Video-based course (recorded 2010)

"The pancreas: MDCT or MRI?"
Speaker: Charikleia Triantopoulou (Athens, Greece)
Learning objectives:
• to understand the key radiological findings in inflammatory and neoplastic disease of the pancreas
• to understand the advantages and shortcomings of CT and MRI in the investigation of pancreatic disease
• to learn about non-invasive imaging of the pancreatic ductal system and the pancreatic vessels

"Small bowel: evaluation with MRI"
Speaker: Nicholas Gourtsoyiannis (Iraklion, Greece)
Learning objectives:
• to present the technical requirements and examination protocols of MR enterography and MR enteroclysis
• to describe image interpretation of MR enteroclysis features in inflammatory bowel disease and small bowel neoplasms
• to discuss the role of MR enteroclysis in assessing Crohn disease activity
• to elaborate the potential of MR enteroclysis in the management of patient with Crohn disease by identifying its clinical subtypes

"Large bowel: virtual endoscopy"
Speaker: Philippe Lefere (Roeselare, Belgium)
Learning objectives:
• to learn about the recent technical advances in CT colonography, including tagging techniques
• to learn about developments in image analysis and CAD software
• colonography as a potential screening tool

"Anorectal diseases: evaluation with MRI"
Speaker: Regina Beets-Tan (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Learning objectives:
• to understand the anorectal anatomy at MRI
• to learn the identification and classification of perianal fistulas
• to understand the role of MRI in rectal cancer and learn the salient imaging findings