Meeting

Program

Room 1 Jurriaanse Hall

Room 2 Van Capelle Hall

https://www.epcct.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Final-Program-EPCCT-2026.pdf

https://www.epcct.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Final-Program-EPCCT-2026.pdf

07:45 - 08:40

Breakfast served in Foyer

07:45 - 08:40

Breakfast served in Foyer

08:40 - 08:45

Welcome

No program

Moderators:
Marcel van Straten, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Ioannis Sechopoulos, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

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

Moderators:
Ricardo Budde, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Peter Noel, Philadelphia, USA

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

Anna Podlasek, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.

11:45 - 12:00

Dual source photon counting CT

Peter Noel, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

12:00 - 12:15

Q&A

Moderators:
Lion Stammen, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Marcel Greuter, Groningen, the Netherlands

10:45 - 11:00

Patients with small vessel pathology

Lilian Henriksson, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden

11:00 - 11:15

Contrast administration: converting from EID to PCCT

Lion Stammen, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands

11:15 - 11:30

Patients with challenges in contrast administration

Marcel Dijkshoorn, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

11:30 - 11:45

Metal implants part 1: theoretical background

Ian Blom, Expert CT Radiographer

11:45 - 12:00

Metal implants part 2: practical examples

Marcel Dijkshoorn, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

12:00 - 12:15

Q&A

12:15 - 13:15

Lunch break

12:15 - 13:15

Lunch break

Moderators:
Edwin Oei, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Michael Brun Anderson, Kopenhagen, Denmark

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

Martine Remy-Jardin, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

14:00 - 14:15

Abdominal imaging

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

14:15 - 14:30

Vascular imaging

Patrick Krumm, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

14:30 - 14:45

Q&A

Moderators:
Sara Boccalini, Lyon, France
Casper Mihl, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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

Valve imaging

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

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

15:30 - 15:45

Most important PCCT papers published in 2025

Ricardo Budde, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

15:45 - 16:00

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

Ioannis Sechopoulos, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

No program

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

Panel members:
Cynthia McCollough, Rochester, USA
Mathias Prokop, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Harold Litt, Philadelphia, USA
Linda Jacobi, Maastricht, the Netherlands

No program

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

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

Room 1 Jurriaanse Hall

Room 2 Van Capelle Hall

See program booklet for details.

See program booklet for details.

Moderators:
Aad van der Lugt, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Hatem Alkadhi, Zurich, Switzerland

08:45 - 09:00

How to convice your hospital management to buy a PCCT scanner

Jesse Habets, Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

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, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

09:45 - 10:00

Environmental impact of PCCT vs. EID-CT

David de Vries, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

10:00 - 10:15

Q&A

Moderators:
Pier Luigi Ciet, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

08:45 - 09:00

PCCT in Pediatrics: technical challenges and practical tips

Marilyn J. Siegel, Washington University School of Medicine

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

Pediatric abdominal imaging with PCCT

Martijn Verhagen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands

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

Moderators:
Jesse Habets, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
Lillian Henriksson, Linkoping, Sweden

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

David Cormode, University of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, USA

11:15 - 11:25

Q&A

Moderators:
Marcel van Straten, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Thom van der Laan, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

10:45 - 11:30

Oral abstract presentations

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

-

Moderators:
Marcel van Straten, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Thom van der Laan, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

11:30 - 12:15

Oral abstract presentations

12:15 - 13:15

Lunch break

12:15 - 13:15

Lunch break

Moderators:
Marcel Dijkshoorn, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Marcel van Straten, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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

Timothy Szczykutowicz, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

14:15 - 14:30

Quality control

Marcel Greuter, Medical Physicist

14:30 - 14:45

Q&A

No program

14:45 - 15:30

Coffee break

14:45 - 15:30

Coffee break

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

Panel members:
Shuai Leng, Rochester, USA
Aad van der Lugt, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Marcel Dijkshoorn, the Netherlands
Erik Tesselaar, Linkoping, Sweden.

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