Erasmus Course on Head and Neck MRI 2027
Erasmus Course on Head and Neck MRI 2027
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Lisbon (PT)
Local Organizers: Alexandra Borges, Mariana Horta (Lisbon PT)
Module and Program coordinators: A. Borges (Lisbon) - Jan W Casselman (Bruges, BE)
FACULTY
Jan Casselman (Halifax CA & Bruges BE)
Suresh Mukherji (Louisville USA)
Burce Ozgen (Chicago USA)
Christoph Kenis (Bruges BE)
Sophie Van Cauter (Genk BE)
Maartje de Win (Amsterdam NL)
Pim de Graaf (Amsterdam NL)
Berit Verbist (Leiden NL)
Steve Connor (London UK)
Timothy Beale (London UK)
Philip Touska (London UK)
Timothy Beale (London UK)
Tilak Das (Cambridge UK)
Elizabeth Loney (Shipley UK)
Bernhard Schuknecht (Zurich CH)
Minerva Becker (Geneva CH)
Jussi Hirvonen (Tampere FI)
Davide Farina (Brescia IT)
Roberto Maroldi (Brescia IT)
Simonetta Gerevini (Bergamo IT)
Teresa Nunes (Lisbon PT)
Raquel Dias (Lisbon PT)
Mariana Horta (Lisbon PT)
Alexandra Borges (Lisbon PT)
PROGRAM CONTENT: Lectures and 50% workshops in small groups
Course venue: VIP Executive Entrecampos Hotel & Conference****
Avenida 5 de Outubro, 295 - 1600-035 Lisboa
www.viphotels.com
Lisbon is easily accessible by plane from most international airports.
Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel arrangements including accommodation.
Registration fee includes: access to all lectures and workshops, digital lecture materials, lunch and coffee breaks, welcome evening and social dinner.
Early registration (until 30 Nov 2026): -Certified radiologists/ specialists: € 950
-Residents (certified by head of dept.): € 850
Late registration (after 30 Nov 2026): -Certified radiologists/ specialists: € 1050
-Residents (certified by head of dept.): € 950
Registration: You can register directly on the website www.emricourse.org
The number of participants is limited and registration is only confirmed upon payment.
Payment by credit card on https://www.emricourse.org
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Local contact emails: geral@SPRMN.pt and borgalexandra@gmail.com
Language: The course language is English.
Accreditation: An application will be submitted to UEMS/EBR for CME accreditation.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations before 30 December 2026: Full refund.
After 30 December 2026: No refund.
Patronage SPRMN
Sociedade Portuguesa de Radiologia e Medicina Nuclear Av. Elias Garcia, 123, 7° dto
1000-098, Lisboa Portugal.
FINAL PROGRAM
| Monday, Feb. 1 | |||
| 8.45-9.00 | Welcome address - Introduction, course & workshop organization | A. Borges | |
| 9.15-9.45 | Skull base anatomy | S. Connor | |
| 9.45-10.30 | Cranial nerves anatomy | J. Casselman | |
| 10.30-10.45 | Coffee break | ||
| 10.45-11.30 | Skull base pathology | A. Borges | |
| 11.30-12.15 | Cranial nerves pathology | J. Casselman | |
| 12.15-13.30 | Lunch | ||
| 13.30-14.15 | MRI of the globe and orbit | P. de Graaf | |
| 14.15-15.15 | WS1 Cranial nerves | J. Casselman | C. Kenis |
| WS2 Skull base | A. Borges | S. Connor | |
| WS3 Globe and orbit | B. Ozgen | P. de Graaf | |
| 15.15-15.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 15.30-16.30 | WS1 Cranial nerves | J. Casselman | C. Kenis |
| WS2 Skull base | A. Borges | S. Connor | |
| WS3 Globe and orbit | B. Ozgen | P. Graaf | |
| 16.30-17.30 | WS1 Cranial nerves | J. Casselman | C. Kenis |
| WS2 Skull base | A. Borges | S. Connor | |
| WS3 Globe and orbit | B. Ozgen | P. de Graaf | |
| 17.30-18.00 | MRI of Perineural Spread | S. Mukherji | |
| 18:30 | Welcome reception | ||
| Tuesday, Feb. 2 | |||
| 9.00-9.30 | Nasopharynx anatomy and pathology | T. Nunes | |
| 9.30-10.00 | Anatomy and Pathology of the pre & post styloid parapharyngeal space | J. Casselman | |
| 10.00-10.30 | IgG4 related disease in the head and neck | B. Ozgen | |
| 10.45-11.00 | Coffee break | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Nose and PNS anatomy | T. Beale | |
| 11.30-12.15 | Nose and PNS pathology | D. Farina | |
| 12.15-13.30 | Lunch | ||
