Body Diffusion-Weighted Imaging: Solving Clinical Problems and Diagnostic Dilemmas 2017

Body Diffusion-Weighted Imaging: Solving Clinical Problems and Diagnostic Dilemmas is organized by European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) and would be held during Nov 8 - 10, 2017 at Brussels Museum of Medicine, Anderlecht, Brussel, Belgium.

The target audience for this medical event are Participants should be physicians or MR radiographers/technicians who have basic knowledge in MRI techniques and are experienced in MRI (6 months minimum).

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging is now widely used in the body to improve patient management. In this newly revised course, we will emphasize on the practical aspects of using diffuson-weighted MRI to solve common clinical problems and diagnostic dilemmas in the body. We will review both the basic and advanced theories of body diffuson-weighted MRI, as well as the implementation of imaging protocols at 1.5T and 3.0T, including whole body imaging. The growing use of diffusion-weighted MRI for evaluating disease heterogeneity will be discussed, as well as the complimentary role of the technique on a hybrid MR-PET imaging system.

Objectives :
• DWI: Principles, Theory, Nomenclature and beyond ADC
• Getting the Best Body DWI at 1.5T and 3.0T: A Practical Approach
• Problem Solving in the Liver and Upper Abdomen
• What Is the Role of DWI for Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases?
• Renal Pathologies: The Added Value of DWI
• Improving the Assessment of the Uterus and Adnexal Masses
• Peritoneal Disease: Improving Detection and Patient Management
• Assessing and Directing Treatment of Bone Disease
• Tumour Heterogeneity in the Era of Targeted Treatments: What Can MRI and DWI Tell us?
• Advanced DWI Methods and Use with Other Quantitative and Hybrid Imaging Technologies