Learning Objectives

• To provide a comprehensive overview of the technical principles of MR imaging of the abdomen.
• To provide an update on the scan protocols and MR sequences in abdominal disease
• To provide MR state-of-the-art imaging protocols in a variety of abdominal pathological conditions
• To provide an update on contrast media in MR imaging tailored to the clinical question
• To provide an overview on MR safety measures and aspects affecting image quality in MR imaging
• To provide a detailed overview of the artefacts in MR imaging
• To give a comprehensive overview of the MR imaging features of diffuse and focal liver disease
• To review imaging features of biliary disease and how to use MR imaging modalities
• To review MR imaging features and pitfalls in interpretation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma and pancreatitis
• To review MR imaging features and pitfalls in rectal cancer and response after therapy
• To describe MR imaging features findings in perianal fistula
• To provide interactive discussions based on clinical cases that may help in daily practice

M.A. Bali, Brussels/BE
D. Boll, Basel/CH
A. Ba-Ssalamah, Vienna/AT
G. Brancatelli, Palermo/IT
K. De Paepe, London/UK
M. França, Porto/PT
E. Godfrey, Cambridge/UK
S. Gourtsoyianni, Athens/GR
N. Kartalis, Stockholm/SE
O. Lucidarme, Paris/FR
D.-M. Koh, Sutton/UK
T. Lauenstein, Dusseldorf/DE
M. Maas, Amsterdam/NL
C. Matos, Lisbon/PT
C. Mihl, Maastricht/NL
G. Morana, Treviso/IT
M. Rengo, Rome/IT
V. Vandecaveye, Leuven/BE
J. Winfield, London/UK

CME European credits:
“The ESGAR on-line Workshop: All you need to know about Abdominal MRI, Vienna (ONLINE), Austria, 24/02/2022-25/02/2022 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 14 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.”

“Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/education/earn-credit-participation-international-activities.

“Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”

How to obtain your CME certificate:
CME certificates will be provided to participants participating in the live workshop sessions AND completing the respective evaluation form. The number of hours will be calculated according to the actual time spent participating in the live sessions.