Final Programme

Postgraduate Educational Programme
08:30 - 10:00 Room E2
Abdominal and Gastrointestinal
RC 1301
Small nodules in the cirrhotic liver: What to do
Moderator: B.J. Op de Beeck; Antwerp/BE
A-309 08:30
A. Surveillance of the cirrhotic patient
C. Bru; Barcelona/ES
Learning Objectives:
1. To describe the epidemiology and geographical distribution of hepatocellular carcinoma.
2. To identify the patient population at risk for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.
3. To illustrate surveillance protocols used for early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma.
A-310 09:00
B. How to characterise a small focal lesion in cirrhosis
C. Bartolozzi; Pisa/IT
Learning Objectives:
1. To illustrate the spectrum of hepatocellular nodular lesions emerging in a cirrhotic liver.
2. To present the imaging fi ndings useful for the differentiation between dysplastic nodules and early-stage
hepatocellular carcinoma.
3. To describe a rationale diagnostic management of small nodules detected by ultrasound surveillance in
cirrhotic patients.
A-311 09:30
C. When and how to treat
C.D. Becker; Geneva/CH
Learning Objectives:
1. To describe the spectrum of therapeutic options for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma.
2. To present imaging fi ndings that are useful for proper therapeutic planning.
3. To describe a rationale therapeutic management of small nodules detected by ultrasound surveillance in
cirrhotic patients.
08:30 - 10:00 Room F1
Cardiac
RC 1303
The atherosclerotic plaque
Moderator: U. Hoffmann; Boston, MA/US
A-312 08:30
A. Plaque imaging: Clinical implications and use of invasive methods
S. Tuma, D. Tesa, J. Veselka, J. Neuwirth; Prague/CZ
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the importance of plaque imaging in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.
2. To explain the methods and equipment used in invasive coronary plaque imaging.
3. To understand the interpretation of results of invasive plaque imaging.
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