CT Colonography Workshop

CT Colonography Workshop
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - Friday, April 23, 2010
Amsterdam, INTL

MEETING SPONSOR:European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology
Neutorgasse 9 / 2a
AT-1010 Vienna, Austria, INTL
+43 1 535 89 27
FAX +43 1 535 70 37
Email: office@esgar.org
Website: http://www.esgar.org

CONFERENCE CENTER:
NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Dam 9
INL - 1012 JS
Amsterdam, INTL
NETHERLANDS

MEETING DESCRIPTION:CT-Colonography (CTC) has been proven to be a viable alternative to double contrast barium enema and colonoscopy in symptomatic patients, accurate and with good acceptance. It is also considered to be a potential screening technique for colorectal cancer. At present CTC is being introduced in many institutions. Performance and especially the evaluation of CTC require specific knowledge and skills. In 2003, ESGAR introduced hands-on workshops on CTC.

The workshops are specifically aimed at providing practical skills and information; both for those considering starting CTC at their institution as well as for experienced individuals. These practical skills and information are provided in several formats: ‘How I do it’ presentations, presentations on new developments (bowel tagging, image processing), discussion sessions and hands-on training on workstations by international experts. Workstations of several vendors are available, giving the possibility to obtain experience with different workstations and software.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

To recall the epidemiology of colorectal cancer.
To learn the pros and cons of currently available diagnostic techniques for colorectal cancer.
To describe the technique of state of the art CT-Colonography.
To describe the role and technique of faecal tagging in colonography.
To define the role of CT-Colonography in diagnosing colorectal cancer.
To learn the CT-Colonography characteristics of colorectal polyps and colorectal cancer.
To learn the pitfalls in CT-Colonography.
To describe the role of CT-Colonography versus MR colonography.
To describe the post processing techniques currently exploited in evaluation of CT-Colonography data with their pros and cons.
To outline the future perspectives of CT-Colonography.
To obtain hands-on experience in evaluating CT-Colonography studies, both without and with faecal tagging.
To obtain hands-on experience with the use of several CT-Colonography evaluation techniques (two-dimensional, three-dimensional).
To obtain hands-on experience with several types of workstations with dedicated software for evaluation of CT-Colonography studies.

INSTRUCTORS:
Stoker

CME HOURS: not listed

LECTURE TOPICS:
CT, GI