| 13.30-14.15 | MRI of the salivary glands | M. de Win | |
| 14.15-15.15 | WS4 Nasopharynx and parapharyngeal space | T. Nunes | S. Mukherji |
| WS5 Nose and PNS | T. Beale | D. Farina | |
| WS6 Salivary glands | M. de Win | M. Becker | |
| 15.15-15.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 15.30-16.30 | WS4 Nasopharynx and parapharyngeal space | T. Nunes | S. Mukherji |
| WS5 Nose and PNS | T. Beale | D. Farina | |
| WS6 Salivary glands | M. de Win | M. Becker | |
| 16.30-17.30 | WS4 Nasopharynx and parapharyngeal space | T. Nunes | S. Mukherji |
| WS5 Nose and PNS | T. Beale | D. Farina | |
| WS6 Salivary glands | M. de Win | M. Becker | |
| 17.30-18.00 | FU imaging of HN cancers - post therapeutic changes | S. Mukherji | |
| 19:30 | Faculty dinner |
| Wednesday, Feb. 3 | |||
| 9.00-9.30 | Oral cavity and oropharynx anatomy | A. Borges | |
| 9.30-10.15 | Oral Cavity and oropharynx pathology | M. Horta | |
| 10.15-10.45 | Jaw lesions: Added value of MRI | B. Ozgen | |
| 10.45-11.00 | Coffee break | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Larynx and hypopharynx anatomy | B. Schuknecht | |
| 11.30-12.15 | Larynx and hypopharynx pathology | M. Becker | |
| 12.15-13.30 | Lunch | ||
| 13.30-14.15 | MRI of the brachial plexus and thoracic inlet | S. Gerevini | |
| 14.15-15.15 | WS7 Oral cavity and oropharynx | A. Borges | M. Horta |
| WS8 Larynx and hypopharynx | M. Becker | B. Schuknecht | |
| WS9 Brachial plexus | S. Gerevini | C. Kenis | |
| 15.15-15.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 15.30-16.30 | WS7 Oral cavity and oropharynx | A. Borges | M. Horta |
| WS8 Larynx and hypopharynx | M. Becker | B. Schuknecht | |
| WS9 Brachial plexus | S. Gerevini | C. Kenis | |
| 16.30-17.30 | WS7 Oral cavity and oropharynx | A. Borges | M. Horta |
| WS8 Larynx and hypopharynx | M. Becker | B. Schuknecht | |
| WS9 Brachial plexus | S. Gerevini | C. Kenis | |
| 17.30-18.00 | MRI of TMJ | E. Loney | |
| 19:30 | Social dinner | ||
| Thursday, Feb. 4 | |||
| 9.00-9.30 | Temporal bone anatomy | Tilak Das | |
| 9.30-10.15 | MRI of external auditory canal and middle ear | J. Hirvonen | |
| 10.15-10.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 10.30-11.15 | MRI of the inner ear | P. Touska | |
| 11.15-12.00 | MRI of the petrous apex and facial nerve | B. Verbist | |
| 12:00-12:20 | MRI of Meniere's disease | C. Kenis | |
| 12.20-13.30 | Lunch | ||
| 13.30-13:50 | MRI in cutaneous SCC of the head and neck | A. Borges | |
| 13:50: 14:10 | MR contrast agents: What's new? - panel discussion | Faculty | |
| 14.15-15.15 | WS10 Inner ear | P. Touska | S. Van Cauter |
| WS11 Petrous apex and facial nerve | B. Verbist | E. Loney | |
| WS12 Middle ear and EAC | J. Hirvonen | T. Das | |
| 15.15-15.30 | Coffee break | ||
| 15.30-16.30 | WS10 Inner ear | P. Touska | S. Van Cauter |
| WS11 Petrous apex and facial nerve | B. Verbist | E. Loney | |
| WS12 Middle ear and EAC | J. Hirvonen | T. Das | |
| 16.30-17.30 | WS10 Inner ear | P. Touska | S. Van Cauter |
| WS11 Petrous apex and facial nerve | B. Verbist | E. Loney | |
| WS12 Middle ear and EAC | J. Hirvonen | T. Das | |
| 19:30 | Faculty dinner | ||
| Friday, Feb. 5 | |||
| 9.00-9.45 | MRI and MRA: vascular malformations in the head & neck | S. van Cauter | |
| 9.45-10.30 | MRI of lymph nodes and soft tissues of the neck | R. Maroldi | |
| 10.30-10.45 | Coffee break | ||
| 10.45-11.15 | Pediatric MRI | F. D'Arco | |
| 11.15-12.15 | EXAMINATION | ||
| 12.15-13.30 | Lunch | ||
| 13.30-14.30 | WS13 MRI and MRA: vascular malformations in the H&N | F. D'Arco | S. Van Cauter |
| WS14 MRI of lymph nodes and soft tisues of the neck | R. Maroldi | R. Dias | |
| 14.30-15.30 | WS13 MRI and MRA: vascular malformations in the H&N | F. D'Arco | S. Van Cauter |
| WS14 MRI of lymph nodes and soft tisues of the neck | R. Maroldi | R. Dias | |
| 15.30-16.00 | Examination answers | Faculty | |
| 16.00-16.30 | Certificates and closing remarks | A. Borges | |
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