ESR Connect

    Refresher Course: Abdominal and Gastrointestinal

    RC 1901 - The three liver MRI contrast agents: what, when and why to use them

    • ECR 2025
    • 5 Lectures
    • 60 Minutes
    • 4 Speakers

    Lectures

    1
    Chairperson's introduction

    Chairperson's introduction

    03:00Sarah Pötter-Lang, Vienna / AT

    2
    Extracellular agents

    Extracellular agents

    15:00Roberto Cannella, Palermo / IT

    3
    Hepatobiliary contrast agents

    Hepatobiliary contrast agents

    15:00Valérie Vilgrain, Clichy / FR

    4
    Supraparamagnetic iron oxide particle contrast agents (SPIO)

    Supraparamagnetic iron oxide particle contrast agents (SPIO)

    15:00Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah, Vienna / AT

    5
    Case-based panel discussion: Challenges in choosing the correct contrast agent

    Case-based panel discussion: Challenges in choosing the correct contrast agent

    12:00Sarah Pötter-Lang, Vienna / AT

    Description

    3 min
    Chairperson's introduction
    Sarah Pötter-Lang, Vienna / Austria
    15 min
    Extracellular agents
    Roberto Cannella, Palermo / Italy
    1. To understand basic concepts of extracellular contrast agent application for liver MRI.
    2. To know how typical enhancement patterns assist in the differential diagnoses of focal liver lesions.
    3. To understand the most common pitfalls and limitations of extracellular contrast agents.
    15 min
    Hepatobiliary contrast agents
    Valérie Vilgrain, Clichy / France
    1. To learn the mechanism of action of liver-specific contrast agents.
    2. To understand the added value of liver-specific contrast agents in characterising focal liver lesions.
    3. To describe the most common pitfalls and limitations of liver-specific contrast agents.
    15 min
    Supraparamagnetic iron oxide particle contrast agents (SPIO)
    Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah, Vienna / Austria
    1. To learn the mechanism of action of SPIO contrast agents.
    2. To understand indications of SPIO and the added value of SPIO as a non-invasive solving problem for atypical focal liver lesions.
    3. To describe the most common pitfalls and limitations of SPIO.
    12 min
    Case-based panel discussion: Challenges in choosing the correct contrast agent
    Sarah Pötter-Lang, Vienna / Austria

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    Moderators

    • Sarah Pötter-Lang

      Vienna / Austria

    Speakers

    • Sarah Pötter-Lang

      Vienna / Austria

    • Roberto Cannella

      Palermo / Italy

    • Valérie Vilgrain

      Clichy / France

    • Ahmed Ba-Ssalamah

      Vienna / Austria