Final Programme

Postgraduate Educational Programme
08:30 - 10:00 Room A
Multidetector CT Made Easy
CC 1317
Bones and joints: CT is still alive!
Moderator: V.N. Cassar-Pullicino; Oswestry/UK
A-297 08:30
A. The spine: Yalta CT/ MRI?
D. Weishaupt; Zurich/CH
Learning Objectives:
1. To describe the technological advances of MDCT for spinal imaging.
2. To discuss the current CT and MR approaches to image the spine.
3. To discuss the value of CT and MR in imaging of traumatic, degenerative and neoplastic affections of the
spine.
4. To demonstrate the advantages of integrated imaging of the spine using combined CT and MR imaging
capabilities.
A-298 09:00
B. Polytraumatised patient: CT as the fi rst line technique
R.A. Novelline; Boston, MA/US
Learning Objectives:
1. To learn the optimum MDCT protocols for imaging the polytraumatised patient, including protocols for single
acquisition "total body" trauma MDCT scans.
2. To review with clinical examples the MDCT manifestations of common and uncommon traumatic
conditions.
3. To understand the role of MDCT image post-processing in the diagnosis of polytrauma with emphasis on
multiplanar and volume rendered (3DCT and CTA) reformations.
A-299 09:30
C. Peripheral bones and joints: What is left for CT?
P.W.P. Bearcroft; Cambridge/UK
Learning Objectives:
1. To become familiar with the current main uses for MDCT of the peripheral skeleton.
2. To understand how MDCT compares to other imaging techniques.
3. To know how to optimise the scanning parameters for 3D reconstructions of the peripheral skeleton.
214 A B C D European Society of Radiology