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Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course
Online | Hybrid | Lisbon
September 25-29
CIRSE 2021
PRELIMINARY
PROGRAMME
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
36th ANNUAL MEETING AND
POSTGRADUATE COURSE
Contents
General Information
1 Welcome address
3 Committees
4 Dignitaries
66 Registration & General information
67 Corporate Partners
Scientific Programme
16 Preliminary faculty
18 Session types and main themes
22 IDEAS
24 PAD Day
26 Paediatric interventions
29 Women in IR
30 CIRSE meets... KSIR/YIRESA
31 Hands-on Device Training
37 Safe sedation application during IR procedures
39 Simulation Training
40 European Trainee Forum
41 Scientific Programme
1
Afshin Gangi Thomas J. Kroencke Adam Hatzidakis Hugo Rio Tinto Belarmino Gonçalves
CIRSE President Scientific Programme Scientific Programme CIRSE 2021 CIRSE 2021
Committee Committee Deputy Local Host Committee Local Host Committee
Chairperson Chairperson SPC Representative Chairperson
Dear colleagues,
Our CIRSE 2020 congress was one of a kind. Held Another focus at CIRSE 2021 will be paediatric inter
online due to the pandemic, it presented the Scientific ventions, with a case-based discussion on the do’s and
Programme Planning Committee with special challenges, don’ts for venous procedures in children, a focus session
but also gave us the opportunity to reach out to more on complex paediatric abdominal interventions, and
interested parties than ever. a fundamental course on optimising the IR suite for
children, among others.
While we had high hopes to return to an in-person
meeting this year, the situation around the world Within the oncology track, a focus session will examine
remains uncertain. Many countries are still unable how we can assess the quality of cancer care, and an
to open their borders, hotels are closed and travel expert panel will debate the various aspects of immuno-
is still difficult. We are, therefore, continuing to oncology in interventional oncology in a round-table
explore all options (online, onsite, hybrid) and will discussion, along with many other IO offerings. This year’s
also conduct a member survey on the subject soon. non-vascular sessions will include a hot topic symposium
No matter what happens, CIRSE 2021 will take place on all you need to know about lymphatic leaks, a
as planned from September 25-29. We have set fundamental course on urinary tract interventions and
ourselves the goal to decide on the final event format a clinical evaluation course on thyroid procedures.
by early May at the latest.
Venous interventions will also be covered extensively,
Thanks to the tireless work of our SPC colleagues, the with an expert round-table on acute pulmonary
CIRSE Annual Congress will again provide the world’s embolism and a workshop on deep venous recanalisation,
most comprehensive platform for IR research, innovation just to name a few. The embolisation track will explore
and evidence-based clinical care, with various hot topic the frontiers of our current evidence, taking inventory of
symposia, expert round-tables and focus sessions, where we currently stand and where the field is headed.
examining what we have learned for our daily practice
from the relevant registries and studies. Several IR management sessions will also look at the
road ahead, scrutinising technological advances in
Back by popular demand, there will be another PAD Day robotics and AI. For those of you specialising or wishing
exploring all aspects of peripheral arterial disease and to branch out into neurointerventions, there will be
its treatment. As part of this micro-track, a FIRST@CIRSE a workshop on acute stroke management as well
session will provide a stage for the release of the latest as a surely enlightening expert round-table on the
evidence from PAD trials and studies. logistical challenges in stroke patients. >
Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course
2 Welcome address
Another highlight of CIRSE 2021 will be its five video To keep us on the cutting edge of tools and materials
learning sessions covering a variety of non-vascular, developments, our partners from the industry will
embolisation and oncology topics, among others. host numerous symposia providing the latest data on
their products. In addition, a vibrant exhibition and
IDEAS, the congress within a congress, will shine a learning centres will give attendees the possibility to get
light on all there is to know about aortic repair, offering hands-on with new devices and talk one-on-one with
a multidisciplinary approach with case discussions, representatives.
expert round-tables and workshops.
The European Trainee Forum will once again be
We also very much look forward to the CIRSE meets hosting a variety of sessions and events continuing
South Korea and Russia sessions, as learning about its fantastic work of creating a network for our young
daily practice in other countries always provides an and talented colleagues to exchange their ideas and
enlightening learning experience. share experiences. To help foster the next generation
of interventional radiologists, the ETF will furthermore
As you can see, CIRSE 2021 will be packed full with continue to work with the very popular CIRSE Student
interesting sessions, providing experience and evidence Programme, to recruit the brightest minds for the future
to continuously improve the efficacy and safety of of our specialty.
IR treatments. At the same time, the programme will
offer congress goers numerous opportunities to improve We look forward to an exciting CIRSE 2021 and
their technical skills with tips and tricks from IR’s most to seeing you all there!
renowned experts in a wide range of educational
lectures and hands-on training sessions.
