Refresher Course: Cardiac

RC 1203 - Approaching the aorta as an organ

Lectures

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Hatem Alkadhi, Zürich / Switzerland
15 min
Standardised aortic imaging and assessment
Nicola Galea, Rome / Italy
  1. To describe appropriate approaches for aortic imaging.
  2. To describe standardised post-processing and measurement approaches.
  3. To describe methods to minimise inter-reader & inter-study variability.
15 min
Reporting and communication of aortic imaging
Diana Litmanovich, Boston / United States
  1. To describe the key aspects of every aortic imaging report.
  2. To understand key elements of reports impacting patient management.
  3. To know when and how to escalate report communication.
15 min
Heredetary aortopathies and postoperative changes
Sara Boccalini, Rouen / France
  1. To understand imaging approaches specific to the underlying aortopathy.
  2. To learn and understand predictive findings in hereditary aortopathies.
  3. To understand key elements of post-therapeutic imaging in continued surveillance.
10 min
Panel discussion: How to implement current guidelines on aortic imaging in clinical practice

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