Category: Press Release

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...

GE Healthcare and the European Society of Radiology (ESR) help us understand how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can see inside the body and can see the future – but only if it’s invisible…. Quite a paradox.

Today, artificial intelligence (AI) can be found everywhere: in our cars, our smartphones and even our working environments. AI has many areas of application, including in the healthcare sector.

AI will change the interaction between doctors and patients, but most patients won’t even know it’s...

On October 26, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society for Hybrid, Molecular & Translation Imaging (ESHI^MT) delivered a brand new, completely virtual conference to the world. The Conference on Hybrid Imaging Live (CHILI) was the first meeting of its kind in this field and can be considered a resounding success, with 2,400 live viewers from 107 countries tuning in to watch.

The conference, which was filmed and broadcasted live from a state-of-the-art studio in...

Thursday, October 25, 2018 (ESR, Vienna) – On the occasion of the International Day of Radiology (IDoR), which will be celebrated for the seventh time on November 8, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) publishes a book on cardiac imaging, produced in cooperation with the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR).

Cardiac imaging is a fast-growing subspecialty of diagnostic radiology that plays a huge part in the assessment and management of heart patients throughout the world. Cardiac radiologists – the...

On October 26, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society for Hybrid, Molecular & Translation Imaging (ESHI^MT) will be hosting a brand new, completely virtual conference. The Conference on Hybrid Imaging Live (CHILI) will be the first meeting of its kind in this field and accessible to all free of charge. Two days before the meeting, registration numbers have already exceeded all expectations and CHILI is a hot topic within the radiological community.

Not only...

Athens played host to the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) Annual Scientific Meeting, which took place on 11-13 October and saw its highest level of participation since the society was founded. With over 900 in attendance, the congress is on the fast lane to become the universal leading meeting in breast imaging.

Held in a different location each year, this year’s meeting saw over 100 additional participants compared to last year’s congress in Berlin.

The annual meeting was organised...

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 (ESR, Vienna) – Abstract submission for the forthcoming European Congress of Radiology closed on October 15, with a record of 8,469 submitted abstracts. This stunning increase of almost 18%, means a plus of more than 1,200 abstracts in comparison to ECR 2018, by far exceeding all expectations.

“I would like to extend a big “Grazie” to all abstract submitters. Active scientific contributions are the cornerstone of every congress and I am almost speechless by this new record in...

The European Board of Radiology (EBR) has been busy in recent months working on a number of exciting new projects, activities and offers. Here is an update on everything the organisation has been doing:

Introducing ETAP 2.0
The EBR was proud to launch an updated version of the European Training Assessment Programme (ETAP) at the European Congress of Radiology 2018. The improved programme, named ETAP 2.0, introduces a brand new platform, which enables a quick and easy online certification process...

Vienna, Austria - October 1st, 2018 - The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and GE Healthcare are partnering on artificial intelligence (AI) for the upcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) on February 27-March 3, 2019 in Vienna, Austria. The partnership includes joint sessions on artificial intelligence and a 300 m² dedicated space on GE Healthcare’s 850 m² booth where visitors can experience the AI transformation through interactive tools.

The average hospital generates 50 petabytes of data annually*, including clinical notes,...

The European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR) has published its Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) for Biomedical Imaging. The agenda identifies current challenges and needs in healthcare, illustrating how biomedical imaging and derived data can help to address these challenges, in order to stimulate dedicated research funding efforts and mechanisms.

The SRA was developed in collaboration with EIBIR`s shareholders representing scientific societies related to biomedical imaging, as well as EIBIR's Scientific Advisory Board. It identifies and describes five main challenges...