
Chest Radiology - Leuven
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

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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Payment:
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
Please mention: +++972/2900/27732+++
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(The registration is definitive after payment has been received.)

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