Video-based course (recorded 2012)

"Acute lower abdominal pain"
Speaker: Marc Zins (Paris, France)
Learning objectives:
• to describe and propose an effective imaging diagnostic strategy in assessment of acute lower abdominal pain
• to describe typical and atypical findings of appendicitis and colonic diverticulitis at different imaging modalities
• to discuss alternative diagnoses in right and left lower abdominal pain including epiploic appendagitis, infarction of the greater omentum, inflammatory bowel disease and acute conditions of gynecologic or urinary tract origin

"Top 10 paediatric emergencies"
Speaker: Maria Raissaki (Iraklion, Greece)
Learning objectives:
• to become familiar with the commonest paediatric emergencies
• to understand the potential complications and the importance of prompt and accurate diagnosis
• to understand the role of different imaging modalities and techniques in the diagnosis of paediatric emergencies

"Non-traumatic vascular emergencies"
Speaker: Marcus Treitl (Munich, Germany)
Learning objectives:
• to become familiar with typical non-traumatic vascular emergencies, such as acute ischemia, embolism, perforation, or dissection
• to update knowledge of imaging findings of these most common non-traumatic vascular emergencies
• to update knowledge on state-of-the-art treatment of vascular emergencies including material and techniques
• to address typical reasons for non-traumatic vascular emergencies and their prevention

"Non-aortic chest trauma"
Speaker: Michele Tonerini (Pisa, Italy)
Learning objectives:
• to define the indications and merits of each imaging modality in detection of non aortic chest trauma
• to review the essential imaging findings in the evaluation of non aortic chest trauma
• to discuss differential diagnoses