ECR 2012 Book of Abstracts - A - Postergraduate Educational Programme

European Society of Radiology (ESR)

doi:10.1007/s13244-012-0153-4

ECR 2012 Book of Abstracts - A - Postergraduate Educational Programme

European Society of Radiology (ESR)

Insights into imaging · 2012 · vol. 3(Suppl 1) , pp. 1–134 · doi:10.1007/s13244-012-0153-4 · PMID:22696127 · PMC3481066

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This document outlines the postgraduate educational program structure for the 2012 European Congress of Radiology, listing session categories and abstracts on molecular imaging and acute abdominal disorders.

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This document is a collection of abstracts from the Postgraduate Educational Programme at the European Congress of Radiology 2012. It outlines various sessions covering molecular imaging, acute abdominal inflammatory disorders, peripheral skeletal lesions, and abdominal tumor evaluation using modalities such as PET-CT, MRI, and ultrasound. The content focuses on diagnostic strategies, technological advancements in imaging probes, and the integration of biological information for disease monitoring. The paper does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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