Refresher Course: Chest

RC 604 - Imaging of pulmonary hypertension (PH)

February 26, 16:30 - 17:30 CET

4 min
Chairperson's introduction
12 min
Classification of pulmonary hypertension: what radiologists need to know
  1. To become familiar with the classification of pulmonary hypertension.
  2. To understand the role of imaging in pulmonary hypertension.
  3. To learn how to investigate patients with pulmonary hypertension.
12 min
CT in pulmonary hypertension: findings and clues for the aetiology
  1. To learn the characteristic CT findings suggestive of pulmonary hypertension.
  2. To learn to identify common aetiologies of pulmonary hypertension.
  3. To become familiar with CT appearances of various uncommon diseases associated with pulmonary hypertension.
12 min
Imaging in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
  1. To become familiar with the imaging findings in chronic pulmonary embolism.
  2. To learn the role of imaging in CTEPH.
  3. To learn the diagnostic algorithm and potential therapies in relation to the imaging findings in CTEPH.
12 min
MRI for the evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension
  1. To learn the optimised MR protocol for PH.
  2. To learn the current limitations of MRI for PH diagnosis and tips for overcoming them.
  3. To discuss the current role of MR for the investigation of PH.
8 min
Panel discussion: The role of multidisciplinary teamwork in PH