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
Committees 3
CIRSE Committees
Executive Committee Local Host Committee
Afshin Gangi (FR), President Belarmino J. Gonçalves (Porto), Chairperson
Christoph A. Binkert (CH), Vice President Hugo Rio Tinto (Lisbon), SPC Representative
Philippe L. Pereira (DE), Treasurer Paulo Almeida (Viseu)
Robert A. Morgan (GB), Past President Élia Coimbra (Lisbon)
Laura Crocetti (IT) Ana Isabel Ferreira (Lisbon)
Alban Denys (FR) Augusto Gaspar (Lisbon)
Belarmino Gonçalves (PT) Afonso Vieira Gonçalves (Almada)
Patrick Haage (DE) Maria J. Martins de Sousa (Porto)
Adam Hatzidakis (GR) João A. Oliveira (Porto)
Klaus A. Hausegger (AT) Tiago Pereira (Vila Nova de Gaia)
Thomas J. Kroencke (DE) Pedro Sousa (Vila Nova de Gaia)
Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck (DE) Paulo Vilares Morgado (Porto)
Gerard J. O’Sullivan (IE)
Peter Reimer (DE) Hands-on Device Training
Raman Uberoi (GB) & Simulation Training Coordinators
Daniel Waigl (AT) John Adu (GB)
Christian E. Althoff (DE)
Scientific Programme Committee Rajesh Bhat (GB)
Thomas J. Kroencke (DE), Chairperson Mark C. Burgmans (NL)
Adam Hatzidakis (GR), Deputy Chairperson Joo-Young Chun (GB)
Alex M. Barnacle (GB) Michele Citone (IT)
Christoph A. Binkert (CH) Luc Defreyne (BE)
Alban Denys (CH) Cormac Farrelly (IE)
Afshin Gangi (FR) Dimitrios K. Filippiadis (GR)
Thomas K. Helmberger (DE) Rick de Graaf (DE)
Roberto Iezzi (IT) Jean-Yves Gaubert (FR)
Konstantinos N. Katsanos (GR) Bernhard Gebauer (DE)
Lars B. Loenn (DK) José A. Guirola (ES)
Geert Maleux (BE) Roberto Iezzi (IT)
Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck (DE) Ralph Kickuth (DE)
Gerard J. O’Sullivan (IE) Antonin Krajina (CZ)
Olivier Pellerin (FR) Romaric Loffroy (FR)
Hugo Rio Tinto (PT) Paul N.M. Lohle (NL)
Raman Uberoi (GB) Andreas H. Mahnken (DE)
Hans van Overhagen (NL) Leonardo Marques (DE)
Martijn R. Meijerink (NL)
PAD Day Coordinators Kishore Minhas (GB)
Fabrizio Fanelli (IT) John M. Regi (GB)
Stefan Müller-Hülsbeck (DE) Stavros Spiliopoulos (GR)
Maria Tsitskari (GR)
IDEAS Scientific Programme Committee Jos C. van den Berg (CH)
Mohamad S. Hamady (GB), Chairperson Wim H. van Zwam (NL)
Eric Verhoeven (DE), Deputy Chairperson Andrea Veltri (IT)
Fabrizio Fanelli (IT) Filipe Veloso Gomes (PT)
Afshin Gangi (FR) Kai E. Wilhelm (DE)
Michael P. Jenkins (GB)
Hicham Kobeiter (FR)
Tilo Kölbel (DE)
Thomas J. Kroencke (DE)
Götz M. Richter (DE)
Florian Wolf (AT)
Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course
44 Dignitaries
Gold Medallist 2020
Elias Brountzos
Elias Brountzos was born in Piraeus, a port city of Athens, Prof. Brountzos is also a member of several Greek medical
in 1956. He graduated from the Medical School of NKUA societies, including: Hellenic Radiologic Society; Greek
with high honours in 1981, and then went on to receive a Society for Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology
Ph.D. with high honours in 1986 from the Medical School (GSIR), where he currently sits as president; Hellenic
of NTUA. He received his medical license in 1982, and Surgical Society for Hepatobiliary; and Pancreatic
then worked as a general practitioner in Greece. Diseases. He is a member of CIRSE [Fellow since
2000] and the ESR, and is an honorary member of the
Prof. Brountzos began a surgical residency in the Patras Seldinger Society.
Medical School University Hospital in 1983. It was here
that he gained exposure to interventional radiology, and He has worked within CIRSE in various roles, including:
he found himself profoundly attracted to the discipline. member of the Standards of Practice Committee
Prof. Brountzos completed his residency in 1988, having (2004-2005), member of the Scientific Programme
his mind on IR. Committee (2006-2007), member of the Executive
Committee (2007-2019), Annual Congress Local Chairman
He spent six months as a Research Fellow at Massachu (2007), Deputy Chair of the Scientific Program Committee
setts General Hospital through Harvard Medical School (2008-2009), and Chairman of the Scientific Programme
in 1992. In 1998, he received an educational grant Committee (2010-2011). In 2012, he was elected as
from CIRSE and spent one month as a Clinical Fellow CIRSE’s treasurer; and in 2014, he was elected as the vice
at University Hospital Zurich’s Institute of Diagnostic president. He subsequently served as CIRSE’s president
Radiology to learn about endovascular abdominal from 2016-2017 and as the working past president from
aortic aneurysm therapy from the late Prof. Ulrich Blum. 2018-2019.
Prof. Brountzos also worked for six months as a visiting
research professor at the Dotter Interventional Institute Prof. Brountzos was a member of the Editorial Board
at Oregon Health Sciences University with a fellowship of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (CVIR),
support from the Hellenic College of Radiology in 2002. and he regularly reviews for CVIR, CVIR Endovascular,
European Journal of Radiology, Lung, European Journal
From 1990-1999, he worked in Metaxa Cancer Hospital in of Neurology, Kidney International, European Journal
Piraeus, as a radiologist consultant for the Greek National of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and Journal of
Health System; during this time, he devoted his work Postgraduate Medicine.
fully to IR, mainly performing biopsies, biliary and renal
drainage procedures for oncological patients. In order to His research has focused on vascular and oncologic IR,
get involved with vascular IR, Prof. Brountzos accepted TIPS, and radiation protection. He has authored or co-
an offer from Prof. Dimitrios Kelekis to work in his authored 165 PubMed publications. He has also given
newly founded Department of Radiology in Eugenidion more than 200 invited lectures in international meetings
Hospital in Athens. He practiced a wide variety of and more than 100 in domestic meetings.
vascular interventions including EVAR and started
treating HCC patients with lipiodol chemoembolisation He is married to Rena, and is the father of two daughters,
in 1995. Eva and Irene. Outside of medicine, he is a great lover of
the outdoors; and recently became interested in human
In 2000, he became an assistant professor of inter history, anthropology, politics, economy, and religion,
ventional radiology at the National and Kaposistrian among other subjects.
