ESOR Special Focus Series

Lung Cancer Screening Episode 1

January 20, 2025 | 12:30 CET

COURSE INFORMATION

The Special Focus Series offers unique courses, tailored to address some of the most pressing topics for radiologists today. The series includes both online and onsite courses, in a range of different formats. From oncology and mental health to teaching skills and sustainability practices, the Special Focus Series aims to give you the skills modern radiologists need.

Day one of the Lung Cancer Screening course will cover everything from trends, technical requirements and test trials to the details of solid and subsolid nodules, as well as concrete cases from cancer screening programmes.

Attention: You need to attend both days to receive a CME certificate!
See here for more information.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

learn about the scientific evidence obtained from lung cancer screening trials
gain knowledge of the epidemiology of lung cancer across different European countries
develop skills in dose requirements and reading modalities
gain confidence in the assessment of solid nodules
learn to describe and manage sub-solid nodules effectively

PROGRAMME ONLINE

Monday, January 20, 2025

12:30 – 13:10	Lung cancer screening trials: acquired evidence and remaining questions Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, Amersfoort/NL
13:10 – 13:50	Epidemiology of lung cancer in European countries: what are the trends H. Zahed, Lyon/FR
13:50 – 14:30	How to conduct lung cancer screening: technical requirements and quality assurance Marie-Pierre Revel Paris/FR
14:30 – 15:00	Q&A
15:00 – 15:30	Break
15:30 – 16:10	Solid nodules: morphological evaluation, criteria for growth during follow-up Helmut Prosch, Vienna/AT
16:10 – 16:50	Subsolid nodules: morphological evaluation, criteria for growth during follow-up Mario Silva, Parma/IT
16:50 – 17:30	Case-Based Session Jens Vogel-Claussen, Hannover/DE
17:30 – 18:00	Q&A Session