Meetings between the two Societies have already been held in Vienna, both during the
WFUMB / EFSUMB Congress and during the congress of ESR. The first combined scientific
session will be at the Austria Center in Vienna, during the European Congress of Radiology
(ECR) 2013. It will be on Monday, March 11, 2013; 08:30–10:00; Room Z, and will be
entitled:
„Advances in diagnostic ultrasound: better results through cooperation”
During the meetings, discussions have been held on a variety of topics. Among them
the problem of archiving ultrasound images and reports. From a survey held by the
ESR, it has been shown that the ultrasound images (obtained either in radiology or
in clinical departments) are not always routinely saved in the hospital PACS systems
and that, within the same hospital, the reports of the ultrasound examinations are
often recorded in a variety of archives. It has been recognized that it may be difficult
to find resources to link all US equipment to the IT hospital system and to provide
enough memory to store large amounts of data, especially if video clips need to be
recorded. It has also been considered that there may be problems in planning a uniform
and complete storage of the examinations’ reports, since ultrasound may be used in
a large variety of ways, from a stand-alone study to a simple and quick guide to a
procedure or a physical exam. However, it has been agreed that availability of ultrasound
images and reports for future reference is quite important in clinical practice and
it has been decided that both Societies would recommend to their members to organize
their ultrasonography workflow so that proper archiving of all examinations performed
within each hospital would be regularly obtained.
The main aim of the collaboration between the two Societies is to further promote
both clinical and radiological Ultrasound. In the following we want to suggest to
our EFSUMB members the advantages of being an ESR member. The European Society of
Radiology currently boasts 53,822 members in good standing from 195 countries. This makes the ESR one of the most important institutions in the field of radiology,
aiming to promote radiology and highlight its importance in medicine worldwide.
Education & Training
ESR offers a wide range of learning and training opportunities in accordance with
its mission to promote diagnostic and interventional radiology and associated disciplines
through pre and postgraduate education and research, and to formulate teaching and
examination programmes to provide equivalent training for radiologists and other staff
working in radiology departments in the relevant countries. ESR has an extensive homepage
(http://www.myesr.org) where all the courses can be viewed. In this eLearning has a prominent place.
All ESR members have free and unlimited access to the online version of European Radiology, the official journal of ESR, which in 2010 has reached a Impact Factor of 3.594
and is Europe‘s no. 1 general radiological journal. The printed version of European Radiology can be purchased by ESR members for only an extra fee. A print subscription includes
12 monthly issues and around 2,500 pages of scientific content.
Research
Created in order to provide a Europe-wide base for joint research, EIBIR, the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research, aims to ensure the pooling of resources among members, to promote a culture of cooperation
through networking activities. EIBIR thus wants to generate critical mass and help
coordinate research into new instrumentation, methods, concepts and technologies.
Publications & Media
Through its various publications in print as well as in electronic format, ESR provides
its members and partners with valuable information about and insights into all aspects
of radiology-related and society matters. Scientific publications include European
Radiology, Insights into Imaging and ESR publications and statements and various ESR
and ECR media.
EU Affairs
The ESR is closely monitoring EU legislation and EU affairs with a potential impact
on medical imaging and has started to successfully build relations with relevant EU
institutions and EU consulting and public affairs agencies. The ESR needs to be acknowledged
as a major stakeholder in EU health policies and involved in consultation processes
for new legislative initiatives in this field. In order to achieve this, the ESR has
adopted a pro-active approach and has recently established an EU Taskforce.
ECR
The annual Congress takes place each year in the beginning of March in Vienna and
as a member can be attended at a reduced fee.
Univ. Prof. Dr. Norbert Gritzmann
Former President of EFSUMB
Prof. Michael Bachmann Nielsen
EFSUMB Publications Committee Chairman
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Introducing the EFSUMB: the world’s largest ultrasound Society
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N. Gritzmann (Vienna / AT)
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ESR / EFSUMB collaboration: a newly established platform for joint development of
ultrasound in radiology and clinical specialties
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L.E. Derchi (Genoa / IT)
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Image fusion and intervention
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T. Lorentzen (Herlev / DK)
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The EFSUMB non-liver CEUS guidelines
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F. Piscaglia (Bologna / IT)
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The EFSUMB / WFUMB liver CEUS guidelines
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M. Claudon (Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy / FR)
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