Category: ECR 2016 Press Releases

Thursday, October 27, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – Abstract submission for the forthcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR 2017) closed on October 18, 2016, with a record 6,757 abstracts submitted, representing a 22.8% increase on the previous year’s figure and a new record for Europe’s largest imaging meeting.

The new record includes abstracts submitted for both scientific papers for oral presentations, which increased by 18% on last year, and electronic posters for the ECR’s EPOS™ exhibition, which saw 27% more submissions...

Thursday, October 13, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – Radiologists and radiographers all over the world will once again celebrate the International Day of Radiology (IDoR) on November 8, which this year takes breast imaging as its main theme. The IDoR is an initiative of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

“Last year more than 140 radiology-related professional societies from around the world celebrated the International Day of...

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – In view of an intensified collaboration with the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS), the European Society of Radiology (ESR) has decided to enhance its annual meeting with the aim of making it the essential European meeting for radiographers too.

A steady rise in the number of radiographers attending the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), and in particular their enthusiastic feedback, has led the ESR to offer more to cater especially to their...

Monday, September 26, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – The European School of Radiology (ESOR) is poised to step-up its presence in Latin America in 2017, as part of the European Society of Radiology’s (ESR) wider mission to promote education and increase engagement with the region’s radiological community. Since 2010, ESOR has organised 27 educational activities in Latin America (Chile, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico) in collaboration with seven Latin American societies. In 2017, ESOR will offer an even wider range of activities...

Monday, September 19, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – In 2017, the Albert L. Baert European Radiology Editorial Fellowship will be offered for the fourth time. The editorial fellowship, which was initiated by Prof. Albert L. Baert and the European Radiology Private Foundation in 2013, will again provide one successful applicant with a unique opportunity to gain experience within the structure of one of Europe’s top scientific journals.

Each year, applicants are encouraged to apply for this programme, which aims to provide...

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – On September 1–2 the first ESOR Asklepios Course on Hybrid Imaging in Oncology took place in Vienna, Austria, organised by the European School of Radiology (ESOR) in cooperation with the European Society for Hybrid Medical Imaging (ESHI). Fully booked with 100 participants from 32 countries, the course confirmed the organisers’ idea that there is a strong demand for education and training that focuses on the combination of radiology and nuclear medicine.

Revitalising...

Monday, September 5, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – The ESR has taken several steps to strengthen its efforts in Latin America in 2016, to increase the involvement of these countries in the European radiological community. Nineteen per cent of ESR members come from Latin America; promoting scientific exchange and offering educational opportunities, especially for the younger community in this area, has therefore been given priority for the upcoming months.

Foremost among these efforts is the provision of 100 subsidised places at...

Thursday, June 16, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has expanded its journal family: the new journal European Radiology Experimental will provide a forum for basic scientific discoveries, novel approaches and techniques in experimental settings, as an addition to the clinically relevant research published in European Radiology. It will be an online only and fully (gold) open access journal. The scope of the journal will also include new research fields such as radiomics and radiogenomics, and...

The GLINT project will develop a ground-breaking new technology which allows for less invasive, more accurate and earlier cancer diagnosis.

Vienna, May 24, 2016 (EIBIR) – Cancer accounts for 13% of all deaths worldwide and despite recent medical improvements remains one of the most deadly diseases in the world. Early detection, usually through advanced medical imaging, is crucial as it increases the chances of survival and the potential for full recovery. The EU-funded project GlucoCEST Imaging of Neoplastic Tumours (GLINT)...

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 (ESR, Vienna) – The ESR is proud to be celebrating 25 years of European Radiology. Founded in 1991 by Professor Josef Lissner, European Radiology publishes original articles and state-of-the-art reviews by leading radiologists worldwide. Following Prof. Albert L. Baert and Prof. Adrian K. Dixon, Prof. Maximilian F. Reiser, Director of the Institute for Clinical Radiology at the Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany, is now embarking on his third year as Editor-in-Chief of the leading European journal...