Refresher Course: Neuro

RC 511 - Cutting-edge paediatric neuroimaging: the future is now

February 26, 15:00 - 16:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Andrea Rossi, Genoa / Italy
15 min
Fetuses with small head sizes: is there a role for MR imaging?
Andrea Righini, Milano / Italy
  1. To understand the problems of defining fetuses with a small head size.
  2. To discover the rate of brain abnormalities in fetuses with a small head size but no intracranial abnormality on ante-natal ultrasonography.
  3. To describe the range of brain pathology associated with a small head size in fetuses.
15 min
Assessing response vs progression in paediatric brain tumours: where do we stand?
Luciana Porto, Frankfurt / Germany
  1. To establish the definition of tumour progression in the context of the RAPNO criteria.
  2. To become familiar with advanced MR imaging features of pseudoprogression versus true progression.
  3. To learn how new oncological treatments are modifying the landscape of tumour response.
15 min
Advanced neuroimaging in epilepsy: how, where and why
Domenico Tortora, Chieti / Italy
  1. To learn how MR imaging data can be integrated for the planning of epilepsy surgery.
  2. To recognise the role of advanced MR imaging in recognising subtle focal cortical dysplasia.
  3. To explore the expanding roles of the radiologist in the minimally invasive treatment of epileptogenic lesions.
10 min
Panel discussion: Quantitative neuroimaging in paediatrics: are we there yet?