) 9:189-197. DOI: 10.1007/s13244-018-0594-5
ESR paper on structured reporting in radiology
Insights Imaging (2018) 9:1-7. DOI: 10.1007/s13244-017-0588-8
2017
Infection prevention and control in ultrasound - best practice recommendations from the European Society of Radiology Ultrasound Working Group
Insights Imaging (2017) 8:523–535. DOI: 10.1007/s13244-017-0580-3
Endorsed by the Radiology Section of the UEMS
ESR concept paper on value-based radiology
Insights Imaging (2017) 8:447–454. DOI: 10.1007/s13244-017-0566-1
The new EU General Data Protection Regulation: what the radiologist should know
Insights Imaging (2017) 8:295–299. DOI:10.1007/s13244-017-0552-7
Common strategic research agenda for radiation protection in medicine
Insights Imaging (2017) 8:183–197. DOI: 10.1007/s13244-016-0538-x
Summary of the proceedings of the international forum 2016: “Imaging referral guidelines and clinical decision support - how can radiologists implement imaging referral guidelines in clinical routine?”
Insights Imaging (2017) 8:1. DOI:10.1007/s13244-016-0523-4
2016
Infection prevention and ultrasound probe decontamination practices in Europe: a survey of the European Society of Radiology
Insights Imaging (2016) 7: 841. DOI:10.1007/s13244-016-0528-z
ESR teleradiology survey: results
Insights Imaging (2016) 7:463-479. DOI: 10.1007/s13244-016-0485-6
European Society of Radiology (ESR) and American College of Radiology (ACR) report of the 2015 global summit on radiological quality and safety
Insights Imaging (2016) 7:481-484. DOI: 10.1007/s13244-016-0493-6
Summary of the proceedings of the International Summit 2015: General and subspecialty radiology
Insights Imaging (2016) 7:1-5. DOI: 0.1007/s13244-015-0453-6
2015
The consequences of the economic crisis in radiology
Insights Imaging (2015): 6:573-577, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0434-9
ESR/ERS white paper on lung cancer screening
Eur Radiol (epub May 2015), DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3697-0
Summary of the European Directive 2013/59/Euratom: essentials for health professionals in radiology
Insights Imaging (2015) 6:411-417, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0410-4
ESR Position Paper on Imaging Biobanks
Insights Imaging (2015) 6:403-410, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0409-x
Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting - a promising new approach to obtain standardized imaging biomarkers from MRI
Insights Imaging (2015) 6:163-165, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0403-3
The ESR Patient Advisory Group (ESR-PAG)
Insights Imaging (2015) 6:167-171, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0395-z
Medical imaging in personalised medicine: a white paper of the research committee of the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Insights Imaging (2015) 6:141-155, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0394-0
Research education in Europe: an opinion paper by the European Society of Radiology
Insights Imaging (2015) 6:157-162, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0397-x
2014
International Summit 2014: Organisation of clinical ultrasound in the world
Insights Imaging (2014) 5:641-644; DOI 10.1007/s13244-014-0358-9
Renewal of radiological equipment
Insights Imaging (2014) 5:543-546; DOI 10.1007/s13244-014-0345-1
ESR white paper on teleradiology: an update from the teleradiology subgroup
Insights Imaging (2014) 4:1-6; DOI 10.1007/s13244-013-0307-z
2013
European survey on imaging referral guidelines
Volume 4 (2013), published online Dec 13, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0300-6
Imaging referral guidelines in Europe: now and in the future—EC Referral Guidelines Workshop Proceedings
Volume 4 (2013), published online Dec 13, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0299-8
The strategy of ESR and Insights into Imaging regarding the application for an impact factor
Volume 4 (2013), Issue 6 (Dec), p.735-736, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0292-2
ESR statement on radiation protection: globalisation, personalised medicine and safety (the GPS approach)
Volume 4 (2013), Issue 6 (Dec), p. 737-739, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0287-z
Joint ESR-EFSUMB recommendation on archiving and reporting ultrasound examinations
Volume 4 (2013) Issue 4 (Aug), p.525-526, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0263-7
MD PhD programmes with relevance to imaging. Results from a European survey
Volume 4 (2013) Issue 4 (Aug), p. 409-415, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0249-5
Organisation and practice of radiological ultrasound in Europe: a survey by the ESR Working Group on Ultrasound
Volume 4 (2013) Issue 4 (AUg), p. 401-407, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0257-5
Patient communication, confidentiality and consent: radiology policy and practice in Europe. A survey by the European Society of Radiology
Volume 4 (2013) Issue 2 (Apr), p.153-156, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0236-x
ESR statement on the stepwise development of imaging biomarkers
Volume 4 (2013) Issue 2 (Apr), p.147-152, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0220-5
ESR communication guidelines for radiologists
