Meeting

Program

Jurriaanse Hall

Van Capelle Hall

Preliminary_programm_EPCCT2026

Preliminary_programm_EPCCT2026

07:45 - 08:40

Breakfast

07:45 - 08:45

Breakfast

08:40 - 08:45

Welcome

No program

08:45 - 09:05

Energy integrating detector CT: technical principles

Marcel van Straten, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

09:05 - 09:25

Spectral imaging

Arnold Schilham, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

09:25 - 09:55

Photon counting CT: how does it work?

Cynthia McCollough, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

09:55 - 10:15

Q&A

No program

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

10:45 - 11:00

Spectral photon counting CT

Sara Boccalini, Lyon University, Lyon, France

11:00 - 11:15

CdZT photon counting CT

Mathias Prokop, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

11:15 - 11:30

Silicon photon counting CT

Timothy Szczykutowicz, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

11:30 - 11:45

Mobile photon counting CT

11:45 - 12:00

Dual source photon counting CT

Peter Noel, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

12:00 - 12:15

Q&A

Moderators:
Marcel Dijkshoorn, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

10:45 - 11:00

Stents and coils

11:00 - 11:15

Challenges in contrast adminisitration

Lion Stammen, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands

11:15 - 11:30

Metal implants

11:30 - 11:45

Poor renal function

11:45 - 12:00

Small vessel pathology

12:00 - 12:15

Q&A

12:15 - 13:15

Lunch break

12:15 - 13:15

Lunch break

13:15 - 13:30

MSK imaging

Francis Baffour, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

13:30 - 13:45

Neuro imaging

Linda Jacobi, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands

13:45 - 14:00

Thoracic imaging

14:00 - 14:15

Abdominal imaging

Michael Brun Andersen, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev/Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark

14:15 - 14:30

Vascular imaging

14:30 - 14:45

Q&A

13:15 - 13:30

Coronary artery stenosis grading

Tilman Emrich, UMC Mainz, Mainz, Germany

13:30 - 13:45

Coronary stent assessment

Alexander Hirsch, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

13:45 - 14:00

Coronary plaque quantification

Pal Maurovich Horvat, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

14:00 - 14:15

Transcatheter valve insertion planning and follow-up

Sara Boccalini, Lyon University, Lyon, France

14:15 - 14:30

Extra Cellular Volume

Hatem Alkadhi, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

14:30 - 14:45

Q&A

14:45 - 15:30

Coffee break

14:45 - 15:30

Coffee break

15:30 - 15:45

Most important PCCT papers published in 2025

15:45 - 16:00

The future of PCCT what to expect in the next decade?

No program

Moderators:
Ricardo Budde, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Edwin Oei, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Panel members:
Cynthia McCollough, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Mathias Prokop, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Harold Litt, University Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Linda Jacobi, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands

No program

Join us for drinks and small snacks at the welcome reception in the Foyer.

17:00 - 18:30

Welcome reception

Jurriaanse Hall

Van Capelle Hall

07:45 - 08:45

Breakfast

07:45 - 08:45

Breakfast

08:45 - 09:00

How to convice your hospital management to buy a PCCT scanner

09:00 - 09:15

How to train the CT radiographers and technicians

Marcel Dijkshoorn, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

09:15 - 09:30

Radiologist staff training program: EMC experience

Alina van de Burgt, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

09:30 - 09:45

PCCT and Spectral imaging optimizing PACS integration

Dominika Sucha, University medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

09:45 - 10:00

Environmental impact of PCCT vs. EID-CT

10:15 - 10:15

Q&A

Moderators:
Pier Luigi Ciet, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

08:45 - 09:00

PCCT in Pediatrics: technical challenges and practical tips

09:00 - 09:15

Thoracic Imaging: looking deeper in the lung with PCCT at minimal radiation

Pier Luigi Ciet, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

09:15 - 09:30

PCCT in Pediatric Oncology: a new frontier

Ilias Tsiflikas, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

09:30 - 09:45

Musculoskeletal Imaging: only higher resolution and less artifacts or there is more

09:45 - 10:00

Head and Neck Imaging with PCCT: navigating the pros and cons

Jan Svoboda, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

10:00 - 10:15

Q&A

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

10:45 - 11:00

How to adjust your contrast protocol for PCCT

Casper Mihl, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands

11:00 - 11:15

New contrast agents under development

11:15 - 11:25

Q&A

Moderators:
Judith van der Bie, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

10:45 - 11:30

Oral abstract presentations

11:35 - 12:15

Industry session

Moderators:
Judith van der Bie, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

11:30 - 12:15

Oral abstract presentations

12:15 - 13:15

Lunch break

12:15 - 13:15

Lunch break

13:15 - 13:30

Patient selection for PCCT scanning in a multiscanner setting

Harold Litt, Perelman School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA

13:30 - 14:00

PCCT protocol design: how to start, standardize and optimize

Shuai Leng, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

14:00 - 14:15

How to manage the data load of PCCT

14:15 - 14:30

Quality control

14:30 - 14:45

Q&A

No program

14:45 - 15:30

Coffee break

14:45 - 15:30

Coffee break

Moderators:
Ricardo Budde, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Edwin Oei, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Panel members:
Shuai Leng, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
Aad van der Lugt, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

No program

16:30 - 16:45

Best abstact award

Edwin Oei, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

16:45 - 17:00

Closing remarks

Ricardo Budde, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Edwin Oei, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

No program