Final Programme

Postgraduate Educational Programme
A-322 09:29
Report on a national initiative of shared image archive nationwide (Datawarehousing)
N.H. Strickland; London/UK
Learning Objectives:
1. To introduce new concepts and requirements for image data storage and communication.
2. To review of the evolution from departmental to institutional to regional and national image management
systems and data warehousing.
3. To describe examples of national initiatives and emergence of new technologies and solutions for
universal image access and communication.
Panel discussion 09:47
08:30 - 10:00 Room I
Physics in Radiology
RC 1313
Justifi cation and optimisation of multidetector CT (MDCT)
examinations
Moderators:
J. Damilakis; Iraklion/GR
D. Fleischmann; Stanford, CA/US
A-323 08:30
A. Justifi cation of MDCT examinations
J. Geleijns; Leiden/NL
Learning Objectives:
1. To present justifi cation of MDCT examinations in the context of radiation protection.
2. To present justifi cation of MDCT examinations in the context of medical decision theory.
3. To learn about the practical clinical implementation of justifi cation of MDCT examinations.
A-324 09:00
B. MDCT: Balancing image quality and dose
W.A. Kalender; Erlangen/DE
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the technical basics of MDCT.
2. To know the patient dose levels and parameters affecting dose.
3. To understand the infl uence of dose on low-contrast detectability.
A-325 09:30
C. Optimisation of pediatric MDCT examinations
S. Puig; Salzburg/AT
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand how image noise affects the image quality of low-dose scans.
2. To learn how to improve image quality of low-dose scans using to post processing techniques.
3. To get an overview of recent evidence-based imaging data for specifi c clinical questions.
4. How to get optimal information for the justifi cation of CT-scans in children.
220 A B C D European Society of Radiology