University of Athens [NKUA] Medical School at the
Attikon University Hospital. In 2009, he was promoted
to an associate professor, and in 2012 became a
professor. Prof. Brountzos is currently both a professor
of interventional radiology and the head of the CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
Interventional Radiology Division of the 2nd Department Elias Brountzos will be awarded on
of Radiology at NKUA.
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:00
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
Dignitaries 5
Gold Medallist 2021
Julio C. Palmaz
Prof. Julio Palmaz is one of the most renowned The application of vascular prostheses for aortic diseases
pioneers in the field of vascular medicine, his (EVAR, TEVAR) is also based on Prof. Palmaz’ work. With
research having completely revolutionised vascular his animal experiments in San Antonio, USA in the late
treatment. Prof. Palmaz’ invention of the balloon 1980s, he developed the concept of the large-bore
expandable stainless steel stent in the early 1980s led stent-supported vascular prosthesis.
to groundbreaking new treatment options for vascular
occlusive diseases. Modern cardiology would be In the past 20 years, Prof. Palmaz has explored the
impossible without the use of plain and drug-eluting interaction of metals and plastics with the endothelium
expandable stents. Another pioneering highlight of of human blood vessels, which has brought him special
Prof. Palmaz’ distinguished career, together with the recognition as a researcher.
team of the radiological department at the University
Hospital of Freiburg in May 1987, was the first successful Prof. Palmaz has been awarded countless honours
application of balloon expandable stents in iliac arteries and prizes. In 2006, he was inducted into the National
in humans. Inventors Hall of Fame, and the intravascular stent was
recognised as one of the 100 most important inventions
Balloon expandable stents have become indispensable for mankind.
beyond their vascular use. The clinical development and
implementation of the TIPSS procedure as transjugular Together with his family, he runs one of the most
stent shunt, which revolutionised the treatment of portal beautiful and prestigious vineyard estates in California.
hypertension, is based on Prof. Palmaz’ research. Many
more non-vascular stent developments and applications
have since followed, for example, for use in the biliary
tract, the bronchial system and the intestinal tract.
For an overview CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
of all past Gold Medallists, Julio C. Palmaz will be awarded on
please refer to our website!
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:00
Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course
6 Dignitaries
Distinguished Fellow 2020
Antonin Krajina
Antonin Krajina earned his medical degree in 1983 and Prof. Krajina has edited four textbooks and written a
completed his radiology residency under the leadership Czech textbook of angiography. In addition, he has
of Prof. Leo Steinhart at the Charles University Faculty authored 21 book chapters on vascular interventional
of Medicine in Hradec Králové (CZ) in 1991. In 1989, and neurointerventional radiology. He has published
after Czechoslovakia‘s Velvet Revolution, Prof. Krajina 265 scientific papers and presented invited lectures in
strived for training in interventional radiology outside 25 countries.
his country to continue his experimental work on portal
hypertension. In 1992 he completed his IR fellowship Prof. Krajina has been a CIRSE member since 1995,
under the supervision of Prof. Josef Roesch and becoming fellow in 1999. Since 2002, he has been an
Prof. Frederick Keller at the Charles Dotter Institute in invited speaker at numerous CIRSE annual congresses
Portland, Oregon. Upon returning to his native country, and GEST meetings. He served as a member of the
he started implementing numerous new interventional CIRSE Scientific Programme Planning Committee from
radiology techniques at his hospital. 2014 to 2017, chaired the oral part of the EBIR exam,
served as an EBIR examiner from 2013-2015 and was a
Prof. Krajina has headed the Department of Radiology member of the CIRSE Stroke Task Force from 2015-2018.
at the Charles University Hospital in Hradec Králové since
2013. His research has covered diverse aspects of vascular Prof. Krajina was a CVIR Editorial Board Member from
and interventional radiology. His Ph.D. study focused 2009-2017. He served as a member, and in 2014 as
on superselective catheterisation and embolisation in the chairperson of the IR subcommittee of European
intracranial arteries. He received research grants on Congress of Radiology in Vienna. In 2018, Prof. Krajina
stents for TIPS, endovascular embolisation of intracranial gave the prestigious Josef Roesch lecture at the CIRSE
aneurysms and CO2 angiography in early 90´s. He also Annual Congress. He currently serves as a member of
cooperated on the experimental development of the the CIRSE Online Education Committee.
first stent-grafts in the mid 90ies. Together with
hepatologist Petr Hulek, he introduced TIPS into clinical Prof. Krajina has been a member of the ESMINT executive
practice in Czechoslovakia in 1992. As only a minimal committee, and he is a cofounder of the Middle East
number of tools were available in this part of Europe European Interventional Neuroradiology Club (MENC)
at the time, many devices such as stents for TIPS which has been holding annual meetings since 2004. He
and detachable balloons had to be produced in the is a director of the ESMINT stroke course – EXMINT, which
laboratory. Moreover, physicians had to make due with has been taking place in Prague or online every year
outdated imaging equipment. since 2018. Prof. Krajina has been a neurointerventional
fellow (EBNI) since 2018 and serves as an examiner for
Today Prof. Krajina’s research focuses on endovascular the ESMINT and ESNR diplomas. He is a reviewer for
therapy of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke. As a eight international scientific journals, a member of the
professor of radiology, he has been strongly involved editorial board of Neuroradiology, and works on various
in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. He has committees of several national neuroradiological and
mentored numerous students over the past 25 years, radiological societies.
including thirteen Ph.D. programmes as well as many
international visiting fellows from Eastern Europe and
Asia. He has organised 13 international workshops
on TIPS which were visited by young doctors from
17 countries.
CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
Antonin Krajina will be awarded on
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:00
Dignitaries 7
Distinguished Fellow 2020
Sanjiv Sharma
Sanjiv Sharma was born in 1956 in India. He completed From 2003-2006 Prof. Sharma served as the president
his medical degree in 1977 and his radiology residency of the Indian Society of Vascular and Interventional
in 1982. Dr. Sharma’s interest in IR was sparked in 1980 Radiology (ISVIR), greatly contributing to making it the
when he was asked to explore the possibility of embo thriving and active society it is today. Prof. Sharma is
lising an inoperable renal cell carcinoma with uncon also a founding member of the Asia-Pacific Society of
trolled hematuria. Inspired by successfully assisting Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (APSCVIR)
his teacher with the procedure, Dr. Sharma went on to of which he was president from 2004-2006.
perform many more, improvising with hardware that
included a single teflon wire with many kinks, some In 2009 Prof. Sharma initiated the ISVIR Research and
KIFA tubing length to serve as catheters (reshaped on Educational Foundation which he chaired until 2015.
a table with a steaming kettle) and a single Seldinger Prof. Sharma has been awarded the Gold Medals from
needle for access. the ISVIR (2013) and the APSCVIR (2014) as well as the
ISVIR Lifetime Achievement Award (2014).
The occasionally dramatic clinical outcomes had
a profound impact on Dr. Sharma’s career choice, Prof. Sharma continues to be passionate about an
prompting him to become a full-time lecturer in initiative dedicated to building IR capacities and skills
cardiovascular and interventional radiology at the in emerging countries, which has trained physicians and
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 1986 technologists from eight developing countries over the
after stints as a registrar and research officer. Today, last four years in his department.
Prof. Sharma continues his work at the institute as a
professor and heads what was India’s first dedicated Prof. Sharma is an avid clinical and experimental
department for CVIR. researcher, having completed over 300 research
projects, published 268 papers in peer reviewed
Over time, the institute further expanded, remaining journals and 61 chapters in books. He has delivered
at the forefront of education, research and clinical care 566 lectures within India and across the globe. For
with many unique firsts to its credit, including pioneering his commitment to the specialty, Prof. Sharma has
the technique of creating steel coils for embolisation received honorary memberships and fellowships from
in 1986; establishing protocols and algorithms for the Italian Society of Vascular Surgery and the Chinese
detecting disease activity and endovascular treatment Society of Interventional Radiology, as well as a visiting
of vasculitis that have been extensively published and professorship from various universities in India, China,
cited since 1987; endovascular treatment for Budd Sri Lanka and Oman, among others.
Chiari syndrome in 1988 (including the IVC stent in
1991 – a prototype oesophageal wallstent); uterine Prof. Sharma serves as a reviewer for various journals,
fibroid embolisation in 1991; endovascular repair of an is the regional editor for CVIR and an associate editor
abdominal aortic aneurysm with a straight tube design for JVIR. He has also served as the technical expert for
in 1993; investigating immune response after palliative various national and international societies and bodies,
embolisation in advanced cancer cervix in 1994; and including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
developing an active endovascular repair programme for which he edited the white paper on “Needs for IR in
for aortic aneurysms and dissections since 1995, as well the emerging world countries”.
as many more.
Some of Prof. Sharma’s more recent research interests
include pioneering the concept of local intra-arterial
delivery of autologous stem cells in various disease states,
including first in-human double-blind placebo controlled
RCT in critical limb ischaemia as well as a project on local CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
intra-arterial delivery in control of diabetes. Sanjiv Sharma will be awarded on
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:00
8 Dignitaries
Distinguished Fellow 2020
Brian F. Stainken
Brian Stainken was born in 1957 in New York City. He In 1998, he participated in the development of a new
completed his undergraduate studies at Boston College publication ultimately called Interventional News which
followed by medical school at Georgetown University, remains focused on informing the ‘global IR community’.
the latter on a scholarship from the US Navy. After a He continues to serve as co-Editor of this publication.
surgery internship in San Diego, Dr. Stainken practiced
in the Emergency Department at the Naval Hospital Dr. Stainken has long believed that IR is uniquely poised
in Agana, Guam for two years. He then returned to to benefit from strong international collaborative efforts.
California for Residency and fellowship in Cardiovascular As a relatively small specialty, our voice is amplified
and Interventional Radiology at UCLA. through collaboration. As a diverse field not constrained
by the infrastructural needs of conventional surgery we
In 1993, he joined the faculty at UCSD during the early can benefit patients in a wide variety of environments
days of tumor ablation where he performed over one with flexibility to conform to local needs. To harness
hundred ultrasound guided prostate and open liver this opportunity he believes that IR must be the
cryo-ablation procedures. He then returned to New York validated masters of our field everywhere we practice.
joining the faculty at Albany Medical College. At Albany To this end, since the late 1990s he has worked to build
he continued to focus on local tumour therapy as well relationships between international IR societies and
as clinical research on mechanical thrombectomy develop educational exchanges, standardised training,
and early homemade/prototype manufactured aortic and national certification.
endoprostheses. In 1995 he published on a novel
collaboration with midlevel providers for the placement Dr. Stainken has been honoured with fellowships
of image-guided venous access devices. In the late from SIR, CIRSE, and the American College of Radiology.
nineties his group published the first series on outpatient He has also been granted honorary membership in
uterine artery embolisation. In 2001 Dr. Stainken joined both the Chinese and Asia Pacific Interventional
the University of Maryland as IR division chief. While at Radiology Societies.
Maryland he was active in trauma IR as well as the initial
US clinical trial site for radio-embolisation. In 2004, he When not traveling, Dr. Stainken is a practicing
accepted a private practice Department Chair position interventional radiologist and Chair of the Radiology
in Rhode Island where he focused on radio-embolisation Department at The Stamford Hospital in Connecticut.
and began the SIR Y 90 educational program. He is the proud father of three adult children,
and enjoys all water sports including scuba diving,
In addition to research and clinical practice, Dr. Stainken boating, and skiing.
has served in a variety of capacities for the Society of
Interventional Radiology (SIR). In 1994 he was editor
of the then SCVIR newsletter. He joined the board
as member division councilor, then Annual Scientific
Meeting Chair in 2004, and Society president in 2009.
