European Congress of Radiology March 7-11, 2008, in Vienna/AT

We would like to draw your attention to the upcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR), which will take place in Vienna (Austria Center Vienna) from March 7–11, 2008. The ECR, the biggest radiological congress in Europe, is organised annually by the ESR, the European Society of Radiology. This year’s congress president is Professor Maximilian F. Reiser from Munich, Germany, who is responsible for the scientific content of the meeting.

With approx. 17,000 congress participants attending, from more than 90 countries, this top-class congress is one of the largest and most important scientific events in Europe.

ECR 2008, March 7-11, 2008 Austria Center Vienna - Vienna/AT

ECR 2008 will present a programme packed with groundbreaking developments in the field of radiology and explain their implications for patients. In addition to its scientific reputation, ECR is renowned for its attendance to delegates’ needs, its electronic meeting services and its technical exhibition, where this year more than 270 exhibitors will present themselves and their products in an overall exhibition area of 26,000 m2.

The current programme of the congress can be found on the ESR website http://www.myESR.org.

If you are a media representative and are interested in participating in ECR 2008, please contact us at communications@myesr.org.

We will inform you about some of the congress highlights during a prelude press conference on March 7, 2008.

ECR 2008 and its Highlights
Friday March 7, 2008, 9:00-10:30 a.m. at the Austria Center Vienna
Meeting Room IX, 2nd level

Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Maximilian Reiser, ECR 2008 President
Munich/DE, Klinikum Großhadern
ECR 2008, introduction

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Mostbeck, president of the Austrian Roentgen-Ray Society
Vienna/AT, Wilhelminenspital
New paths in women’s imaging, overview of the ESR Women’s Heath Days 2008, development of radiology in Austria

Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuhl
Bonn/DE, University of Bonn
New paradigms in breast imaging, mamma diagnostics – role of medical imaging, new procedures

Prof. Dr. Daniela Payer,
Board member of the Austrian Society for pre- and perinatal medicine
Vienna/AT, General Hospital Vienna
Prenatal and foetal medical imaging

Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Pelage, Boulogne/FR, Hospital Amboise Paré
& Ms. Victoria Norton, Bremen/DE, patient
Uterine Fibroid Embolisation– from the radiologist’s and patient’s perspective

For any further enquiries, please contact communications@myesr.org or +43 (1) 5334064-0.

We are looking forward to a fruitful collaboration.

Mr. Robert Grünkranz
European Society of Radiology - ESR

ESR Office: Neutorgasse 9, AT-1010 Vienna
phone: +43-1-5334064-0, ext. -527
fax: +43-1-5357041
mailto:robert.gruenkranz@myESR.org, http://myESR.org

European Congress of Radiology
ECR 2008: March 7-11
The leading meeting in Europe – be part of it!
Register online now at www.myESR.org/registration

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