International Cancer Imaging Society

 

International Cancer Imaging Society
Society Meeting and 9th Annual Teaching Course

Thursday 1st - Saturday 3rd October 2009
Venue: Salzburg Congress Centre, Auerspergstrasse 6, Salzburg, Austria

Programme

08.45 – 09.00 Welcome W. Schima
09.00 – 11.00 Brain Tumours Chair: V. Chong
09.00 – 09.25 New WHO classification of brain tumours M. Thurnher
09.30 – 09.55 Advanced imaging techniques in brain tumours M. Law
10.00 – 10.25 Tumour – like lesions of the brain T. Huisman
10.30 – 10.55 Meningeal disease V. Chong
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00 The Incidental Lesion: Ignore or Explore? Chair: C. Herold
11.30 – 11.45 Lung C. Herold
11.45 – 12.00 Adrenals R. Reznek
12.00 – 12.15 Liver L. Schwartz
12.15 – 12.30 Kidney I. Francis
12.30 – 12.45 Skeletal D. Vanel
12.45 – 13.00 Discussion
11.30 – 13.00 Hands–on WS 1: Diffusion–weighted MR Imaging A. Padhani, D–M. Koh
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Spine Tumours Chair: A. Rahmouni
14.00 – 14.25 Differential diagnosis of “myelopathy” M. Thurnher
14.30 – 14.55 Paediatric tumours of the spine T. Huisman
15.00 – 15.25 Malignant versus benign vertebral disease: are new imaging techniques useful? A. Baur
14.00 – 15.30 Hands–on WS 2: CT Colonography T. Mang, A. Maier
W. Schima
15.30 – 16.00 Break
  Workshops
16.00 – 17.30 WS 1: Female Pelvis Chair: M. King
16.00 – 16.30 Cervical cancer R. Reznek
16.30 – 17.00 Not all adnexal masses are cancer R. Forstner
17. 00 – 17.30 Suspicion of ovarian cancer recurrence: what to do next J. Spencer
16.00 – 17.30 WS 2: Pancreatic Cancer: Are All the Answers in? Chair:
W. Schima
16.00 – 16.30 The Surgeon's perspective M. Gnant
16.30 – 17.00 What Radiology can offer W. Schima
17. 00 – 17.30 Small cystic lesions: clinical significance and management G. Morana
16.00 – 17.40 WS 3: Applied Molecular Imaging Chair: K. Miles
16.00 – 16.25 Prospects of PET/MR hybrid imaging for oncology H–P. Schlemmer
16.25 – 16.50 USPIO: macrophage–specific contrast agents in oncology J. Barentsz
16.50 – 17.15 Molecular imaging with perfusion CT – PET K. Miles
17.15 – 17.40 Molecular imaging of targetted therapy W. Oyen
18.15 Welcome Reception and Concert at the Residence Palace


 
08.15 – 08.45 Keynote Lecture Chair: E. Rummeny
  CT colonography screening: ready for prime time? J. Heiken
08.45 – 10.30 Tumour Ablation Chair: E. Rummeny
08.45 – 09.05 Technical aspects R. Bale
09.10 – 09.30 Liver T. Helmberger
09.35 – 10.00 Lung, kidney, and bone A. Gillams
10.05 – 10.25 Oncological microtherapy under image guidance by open MRI J. Ricke
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Complications and Emergencies in Oncologic Patients Chair: J. Spencer
11.00 – 11.25 Neurological M. Law
11.30 – 11.55 Chest L. Quint
12.00 – 12.25 Abdomen J. Heiken
11.00 – 12.30 Hands–on WS 3: Diffusion–weighted MR Imaging A. Padhani, D-M. Koh
11.00 – 12.30 Scientific Session 1 Chair: C. Collins
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Break
Workshops
13.30 – 15.00 WS 4: Liver Chair: A. Gillams
13.30 – 14.00 Metastases: detection and characterization E. Rummeny
14.00 – 14.30 Cirrhosis and HCC: the diagnostic dilemma S. Saini
14.30 – 15.00 Embolization of liver tumours: anything new? J.M. Ryan
13.30 – 15.00 WS 5: Diagnostic Problems in Tumour Spread Chair: H. Thoeny
13.30 – 14.00 Nodal staging D-M. Koh
14.00 – 14.30 Imaging multiple myeloma C. Collins
14.30 – 15.00 Pattern of metastatic spread in breast cancer D. MacVicar
13.30 – 15.00 Hands-on WS 4: CT Colonography T. Mang, A. Maier, W. Schima
15.00 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 16.45 Gold Medal Award W. Schima, M. King
  Film Interpretation Session Moderator: D. Vanel
19.30 Course Dinner
08.30 – 09.00 Keynote Lecture Chair: J. Husband
  Patient preferences and the development of practice guidelines in a cancer center L. Ollivier
09.00 – 10.30 Paediatric Tumours Chair: D. MacVicar
09.00 – 09.25 Liver tumours D. Roebuck
09.30 – 09.55 Abdominal malignancies: from presentation to diagnosis K. McHugh
10.00 – 10.25 The child with bone pain: malignancies and mimickers B. McCarville
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 The wonderful world of pulmonary nodules: an update Chair: L. Quint
11.00 – 11.25 Strategic approach to the management of pulmonary nodules T. McLoud
11.30 – 11.55 Screening update M. Bellomi
12.00 – 12.25 Do we need a separate algorithm for non–solid lesions? S. Diederich
11.00 – 12.30 Scientific Session 2 Chair: R. Gore
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch Break
  Workshops
13.30 – 15.00 WS 6: Diagnostic problems in abdominal tumours Chair: I. Francis
13.30 – 14.00 Pathways of abdominal tumour spread: the role of the subperitoneal space R. Gore
14.00 – 14.30 Oesophageal and gastric cancer A. Ba–Ssalamah
14.30 – 15.00 NET: multi–tracer PET/CT R. Hicks
13.30 – 15.10 WS 7: Diffusion–weighted MR imaging made easy Chair A. Padhani
13.30 – 13.55 Liver and pancreas G. Morana
13.55 – 14.20 Urogenital tract H. Thoeny
14.20 – 14.45 Pelvis A. Rockall
14.45 – 15.10 Whole-body DWI: potential and limitations in lymphoma A. Rahmouni
13.30 – 15.00 Hands–on WS 5: CT Colonography T. Mang, A. Maier
W. Schima
15.15 Closing Ceremony

Society Meeting and 9th Annual Teaching Course – Salzburg, Austria.

ICIS wish to thank the following companies supporting the 9th Society Meeting and Annual Teaching Course:
Siemens, Philips, Guerbet, Bayer Schering, Bracco, Sanochemia.