HRCT of the Lung - Teaching Course ​

Learning objectives

• Be able to recognise the different basic HRCT appearance patterns of lung disease
• Based on the recognition of these appearance patterns and on the study of the distribution pattern, the participants should be able to suggest a diagnosis and differential diagnosis
• Learn the indications and limitations of HRCT in different lung diseases

Course

• Plenary sessions
• Interactive discussions in small groups of cases that illustrate what was discussed during the plenary sessions
• Cases will be sent to the participants before the course for home study and will be discussed at the course
• Course language: English

Programme

Thursday October 9, 2025

• 12.00: Registration and lunch
• ​13.00: Welcome, W. De Wever
• ​13.15: Introduction and Basic anatomy and principles of  interpretation, J. Verschakelen
• ​14.15: Increased lung attenuation, W. De Wever
• ​15.00: Decreased lung attenuation, J. Verschakelen
• 15.45: Coffee break
• 16.15: Interactive case study
  • Group I (increased lung attenuation), E. Muscogiuri
  • Group II (decreased lung attenuation), J. Verschakelen
• 17.15: Stretch your legs
• 17.30: Interactive case study
  • Group I (decreased lung attenuation), J. Verschakelen
  • Group II (increased lung attenuation), E. Muscogiuri
• 18.30: End of day 1

Friday October 10, 2025

• 08.30: The nodular pattern, W. De Wever
• 09.15: The linear/reticular pattern, A. Dubbeldam
• 10.00: Coffee break
• 10.30: Interactive case study
  • Group I (nodular pattern), W. De Wever
  • Group II (linear/reticular pattern), A. Dubbeldam
• 11.30: Stretch your legs
• 11.45: Interactive case study
  • Group I (linear/reticular pattern), A. Dubbeldam
  • Group II (nodular pattern), W. De Wever
• 12.45: Lunch
• 14.30: Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, J. Coolen
• 15.00: Diagnosis of DPLD through the eyes of a respiratory physician, W. Wuyts
• 15.45: Coffee break
• 16.15: Multidisciplinary approach of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (F-ILD’s), J. Verschakelen / A. Dubbeldam
• 17.15: End of day 2

Saturday October 11, 2025

• 09.00: Drug-induced lung disease, W. De Wever
• 09.30: Small airways disease, J. Verschakelen
• 10.00: Vascular lung diseases, E. Muscogiuri
• 10.30: Coffee break
• 11.00: Acute and chronic lung disease, W. De Wever
• 11.30: Discussion of cases sent to participants before the course             
• 12.00: Conclusions
• ​12.30: Sandwich lunch
• ​13.30: End of the course

Course fee

• 790 euro: regular fee
• 450 euro: resident’s fee, please provide written certification

This fee includes registration, course material, coffee breaks and lunches.

Payment by bank transfer

To the account of University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

• ​IBAN BE43 4320 0172 2101 - BIC/SWIFT: KREDBEBB
• KBC Bank & Insurance, Havenlaan 2, B-1080 Brussels, Belgium
• Please mention: +++972/4900/32537+++

No refunds after September 21, 2025

Registration

• ​In case you are interested in this teaching course, please complete this registration form.
• ​The registration is definitive after payment has been received.
• To ensure interactivity with the teachers during the course, the number of participants is limited.

Contact

• Tel: +32 16 34 77 66
• E-mail: Monika Philips