Final Programme

Postgraduate Educational Programme
08:30 - 10:00 Room R2
Foundation Course: Cardiac Radiology
E³ 120
Getting acquainted ...
Moderator: A. de Roos; Leiden/NL
A-044 08:30
A. MR hardware and pulse sequence design: The basics
D.N. Firmin; London/UK
Learning Objectives:
1. To have gained an understanding of the basic equipment and hardware required for cardiac MR. This would
include an understanding of the importance of a good ECG system, good gradient performance and good
shimming.
2. To have gained an understanding of the sequence types that are used for imaging morphology,
characterising tissue types and measuring function.
3. To have gained an understanding of the importance of pre-pulses to cardiac MR. Examples would include fat
sat, tagging, black-blood, saturation and inversion for different applications.
4. To have understood the types of motion problems that can affect cardiac MR along with some idea of
methods of correcting for these.
A-045 09:15
B. Understanding cardiac MDCT technology: One easy lesson
A.F. Kopp; Tübingen/DE
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand how MDCT technology affects image quality.
2. To learn how to design the optimal protocol for coronary CTA, triple rule out and late enhancement.
3. To understand how to signifi cantly reduce radiation dose in cardiac CT.
08:30 - 10:00 Room R3
Molecular Imaging
MC 119
Molecular imaging and cell therapies
Moderator: R. Passariello; Rome/IT
A-046 08:30
A. Scope of molecular imaging
C. Bremer; Münster/DE
Learning Objectives:
1. To highlight the spectrum of molecular imaging (MI) methods.
2. To explain the application of experimental MI tools.
3. To provide an insight into translational MI approaches.
A-047 09:00
B. Techniques for cellular imaging
H.E. Daldrup-Link; San Francisco, CA/US
Learning Objectives:
1. To review the different techniques to label cells in vitro.
2. To discuss the respective interest of optical, nuclear and MR techniques.
3. To learn about the optimized MR techniques to visualize cell traffi cking in vivo.
4. To review preclinical applications of cellular therapies.
148 A B C D European Society of Radiology