E-Newsletter | Edition No. 11 | July 23, 2009

ECR News
  ECR 2010 – Preliminary Programme Online
  ECR 2010 – Call for Abstracts
  ECR 2009 Picture & Video Contest Winner
 

 

ESR News
  New European Radiology Impact Factor
  New Downloadable Membership Certificate
  ESOR September Courses – Register now!
  EURORAD – Now in Goldminer and Free to Use!
   

Society News
 

CIRSE 2009 – Lisbon

  ESMRMB 2009 – Antalya
  News from ESGAR



ESR/ECR News
Industry News
ECR 2010 PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME ONLINE NOW
Highlights include New Horizons Sessions on functional imaging in CT, biomarkers, MRI of the lungs, and hybrid imaging; State of the Art Symposia on multiple sclerosis, adrenals, and lymph node imaging; new Categorical Courses on abdominal emergencies and on lung diseases; one new Mini Course on the liver; a Foundation Course on head and neck radiology; and Multidisciplinary Sessions on managing patients with cancer…  Find out everything about the ECR 2010 Scientific Programme on our website!
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ECR 2010 – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Become part of Europe's leading imaging meeting and submit your abstract online now!

Deadline: September 18, 2009

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ECR 2009 PICTURE & VIDEO CONTEST WINNER

The judges have made their choice in the ECR 2009 Picture & Video Contest, and the overall winner of the competition is Melbourne-based amateur photographer, Matthew Andrews. The winning photos and many of the other outstanding pictures from the competition are available to browse on the myESR fan-page on Facebook.com.

Click here to see the winning shots!

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SENSATIONAL NEW IMPACT FACTOR FOR EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY

The new ISI Impact Factor has just been released and has proven to be a further milestone in the success story of European Radiology, ESR's official journal.

An IF of 3.651 (2007: 3.405) places the journal 14th out of 90 titles in the 'radiology, nuclear medicine and molecular imaging' section, and shows that European Radiology is Europe's no. 1 journal in general radiology!

Access European Radiology via MyUserArea (‘MyJournal') or European-radiology.org

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GET YOUR PERSONAL ESR MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE

The ESR proudly presents a new feature of the ESR MyUserArea!

From now on, ESR members can download a personal membership certificate for 2009 in the MyConfirmation section. Simply click on ‘membership related’ and you will be provided with a downloadable version of your membership certificate.

Click here for the ESR MyUserArea and log in with your last name and PersonaliD.

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ESOR GALEN ADVANCED COURSES

Musculoskeletal Cross-Sectional Imaging

This course aims to refresh participants’ knowledge of cross sectional anatomy and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and to make familiar with the most up-to-date imaging techniques of the bones, joints and soft tissues.

September 4–5, 2009
Krakow, Poland

In partnership with GE Healthcare.

Abdominal Cross-Sectional Imaging

This course is focused and based on recent advances in abdominal cross-sectional imaging and aims to teach the most important findings and diagnostic algorithms in acute abdomen and diseases of the liver, pancreas, bowels and abdominal vessels.

September 11–12, 2009
Latina, Italy

In partnership with GE Healthcare.

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EURORAD NOW FREELY ACCESSIBLE AND PART OF ARRS GOLDMINER®

On the occasion of EURORAD’s admission to the ARRS GoldMiner® search engine, for the first time since its foundation ESR offers free access to EURORAD for everyone! This popular online tool will be freely available for 3 months until mid-September 2009, providing full access to over 3,000 published cases.

EURORAD is a service of the ESR and is the leading database of radiological case reports and teaching files.

More info and free access at eurorad.org

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REGISTER NOW FOR CIRSE 2009!
September 19–23, 2009
Lisbon, Portugal

Make sure to sign up for the interventional meeting of the year, featuring more than 150 hours of sessions and workshops including 8 foundation courses, 38 special sessions and 60 workshops. All sessions will be grouped around six major topics, which will allow participants to follow all lectures on a specific field without any overlap. Make sure not to miss this year’s social programme either and get your tickets for the Foundation Party or sign up for one of the many activities, such as the S.M.A.R.T. Run or the CIRSE Soccer Cup.

For more information please refer to cirse.org or contact us at info@cirse.org.

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ESMRMB CONGRESS 2009 ANTALYA
3 days of MR science and education

The European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology holds its annual congress in Antalya, from October 1–3, 2009. The meeting offers a 3-day educational and scientific programme for clinicians and physicists working in the field of MRI.

ESMRMB provides an ideal forum for young scientists to present their scientific work and to enjoy an extensive educational programme. ESMRMB offers free advance registration to its student and resident members until August 15, 2009.

More information and registration at esmrmb.org

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NEWS FROM ESGAR

Annual Meeting
Save the date: ESGAR 2010 
June 2–5, Dresden, Germany

Abstract submission is possible from September 21 to December 7, 2009!

Educational Activities
The following ESGAR workshops are currently open for registration:

ESGAR CT-Colonography Hands-on Workshop
September 17–18 and 18–19, 2009
Stresa, Italy


ESGAR/GE Doctor to Doctor Training
on CT-Colonography

October 8–9, 2009
Buc, France


Liver Imaging Workshop
November 5–7, 2009
Antwerp, Belgium

Image-guided ablation workshop
February 22–23, 2010
Munich, Germany


To register for any of these courses, please
click here.

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