Final Programme

Postgraduate Educational Programme
A-251 11:22
Which modality should be used in patients with chest pain: MDCT or MRI?
J. Ferda; Plzen/CZ
Learning Objectives:
1. To become familiar with differences between coronary MDCTA and MRA.
2. To learn about the role of stress testing.
3. To become familiar with indications of coronary non-invasive imaging in chest pain.
A-252 11:36
Fetal MRI: Current status in the Czech Republic
P. Elias, J. Zizka, L. Klzo, Z. Belobradek; Hradec Králové/CZ
Learning Objectives:
1. To become acquainted with the state of implementing MRI into the system of prenatal US screening in the
Czech Republic.
2. To learn about the most common indications for fetal MRI.
3. To understand the strengths and weaknesses of the method in this particular fi eld of imaging applications.
Panel discussion 11:50
10:30 - 12:00 Room R2
E³ - European Excellence in Education
E³ 1020
Interactive Image Teaching Session
A-253 10:30
Prostate cancer: Meeting clinical needs by MRI at diagnosis and on follow-up
A.R. Padhani 1 , A. Graser 2 ; 1 Northwood/UK, 2 Munich/DE
Learning Objectives:
1. To decide the clinical indications for and importance of MRI fi ndings at initial diagnosis.
2. To learn that TNM staging and lesion localisation represent distinct goals both having management
implications.
3. To learn how to deal with treated patients with rising serum PSA levels.
4. To note how advanced techniques including spectroscopy, dynamic MRI, MR lymphography and diffusion
imaging contribute to imaging assessments.
12:15 - 13:15 Room B
Bright or not so bright? The future of
biomedical imaging and imaging research
Moderators:
N. Gourtsoyiannis; Iraklion/GR
C.J. Herold; Vienna/AT
A-254 12:15
The role of imaging sciences in medicine of the future: View of the NIH
E.A. Zerhouni; Baltimore, MD/US
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the major trends in biomedical research.
2. To evaluate the potential roles of imaging sciences in the general progress of biomedical science.3. To
appreciate the ways in which this knowledge will bring about a medical future that is more predictive,
personalized, participatory, and, ultimately, preemptive of disease itself.
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