Category: Press Release

Joint press release by Siemens Healthineers and the European Society of Radiology

• Siemens Healthineers Digital Experience Hall new additional program highlight of ECR 2019 in Vienna
• Topics for discussion selected as part of the partnership between Siemens Healthineers and the European Society of Radiology by the congress participants
• Focus on artificial intelligence, big data and augmented and virtual reality

As part of their partnership, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and Siemens Healthineers will, for the first time, offer a...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the hottest topic in radiology right now and the European Society of Radiology (ESR) together with the European School of Radiology (ESOR) are excited to announce their first premium event on AI. The two-day event entitled ‘Intelligence. Innovation. Imaging - The Perfect Vision of AI. An ESR Premium Event brought to you by ESOR’ will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on April 5-6, 2019.

The main focus of this ESR/ESOR AI event is the basic technical...

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is pleased to announce that collaboration efforts with the Chinese Society of Radiology (CSR) to translate 500 ECR 2018 Online lectures have been a great success. Since the videos were translated into Mandarin last year, over 700,000 views have been logged on the CSR website.  

The high viewing figures come after a record number of Chinese radiologists attended ECR 2018. The translated videos are all of lectures given at last year’s congress and...

Villepinte (France), January 24, 2019 – Guerbet, the global specialist in contrast media and solutions for diagnostic and interventional imaging, invites delegates to the upcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2019 meeting to a totally innovative method of becoming acquainted with the company’s new strategies and products. Using a novel presentation concept developed in collaboration with the European Society of Radiology (ESR), and hosted at the Tech Gate Building, right next to the Austria Convention Center, the aim is simply...

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) celebrated  this week as it reached a historic milestone, counting 101,154 members worldwide. This dramatic increase of 34% compared to last year’s figure of 75,502 members has been a goal of the society throughout 2018 and it is proud to have accomplished it right at the very the end of 2018.  

The increase in members can largely be attributed to efforts by national societies, particularly those outside of Europe, to promote ESR corresponding membership. These societies...

The annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) will focus on artificial intelligence as well as the latest trends in radiology, offering an even bigger interventional radiology area than last year, providing education, science and training at the highest level, as well as premiering an opening ceremony like never seen before. The European Congress of Radiology is taking place from February 27 – March 3 in Vienna, Austria.

This year’s motto ‘the bigger picture’ does not only relate...

December 2018 - The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is pleased to announce a brand new event at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in 2019, Women in Focus. This series of special, non-scientific sessions will celebrate female contributions to medicine, exploring a variety of issues such as female leadership, mentoring and generational differences amongst female healthcare professionals. 

Envisioned by ESR President, Prof. Lorenzo Derchi, the programme will include a diverse range of inspiring speakers from across the world and...

December 2018 - The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2019 will play host to not only radiologists, but also radiographers from across the world. The congress, which is the official annual scientific meeting in medical imaging for radiographers, recognised by both the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) and the European Society of Radiology (ESR), will see the largest and most comprehensive radiography programme to date, with a full line-up including several new events dedicated purely to radiographers.

After its...

Last August the European Society of Radiology (ESR) was pleased to announce that the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) would also become the official congress of the European Society for Hybrid, Molecular and Translational Imaging (ESHI^MT), the fastest growing medical community for hybrid imaging in Europe, which was inaugurated in 2016 and already boasts more than 1,500 members. Since then, the ESR has seen a steady rise in registrations and the highest number of pre-registrations ever from nuclear...

For its 25th anniversary congress in Vienna, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) has asked societies of the radiological discipline to join its international village at ECR 2019 to celebrate this special occasion. The ESR is proud to report that a record number of more than 70 societies have answered this call, many of them long time partners and supporters in joint efforts for radiology in Europe, others first time exhibitors at ECR.

Over recent years, the international village...