Within SIR he inaugurated the Leadership Academy,
the Service Line concept and the International Division.
CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
Brian F. Stainken will be awarded on
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:00Dignitaries 9
Distinguished Fellow 2020
Josef Tacke †
Prof. Josef August Franz Tacke was born on Prof. Tacke authored more than 100 papers and
January 24, 1964 in Rheine, Germany and attended was an adviser to several journals, including
school in nearby Neuenkirchen, where he was a Investigative Radiology, Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet
member of the Society of the Devine Word (SVD). Upon der Röntgenstrahlen und der neuen bildgebenden
graduation in 1983, he began his military service as part Verfahren, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
of the air force in Münster. European Radiology, and he was on the advisory board
for Onkologie Aktuell.
After his military service, he began his medical studies
in 1984 at the University of Ulm, then later at the Prof. Tacke was an active CIRSE member and served as
University of Düsseldorf. He completed his doctoral the local host for CIRSE 2012 in Munich. Additionally,
theses, “The influence of beta-blockers with intrinsic he maintained memberships in the Deutsche
sympathomimetic activity on the pressure tolerance of Röntgengesellschaft, the International Society for
the optic nerve and ocular perfusion pressures” under Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, the Deutsche
the advisement of Prof. Lutz Pillunat in the early 90s. Gesellschaft für Ultraschall in der Medizin, and the
European Society of Radiology. He was a founding
After graduation, Prof. Tacke moved to Switzerland to member and secretary of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für
work in the diagnostics department of the Institute Interventionelle Radiologie, the German IR society.
of Radiology at Kantonspital Winterthur alongside
Prof. Christoph L. Zollikofer. Returning to Germany in Prof. Tacke was a driving force of interventional radiology,
1993, he became the research assistant at the Clinic further developing his already renowned department
for Diagnostic Radiology at the Rheinisch-Westfälische to become one of the largest and most modern in all of
Technical University of Aachen. While there, he also Germany. Described as a “new generation of radiologist”,
acted as an assistant doctor in the brain surgery clinic, he was fascinated by interventions and instrumental
sparking a lifelong interest in the combination of in the establishment of numerous minimally invasive
radiology and surgery. treatments
for tumours and vascular disease in Germany.
Prof. Tacke completed his specialty training in diagnostic
radiology in 1997 and later received further qualifications Prof. Tacke passed away unexpectedly on May 18, 2019.
in neuroradiology. He received his qualification as a full He is survived by his wife Dr. Christine Tacke and their
professor in 2000, after which he stayed on as a senior sons, Julius and Paul. He loved sailing, skiing, and hiking.
doctor at RWTH in Aachen. In 2004 he became the He played the piano and sang in a choir, loved Bach
head of the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional and was a supporter of the arts. He bettered the lives of
Radiology/Neuroradiology at the Passau Clinic, a position countless patients, and is sorely missed by family, friends
he held for the rest of his life. That same year, the and colleagues who remember him fondly as a kind,
faculty of the RWTH recognised him as an extraordinary humorous and innovative man.
professor.
CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
The Distinguished Fellowship will
posthumously be awarded to Prof. Tacke on
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:0010 Dignitaries
Distinguished Fellow 2021
Ziv Haskal
Prof. Dr. Ziv J. Haskal is a tenured professor at the online monthly case discussion forum (‘The SIR Case
University of Virginia School of Medicine. After training in Club’) in the early 90’s, to running complex on-site live
diagnostic and interventional radiology at the University mechanical and microscope demonstrations at medical
of California, San Francisco, he joined the faculty of the conferences, to creating virtual reality-based content.
University of Pennsylvania in 1992. He then went on
to build interventional services at both the New York- Prof. Haskal served as the deputy editor-in-chief of CVIR
Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University and the for five years, during which time he and Prof. Vorwerk
University of Maryland as professor and chief. doubled the journal’s impact factor. Thereafter, he
served two consecutive terms as the JVIR editor-in-chief
His research has spanned the breadth of IR, beginning (10 years) during which he nearly tripled its submissions,
with defining early research in TIPS and complex portal raised the impact factor to 3.037 and launched its
hypertension; his preclinical experimental and human multimedia, social media feeds, blog, editorial fellowship,
studies led to creation of the TIPS endograft used by podcasts, IR virtual reality, and other new topics and
the majority of the world. His research also has included features. In those editor roles, he line-edited over
preclinical validation and in-human interventional trans- 18,000 manuscripts. In parallel, he strove to elevate the
arterial gene vector delivery (one of the first human gene consistent presentation of scientific information with the
therapy trials); the first demonstration of IR radiation eye content rigor and form of the world’s leading academic
injury risks at occupational levels; trials in accelerated journals, highlighting the on-par relevance of IR research
pharmacomechanical deep vein interventions; advances with all other branches of medicine. In nearly 30 years,
in hemodialysis access care, including randomised trials Prof. Haskal has mentored hundreds of trainees; he has
of dialysis stent grafts that defined the first proven been equally focused upon educating newer authors,
superior intervention for AV graft stenosis, benefiting and for more than ten years has held small ‘Editor’s
thousands worldwide; liver transplant interventions; all Writing Club’ seminars reaching over 1000 attendees
aspects of embolisation; and interventional oncology. He worldwide.
has published over 400 manuscripts, abstracts, chapters,
books, letters, and editorials in journals such as the New Prof. Haskal has served in many societal leadership and
England Journal of Medicine, Human Gene Therapy, committee positions. He has been president of both
Circulation, Hepatology, Radiology, CVIR, AJR, and JVIR. the Society of Gastrointestinal Interventions and the
His papers have been cited thousands of times – the International Society of Neurovascular Disease, and
AHA/ACC PAD Guideline he co-chaired and co-wrote, help positions on the SIR Executive Committee (as one
alone, has been cited over 3000 times. His H-index is 50. of its longest serving members) and the SIR Research
Prof. Haskal has led or participated in over 50 human and Foundation Board. He has chaired numerous committees
animal research studies. and memberships within the American Heart Association,
the American College of Cardiology, and the American
Prof. Haskal has given more than 550 invited lectures College of Radiology.
worldwide and been awarded numerous honorary
fellowships, national and international awards for Prof. Haskal has been an active skydiver for 25 years,
innovation, leadership, service, and research excellence. executing hundreds of jumps, but has recently shifted to
He was awarded the 2014 “Leaders in Innovation” by the biking, technical climbing, and alpine mountaineering.
