Symposium on Imaging Hallmarks of Cancer
Course information
Learning objectives
Programme Thursday, October 26
Friday, October 27
The course is designed for radiologists and all those professionals interested in acquiring knowledge on cutting-edge methods to diagnose, to treat and to manage cancer patients. A renowned multidisciplinary faculty will provide the delegates with a blend of basic science and the most recent developments in computational, functional, and molecular imaging techniques as well as in the rapidly evolving field of Interventional Oncology.
Learning objectives
- to learn how to use novel imaging methods to interrogate cancer biology and physiology
- to envision how translational research may help developing imaging research
- to become familiar with and understand the added value of image-guided intervention in cancer care
Programme Thursday, October 26
| 17:00-17:30 | Registration |
| 17:30-17:50 | Welcome and introduction L. Beleza, Lisbon/PT President of the Champalimaud Foundation N. Gourtsoyiannis, Athens/GR Scientific Educational Director of ESOR C. Matos, Lisbon/PT Host organiser |
| 18:00-18:30 | Keynote lecture Chair: C. Matos, Lisbon/PT Research in medical imaging in the digital era G. Krestin, Rotterdam/NL |
| 18:30-19:00 |
Interlude Chair: C. Matos, Lisbon/PT Scrofulous Sogolon - Scanning the Sunjata Epic M. Ghysels, Brussels/BE |
Friday, October 27
| 09:00-10:45 |
Computational imaging Chair: C. Matos, Lisbon/PT Introductory remarks. Open questions C. Matos, Lisbon/PT MR imaging biomarkers in cancer N. Papanikolaou, Lisbon/PT Texture analysis in medical images: applications in cancer A. Alberich-Bayarri, Valencia/ES Radiomics - the promise of imaging for precision medicine A. Radbruch, Heidelberg/DE Panel discussion: will computational imaging maximise radiology's role in cancer care? |
| 10:45-11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15-13:00 |
New insights from basic science Chair: L. Marti-Bonmati, Valencia/ES Introductory remarks. Open questions L. Marti-Bonmati, Valencia/ES Cancer and immune reaction M. Ferreira, Lisbon/PT Identification and targeting of cancer metastatic niches B. Costa Da Silva, Lisbon/PT Single cell imaging of tumour heterogeneity and response to therapy in human-zebrafish xenografts R. Fior, Lisbon/PT Panel discussion: challenges in transnational research |
| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00-15:45 | Molecular imaging Chair: D. Costa, Lisbon/PT Introductory remarks. Open questions D. Costa, Lisbon/PT Radiomics - new markers in PET-CT N. Schaefer, Lausanne/CH Multiparametric MR and PET imaging of intratumoural biological heterogeneity A.J. Beer, Ulm/DE Diagnostic molecular pathology: reading a patient's tissue in the 21th century A. Beltran, Lisbon/PT Panel discussion: how to incorporate molecular imaging into the clinics? |
| 15:45-16:15 |
Coffee break |
| 16:15-18:00 |
Interventional oncology Chair: F. Caseiro Alves, Coimbra/PT Introductory remarks. Open questions F. Caseiro Alves, Coimbra/PT Percutaneous image-guided cryoablation: current applications in cancer A. Gangi, Strasbourg/FR Local ablation in oligometastatic disease A. Gillams, London/UK Image guided therapy in HCC: what is new? J.F.H. Geschwind, New Haven/USA Panel discussion: the pros and cons of image-guided intervention in oncology |
