You Pose, We Expose – Workshop on Thoracic Imaging Basics and Future Perspectives
Journal
MAKEDONSKI MEDICINSKI PREGLED –JOURNAL OF MACEDONIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Date Issued
2022-10
Author(s)
Abstract
The 20th century was a period of remarkable growth for medicine
in general, as well as the field of radiology imaging, when it became a
crucial component of the clinical medicine practice. It is expected that
radiology will likely continue its exponential growth by interfacing with
new realms such as information technology, molecular biology, and by
having an essential role in general medical education, biomedical
research, and noninvasive therapeutic interventions in the 21st century.
Clinical symptoms of patients with different pulmonary diseases tend
to be quite similar and further diagnostic work-up includes various tests
and most often some kind of imaging. Chest fluoroscopy and
radiography were established clinical procedures, soon after the
discovery of xrays by Roentgen and the standard chest radiograph
remained the pillar of chest imaging for almost 80 years until the
emerging of CT and MRI.
Thoracic radiology as radiology in general, has endured major
changes and advances in both our understanding of the disease and
the technology that we apply to its diagnosis. The breakthrough of CT
technology from spiral scanning to multidetector and multislice
scanning has revolutionized the application of CT. New perspectives
have been necessary for conditions as pulmonary nodules follow- up
to diagnosis of interstitial lung disease, based on the superior
resolution of today's imaging devices.
This workshop is centered around educating young medical students
the basics of thoracic radiology and provides a thorough analysis of the
old and well established chest imaging modules as well as some recent
advances in thoracic imaging technology, and discusses new
methodologies that may be expected in thoracic radiology over the
next decades.
The workshop is structured in two main components:
basic thoracic radiology lecture with interactive participanceand
questions, and
interactive thoracic radiology case reporting.
First International Congress of FSA, Medicine out of the box
37
Participants will be divided into smaller groups, each able to
participate and discuss their opinion on the individual cases in an
interactive manner.
The curriculum covers almost all aspects of thoracic imaging:
obstructive, infectious, interstitial lung disease, small and large airway
diseases, mediastinal and vascular pathologies. The main imaging
modalities of radiography, computed tomography and magnetic
resonance imaging will be addressed within the workshop.
The workshop format is well chosen and provides a structured lecture
and case-based approach to the various topics and all questions on a
topic will be discussed from a radiological and clinical perspective. We
can expect further radiology imaging development that will result not
only in qualitative improvement of images but also in the capacity to
provide both functional data and quantitative evaluation. Such
technological advances of the imaging modules will provide more
accurate diagnosis and better treatment and will add merit to the
radiologic practice.
So, future and similar workshop and seminar formats will be essential
in obtaining radiology imaging understanding and updated
information on imaging technologies for medical students, young
clinicians as well as refreshing the knowledge of senior clinicians and
radiologist, so that we can all meet the challenges of the fast evolving medicine.
in general, as well as the field of radiology imaging, when it became a
crucial component of the clinical medicine practice. It is expected that
radiology will likely continue its exponential growth by interfacing with
new realms such as information technology, molecular biology, and by
having an essential role in general medical education, biomedical
research, and noninvasive therapeutic interventions in the 21st century.
Clinical symptoms of patients with different pulmonary diseases tend
to be quite similar and further diagnostic work-up includes various tests
and most often some kind of imaging. Chest fluoroscopy and
radiography were established clinical procedures, soon after the
discovery of xrays by Roentgen and the standard chest radiograph
remained the pillar of chest imaging for almost 80 years until the
emerging of CT and MRI.
Thoracic radiology as radiology in general, has endured major
changes and advances in both our understanding of the disease and
the technology that we apply to its diagnosis. The breakthrough of CT
technology from spiral scanning to multidetector and multislice
scanning has revolutionized the application of CT. New perspectives
have been necessary for conditions as pulmonary nodules follow- up
to diagnosis of interstitial lung disease, based on the superior
resolution of today's imaging devices.
This workshop is centered around educating young medical students
the basics of thoracic radiology and provides a thorough analysis of the
old and well established chest imaging modules as well as some recent
advances in thoracic imaging technology, and discusses new
methodologies that may be expected in thoracic radiology over the
next decades.
The workshop is structured in two main components:
basic thoracic radiology lecture with interactive participanceand
questions, and
interactive thoracic radiology case reporting.
First International Congress of FSA, Medicine out of the box
37
Participants will be divided into smaller groups, each able to
participate and discuss their opinion on the individual cases in an
interactive manner.
The curriculum covers almost all aspects of thoracic imaging:
obstructive, infectious, interstitial lung disease, small and large airway
diseases, mediastinal and vascular pathologies. The main imaging
modalities of radiography, computed tomography and magnetic
resonance imaging will be addressed within the workshop.
The workshop format is well chosen and provides a structured lecture
and case-based approach to the various topics and all questions on a
topic will be discussed from a radiological and clinical perspective. We
can expect further radiology imaging development that will result not
only in qualitative improvement of images but also in the capacity to
provide both functional data and quantitative evaluation. Such
technological advances of the imaging modules will provide more
accurate diagnosis and better treatment and will add merit to the
radiologic practice.
So, future and similar workshop and seminar formats will be essential
in obtaining radiology imaging understanding and updated
information on imaging technologies for medical students, young
clinicians as well as refreshing the knowledge of senior clinicians and
radiologist, so that we can all meet the challenges of the fast evolving medicine.
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