Society of Interventional Radiology Research Foundation, The rest of free time is spent with his wife, daughters and
the APSCVIR Fellowship and others. In 2007, Prof. Haskal two crazy dogs.
chaired the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. He co-founded
the GEST meeting (and coined its name). He named and
invented the now oft-imitated master class ‘event’ at
scientific congresses (based upon his early experiences
as a piano student), and has pioneered novel education CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
for decades, from publishing over 400 cases in the first Ziv Haskal will be awarded on
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:00Dignitaries 11
Distinguished Fellow 2021
Thomas K. Helmberger
After finishing medical school at Friedrich-Alexander- Prof. Helmberger’s primary research topics and
University, Erlangen/Nuremberg in 1985, Thomas interests include interventional oncology in hepatic and
Helmberger began a residency in internal medicine, then extrahepatic tumours, minimally invasive techniques
becoming a resident in radiology in 1988. He finished for tumour ablation and imaging strategies in oncology
his doctor’s thesis (“Clinical evaluation of duplex-US of solid tumours of the abdomen, and interventional
perfusion measurements in abdominal tumours”), therapy for diseases of the extracerebral vascular system.
and became board certified in diagnostic radiology in
1993. The years that followed were characterised by He is member of several national and international
intensive research work, including a research fellowship societies where he was and is serving on several boards
in abdominal imaging at the Department of Radiology, and committees of national and international societies
University of Florida College of Medicine. From 1995 on, (DRG, DeGIR, ESR, CIRSE, ESGAR; e.g. congress president
Prof. Helmberger formed several working groups on of IROS, SPC chairperson of ECIO, SPC member of CIRSE;
abdominal and oncological imaging and radiological- founding president of DeGIR). He is also a reviewer of
oncological intervention at the Department of Clinical several national and international journals (Radiology,
Radiology at the Ludwig-Maximilians University, European Radiology, Hepatology, Investigative Radiology,
Campus Grosshadern, Munich, where he acted as European Journal of Radiology, Journal of Nuclear
a clinical assistant professor, responsible for cross- Medicine, CVIR, JVIR, Interventional Oncology; member
sectional imaging and IR. There he instituted various, of the editorial board of CVIR, Interventional Oncology,
at that time new, interventional techniques, such as RFA, Der Radiologe, Helenic Radiology).
1.-generation MWA, Laser-ablation, particle and
DEB-TACE, HAI, radioembolisation, vertebroplasty, Furthermore, Prof. Helmberger is an author/co-author of
MRI-thermometry in hyperthermia, online guiding more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, more than 25 book
systems etc. chapters, and over 1,000 oral presentations.
After finishing his PhD in 2000 (“MRI in the diagnostics He lives in a patchwork family with his partner Claudia,
of focal liver lesions – a comparison of the diagnostic her daughter Hannah and his sons Alexander and Tom,
value of CE-spiral CT and MRI considering advanced who are in their professional training. In addition to
MR sequences and liver-specific contrast agents”), he raising children, his hobbies are restoring old cars and
was promoted to an associated professor of radiology, old houses, hiking and skiing.
and in 2001 became the vice-chairman of the
department. In 2004, he was appointed a full professor
of radiology and Chairman of the Clinic for Radiology and
Nuclear Medicine, at the University of Luebeck (UKSH).
There he redesigned the department with a focus on
oncological diagnostics and interventional radiology.
In 2007, he moved back to Munich, where he is still
the acting director of the Institute of Radiology,
Neuroradiology and minimal invasive Therapy at
the Munich Clinic Bogenhausen, co-chair of the
interdisciplinary tumour centre, and an extraordinary
professor of radiology at the Technical University of
Munich (TUM).
CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
Thomas K. Helmberger will be awarded on
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:0012 Dignitaries
Distinguished Fellow 2021
Werner Jaschke
Werner Jaschke was born on April 13, 1952, in the Black Percutaneous biopsies and drainages using ultrasound,
Forest, Germany. After finishing high school, he entered CT or stereotactic guidance are the most frequently
medical school at the University of Heidelberg. He performed procedures in Innsbruck. IR services have
graduated in 1977 and finished his final medical thesis been provided 24/7 since 1995, which has been
(MD thesis) at the Department of Nuclear Medicine of the appreciated by other clinical disciplines and has
German Cancer Research Center (GCRC) in Heidelberg. helped to integrate IR procedures in locally established
From 1977-1979 he started his radiology and research diagnostic and therapeutic pathways.
training at the Department of Oncological Imaging at
GCRC. Following this, from the summer of 1979 until 1984 The Department of Radiology runs two PhD programs
he finished his residency in radiology at the Department which were implemented in 2004 and 2013. Both PhD
of Radiology of Mannheim University Hospital, which programs provide a successful platform for young
is part of the Heidelberg University system. Between researchers with a degree in medical, technical or basic
1981 and 1986 he spent two years at UCSF as a research sciences.
fellow, working mainly on structural and functional
cross-sectional imaging of the cardiovascular system. Prof. Jaschke has published more than 300 papers. He
When he returned to Mannheim, he took a fellowship was a member of ICRP committee 3 in 1993-96 and
in interventional radiology (IR) which became his headed the radiation protection subcommittee of CIRSE
main field of interest in the future. The integration of since 2014. In 2016, Eurosafe honoured the activities in
advanced imaging methods for planning and monitoring radiation safety of the Department of Radiology with
of percutaneous interventional procedures, as well as 5 stars.
follow-up of patients treated by IR, were the top priority
during this stage of his career. In 1986, he finished his Outside the field of radiology, Prof. Jaschke enjoys the
PhD thesis (Habilitation) at the University of Heidelberg. many outdoor activities offered by the state of Tirol. He
In 1991, he became vice chairman at the Department of has two adult children. His daughter Clara is an architect
Radiology, Mannheim. In 1992, he was promoted to the at the Bartlett School of architecture, and his son Nikolai
level of a full professor of radiology at the University of is currently a PhD student at the medical school of the
Heidelberg. University of Dresden, Germany.
