ESOR FOUNDATION COURSES 2026

Hybrid Imaging

September 16, 2026 | 12:30 CEST

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This course is only accessible for ESR Premium Education Package subscribers.

COURSE INFORMATION

The ESOR Foundation Courses are a series of online courses aimed at residents in their 4th and 5th year of training in radiology and recently board-certified radiologists, but suitable for anyone who wishes to refresh their fundamentals as well. Through a wide range of topics, this series covers all of the bases and sets you up for clinical and academical success.

This course addresses the need for radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians to deepen their understanding of hybrid imaging modalities and to strengthen interdisciplinary knowledge at the interface of radiology and nuclear medicine. It focuses on the appropriate selection, interpretation, and integrated reporting of hybrid imaging studies in oncological patients, including staging, therapy response assessment, and follow-up. By aligning with Level II of the European Training Curriculum, the course supports participants in translating theoretical knowledge into clinical practice, improving diagnostic confidence, optimizing patient management, and ensuring standardized, evidence-based use of hybrid imaging techniques in daily clinical workflows.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

To understand the indications, limitations and comparative merits of each part in hybrid imaging in common diseases
To learn about evaluation of hybrid imaging
To get a basic knowledge of tracers and radiopharmaceuticals for hybrid imaging
To learn about imaging techniques, protocols and artefacts in hybrid imaging

PROGRAMME ONLINE

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

12:30 – 13:10	PSMA PET/CT: From Molecular Targeting to Clinical Decision-Making Tara Barwick, London/UK
13:10 – 13:50	Beyond Localization: Diagnostic CT as a Clinical Decision Driver in Hybrid Imaging Johannes Rübenthaler, Munich/DE
13:50 – 14:30	From Imaging to Therapy: The Power of Theranostics Lena Unterrainer, Munich/DE
14:30 – 15:00	Q&A Session
15:00 – 15:30	Break
15:30 – 16:10	Seeing Cancer in Its Entirety: The Clinical Impact of Total-Body PET/CT Clemens Mingels, Bern/CH
16:10 – 16:50	Wrong for All the Right Reasons - Limits of correct reasoning in hybrid imaging Andreas Brendlin, Tübingen/DE
16:50 – 17:30	From Chaos to Clarity: Optimizing Hybrid Imaging with Expertise and AI in Nuclear Cardiology Clemens Spielvogel, Vienna/AT
17:30 – 18:00	Q&A Session

How to collect CME credits

A CME certificate will be issued automatically if the following criteria are met:

- You need to attend the course online via live stream in full length.

- You have to complete the electronic evaluation questionnaire. To do so, please click the “Course Evaluation” button displayed on the right column of the course page or go to the section “My Evaluation” of your ESR Connect account.

Evaluation is open from September 16, 18:00 CEST until September 23, 23:59 CEST and CME certificates can be downloaded in your ESR Connect user area under 'My Certificates'.