ESR Research Committee

Objectives

Periodical survey of the research communities’ needs
Development of recommendations for radiologists to engage with different fields of research and innovation
Provide strategic recommendations for the research field to the ESR Executive Council
Leverage cooperation between research disciplines
Provide the liaison of the ESR with the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR) and help to promote its services and activities
Foster networking and liaising with scientific biomedical European societies
Provide recommendations and guidelines for lung cancer screening jointly with the European Respiratory Society
Coordinate activities related to imaging biobanks and biomarkers (see EIBALL):
- To promote the development of imaging biobanks and intelligent tools for the analysis and processing of imaging biomarkers
- To promote the standardisation, validation and benchmarking of the imaging data included in those biobanks
- To stimulate the linking and integration of existing (national and regional) image data repositories related to populations, screening /early detection and disease
- To stimulate the link between imaging biobanks and traditional biobanks through the development of standards and liaison with BBMRI-ERIC (Biobanking and BioMolecular resources Research Infrastructure)
- To explore the economical, ethical/legal issues for the management of imaging biobanks
Coordinate activities aimed to foster research education:
- To assess the current status of and develop recommendations on how to improve education in research
- To regularly update the input of research into the ESR European Training Curriculum for Radiology

If you want to view the composition of the ESR Research Committee.

Publications and Statements of the Research Committee and its subgroups

ESR Position Paper on Imaging Biobanks
Insights Imaging (ePub May 2015), DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0409-x

ESR/ERS white paper on lung cancer screening
European Radiology, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-3697-0

Research education in Europe: an opinion paper by the European Society of Radiology
Insights Imaging (ePub March 2015), DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0397-x

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

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

Mission statement of the former ESR Working Group on Research Education and Training (Note: Working Group’s tasks included in Research Committee Board)

Mission Statement of the former ESR Working Group on Imaging Biobanks (Note: Working Group’s tasks included in Research Committee Board)

European Imaging Biomarkers Alliance - EIBALL

The activities of the former ESR Subcommittee on Imaging Biomarkers, ESR Working Group on Personalised Medicine and ESR-EORTC Working Group were merged into EIBALL.

Objectives

Coordinate all ESR activities concerning imaging biomarkers
Prepare an inventory of all activities and projects in the field of imaging biomarkers where the ESR is involved
Serve as a tool box that provides information about current projects, centres involved in clinical trials and educational activities
Define possible imaging biomarkers in different human body regions; oncologic as well as non-oncologic
Establish a functional biomarker profile that is current and relevant through the development of an online inventory of biomarkers
Enable and encourage the clinical use of biomarkers by setting standards for data acquisition and image processing
Closely collaborate with EIBIR to maintain an updated list of European centres of excellence (core institutions) for the implementation and clinical validation of imaging biomarkers
Closely collaborate with the EORTC (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) and its Imaging Group with regard to the inclusion of radiologists in multicentre trials and the development of a biomarker inventory
Closely collaborate with QIBA (technical validation synergies) to avoid duplication of development and EORTC (biological validation) to coordinate strategies, find complementarity, and benefit from synergies

Composition

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Publications and Statements

Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting - a promising new approach to obtain standardized imaging biomarkers from MRI
Insights Imaging (ePub March 2015), DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0403-3

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

White paper on imaging biomarkers
Volume 1 (2010), Issue 2 (May), p.42-45, DOI: 10.1007/s13244-010-0025-8

Medical imaging in personalised medicine: a white paper of the research committee of the European Society of Radiology (ESR)
Insights Imaging (ePub March 2015), DOI: 10.1007/s13244-015-0394-0

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

Mission statement of the former ESR Subcommittee on Imaging Biomarkers (Note: former subcommittee of the ESR Research Committee)

Mission Statement of the former ESR Working Group on Personalised Medicine (Note: former working group of the ESR Research Committee)

European biobank for medical imaging

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Major step forward in establishing European biobank for medical imaging

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructures – European Research Infrastructure Consortium (BBMRI-ERIC) announce the beginning of an official collaboration.

The ESR and the BBMRI-ERIC signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 11, 2015 that officially seals the beginning of a promising collaboration.

Through its European Action Plan for Medical Imaging, launched in November 2014, the ESR has drawn the attention of EU institutions and other stakeholders to the importance of integrating imaging...

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