Pain management

The session gives an overview of the clinical and technical aspects of pain management in patients with benign and malignant conditions. 5 min Chairperson’s introduction Luca Maria Sconfienza, Milano / Italy 24 min Upper and lower limb joints: steroids and PRP...

Indeterminate retroperitoneal masses

45 min Overview and diagnostic algorithms Dow-Mu Koh, London / United Kingdom 1. To become familiar with focal and diffuse retroperitoneal lesions.2. To learn the indications of additional imaging modalities. 45 min Special cases and differential diagnosis Wolfgang...

Choice and use of contrast media in different clinical settings

30 min Use of sonographic contrast media Orlando Catalano, Napoli / Italy 1. To illustrate indications, advantages and limitations of sonographic contrast media.2. To explain the injection technique and image acquisition using easy and difficult cases. 30 min Choice...

Pre- and post-procedural cardiac imaging

6 min Chairperson’s introduction Gianluca Pontone, Milan / Italy 28 min Known coronary disease: to revascularise or not? Maja Pirnat, Maribor / Slovenia 1. To determine which imaging modality can be applied to answer the clinical question.2. To assess the...

X-ray: still alive?

5 min Chairperson’s introduction Ernst J. Rummeny, Munich / Germany 25 min Dark-field radiography: an update Franz Pfeiffer, Garching / Germany 1. To explain the technical basis of dark-field radiography.2. To describe results in pre-clinical and clinical...