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Program European Course Pediatric Radiology

Neck, Chest, and Cardiovascular Imaging – Module 2

MONDAY | 3 November 2025

TIME		SPEAKER
08:00-08:30	Course registration
	SESSION 1
	Chairs	Marjolein Dremmen (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL) and Annemieke Littooij (UMCU, Utrecht, NL)
08.30 - 08.45	Welcome and introduction	Pierluigi Ciet (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
08:45-09:15	What you need to know about the anatomy of the neck, lung, heart and mediastinum in relation to imaging.	Jan von der Thüsen (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
09.15-09.45	Common and uncommon pediatric diseases of nasopharynx, oropharynx and larynx	Marjolein Dremmen (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
09.45-10.15	Imaging findings of cystic lesions of the neck, thyroid and salivary glands pathology	Remco Santegoeds (MUMC+, Maastricht, NL)
10.15-11.00	Break
11.00-11.30	Imaging and imaging-guided intervention of vascular lesions, including vascular and lymphatic malformation	Roos Koopman (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam NL)
11.30-12.00	Imaging of tumor of the upper airways and neck, including nasal and oral cavities	Annemieke Littooij (UMCU, Utrecht, NL)
12.00-13.30	Lunch break
	SESSION 2
	Chairs	Jovan Lovrenski (Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia) and Pierluigi Ciet (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
13.30-14.00	Thoracic ultrasound beyond basics	Jovan Lovrenski (Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia)
14.00-14.30	Pediatric thoracic CT: technique, protocols and new technology	Marcel Dijkshoorn (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
14.30-15.00	*Break*
15.00-15.30	Protocol optimization, radiation risk in perspective and communication	Marcel van Straten (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
15.30-16.00	Pediatric thoracic MRI: technique, protocols and indications	Daniel Gräfe (Leipzig, Germany)
	WORKSHOPS Day 1
16.15-17.30	Chest ultrasound Advanced Cardiothoracic Postprocessing Artificial Intelligence for pediatric (cardio)thoracic imaging	Jovan Lovrenski (Philips) Marcel Dijkshoorn (Siemens) Harm Tiddens (Thirona B.V., Nijmegen, NL)
17.30 - 19.00	*Get together*

TUESDAY | 4 November 2025

TIME	TITLE	SPEAKERS

	SESSION 3
	Chairs	Thomas Semple (London, UK) and Pierluigi Ciet (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
08.30-09.00	Thoracic malformation in prenatal setting	Aurelio Secinaro (Rome, Italy)

09.00-09.30	CT and MR postnatal imaging of congenital pulmonary abnormalities: what the surgeon needs to know	Pierluigi Ciet / Marco Schnater (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)

09.30-10.00	Congenital and acquired disease of the large airways	Thomas Semple (London, UK)

10.00-10.30	Common and uncommon small airways disease in children	Martijn Verhagen (UMCG, Groningen, NL)

10.30-11.00	*Break*

11.00-11.30	Chest Imaging Incidentalomas: What to Ignore, What to Worry About	Robert Paul Guillerman (Cincinnati, USA)

11.30-12.00	Newly Recognized Lung Diseases to Know and pulmonary fibrosis in children	Robert Paul Guillerman (Cincinnati, USA)

12.00-13.30	*Lunch break –* walking tour (optional)

13.30-14.00	Childhood vasculitis in children: decoding the imaging phenotypes	Maria Navallas (Madrid, Spain)

14.00-14.30	Imaging features of mediastinal masses (germ cell tumour, cystic mediastinal masses, lymphadenopathies, lymphoma, neurogenic tumours, thymus masses) in children	Enzo Hulleman (UMCG, Groningen, NL)

14.30-15.00	Primary and secondary thoracic tumors in children	Rutger J. Nievelstein (UMCU, Utrecht, NL)

15.00-15.30	From Pixels to Patients: How AI in Chest CT Improves Pediatric Care	Harm Tiddens (CMO, Thirona B.V., Nijmegen, NL)

	WORKSHOPS Day 2

15.45-17.15	Chest ultrasound Advanced Cardiothoracic Postprocessing Artificial Intelligence for pediatric (cardio)thoracic imaging	Jovan Lovrenski (Philips) Marcel Dijkshoorn (Siemens) Harm Tiddens (Thirona B.V., Nijmegen, NL)

WEDNESDAY | 5 November 2025

TIME	TITLE	SPEAKERS

	*SESSION 3*
	Chairs	Aurelio Secinaro (Rome, Italy) and Ricardo Budde (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)
08.30-09.00	Cardiovascular CT in children: technique and indications	Ricardo Budde (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)

09.00-09.30	Advanced CT imaging and cardiac modelling in CHD	Thomas Semple (London, UK)

09.30-10.00	CMR technique, protocol and indications	Alexander Hirsch (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)

10.00-10.30	Technique and emerging clinical role of fetal CMR	Aurelio Secinaro (Rome, Italy)

10.30-11.00	*Break*

11.00-11.30	CMR of cardiomyopathies in children	Maria Navallas (Madrid, Spain)

11.30-12.00	CMR to evaluate children with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot	Anje Spijkerboer (AMC, Amsterdam, NL)

12.00-13.30	*Lunch break*

13.30-14.00	CMR to assess Fontan complications	Joost van Schuppen (AMC, Amsterdam, NL)

14.00-14.30	MR evaluation of valvular heart diseases in children	Aurelio Secinaro (Rome, Italy)

14.30-14.55	Interactive cases session chest	Pierluigi Ciet (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL)

14.55-15.20	Interactive cases session Cardiac	Aurelio Secinaro (Rome, Italy)

15.20-15.30	Closing remarks and have a safe trip back home

	WORKSHOPS Day 3

15.30-17.00	Chest ultrasound Advanced Cardiothoracic Postprocessing Artificial Intelligence for pediatric (cardio)thoracic imaging	Jovan Lovrenski (Philips) Marcel Dijkshoorn (Siemens) Harm Tiddens (Thirona B.V., Nijmegen, NL)

Hands-on workshops *

Chest ultrasound

Led by international leading expert Prof. dr. Jovan Lovrenski
(Philips)

Advanced cardiothoracic postprocessing

Explore cutting-edge tools and techniques together with expert CT radiographer (Siemens)

Artificial intelligence in chest imaging

Uncover the future of pediatric chest imaging with new cutting-edge AI applications to assess airways, and lung parenchyma abnormalities (Thirona B.V.)

* Small groups (max. 20-25 participants/workshop)