Course structure
Apart from theoretical lectures, the course will contain live demonstrations and practical workshops. In practical ultrasound workshops, healthy individuals and LVV patients will be examined under supervision of tutors; in practical workshops on MRI, PET and CT, participants will work under supervision to analyse images. Histopathology will be taught in a theoretical and practical session.
Ultrasound machines will be requested (for free) from ultrasound companies like Canon, GE and Samsung. The sponsors have no influence on the program, its content or speakers.
DAY 1 – October 14, 2021 |
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| 15.00 | Start of registration | |
| 16.00 | Welcome | Christian Dejaco |
| 16.10 | Giant cell arteritis – need for early diagnosis and therapy | Christian Dejaco |
| 16.40 | Diagnostic challenges of Large vessel vasculitis – GCA and Takayasu arteritis | Bhaskar Dasgupta |
| 17.10 | Imaging for monitoring and prognosis of LVV | Valentin Schäfer |
| 17.40 | Secondary large vessel vasculitis in rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases | Cristina Ponte |
| 18.10 | End of day 1 | |
DAY 2 – October 15, 2021 |
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| Ultrasound in LVV | ||
| 8.30 | How to correctly adjust your ultrasound equipment to perform a vascular ultrasonographic examination | Christina Duftner |
| 8.50 | Ultrasound of the temporal arteries: Technique, pitfalls and pathological findings | Wolfgang Schmidt |
| 9.15 | Acute versus chronic lesions in LVV – current available definitions | Stavros Chrysidis |
| 9.30 | Live Demonstration: Ultrasound of temporal arteries | Wolfgang Schmidt |
| 9.40 | Workshop: Ultrasound of temporal arteries in healthy individuals and patients with GCA | All faculty |
| 11.10 | Coffee break | |
| 11.30 | Ultrasound of peripheral large arteries: Techniques, pitfalls and pathological findings | Andreas Diamantopoulos |
| 11.50 | Live Demonstration: Ultrasound of peripheral large arteries | Andreas Diamantopoulos |
| 12.00 | Workshop: Ultrasound of peripheral large arteries in healthy individuals and patients with LVV (GCA and TA) | All faculty |
| 13.30 | Lunch break | |
| PET in LVV | ||
| 14.30 | PET technology for the assessment of arteries and the aorta | Riemer Slart |
| 14.50 | PET scoring methodologies for the assessment of LVV | Riemer Slart |
| 15.10 | PET for diagnosis and assessment of LVV, differential diagnoses and pitfalls | Riemer Slart |
| 15.30 | Workshop: Assessment of PET images under the supervision of the tutor | Riemer Slart |
| 16.30 | Coffee break | |
| MRI in LVV | ||
| 16.45 | MRI techniques for assessment of cranial and peripheral arteries and the aorta | Thorsten Bley |
| 17.15 | MRI for the assessment of cranial and peripheral arteries as well as the aorta in LVV, differential diagnoses and pitfalls | Thorsten Bley |
| 17.45 | Workshop: Assessment of MRI images under the supervision of the tutor | Thorsten Bley |
| 19.00 | End of day 2 | |
DAY 3 October 16, 2021 |
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| Histopathology in GCA | ||
| 9.00 | Histology of normal arteries and pathological findings in patients with GCA | Alberto Cavazza |
| 9.30 | Workshop: Assessment of histological sections of normal arteries and sections from patients with GCA | Alberto Cavazza |
| 10.30 | Coffee break | |
| CT in LVV | ||
| 11.00 | CT techniques for the assessment of arteries and the aorta | Thorsten Bley |
| 11.20 | CT for diagnosis and assessment of LVV, differential diagnoses and pitfalls | Thorsten Bley |
| 11.45 | Workshop: Assessment of CT images under the supervision of the tutor | Thorsten Bley |
| 13.00 | Concluding remarks | Christian Dejaco |
| 13.30 | End of the course | |
Evaluation
The meeting will be evaluated online after the meeting.