Dear Colleagues and Friends,

As we are approaching the end of this successful year, I would very much like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your continuous support and efforts in making 2018 a year of many records.

This year we have grown to count more than 110 member societies confirming our position as the world’s largest radiological society and I can already tell you that we will announce a big membership success in January 2019. Also, we received an all-time record of 8,469 abstracts for ECR 2019. The new year will mark the 25^th European Congress of Radiology taking place in Vienna and we are certain that our society will reach many new milestones over the course of 2019.

On behalf of all of us at the ESR, I cordially wish you an enjoyable festive season and a healthy and prosperous New Year.

I look forward to meeting all of you at ECR 2019 (February 27 – March 3)!

Prof. Bernd Hamm
Chairman of the ESR Board of Directors

Don’t forget to register for ECR 2019 and join us for the 25^th ECR in Vienna! Click here for more information.

Start planning your congress and take a look at the outstanding preliminary scientific programme for ECR 2019.
From basic knowledge and hands-on workshops for younger colleagues to innovations throughout all subspecialties and the most recent and fascinating research including the latest on artificial intelligence, our programme offers something for everybody. Click here for more details.

On December 7, 2018, the ECR's 2020 PPC held its inaugural session to discuss new topics for the European Excellence in Education (E³) programme, New Horizons Sessions, State of the Art Symposia, Special Focus Sessions and Professional Challenges Sessions. Numerous proposals have already been provided by the scientific subcommittees. Meet your 2020 programme planning team here!

Application for or renewal of ESR Membership for 2019 is open until August 31, 2019.
Benefits include reduced congress registration fees for ECR 2020, coverage of Article Processing Charges for accepted articles in Insights into Imaging and European Radiology Experimental, free electronic access to European Radiology, Europe’s no. 1 general radiological journal, and more. Check out all the benefits here.

On January 10, 2019, all ESR full members (as of January 9, 2019) will receive a personalised invitation per mail to cast their vote in the ESR electronic elections.
Take a look at the ESR website to learn more about the open positions and candidates standing for election. 

EuroSafe Imaging is pleased to announce another free webinar organised together with the IAEA Radiation Protection of Patients (RPOP) Unit. It is scheduled for January 24, 2019, at 15:00 (CET). Don’t miss this opportunity to learn why justification and guidelines are key to radiation protection in medical imaging. Find out more here.

Apply for the European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR) ECR 2019 and don’t miss your chance to benefit from reduced ECR fees! EDiR candidates will pay only €260! The offer is valid until December 21, 2018. Hurry up to benefit from reduced ECR fees!

The aim of this article is to intraindividually compare the diagnostic performance of CT and MRI in differentiating non-diffuse-type autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). (Eur Radiol)

Radiologists and radiology residents in their last year of training are eligible to take part in the examination for the European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR), which certifies that their knowledge and competency is in line with the ESR European Training Curriculum for Radiology (ETC). This review deals with the organisation and content of EDiR. (Insights Imaging)

This in vitro study intends to investigate a potentially amplifying genotoxic or cytotoxic effect of different gadolinium-based contrast agents in combination with ultra-high-field 7-T magnetic resonance imaging exposure in separated human peripheral blood lymphocytes. (Eur Radiol Exp)

A group of international experts aimed to analyse the rapid developments in imaging and treatment with radiopharmaceuticals targeting prostate cancer and how they affect the development of guidelines for their appropriate use. Click here to read the conclusions. (Lancet Oncol)

The aim of this retrospective analysis was to determine whether MRI-based methods for measuring liver triglycerides based on proton density fat fraction can accurately reflect a variety of liver histology features in patients suffering from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. (Gastroenterology)

This study aims to answer if risk-stratified screening for breast cancer can improve the cost-effectiveness and benefit-to-harm ratio of screening programs? Find out about its findings here. (JAMA Oncol)