Equine CT and MR Imaging Days

Teilnehmerkreis: Tierärzt:innen

Zeitraum: 08.10.2025 09:00 - 12.10.2025 - 18:00

Referenten:

Myra Barrett

is an associate professor of equine diagnostic imaging at Colorado State University and a founding partner of Inside Information Radiology, an equine teleradiology company that serves an international equine community. Her area of interest and research within diagnostic imaging are orthopedic and sports medicine cases, and she works closely with other experts in these fields. She is a founding member and former president of the American College of Veterinary Radiology - Equine Diagnostic Imaging subspecialty. Myra is dedicated to the advancement of equine diagnostic imaging and educational outreach and collaboration with equine practitioners.  

 

Maren Hellige

studied veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. Subsequently she received her doctoral thesis at the Equine Clinic of the Freie Universität Berlin. From 2002–2007 she qualified as a veterinary specialist for horses at a private veterinary clinic in Germany. Since 2008 she works in the Equine Clinic of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, where she deals primarily with orthopedic cases and all the different imaging modalities (Ultrasound, X – ray, CT and high-field MRI). She did her residency in Diagnostic Imaging (Large Animal Alternative Track) at the RVC in London and is board certified by the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.

 

Gabriel Manso Diaz

graduated from Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain, before completing a Master’s program in research in veterinary sciences. He then went on to complete a PhD in advanced imaging modalities (CT and MRI) for the diagnosis of equine head disorders. After this, he undertook a residency in Diagnostic Imaging (Large Animal Track) at the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK) and obtained board certification in the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.

He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the UCM and splits his time between clinical referral work as an equine radiologist and teaching and research in large animal diagnostic imaging.

 

Natasha Werpy

graduated from the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO (CSU). After completing an equine internship in 1999-2000, she completed a year imaging internship with Norm Rantanen. Then she did a diagnostic imaging residency with Norm and at CSU. She is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Radiology. She worked as the Medical Imaging Director at the Gail Holmes Equine Orthopedic Research Center at CSU under Wayne McIlwraith from 2004–2011. She was an Associate Professor of Diagnostic

Imaging at the University of Florida in Gainesville from 2011-2016. Since 2016 she has worked as a private practice consultant working with different imaging modalities for US and international clinics. 

Zusatzinformationen:

Hybridveranstaltung!

Teilnahmegebühr: 2300 €

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Tagungsort: Gustav-Stresemann-Institut, Langer Grabenweg 68, 53175, Bonn und online (hybrid), Germany,

Programm 08.10.2025 09:00 - 12.10.2025 - 18:00

October 8, Wednesday

CT imaging with Gabriel Manso Diaz and Maren Hellige

09:00   Welcome

09:15   CT of the head: anatomy quiz. Gabriel

09:30   CT of the head: teeth and sinus system. Maren

10:00   CT of the mandibular, pharyngeal and laryngeal region. Gabriel

10:45   Coffee break

11:15   CT of the head: uncommon findings – neoplasia. Maren

11:45   CT of the spine I: anatomy quiz. Gabriel

12:00   CT of the spine II: facet joints (fragmentation, fractures, enlargement…). Gabriel

12:30   CT of the spine III: myelography, intervertebral discs, spinal cord compression. Maren

13:15   Lunch

14:15   Reading CT images of the head

16:00   Coffee break

16:30   Reading CT images of the spine

18:15   End

 

October 9, Thursday

CT imaging with Maren Hellige and Gabriel Manso Diaz

09:00   CT of the distal limb: anatomy quiz. Gabriel

09:30   CT of the distal limb: foot, pastern and fetlock. Gabriel

10:15   CT of the carpus and tarsus. Maren

11:00   Coffee break

11:30   CT of the stifle. Maren

12:00   Journal club: new CT papers. Maren

12:30   Lunch

13:30   CT of the proximal limb: elbow, shoulder and pelvis. New applications in adult horses.

Gabriel

14:15   Reading CT images of the limbs

16:00   Coffee break

16:30   Reading CT images of the limbs

18:15   End

 

October 10, Friday

CT, MR and PET imaging

With Myra Barrett, Maren Hellige, Gabriel Manso Diaz and Natasha Werpy

09:00   CT vs MRI of osseous and articular diseases. Gabriel

10:00   CT vs MRI of tendon and ligaments. Maren

11:00   Coffee break

11:30   CT vs MR of the head. Gabriel

12:30   Contrast CT – how to do. Maren

13:15   Lunch 

14:30   Overview of PET imaging and use of PET for bone and soft tissue lesions. Natasha

15:30   Coffee break

16:00   Multimodality cases including MR, PET and CT. Myra

17:30   End

 

18:00   Get together, action, beverages and dinner

 

October 11, Saturday

MR imaging with Myra Barrett and Natasha Werpy

09:00   Updated protocols and techniques based on recent advancements in MRI imaging. Natasha

10:30   Coffee break

11:00   What are we missing? Optimizing our standing MRI assessment and recognizing what we

might miss. Myra

12:30   Lunch

13:30   Recheck MRI examinations, should they be done? Timeframes and expectations based on

lesion type. Natasha

14:30   1^st Round reading images 

15:30   Coffee break

16:00   2^nd Round reading images

18:00   End

 

October 12, Sunday

MR imaging with Natasha Werpy and Myra Barrett

09:00   Bone fluid signal. Myra

10:30   Coffee break

11:00   Benefits of using combined CT and MRI studies for the diagnoses of musculoskeletal disease.

Natasha

12:30   Lunch

13:30   Prioritizing MRI findings – how to try to figure out what matters most. Myra

14:30   1^st Round reading images 

15:30   Coffee break

16:00   2^nd Round reading images

18:00   End

 

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