Category: Press Release

Vienna, March 12, 2018 (ECR) – The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) closed a week ago with an impressive growth in attendance, especially noteworthy as it has been the opposite for many big medical meetings lately. The organisers, the European Society of Radiology (ESR), are proud to announce a total onsite participation of 22,059, including a record number of 13,848 professional delegates, which represents an 8% increase compared to ECR 2017, and a total of 8,211 industry participants. In addition,...

The society is looking back on an exciting and successful year 2017 with three courses, nine webinars and a rapidly growing membership base.  The latest course on hybrid imaging in oncology, which took place on December 14-15 in Vienna, was attended by over 150 participants from 44 countries and means another great success to the society.

The course aimed at last-year residents, general radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and oncologists who want to update their knowledge on state-of-the-art hybrid medical imaging...

The annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) will go under the motto ‘Diverse & United’ aiming at the specialty’s diversity and will promote science and innovation on February 28– March 4, 2018, in Vienna, Austria.

Thursday, January 11, 2018 (ESR/Vienna) - The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) has a worldwide reputation for tackling new challenges and always being open to and even introducing innovations. Over the last years, the ECR always had something new to offer to...

The ESR joined the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) national workshop on improving radiology clinical and ancillary services on the island of Palau, which is located in the western Pacific Ocean, by sending a radiology expert to offer training and infrastructural advice.   The joint mission is a result of the IAEA-ESR practical agreement on cooperation in the area of diagnostic imaging signed earlier this year.

Over a number of years, the ESR has established a productive working relationship with different departments...

Monday, December 11, 2017 (ESR, Vienna) – The European Society of Radiology (ESR) announces the launch of a new ESR iGuide web portal to widen access to the ESR imaging referral guidelines. To be launched by the European Congress of Radiology 2018 (February 28–March 4), the stand-alone version of the ESR iGuide clinical decision support system is designed to help ESR members, referring physicians, healthcare organisations and EU and IAEA member states comply with European and international radiation protection standards....

Monday, November 20, 2017 (ESR, Vienna/Zagreb) – The ESR co-organised an IAEA regional workshop on justification and appropriate use of imaging in Zagreb from October 26-28. Part of an ongoing collaboration on issues of common interest with IAEA, the workshop, led by the IAEA’s Radiation Protection of Patients Unit (RPOP), allowed the ESR to present its work on justification, imaging referral guidelines and clinical decision support to radiologists and officials from 18 European countries.

The workshop served as a forum...

The International Day of Radiology (IDOR) was celebrated for the sixth time on November 8, this year focusing on emergency radiology and was joined by supporters all around the world. 

More than 160 radiology-related professional societies from around the world participated in the International Day of Radiology 2017, holding a range of different events to celebrate, such as public lectures, department open days, national media appearances, and press events. A comprehensive list can be found on the IDOR homepage....

Monday, October 30, 2017 (ESR, Vienna) – Abstract submission for the forthcoming ECR 2018 closed on October 15, with a record of 7,200 submitted abstracts. A stunning increase of almost 20% in submitted papers puts the ECR above the previously unreached 3,000 papers mark. Taking into consideration that the European Society of Radiology (ESR) already saw a high in abstract submission for its previous congress (ECR 2017), this is an outstanding result in times where most congresses are experiencing shrinking...

The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) has long been regarded as the annual scientific meeting for radiologists. However, as some might not know, it is also the official scientific congress for medical imaging of the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS). With a record participation of nearly 2,000 radiographers from over 60 countries at ECR 2017, the ECR has further strengthened its position as also a truly international congress for radiographers active in the field of medical imaging in Europe....

October 9, 2017 (ESR, Vienna) – The ESR has recently published a concept paper on value-based radiology in response to trends in healthcare that increasingly emphasise value-based aspects in relation to quality of care, patient safety and reimbursement systems. The society and its working group on value-based imaging, established in 2016, are seeking to contribute to the discussion on this important issue and move it to the next level.

Value-based healthcare (VBH) concepts focus on ‘outcomes’ as the cornerstone for...