ASKLEPIOS Course on Hepato - Bilio - Pancreatic Imaging Biomarkers
In-Person EventDec 11 - 12, 2017Valencia, Valencia, ES
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OVERVIEW
ASKLEPIOS Course on Hepato - Bilio - Pancreatic Imaging Biomarkers is organized by European School of Radiology (ESOR) and will be held during Dec 11 - 12, 2017 at University Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
The target audience for this medical event is radiology residents and board-certified radiologists with cutting-edge clinical and quantitative imaging technology. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 11 European CME credits.
Course Description:
This course aims to familiarise fourth and fifth-year radiology residents and board-certified radiologists with cutting-edge clinical and quantitative imaging technology. The two-day course addresses the definition and development of imaging biomarkers in clinical practice, focusing on the multivariate and multiparametric analysis liver tumors, diffuse liver diseases and biliopancreatic conditions. The course will cover the clinical needs, technical solutions, and practical implementation aspects. Also, the main biases in validating and reporting imaging biomarkers will be covered. Moreover, the course will discuss the state of the art of imaging biomarkers in these abdominal organs and how should they be implemented in daily clinical practice. A unique group of European faculty members, well known for their experience in applying novel imaging biomarkers, will offer top quality didactic lectures followed by technical considerations and clinical impact discussions in small groups.
Course Objectives:
• To understand different imaging biomarkers as spatially and temporally resolved surrogate indicators, representing virtual biopsies in the different abdominal pathologies
• To critically evaluate the imaging biomarkers information related to individual patients' biological situation, clinical problems and treatment effects
• To assess the correlation, specificity, and biases between subrogated imaging biomarkers and the different underlying processes
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.