In 1993 he took a chair position at the Department
of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria.
Innsbruck Medical Centre is the biggest health care and
trauma centre in western Austria, with 1,530 hospital
beds and large outpatient and day care units. The IR
section has a main focus on treating hepatic tumours,
acute and chronic GI haemorrhage, haemorrhage
caused by trauma, chronic pain and neurointerventions.
Ultrasound guided procedures, such as diagnosis and
treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome and other nerval
compression syndromes, are another field of activity.
For an overview CIRSE Opening and Awards Ceremony
of all past Distinguished Fellows, Werner Jaschke will be awarded on
please refer to our website!
Saturday, September 25, 14:30-16:00The Award of Excellence and Innovation in IR Innovative spirit In 2020, Frédéric Deschamps received the award for his work on percutaneous fixation by internal cemented-screw in bone cancer patients. Development The continuous development and refinement of new agents, devices and techniques by resourceful interventional radiologists will further expand the remarkable spectrum of treatments offered by our specialty. Recognition Many patients are grateful for the wide range of minimally invasive alternatives to open surgery from which they can now benefit. Furthermore, CIRSE also wishes to honour your dedication and excellence in IR and present your innovation to the IR community during the Opening and Awards Ceremony of CIRSE 2021. Recipients of this distinction will be awarded with a certificate of merit for their contributions to the field, as well as a cash prize of €6,000. How to apply Send us your groundbreaking research results, details of a novel technique you developed or the cutting-edge equipment you have just patented. Our board of reviewers welcomes all your innovations and looks forward to the advances they may bring to IR! R.W. Günther Foundation We warmly thank the R.W. Günther Foundation for kindly sponsoring the award. The Foundation is based in Aachen, Germany, and aims to promote science and research, especially in the fields of radiological sciences, and diagnostic and interventional radiology; as well as to support the national and international co-operation. Click here for an overview of all past winners! Please note that all applications must be submitted with a relevant CV or, in the case of research groups, a description of the members involved. All applications must be submitted by May 14, 2021 to scientific@cirse.org. For more information, please visit the CIRSE website.
14 Dignitaries
Gruentzig Lecturer
David Breen
David Breen is currently consultant abdominal radiologist Since 2001 Dr. Breen has been delighted to work at
and associate professor of radiology at the University Southampton University Hospital where, with surgical
Hospital of Southampton in the UK. Having originally colleagues and fellow radiologists Dr. Nigel Hacking
planned a career in marine studies and fish farming, and Dr. Brian Stedman in particular, an outstanding
he changed course and went on to study medicine at and leading interventional oncology unit has been
St Thomas’ Hospital, University of London, through the established. This group has led developments in
early 80’s. His initial career interests were in emergency numerous treatments, including microwave and
and renal medicine, but he soon came to appreciate cryoablation, image guidance and planning software,
the central role of radiology in both the diagnostic and uterine and prostate embolisation, liver chemosaturation
increasingly the interventional care of many patients and many more.
and entered radiology training at St Georges’ Hospital,
London. It was here under the enthusiastic guidance of Over the years Dr. Breen has been Clinical Director of
Profs. Anna-Maria Belli and Tim Buckenham that he first Radiology at Southampton (a ‘hot potato’ that gets
appreciated the potential of interventional radiology. passed around!), President of the British Society of
Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, served on
Dr. Breen went on to further training at Oxford University the National Cancer Research Network Hepatobiliary
Hospital (then John Radcliffe Hospital), encouraged Clinical Studies Group, the NHS England IR Clinical
by Profs. Fergus Gleeson and Niall Moore, developing Reference Group, the ECR Abdominal Subcommittee and
a particular interest in diagnostic abdominal and many other committees, in addition to the programme
oncological radiology. During a fellowship in abdominal committees of the ECIO and SIO currently.
and interventional radiology at the University of British
Columbia in Vancouver, he started porcine animal work Dr. Breen reviews widely for a number of leading
on the earliest versions of radiofrequency ablation, also journals. His current research and development
performing intra-operative treat and resect liver studies interests include optimising ablation through improved
in the setting of metastatic colorectal cancer. software assessment tools, MR quantification tools
for parenchymal liver assessment and MR-guided
As a consequence of these interests, he joined the cryoablation.
enthusiastic and renowned interventional radiology
group at Hull Royal Infirmary in the UK, further inspired Dr. Breen lives on the south coast of the UK where he
by Prof. Tony Nicholson. enjoys cold water swimming(!), walking and occasional
sailing. He is particularly proud of his children who have
gone on to careers in intensive care, the petrochemical
industry and the army.
