Video-based course (recorded 2010)

"Acute and chronic pancreatitis"
Speaker: Giovanni Morana (Treviso, Italy)
Learning objectives:
• to review the current indications of imaging in acute and chronic pancreatitis
• to discuss the radiological differential diagnoses of the different types of pancreatitis in correlation with the respective pathologic features
• to understand the role of radiological imaging in the primary work-up and follow-up of pancreatitis in a multidisciplinary clinical setting

"Solid and cystic pancreatic tumours"
Speaker: Christoforos Stoupis (Maennedorf, Switzerland)
Learning objectives:
• to illustrate the imaging characteristics of the different solid and cystic pancreatic tumours
• to analyse the contribution of the various imaging modalities in differentiating benign from malignant pancreatic lesions
• to explain the necessity of staging for appropriate therapy planning and correct estimation of prognosis
• to indicate the correct management of the different cystic lesions

"Mesentery and peritoneum"
Speaker: Panos Prassopoulos (Alexandroupolis, Greece)
Learning objectives:
• to illustrate the normal appearance of peritoneal reflections and describe peritoneal cavity subdivisions
• to discuss the key role of anatomy in the extension of intra-abdominal diseases
• to demonstrate the usual presentation of primary and secondary peritoneal tumours and of infectious and inflammatory diseases on US, CT and MRI
• to discuss the role of imaging on therapeutic decisions

"Diseases of the biliary system"
Speaker: Celso Matos (Lisbon, Portugal)
Learning objectives:
• to describe the technique(s) and provide standardised protocols of magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) when investigating the bile ducts
• to discuss key points of interpretation of benign and malignant bile duct disease
• to review the current indications and limitations of MRC compared to other techniques