Programme

The ESHNR 2023 preliminary programme is subject to modifications.
All timings refer to CEST – Central European Summer Time.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 05

Room 1

08:30-09:00 Opening Ceremony

 

09:00-10:30 Oropharynx (ESHNR-ASHNR Joint Session)
  Moderators: K. Mosier, Indianapolis/US, S. Robinson, Vienna/AT

09:00 Staging of oropharyngeal malignancy. An update from the 5th edition of the WHO classification. What’s new?
    R. Maroldi, Brescia/IT
09:30 Post-treatment imaging in oropharyngeal tumours: Pearls and pitfalls
    H. Stambuk, New York/US
10:00 Case presentations
    G. Potter, Manchester/UK
10:10 Case presentations
    D. Hadnadjev Simonji, Novi Sad/RS
10:20 Panel discussion
    D. Hadnadjev Simonji, Novi Sad/RS, R. Maroldi, Brescia/IT, G. Potter, Manchester/UK, H. Stambuk, New York/US, 

 

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

 

11:00-12:30 Temporal Bone
    Moderator: L. Oleaga, Barcelona/ES

11:00 Approach to Vertigo
    B. Kovacsovics, Linköping/SE
11:30 A systematic review in pulsatile tinnitus? Or how I approach pulsatile tinnitus?
    B. Verbist, Leiden/NL
12:00 Approach to Tumours including rare middle ear tumors and bone lesions
    B. De Foer, Antwerp/BE

 

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

 

13:30-15:00 Imaging for pre- and post-op endoscopic skull base surgery (ESHNR-ASHNR Joint Session)
    Moderators: B. De Foer, Antwerp/BE, C. Glastonbury, San Francisco/US

13:30 Preoperative imaging assessment for skull base surgery
    A. Borges, Lisbon/PT
14:00 Expected post-operative findings in the skull base – What not to miss
    C. Branstetter, Pittsburgh/US
14:30 Case presentations
    P. Touska, London/UK
14:40 Case presentations
    A. Péporté, Rorschach/CH
14:50 Panel discussion
    A. Borges, Lisbon/PT, C. Branstetter, Pittsburgh/US, A. Péporté, Rorschach/CH, P. Touska, London/UK

 

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

 

15:30-17:30 Update on Head and Neck Radiology Training – Around the World
    Moderator: S. Robinson, Vienna/AT

15:30 UK view
    R.K. Lingam, London/UK
15:42 Model in USA
    C. Glastonbury, San Francisco/US
15:54 African way
    A. Saleh, Addis Ababa/ET
16:06 Australian perspective
    J. Gillespie, Bardon/AU
16:18 European undergraduate radiology training – Geneva example
    M. Becker, Geneva/CH
16:30 My ESOR fellowship
    A. Napolitano, Bergamo/IT
16:42 Mentee experience
    H. Sükösd, Budapest/HU
16:54 Building bridges to ESHNR
    L.J. van Rensburg, Cape Town/ZA
17:06 Round table Q&A: To make the next generation fit for h&n radiology
    M. Becker, Geneva/CH; B. De Foer, Antwerp/BE; J. Gillespie, Bardon/AU; C. Glastonbury, San Francisco/US; R.K. Lingam, London/UK;   A. Napolitano, Bergamo/IT; S. Qureshi, Abu Dhabi/AE; A. Saleh, Addis Ababa/ET; H. Sükösd , Budapest/HU;
L.J. van Rensburg, Cape Town/ZA

Room 2

09:00-10:30 Radiomics and AI in head and neck imaging
    Moderator: J. Hirvonen, Turku/FI

09:00 AI fundamentals: Hand-crafted radiomics and deep learning
    L. Ugga, Naples/IT
09:20 Quality control and critical issues in radiomics research and software
    R. Cuocolo, Salerno/IT
09:40 Applications of AI in head and neck cancer: Diagnostic imaging
    S. Bisdas, Richmond/UK
10:00 Applications of AI in head and neck cancer: Radiation oncology
    L. V. van Dijk, Groningen/NL
10:20 Q&A

 

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

 

11:00-12:30 Refresher Course 1: Skull base
    Moderator: A. Lo Casto, Palermo/IT

11:00 Imaging anatomy of the skull base
    G. Potter, Manchester/UK
11:30 Imaging of sella and sphenoid pathology
    B. Schuknecht, Maur/CH
12:00 Imaging of the jugular foramen and craniocervical junction
    S. Connor, London/UK

 

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

 

13:30-15:00 Scientific Oral Presentation Session 1
    Moderators: R.K. Lingam, London/UK, S. Petrovic, Nis/RS

13:30 TBA

 

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

 

15:30-17:30 Neck intervention
    Moderator: T. Beale, London/UK

15:30 Neck FNA / Biopsies
    S. Morley, Chelmsford/UK
16:00 Thyroid RFA
    S. Jawad, London/UK
16:30 Salivary Gland
    TBA
17:00 Vascular / tumour embolization
    R. Grech, Msida/MT

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 06

Room 1

08:00-08:30 ESHNR General Assembly

 

08:30-10:30 Vascular / Congenital lesions neck (ESHNR-ASHNR Joint Session)
    Moderators: D. Farina, Brescia/IT, A. Srinivasan, Ann Arbor/US

