ECR 2013 – Final Programme - myESR.org

Postgraduate Educational Programme09:00A-249 B. Coronary CTA: from detection of stenosis to prognosisN.R. Mollet 1 , F. Cademartiri 2 ; 1 Turnhout/BE, 2 Rotterdam/NLLearning Objectives:1. To understand the accuracy of CTA in the diagnosis of coronarydisease.2. To become familiar with the strengths and limitations of the variousquantification techniques.3. To appreciate the prognostic value of CTA in coronary disease.09:30A-250 C. Myocardial perfusion and viability for risk scoringA. de Roos; Leiden/NLLearning Objectives:1. To become familiar with the current status of CT and MRI forevaluation of myocardial perfusion and viability.2. To understand the accuracy of myocardial perfusion in identifyingischaemia and its role in risk assessment.3. To learn the prognostic value of viability imaging in ichaemic heartdisease.08:30–10:00 Room QPaediatricRC 812 Imaging the paediatric spineModerator: C.J. Kellenberger; Zurich/CH08:30A-251 A. Craniocervical junction abnormalitiesB. Ozgen Mocan; Ankara/TRLearning Objectives:1. To learn about normal cervical junction development and anatomy.2. To understand congenital cervical junction anomalies.3. To appreciate acquired cervical junction pathology.09:00A-252 B. Inflammation, infection and tumours: the role ofimagingM.I. Argyropoulou; Ioannina/GRLearning Objectives:1. To learn about the etiologies and the imaging findings of infectious,para-infectious and autoimmune disorders.2. To appreciate the role of spinal MRI in the differential diagnosis ofmultiple sclerosis vs its mimics.3. To become familiar with the imaging findings of primary andmetastatic tumours.4. To learn about the indications of whole spine MRI with presence ofbrain tumours.09:30A-253 C. Imaging spinal trauma in childhoodM. Maas; Amsterdam/NLLearning Objectives:1. To understand how best to investigate suspected spinal trauma in achild.2. To appreciate the imaging findings.3. To consolidate knowledge about the differences between paediatricand adult spinal trauma.10:30–12:00 Room AInteractive Teaching SessionE³ 920a Tips and tricks in chest imaging10:30A-254 A. Plain radiographyJ. Cáceres; Barcelona/ESLearning Objectives:1. To become familiar with useful signs in the diagnosis of chestdisorders in the chest radiograph.2. To learn about common pitfalls in plain radiography of the chest.3. To understand the mechanisms that cause errors in imageinterpretation of chest radiographs.11:15A-255 B. CTJ. Vilar; Valencia/ESLearning Objectives:1. To become familiar with useful signs in the diagnosis of chestdisorders in CT.2. To learn about common pitfalls in CT of the chest.3. To understand the mechanisms that cause errors in imageinterpretation of chest CT.10:25–12:00 Room BESR meets South AfricaEM 3 Imaging HIV and TBWelcome by the ESR President:G.P. Krestin; Rotterdam/NLPresiding:J.I. Bilbao; Pamplona/ESC. Sperryn; Cape Town/ZA10:30A-256 IntroductionC. Sperryn; Cape Town/ZASession Objectives:1. To learn about cerebrovascular disease in HIV infected patients inSouth Africa.2. To understand the pathogenesis of TB meningitis and its implicationsfor treatment.3. To become familiar with the MR imaging of spinal TB in childrenand possible differential diagnoses.4. To consolidate knowledge of chest radiograph reporting in HIVinfectedchildren.5. To appreciate South Africa, the country, its diversity and how itsradiologists are trained.10:35A-257 HIV-related cerebrovascular disease: the South AfricanexperienceV. Mngomezulu; Johannesburg/ZALearning Objectives:1. To learn about the clinical and imaging spectrum of cerebrovasculardisease in HIV infected patients in South Africa.2. To appreciate the role of other co-factors in the pathogenesis of HIVrelated cerebrovascular disease.3. To become familiar with the challenges and technical strategies in themedical and interventional management of these conditions.10:50A-258 Interlude: Radiology training in South AfricaZ. Lockhat; Pretoria/ZA10:55A-259 New concepts in the pathogenesis of cerebral TBP. Janse van Rensburg, R. Hewlett; Stellenbosch/ZALearning Objectives:1. To learn more about the morphological spectrum of tuberculousmeningoencephalitis as shown on contrast MRI.2. To understand the pathogenesis of TBM and its implications fordisease progression and treatment.3. To appreciate the importance of imaging-pathologic correlation.4. To become familiar with imaging of TBM.5. To consolidate knowledge of neurotuberculosis.11:10A-260 Interlude: South Africa: the country, its people, itsdiversity and its attractionsZ. Lockhat; Pretoria/ZA11:15A-261 Spinal tuberculosis in childrenT. Kilborn; Cape Town/ZALearning Objectives:1. To learn about the spectrum of tuberculous infection of the spine inchildren namely; intramedullary spinal tuberculomas, tuberculousspondylitis and rarely tuberculous epidural abscess.A-249 – A-261Saturday179