Program 6^th European Veterinary MRI-User Meeting:

7-8^th May 2010, Merelbeke, Belgium

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, Ghent University,

Salisburylaan 133, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium.

Soft tissue imaging and thoracic imaging in small animals

New ideas in tendon imaging in horses

Inversion recovery sequences and fat-suppression sequences

 

Friday 7^th

 

9.45:            Bus transfer from centre of Ghent to the faculty in Merelbeke

10.00            Registration, coffee and snacks, exhibition

10.50:           Welcome

 

Part I:         Inversion recovery sequences and fat-suppression sequences

11.00-13.00:

Overview of fat suppression techniques – background and indications          B. Jaeger                         20’

What are FLAIR  sequences and their applications                                           M. Konar/J. Lang            20’

What are fat suppression sequences and their applications                              R. Krawczyk                    20’

Clinical applications of these sequences in small animals                                 P. Gavin                           30’

Clinical applications of these sequences in horses                                              M. Schramme                 30’

                                                         

13.00-14.00: Lunch break (sandwiches) and exhibition

Part II:       Thoracic and tendon MRI and MR in soft tissues  

             

14.00-15.00:              Thoracic and tendon MRI in human patients

Use of MRI in the head-, neck- and paraspinal region in men                            W. Bauters                30’

Pathophysiology and radiological imaging of tendons.

Clinical interest and confrontation of MRI with US                                              J. Gielen                           30’

 

15.00-16.00:  Thoracic imaging  in small animals                       

CT   imaging                                                                                                               M. Vignoli                         30’

MR  imaging                                                                                                               P. Gavin                            30’

 

 

16.00-16.30   Coffee break and exhibition

 

16.30-18.15:  New ideas in tendon and ligament  imaging in horses

Tendon and ligament imaging in horses                                                              J.M. Denoix                        30’                         

MRI of tendon injuries                                                                                              M. Schramme                      30’

 

18.15-18.40:  MR in tendon and muscle imaging in small animals  P. Gavin                      25’ 

 

 

19.00: Italien style dinner party

21.00: Bus transfer to the centre of Ghent. 

Saturday 8^th

 

8.20:           bus transfer from centre of Ghent to the faculty in Merelbeke

 

8.45-9.50:    MR in soft tissues (neck and abdomen)  in small animals               

Neck (incl. Plexus Brachialis)/ paraspinal soft tissues in general                     M. Konar/J. Lang              35’

Abdomen                                                                                                                                                                       30’                 

 

9.50-9.55: Introduction to the wet labs

9.55-10.15: coffee break and exhibition

 

Part III: Wet labs (protocols & cases) and free communications

 

10.15-12.15: Wet labs

1. Horse cases: tendons and ligaments

2. Small animal cases:  thorax, tendons and soft tissues

 

12.15-13.15: Free communications and  Presentation of cases 

Discussion & adjourn

 

13.15-14.15: Aperitif & Snacks

 

14.15: Bus transfer to the centre of Ghent

 

Instructors wet labs:

Large animals:  S. Powell, M. Schramme , F. Vandenberghe  

Small animals:  P. Gavin , M. Konar, J. Lang, and others

 

Speakers and instructors:

Bauters W.                   B            wouter.bauters<at>uzgent.be

Denoix J.M.                         F               jmdenoix<at>vet-alfort.fr

Gavin, P.                             USA          prg.mrvets<at>gmail.com

Gielen J.                               B              Jan.Gielen<at>uza.be

Jaeger, B.                            D              Bernd.Jaeger<at>ge.com

Krawczyk, R.                       D               r.krawczyk<at>hitachi-medical-systems.com

Konar, M.                             I                martinkonar<at>hotmail.com

Lang, J.                                CH            johann.lang<at>kkh.unibe.ch

 

Powell S.                             UK             sarah.powell<at>rossdales.com  

Schramme, M.                    USA         michael_schramme<at>ncsu.edu

Vandeberghe F.                 B               filip.vandenberghe<at>bosdreef.be

Vignoli M.                            I                 maxvignoli<at>aliceposta.it

 

Local organisation:

 

Gielen I.                                               ingrid.gielen<at>ugent.be

van Bree H.                                         henri.vanbree<at>ugent.be