Radiology

I have to confess that I did not choose radiology because I found it to be a fantastic job. In the 1980s, there was a labour crisis, and…

Well, it gives away my age a little bit, but when I had just qualified as a medical doctor, and I was doing what in England are called…

The 2023 European Congress of Radiology (ECR), with its ‘Cycle of Life’ theme, returned to Vienna, Austria, at its traditional time in March. There were over 1,000 radiographers registered, and the Radiographers’ Scientific Sub-Committee, expertly led by Nejc Mekiš and Kevin O’Regan, had prepared an excellent selection of 35 radiographer-focused sessions.

You attended medical school in Dublin, Ireland, before training as a staff radiologist in Canada. Do you feel that travelling was an integral part of you making it to where you are today?

I think there were two reasons I chose radiography. I was always interested in technology when I grew up; anything that had a plug on it, or anything that was the latest technology, I was interested in and wanted to try out. But I also enjoyed the idea of caring for people, so radiography was a good opportunity to mix technology with patient care.

This year, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) welcomed 17,262 participants from 122 different countries to their congress in Vienna…

A Special Focus Session at the European Congress of Radiology 2023 saw global experts in breast cancer imaging come together…

In a highly engaging session at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR)in Vienna, Austria, which took place 1st–5th March 2023 and was chaired by Hans-Joachim Mentzel, experts came together to discuss risks and safety measures, including different radiology practices in children.

‘BUILDING bridges’ was the running theme of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2022. This theme was carried throughout a special range of sessions that focused on the interaction between radiologists and other specialists, but also within radiology, improving practice, patient outcomes, and efficiencies.

DETECTING cancer at an early stage is a multi-faceted challenge for clinicians. Screening programmes aid identification of disease before symptoms arise, when prognosis is likely to be better. However, several barriers affect implementation, uptake, and delivery of these programmes.

THE OVERARCHING theme of the virtual European Congress of Radiology (ECR) Overture 2022 was ‘building bridges’…

MULTIDISCIPLINARY research is an essential aspect of medical research as it significantly boosts the clinical relevance of a study…

In the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2022 Overture, speakers discussed the disruptions to screening programmes for…

VIENNA’S musical culture was a central element throughout the opening ceremony of this year’s European Congress of Radiology (ECR), which…

Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjäger | President – European Society of Radiology (ESR) Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria…

Dr Elizabeth Loney | ECR 2021 Scientific Subcommittee Chairperson for Head and Neck Associate Medical Director and Consultant Radiologist, Calderdale…

Dr Philip Robinson | ESR Scientific Subcommittee Chairperson, Musculoskeletal Chapel Allerton Hospital…

Prof Apostolos Karantanas | ESR Subspecialties and Allied Sciences Committee Chairperson Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital, Heraklion…

Prof Olivera Nikolic | ESR Scientific Subcommittee Chairperson for Genitourinary Imaging University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad…

This year, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) took place online for the first time as a result of the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…

Dr Adrian Brady | Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. Previous Chair of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) Quality, Safety & Standards…

Prof Valérie Vilgrain | Chair of Radiology Department at Beaujon University Hospital, Clichy, France. Professor of Radiology at University of Paris…

Prof Nandita deSouza | Chairperson of the European Imaging Biomarkers Alliance – EIBALL. Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, UK…