European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2027

How it compares

RSNA is the larger commercial alternative. Its Chicago meeting featured 720 exhibitors and nearly 38,000 registrants in 2025, with an AI showcase, technology demonstrations and programming across imaging subspecialties. A manufacturer seeking North American customers, or a department comparing a broad range of equipment and software, has a strong reason to put RSNA on its calendar. ECR brings that same science-and-industry combination into a European setting, with substantial participation from beyond Europe.

ARRS makes a different proposition: concentrated radiology education, including shorter case-based sessions and keynote talks. Its spring meeting rotates among US cities, with Denver hosting in 2027. It is a useful choice when the main objective is clinical learning and professional exchange. ECR suits a trip that also needs sustained contact with imaging vendors, AI developers and contrast-agent suppliers.

The calendar separates these opportunities. ECR normally occupies early spring in Vienna, ARRS follows later in the spring, and RSNA anchors the late-year Chicago calendar. For a company building relationships across European radiology, ECR combines a recurring location with a broadly international audience. Its strongest fit is a product whose clinical use benefits from discussion with the professionals who acquire, interpret or act on medical images.

ECR is the right trip for radiology teams and imaging suppliers who need European clinical exchange and an international technology exhibition in the same visit.

Who exhibits

The exhibitor mix connects scanners with the tools and consumables around them. The 2026 list included Canon Medical, GE Healthcare, Philips and Siemens Healthineers alongside AI developer Aidoc, imaging IT supplier Sectra, Bayer and Bracco. That combination makes the floor relevant to equipment evaluation, reporting workflows and contrast-enhanced imaging. The dedicated Artificial Intelligence Exhibition gives software companies a distinct setting, while the main exhibition keeps them close to the clinical and equipment conversations that determine adoption.

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European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2027

Healthcare Reimagined gives ECR 2027 a focus on radiology’s role beyond image interpretation, including therapy guidance, precision medicine and multidisciplinary care. Mathias Prokop leads the congress, and the announced plenary speakers include clinical AI specialist Nina Kottler and imaging informatics expert Charles Kahn. The main abstract submission phase attracted 10,442 proposals from 110 countries. The dedicated Artificial Intelligence Exhibition continues to connect software development with the clinical decisions and workflows those products are intended to support.

• Treat the Artificial Intelligence Exhibition as a place to compare clinical use cases with scanner and imaging IT discussions elsewhere on the floor.
• Allow time between demonstrations on the lower and entrance levels and scientific sessions elsewhere in Austria Center Vienna; the exhibition extends through several levels.
• Use industry workshops for product demonstrations and satellite symposia for education; ECR keeps these formats distinct.

Exhibiting

A stand buys access to a clinical congress as well as a technical audience. Supporting membership, stand size and submission timing influence allocation. Space rental requires separate stand finishing, including wall panels and carpet. AI suppliers can request the AI area, while manufacturers offering hands-on product education should consider industry workshops alongside their stand.