New ExCom of ESNR installed during Symposium Neuroradiologicum in Istanbul

During the General Assembly that took place on Friday, September 12 at the Symposium Neuroradiologicum in Istanbul, the new Executive Committee (ExCom) of ESNR was installed.

After many years of dedication to the Society, Guido Wilms and Paul M. Parizel quitted the ExCom. President of the Society now is Majda Thurnher; Turgut E Tali is Past-President. Johan Van Goethem is Treasurer of the Society.

Following officers within the ExCom have been elected by the ESNR members: Alex Rovira (Vice-President), Andrea Rossi (Secretary General), Tarek Yousry (Chairperson of the Subspeciality Committee Diagnostic Neuroradiology), Olav Jansen (Chairperson of the Subspeciality Committee Interventional Neuroradiology), Pia Maly Sundgren (Chairperson of the Subspeciality Committee Paediatric Neuroradiology), Bernhard Schuknecht (Chairperson of the Subspeciality Committee Head & Neck Neuroradiology), and Mario Muto (Chairperson of the Subspeciality Committee Spine Neuroradiology).

Interview with Prof. Turgut Tali, president of ESNR and President of the XXth Symposium Neuroradiologicum

A member of the ESNR Publication Committee, Yelda Ozsunar, MD, made an interview with Professor Turgut Tali, who is the president of the European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR) and President of the XX^th Symposium Neuroradiologicum, to inform neuroradiologists about what will be going on during September, 07-12, 2014, in Istanbul. 

read the interview 

The Irish Society of Neuroradiology joined ESNR

The Irish Society of Neuroradiology joined ESNR

Candidates that applied for the positions of the Executive Committee of the ESNR

Vice-President:

• Alex Rovira, Barcelona

Secretary-General:

• Andrea Rossi, Genoa
• Magnus Kaijser, Stockholm

Chairperson of the Subspecialty Committee Diagnostic Neuroradiology

• Philippe Demaerel, Leuven
• Tarek Yousry, London

Chairperson of the Subspecialty Committee Interventional Neuroradiology

• Olav Jansen, Kiel

Chairperson of the Subspecialty Committee Paediatric Neuroradiology

• Nadine Girard, Marseille
• Pia Maly Sundgren, Lund

Chairperson of the Subspecialty Committee Head and Neck Neuroradiology

• Bernhard Schuknecht, Zurich

Chairperson of the Subspecialty Committee Spine Neuroradiology

• Mario Muto, Naples

Personal messages of the candidates will be posted on the website soon. Voting will be possible via our website from August 12, 2014 on.

We thank you in advance for voting and showing your interest in ESNR.

E. Turgut Tali, President, ESNR

Guido Wilms, Secretary-General, ESNR

First Irish Neuroradiology Meeting

The Irish Society of Neuroradiology is a new society, just formed in 2014 and the head of the society are Dr. Steven McKinstry from Belfast, Northern Ireland and Dr. Seamus Looby from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. 

The first Irish Neuroradiology Meeting was organized by the Irish Society of Neuroradiology under the auspices of the Faculty of Radiologists of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland particularly with the support of Dr. Barry Kelly, the Dean of the Faculty of Radiologists. The meeting was organized on June 05-06, 2014 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland at the Albert Lecture Theatre of the RCSI. Dr. E. Turgut Tali represented ESNR at this first meeting and presented a placket of congratulations for the establishment of the Irish Society of Neuroradiology on behalf of the ESNR. This will be an annual course and training meeting in neuroradiology which will be held in Ireland.

Picture: (from left to right ) Dr. Alan O'Hare, Dr. Paul Burns,  Dr. John Thornton, Dr. Seamus Looby, Dr. E. Turgut Tali, Dr. Steven McKinstry, Dr. Eilish Twomey

The Slovenian Society of Neuroradiology joined ESNR

The Slovenian Society of Neuroradiology joined ESNR

1st Croatian Neuroradiology Meeting

Prof. Turgut Tali and Prof. Majda Thurnher attended the First Croatian Neuroradiology Meeting which was held in Split from April 11-12, 2014.

On behalf of the ESNR Prof. Tali congratulated the establishment of the Croatian Section of Neuroradiology.

Brain imaging is main theme of International Day of Radiology, November 8, 2014

As you will be aware, the European Society of Radiology, together with the Radiological Society of North America and the American College of Radiology, launched the International Day of Radiology (IDoR) in 2012. The IDoR is always celebrated on November 8 to commemorate the day of Röntgen's discovery. Every year a specific topic is chosen as the main theme of the day; in 2012 we had oncologic imaging, in 2013 thoracic imaging, and for 2014 it was decided by the boards of the three organising societies to have brain imaging as our main theme. 

As such ESNR's assistance is asked to produce a publication related to these themes aimed at the general public for IDoR 2014. We would like to produce a publication which describes the role of imaging in five major diseases of the brain:
* Brain tumours
* Stroke
* Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia
* Parkinson's Disease
* Multiple Sclerosis

ESNR is looking for interested and dedicated volunteers that are willing to provide a text on one of these subjects. Preferentially we are looking for a junior member that prepares a text under the auspicies of a senior member. These texts should be aimed at the general public, along the lines of: which imaging modalities a patient would encounter in the detection, treatment and follow-up of the respective diseases; what is the preparation for an examination; and how do the actual examinations work.
Length of text: approx. 10,000 characters (incl. blanks), Deadline mid-May 2014.

Interested members, Junior or Senior, should make themselves known by sending a simple email to info@esnr.org before March 26.

ESNR Vice-President prof. Majda Thurnher awarded

ESNR Vice-President prof. Majda Thurnher was awarded by ESOR with the "ESOR teaching Award". The European School of Radiology (ESOR) is an institution, fulfilling the mission of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) in the field of education.