Scientific Program
Program
THURSDAY - SESSION 1
Plenary Opening
Synergy of advanced US, CT and MRI imaging in cervical and intracranial vessel disease
09.00 - 09.05
Opening and introduction
Arjen Schaafsma - Chair

09.05 - 09.15
Grading carotid artery stenosis with duplex
Selma Tromp

09.15 - 09.25
Use of carotid ultrasound to up-risk and de-risk vascular patients and best medical treatment of carotid artery atherosclerosis
Dirk Droste

09.25 - 09.35
Grading carotid artery stenosis with CTA/MRA
Linda Jacobi-Postma

09.35 - 09.45
CNS angiitis and (temporal) arteriitis
Sylvie De Raedt

09.45 - 10.00
Duplex in carotid disease - beyond stenosis
Werner Mess

10.00 - 10.20
Final discussion
Arjen Schaafsma - Chair

10.20 - 10.50
Morning Coffee Break
Visit of sponsor exhibition
THURSDAY - SESSION 2
Workshops
Basic & Advanced level
10.50 - 12.15
Basic
Workshop 1 - Nerve echography (Duplex)
Nicolas Dubuisson

10.50 - 12.15
Advanced
Workshop 2 - PFO testing (TCD)
Dirk Droste

12.15 - 13.15
Lunch Break
Visit of sponsor exhibition
THURSDAY - SESSION 3
Workshops
Basic & Advanced level
13.15 - 14.40
Basic
Workshop 3 - Carotid artery assessment (Duplex)
Selma Tromp

13.15 - 14.40
Advanced
Workshop 4 - Nerve/muscle echography (Duplex)
Roy Beekman & Camiel Verhamme


14.40 - 15.10
Afternoon Coffee Break
Visit of sponsor exhibition
THURSDAY - SESSION 4
Plenary Closing
Evaluating neuromuscular diseases with ultrasound and MRI
15.10 - 15.15
Opening & introduction
Roy Beekman - Chair

15.15 - 15.30
Brachial plexopathy
Camiel Verhamme

15.30 - 15.45
Myosonology
Juerd Wijntjes

15.45 - 16.00
MRI for neuromuscular disorders
Stephan Goedee

16.00 - 16.15
MRI techniques in peripheral neuropathy
Darryl Sneag

16.15 - 16.30
Ultrasound in peripheral neuropathy
Roy Beekman

16.30 - 17.00
Final discussion & Wrap up
Roy Beekman - Chair

17.00
End of conference day 1
FRIDAY - SESSION 1
Plenary Opening
Do we need emboli detection for clinical decision making?
09.00 - 09.05
Opening and introduction
Sylvie De Raedt - Chair

09.05 - 09.15
Automatic emboli detection
Ruud Keunen

09.15 - 09.25
Thrombo-embolic versus hemodynamic stroke/TIA
Janja Pretnar

09.25 - 09.35
Detecting PFO for stroke risk assessment
Selma Tromp

09.35 - 09.45
TIA in prosthetic valves: are gaseous emboli symptomatic?
Arjen Schaafsma

09.45 - 10.00
Emboli detection and risk for stroke and/or TIA
Hugh Markus

10.00 - 10.20
Final discussion
Sylvie De Raedt - Chair

10.20 - 10.50
Morning Coffee Break
Visit of sponsor exhibition
FRIDAY - SESSION 2
Workshops
Basic & Advanced level
10.50 - 12.15
Basic
Workshop 5 - Cerebral autoregulation (TCD)
Nathalie Nasr & Janja Pretnar


10.50 - 12.15
Advanced
Workshop 6 - Collateral flow (TCD)
Arjen Schaafsma & Pasquale Scoppettuolo


12.15 - 13.15
Lunch Break
Visit of sponsor exhibition
FRIDAY - SESSION 3
Workshops
Basic & Advanced level
13.15 - 14.40
Basic
Workshop 7 - Intracranial stenosis (TCD) - Basic
Piergiorgio Lochner & Pasquale Scoppettuolo


13.15 - 14.40
Advanced
Workshop 8 - Temporal artery assessment (Duplex) - Advanced
Sylvie De Raedt & Ellen Boels


14.40 - 15.05
Afternoon Coffee Break
Visit of sponsor exhibition
FRIDAY - SESSION 4
Plenary Closing
Is there a role for TCD in neuromonitoring on the ICU?
15.05 - 15.10
Opening & introduction
Marcel Aries - Chair

15.10 - 15.25
TCD waveform morphology
Arjen Schaafsma

15.25 - 15.40
TCD in brain death
Selma Tromp

15.40 - 15.55
DCI in SAH patients
Marcel Aries

15.55 - 16.10
TCD for monitoring ICP
Piergiorgio Lochner

16.10 - 16.25
A comprehensive approach of cerebral autoregulation in the context of cerebrovascular diseases
Nathalie Nasr

16.25 - 16.55
Final discussion
Marcel Aries - Chair

16.55 - 17.00
Conference wrap up
Arjen Schaafsma

17.00 - 17.30
Closing Drinks