HRCT of the Lung - Teaching Course ​

Learning objectives

• Be able to recognise the different basic HRCT appearance patterns of lung disease
• Based on the recognition of these appearance patterns and on the study of the distribution pattern, the participants should be able to suggest a diagnosis and differential diagnosis
• Learn the indications and limitations of HRCT in different lung diseases

Course

• Plenary sessions
• Interactive discussions in small groups of cases that illustrate what was discussed during the plenary sessions
• Cases will be sent to the participants before the course for home study and will be discussed at the course
• Course language: English

Programme

Thursday October 10, 2024

• 12.00: Registration and lunch
• ​13.00: Welcome, W. De Wever
• ​13.15: Introduction and Basic anatomy and principles of  interpretation, J. Verschakelen
• ​14.15: Increased lung attenuation, W. De Wever
• ​15.00: Decreased lung attenuation, J. Verschakelen
• 15.45: Coffee break
• 16.15: Interactive case study
  • Group I (increased lung attenuation), E. Muscogiuri
  • Group II (decreased lung attenuation), J. Verschakelen
• 17.15: Interactive case study
  • Group I (decreased lung attenuation), J. Verschakelen
  • Group II (increased lung attenuation), E. Muscogiuri
• 18.15: End of day 1

Friday October 11, 2024

• 08.30: The nodular pattern, W. De Wever
• 09.15: The linear/reticular pattern, A. Dubbeldam
• 10.00: Coffee break
• 10.30: Interactive case study
  • Group I (nodular pattern), W. De Wever
  • Group II (linear/reticular pattern), A. Dubbeldam
• 11.30: Interactive case study
  • Group I (linear/reticular pattern), A. Dubbeldam
  • Group II (nodular pattern), W. De Wever
• 12.30: Lunch
• 14.30: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, J. Coolen
• 15.00: Diagnosis of DPLD through the eyes of a respiratory physician, W. Wuyts
• 15.45: Coffee break
• 16.15: Multidisciplinary approach of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (F-ILD’s), J. Verschakelen / A. Dubbeldam
• 17.15: End of day 2

Saturday October 12, 2024

• 09.00: Drug-induced lung disease, W. De Wever
• 09.30: Small airways disease, J. Verschakelen
• 10.00: Vascular lung diseases, E. Muscogiuri
• 10.30: Coffee break
• 11.00: Acute and chronic lung disease, W. De Wever
• 11.30: Discussion of cases sent to participants before the course             
• 12.00: Conclusions
• ​12.30: Sandwich lunch
• ​13.30: End of the course

Course fee

• 750 euro: regular fee
• 430 euro: resident’s fee, please provide written certification

This fee includes registration, course material, coffee breaks and lunches.

Payment by bank transfer

To the account of the Department of Radiology of the University Hospitals Leuven.

• ​IBAN BE43 4320 0172 2101 - BIC: KREDBEBB
• KBC Bank & Verzekering - Brusselsesteenweg 100 - 3000 Leuven
• Please mention: +++972/3900/30082+++

No refunds after September 20, 2024

Registration

• ​In case you are interested in this teaching course, please complete this registration form.
• ​The registration is definitive after payment has been received.
• To ensure interactivity with the teachers during the course, the number of participants is limited.

Contact

• Tel: +32 16 34 77 66
• E-mail: Monika Philips