Refresher Course: Cardiac

RC 503 - Pathology in and around the heart: from outside to inside

February 26, 15:00 - 16:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Marco Francone, Milan / Italy
15 min
Imaging in pulmonary hypertension (PH)
Ursula Reiter, Graz / Austria
  1. To outline the challenges for imaging in PH.
  2. To outline the role of CT/MR imaging in the current PH guidelines.
  3. To discuss CT/MR imaging features predicting PH.
15 min
Imaging in pericardial disease
JORDI BRONCANO CABRERO, Córdoba / Spain
  1. To discuss the different imaging modalities used to investigate pericardial disease with their strengths and limitations.
  2. To describe typical image features of different pericardial diseases.
  3. To outline the use of MRI and CT in the diagnostic work-up of constrictive pericarditis.
15 min
Diagnosis vs prognosis: modern non-invasive imaging of the myocardium
Bernd J. Wintersperger, Toronto / Canada
  1. To understand the role of MR in imaging the myocardium.
  2. To describe the emerging role of MR in differential diagnosis of myocardial pathologies.
  3. To outline MR's role in diagnosing cardiac diseases and predicting patient outcomes.
10 min
Panel discussion: How can we use different imaging techniques best to assess disease in and around the heart?