Category: Press Release

The European Congress of Radiology 2020 will bring a first-of-its-kind meeting format to attendees from July 15-19 and is, with thousands of attendees already registered, one of the largest online events in medical imaging. Over the course of five days, the online programme will impress attendees with a live scientific programme featuring over 50 streamed sessions. Some of the most beloved ECR events will be included, from Plenary Lectures and an ESR Meets (message from the presidents) session to Satellite...

NEW IMPACT FACTOR!
European Radiology 4.101
Insights into Imaging 3.579

Vienna, July 1, 2020 - The European Society of Radiology is pleased to announce the results of the recent Impact Factor 2019 release for its scientific journals. The rise of European Radiology beyond the important 4.0 mark, as well as the meteoric premiere of Insights into Imaging directly to the upper third of the ranking, underline the excellence of the ESR Journals and their important role in not only...

Wednesday, April 15 - On the occasion of the World Health Day 2020, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) wrote a statement reminding politicians in the European Union that medical imaging contributes to the fight against COVID-19.

The statement calls for healthcare systems to implement multidisciplinary and integrated solutions to offer the right diagnostic and treatment options to patients, highlighting that medical imaging plays an important part in this endeavour by offering expertise to accurately diagnose and treat COVID-19 patients...

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) has made the decision to make its high-quality content on ESR Connect and Education on Demand free for all. This decision comes amidst a growing need for radiology to unite as a profession in order to tackle the great challenges that the world is currently facing. The services, which will include full access to quality e-learning content, will be available for the next four weeks. The ESR has worked as fast and efficiently as...

Addressing the ongoing developments and challenges for public health related to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the European Society of Radiology (ESR) will be hosting a top-class online event on the disease on March 12, featuring Prof. Josef Penninger, a world-leading geneticist and immunologist.

Despite the postponement of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2020, the ESR remains fully committed to supporting the fight against COVID-19 through science and research. For this reason, the session on COVID-19 will...

Villepinte (France), February 19, 2020 — Guerbet, the global specialist in contrast media and solutions for diagnostic and interventional imaging, will attend ECR (European Congress of Radiology) 2020, from March 11^th to 15^th in Vienna (Austria). This year, healthcare professionals will be able to experience the Group's latest innovations, its patient pathway and its comprehensive educational program, at the Tech Gate Building near the Austria Center Vienna.

February 2020 - The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is pleased to announce the publication of an important joint statement with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) on lung cancer screening (LCS) in Europe. Endorsed by both societies, the paper contains a contemporary, non-systematic review of the literature and common practice in lung cancer screening in Europe and also refers to the important NELSON study results.

Intended to be an update of a past ESR-ERS working group white paper on lung...

Addressing the ongoing developments and challenges for public health related to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the European Society of Radiology (ESR) will hold a special ‘trending topic session’ at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2020. The session will feature first-hand experts, and will be publicly available on-site and online. 

The trending topic session will feature experts from Wuhan, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich and Rome, who have first-hand experience in imaging and treating patients infected with COVID-19 sharing their...

The European Society of Radiology (ESR), represented by its President, Prof. Boris Brkljacic, participated in a series of successful meetings and events on the 10^th of December in Brussels to strengthen the position of medical imaging on the European Union (EU) health policy agenda.

In the afternoon, the ESR participated in the event entitled “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan – Better access to cancer care in Europe?” hosted by EU40, a group of young Members of the European Parliament under...

December 2019 - A group of prominent European and North American members of the radiological community have collaborated to produce an important publication on the status of women in the field of radiology, highlighting positive developments as well as areas where greater progress is needed.

Published in European Radiology, the special report, ‘Women in Radiology: Gender diversity is not a metric – it is a tool for excellence’, reviews the current state of gender diversity in academic and...