Final Programme

Postgraduate Educational Programme
08:30 - 10:00 Room A
Multidetector CT Made Easy
CC 117
MDCT implementation: Making the best of the technology race
Moderator: S. Wildermuth; Zurich/CH
A-001 08:30
A. The choice of scanner: A strategic decision
M. Prokop; Utrecht/NL
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the basic differences between the various scanner generations and how these infl uence
their clinical performance.
2. To understand the physical limits of CT scanning and where to expect future improvements.
3. To learn which trade-offs to make when buying a new scanner.
4. To understand which requirements you need for which clinical task.
A-002 09:00
B. Injecting contrast with ever faster scanners
D. Fleischmann; Stanford, CA/US
Learning Objectives:
1. To become familiar with the basic principles of early arterial contrast medium dynamics for CTA.
2. To understand the physiologic constraints of arterial enhancement which become apparent with fast CT
scanners.
3. To learn strategies for achieving reliable arterial enhancement and image quality with 64-channel CT.
A-003 09:30
C. How to justify and reduce the dose
A.J. van der Molen; Leiden/NL
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the process of justifi cation, its current limitations and to introduce new concepts in
justifi cation.
2. To become familiar with important dose entities in CT like CT dose index, DLP and effective dose.
3. To understand the basic relation of dose and image quality.
4. To become familiar with present dose reduction strategies, including dose modulation techniques.
08:30 - 10:00 Room B
What I Should Know About Imaging for Staging Cancer
CC 116
TNM staging: Overview
Moderator: M.F. Reiser; Munich/DE
A-004 08:30
A. Strategies in cancer staging
J.E. Husband; London/UK
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the impact of trends in cancer and the need for development in imaging services.
2. To review the evolving role of different imaging modalities in the multidisciplinary management of cancer.
3. To identify the need for a standardised imaging approach to staging.
138 A B C D European Society of Radiology