08:30 Up to date classification of vascular lesions of the neck
    D. Shatzkes, New York/US
09:05 Paediatric vascular lesions and mimics
    A. Siddiqui, Kings Hill/UK
09:35 Case presentations
    Y. Pekcevik, Izmir/TR
09:50 Case presentations
    J. Hirvonen, Turku/FI
10:05 Paediatric case presentations
    F. D’Arco, London/UK    
10:20 Panel discussion
    F. D’Arco, London/UK, J. Hirvonen, Turku/FI, Y. Pekcevik, Izmir/TR, D. Shatzkes, New York/US, A. Siddiqui, Kings Hill/UK

 

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

 

11:00-12:30 Sinonasal
    Moderator: S. Connor, London/UK

11:00 Inflammatory and infectious pathology
    S. Robinson, Vienna/AT
11:30 Case based review of sinonasal tumours
    L.J. van Rensburg, Cape Town/ZA
12:00 New 5th WHO classification and how to assess orbital, intracranial and perineural Involvement
    A. Venkatasamy, Strasbourg/FR

 

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

 

13:30-15:00 Orbit
    Moderators: S. Kösling, Halle/DE, TBA

13:30 Imaging anatomy of the orbit
    D. Phillips, New York/US
13:50 Paediatric orbit
    K. Mankad, London/UK
14:10 Orbital tumours
    P. de Graaf, Amsterdam/NL
14:30 Infectious / granulomatous diseases of the orbit
    S. van Cauter, Holsbeek/BE
14:50 Panel Discussion

 

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

 

15:30-17:30 How to tackle head and neck cancer reporting – A multidisciplinary approach
    Moderator: M. Mack, Munich/DE

15:30 How to write a structured staging report for head and neck cancer 
    S. Arya, Mumbai/IN
15:54 Cervical lymphadenopathy – Cased base review
    J. Goh, Singapore/SG
16:18 Oncologist perspective
    N. Refalo, Msida/MT
16:42 Histopathological: P16 / molecular testing update
    A. Betts, Msida/MT
17:06 Key differences of imaging features of HPV positive and HPV negative SCCs
    M. Becker, Geneva/CH

Room 2

08:30-10:30 Larynx and hypopharynx
    Moderators: D. Summers, Edinburgh/UK

08:30 Rad-Anatomy / Pathology (pearls and pitfalls)
    G. Madani, London/UK
09:00 MRI vs. CT of Larynx
    TBA
09:30 Surgical Management of Laryngeal Malignancy
    TBA
10:00 Post Treatment Larynx / Hypopharynx Imaging
    R. Hermans, Leuven/BE

 

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

 

11:00-12:30 Scientific Oral Presentation Session 2
    Moderators: H. Kelly, Boston/US, A. Saleh, Addis Ababa/ET

11:00 TBA

 

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

 

13:30-15:00 Emergency Session
    Moderator: R. Saat, Tallinn/EE

13:30 Deep neck space anatomy review
    G. Greenberg, Petah Tikva/IL
13:50 Case based review of H&N infections (incl. COVID)
    TBA
14:10 Facial / orbital / skull base trauma
    E. Loney, Shipley/UK
14:30 Vascular H&N Trauma
    TBA

 

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

 

15:30-17:30 Cranial Nerve Review – Anatomy and Pathology
    Moderator: E. Loney, Shipley/UK

15:30 Cranial Nerves I-VI
    H.B. Eggesbo, Oslo/NO
16:00 Cranial Nerves VII-VIII
    TBA
16:30 Cranial Nerves IX-XII
    T. Beale, London/UK
17:00 Q&A

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 07

Room 1

08:30-10:30 Refresher Course 2: Head & Neck Cancer
    Moderator: C.Z. Karaman, Aydin/TR

08:30 Nasopharyngeal cancer staging
    A. King, Hong Kong/HK
09:00 Patterns of spread in oral and oropharyngeal cancer
    D. Farina, Brescia/IT
09:30 Imaging in patients with suspected head and neck cancer of unknown origin
    M. De Win, Amsterdam/NL
10:00 Normal post treatment imaging appearances and how to detect recurrent tumour
    J. Gillespie, Bardon/AU

 

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

 

11:00-12:30 Dental / Maxillofacial
    Moderator: L. van Rensburg, Cape town/ZA

11:00 How I assess the OPG?
    M. Suuronen, Espoo/FI
11:20 Cystic lesions of the mandible and maxilla. A systematic approach
    C. Greenall, Cardiff/UK
11:40 Incidental findings in the jaw on CT – What should we know about teeth?
    C. Czerny, Vienna/AT
12:00 Imaging of TMJ
    I. Sepulveda, Concepción/CL

 

12:30-13:30 Lunch Break

 

13:30-15:00 Refresher Course 3: Thyroid / Parathyroid
    Moderator: S. Qureshi, Abu Dhabi/AE

13:30 Multimodality imaging of parathyroid adenomas
    Ana Germano, Barcarena/PT
14:00 How I image the thyroid nodule
    S. La’Porte, Buckingham/UK
14:30 Imaging for the staging and management of thyroid cancer
    E. Vassallo, Msida/MT

 

15:00-15:30 Closing Session & Awards
   B. De Foer, Antwerp/BE, E. Vassallo, Msida/MT

Room 2

08:30-10:30 Scientific Oral Presentation Session 3
    Moderators: P. Mundada, Singapore/SG, R. Vaidhyanath, Leicester/UK

08:30 TBA

 

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

 

11:00-12:30 Nerve pathways: Best imaging techniques according to pathology
    Moderator: TBA

11:00 Brachial Plexus
    M. Mack, Munich/DE
11:20 Trigeminal neuralgia
    C. Glastonbury, San Francisco/US
11:40 Facial nerve palsy
    H. Kelly, Boston/US
12:00 Vocal cord paralysis
    R. Saat, Tallinn/EE