Final Programme

Postgraduate Educational Programme
16:00 - 17:30 Room E2
Abdominal and Gastrointestinal
RC 401
Diseases of the mesentery and peritoneum
Moderator: A.H. Freeman; Cambridge/UK
A-064 16:00
A. Radiologic anatomy of the mesentery and peritoneum
P.K. Prassopoulos; Alexandroupolis/GR
Learning Objectives:
1. To illustrate the normal appearance of peritoneal ligaments and mesenteries on cross-sectional imaging.
2. To describe the interconnections between peritoneal organs along peritoneal refl ections and the
peritoneal cavity subdivisions.
3. To discuss the key role of anatomy in the extension of intra-abdominal diseases.
A-065 16:30
B. Neoplastic diseases of the mesentery and peritoneum
Y. Menu 1 , M. Zins 2 ; 1 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre/FR, 2 Paris/FR
Learning Objectives:
1. To know the usual presentation of peritoneal carcinomatosis on US, MRI and MDCT.
2. To know the accuracy of imaging methods including CT-PET.
3. To be able to detect subtle changes allowing to improve detection rate.
4. To know some basic features of primary peritoneal tumors.
A-066 17:00
C. Infectious and infl ammatory disease of the mesentery and peritoneum
D.F. Martin; Manchester/UK
Learning Objectives:
1. To illustrate the radiological appearance of common and less common infectious and infl ammatory
diseases of the mesentery and peritoneum.
2. To discuss contribution of current imaging modalities to the diagnosis of these diseases.
3. To discuss the infl uence of imaging diagnosis on therapeutic decisions: Surgery vs intervention.
16:00 - 17:30 Room F1
Chest
RC 404
Imaging of the pleura and chest wall
Moderator: T. McLoud; Boston, MA/US
A-067 16:00
A. Benign and infectious pleural disease
S.J. Copley; London/UK
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the role of imaging in empyema.
2. To describe the imaging features of empyema.
3. To describe the features of benign pleural disease (including asbestos-related) and to differentiate from
features of malignant pleural disease.
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