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HRCT of the Lung

Teaching course


 House of Chievres - Leuven
October 12 - 14, 2023


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HRCT of the Lung
Teaching Course

Learning objectives:

 

• Be able to recognise the different basic HRCT appearance patterns of lung disease

• Based on the recognition of these appearance patterns and on the study of the distribution pattern, the participants should be able to suggest a diagnosis and differential diagnosis

• Learn the indications and limitations of HRCT in different lung diseases

 

Course:

 

• Plenary sessions

• Interactive discussions in small groups of cases that illustrate what was discussed during the plenary sessions

• Cases will be sent to the participants before the course for home study and will be discussed at the course

 

Course venue:

 

Convent van Chièvres

Groot Begijnhof 39, 3000 Leuven

Belgium

Tel. + 32 16 32 95 27

 

Participants:

 

To ensure interactivity with the teachers during the course, the number of participants is limited.

 

Course language:

 

English 

 

Course fee:

 

€ 750 euro (regular fee)

€ 430 euro  (resident’s fee, please provide written certification)

 

This fee includes registration, course material, coffee breaks and lunches on Friday and Saturday.

No refunds after September 20, 2023

About the event
Programme
Programme

Thursday October 12, 2023

17.00  Registration and drink

18.00  Welcome and introduction

18.15  Introduction: history, technical aspects, indications, limitations

                                                                                                               J. Verschakelen

19.00  Diagnosis of DPLD through the eyes of a respiratory physician

                                                                                                              W. Wuyts

19.45  Basic anatomy and principles of interpretation

                                                                                                               J. Verschakelen

20.30  End of day 1

Friday October 13, 2023

8.30  The nodular pattern

                                                                                                               W. De Wever

9.15  The linear pattern

                                                                                                               J. Verschakelen

10.00 Coffee break

10.30  Interactive case study

     - Group I (nodular pattern)                                                         W. De Wever

     - Group II (linear pattern)                                                              J. Coolen

11.30 Interactive case study

     - Group I (linear pattern)                                                               J. Coolen

     - Group II (nodular pattern)                                                        W. De Wever

12.30 Lunch

14.30  Increased lung attenuation

                                                                                                              W. De Wever

15.15  Decreased lung attenuation

                                                                                                               J. Verschakelen

16.00 Coffee break

16.30 Interactive case study

     - Group I (increased lung attenuation)                                    A. Dubbeldam

     - Group II (decreased lung attenuation)                                   J. Verschakelen

17.30 Interactive case study

     - Group I (decreased lung attenuation)                                    J. Verschakelen

     - Group II (increased lung attenuation)                                   A. Dubbeldam

18.45  End of day 2

Saturday October 14, 2023

09.00  Specific lung diseases                    

     - Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias                                            J. Coolen

     - Drug-induced lung disease                                                        W De Wever

     - Small airways disease                                                                 J . Verschakelen

     - Acute and chronic  lung disease                                               W. De Wever

11.00  Coffee break

11.30  Multidisciplinary approach of diffuse and interstitial lung disease cases

                                                                                         J. Verschakelen / A. Dubbeldam 

12.30 Discussion of cases sent to participants before the course

                                                                                         W. De Wever / J. Verschakelen

13.00 Conclusions

13.30  Sandwich lunch

14.30 End of the course

Registration

HRCT of the Lung - Teaching Course

October 12-14, 2023

In case you are interested in this teaching course, please complete this registration form and send or fax it to:

Prof. Dr. W. De Wever or Monika Philips

Department of Radiology - University Hospitals Leuven

Herestraat 49 - 3000 Leuven - Belgium

Fax: +32 16 34 37 69

E-mail: walter.dewever@uzleuven.be; monika.philips@uzleuven.be

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   750 euro (regular fee)

   430 euro (resident's fee, please provide written certification)

 

Payment by bank transfer to the account of the Department of Radiology of the University Hospitals Leuven:

IBAN BE43 4320 0172 2101 - BIC: KREDBEBB

KBC Bank & Verzekering - Brusselsesteenweg 100 - 3000 Leuven

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(The registration is definitive after payment has been received.)

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