Volume 4 (2013) Issue 2 (Apr), p.143-146, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0218-z
2012
Education in research: results of a survey commissioned by the research committee of the European Society of Radiology
Volume 2 (2012) Issue 6 (Dec), p.535-542, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-012-0184-x
ESR statement on good scientific practice and publishing
Volume 3 (2012) Issue 4 (Aug), p.303-306, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-012-0174-z
Core curriculum for medical physicists in radiology. Recommendations from an EFOMP/ESR working group
Volume 3 (2012) Issue 3 (Jun), p.197-200, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-012-0170-3
Multimodality Imaging Training Curriculum — Parts II and III
Volume 3 (2012) Issue 3 (Jun), p.191-196, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-012-0172-1
Results of a survey by the European Society of Radiology (ESR): undergraduate radiology education in Europe—influences of a modern teaching approach
Volume 3 (2012), Issue 2 (Apr), p.121-130; DOI: 10.1007/s13244-012-0149-0
Editorial on the revised European Training Charter for Clinical Radiology
Volume 3 (2012), Issue 1 (Feb), p.5-6; DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0143-y
ESR Guidelines for the Communication of Urgent and Unexpected Findings
Volume 3 (2012), Issue 1 (Feb), p.1-3; DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0135-y
2011
Management in Radiology: Abstracts from the MIR 2011 Annual Meeting (September 29–30, Nice/FR)
Volume 2 (2011), Supplement 3, p.453-461; DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0141-0
Medical imaging in personalised medicine: a white paper of the research committee of the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Volume 2 (2011), Issue 6 (Dec), p.621-630; DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0125-0
Is the radiological community within Europe ready for audit?
Volume 2 (2011), Issue 4 (Aug), p.375-377, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0098-z
Undergraduate education in radiology. A white paper by the European Society of Radiology
Volume 2 (2011), Issue 4 (Aug), p.363-374, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0104-5
White paper on radiation protection by the European Society of Radiology
Volume 2 (2011), Issue 4 (Aug), p.357-362, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0108-1
Usability of irreversible image compression in radiological imaging. A position paper by the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Volume 2 (2011), Issue 2 (Apr), p.103-115, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0071-x
Multimodality Imaging Training Curriculum - general recommendations.
Volume 2 (2011), Issue 2 (Apr), p.99-101, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0067-6
European Commission guidelines on clinical audit. Statement by the European Society of Radiology.
Volume 2 (2011), Issue 2 (Apr), p.97-98, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0065-8
Good Practice for Radiological Reporting. Guidelines from the European Society of Radiology.
Volume 2 (2011), Issue 2 (Apr), p.93-96, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-011-0066-7
2010
Radiology and Primary Care in Europe.
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 2 (May), p.46-52, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-010-0024-9
White paper on imaging biomarkers.
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 2 (May), p.42-45, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-010-0025-8
Research in Cardiac Radiology: a European Society of Radiology White Paper.
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 2 (May), p.37-41, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-010-0020-0
Multimodality imaging in Europe: a survey by the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM).
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 1 (Jan), p.30-34, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-009-0001-3
ESR position paper on ultrasound.
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 1 (Jan), p.27-29, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-009-0005-z
Clinical Audit - ESR Perspective.
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 1 (Jan), p.21-26, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-009-0002-2
The professional and organizational future of imaging.
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 1 (Jan), p.12-20, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-009-0008-9
The future role of radiology in healthcare.
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 1 (Jan), p.2-11, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-009-0007-x
ESR Brochures
ESR Brochures were published until 2009.
Please click on the links below to obtain the documents in pdf format.
Brochure VIII White Paper on Multimodality Imaging
Brochure VII Teleradiology in the European Union - White Paper
Brochure V Radiological Training Programmes in Europe – EAR Education Survey- Analysis of Results
Brochure IV Risk Management in Radiology in Europe
Brochure III CME/CPD Guidelines
Brochure II Good Practice Guide for European Radiologists
Brochure I Teleradiology