For an overview Andreas Gruentzig Lecture
of all past Gruentzig Lecturers, Interventional oncology: driving a new
please refer to our website! approach to cancer
Sunday, September 26, 14:30-15:00Dignitaries 15
Roesch Lecturer
Gunnar Tepe
Gunnar Tepe is a professor of radiology with a In 2009, Prof. Tepe moved to the RoMed Clinic Rosenheim
specialisation in interventional radiology. His particular and became the head of the department of diagnostic
research interest is endovascular therapy. and interventional radiology. Since that time, he has
contributed to and also organized further clinical studies
He graduated with a degree in medicine from the Free such as InPact SFA, Copa Cabana, Sports, Samba and
University of Berlin, Germany in 1993. Afterwards he Biolux PI, II and III.
started his medical career at the University at Tuebingen
where he acquired a degree in diagnostic radiology From 2009 to 2019, he was a part of the organizing
in 2001. In 2003, he was appointed to a professor of committee of Angio Update, and since 2017, Prof. Tepe
radiology. is a member of the Charing Cross Executive Board.
In 2019, he organised the Bavarian-Austrian Roentgen
In the department of diagnostic and interventional conference in Rosenheim with more than 1,000 partici
radiology, Prof. Tepe was the head of the university’s pants. He is also a board member of several societies.
Laboratory of Experimental Interventional Radiology He is reviewer in several Pubmed listed journals such
starting in 1997. He led the interventional section in the as JACC Intervention, Circulation and the Journal of
department of radiology at the University of Tuebingen Endovascular Therapy. Since 2017, Professor Tepe also
for more than five years and started several clinical serves as the endovascular section editor for CVIR.
studies in that time, which he also led as the principle
investor. One of his landmark trials was the Thunder
study, which was the first human usage of drug-coated-
balloons in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
The data of that study were published in the
New England Journal of Medicine. In 2003, Prof. Tepe
received the Konrad Wilhelm Roentgen Prize.
Of particular significance, he is a prominent researcher,
writer, speaker and collaborator in the field of inter
ventional radiology. He has contributed to the
publication of more than 150 journal articles and several
book chapters. He is a member of the German guidelines
committee of the AWMF on the topic of critical limb
ischemia. In addition, he is a member of interdisciplinary
team publishing the most recent guidelines on peripheral
artery disease for the European Society of Cardiology.
For an overview Josef Roesch Lecture
of all past Roesch Lecturers, Drug eluting devices to overcome unmet needs
please refer to our website! in endovascular therapy: do we need them?
Tuesday, September 28, 14:30-15:00CIRSE 2021 Preliminary Faculty Join our expert faculty from 32 countries and 28 different disciplines during more than 200 hours of education in over 180 sessions Please refer to our website for an up to date overview of the CIRSE 2021 faculty! www.cirse.org
Preliminary Programme 17
CIRSE welcomes
its group members to CIRSE 2021!
As interest in interventional radiology continues to grow, so does the CIRSE family,
now embracing 29 European and 16 international IR societies from across the globe.
We are looking forward to continuing and expanding these successful partnerships.
EUROPEAN GROUP MEMBERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP MEMBERS
OGIR Austrian Society of Interventional Radiology AAFIR Asian-African Forum
BSIR British Society of Interventional Radiology of Interventional Radiology
BGSIR Bulgarian Society of Interventional Radiology SOBRICE Brazilian Society of Interventional Radiology
sIRcro Croatian Society for Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Surgery
CSIR Czech Society of Interventional Radiology CAIR Canadian Association
DFIR Danish Society of Interventional Radiology of Interventional Radiology
NVIR Dutch Society of Interventional Radiology GACIR Georgian Association of Cardiovascular
FSIR Finnish Society of Interventional Radiology and Interventional Radiology
SFR-FRI French Society of Radiology – HKSIR Hong Kong Society
Federation of Interventional Radiology of Interventional Radiology
DeGIR German Society of Interventional Radiology ISVIR Indian Society of Vascular
GSIR Greek Society of Interventional Radiology and Interventional Radiology
HSIR Hungarian Society of Interventional Radiology IRSA Interventional Radiology Society
BSR IR Section of the Belgian Society of Radiology of Australasia
IESIR Italian European Society ESIR IR Division of the Iranian Society of Radiology
of Interventional Radiology ILSIR Israeli Society of Interventional Radiology
ICIR Italian College of Interventional Radiology JSIR Japanese Society of Interventional Radiology
LAIR Latvian Association KSIR Korean Society of Interventional Radiology
of Interventional Radiology MySIR Malaysian Society of Interventional Radiology
LIRA Lithuanian Interventional Radiology PSVIR Philippine Society of Vascular
Association and Interventional Radiology
NFIR Norwegian Society SSRSCVIR Singapore Radiological Society –
of Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular and Interventional
PLTR Polish Society of Interventional Radiology Radiology Section
APRI Portuguese Society SIDI Sociedad Iberoamericana
of Interventional Radiology de Intervencionismo
SNRIR Romanian Society of Neuroradiology TSVIR Thai Society of Vascular
and Interventional Radiology & Interventional Radiology
RSIOR Russian Society of Interventional Radiology
SIRS Serbian Society of Interventional Radiology
SKVIR Slovakian Society of Vascular
and Interventional Radiology
SERVEI Spanish Society of Vascular
and Interventional Radiology
SSVIR Seldinger Society of Vascular
and Interventional Radiology (Sweden)
SSVIR Swiss Society of Vascular
and Interventional Radiology
TGRD Turkish Society of Interventional Radiology
YIRESA Young Interventional Radiologists
and Endovascular Specialists Association
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe
Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course18 Session types and main themes CIRSE 2021
CIRSE session types
Amazing Interventions therapy options regarding select “hot topics”, and then
During this session, acclaimed experts in interventional engage in lively discussions with both their fellow speakers
radiology will talk about their most unusual and and the audience.
challenging procedures. The emphasis will be to highlight
innovative ways in which interventional radiologists can Film Interpretation Quiz
solve difficult problems and overcome tough situations. The Film Interpretation Quiz is one of CIRSE’s most popular
The session aims to be both educational and entertaining. sessions, run as a “last man standing” quiz. The quiz
masters will present the audience with three possible
Case-based Discussions answers to each case – those choosing incorrectly will be
This format is designed to provide a platform for experts eliminated and must sit down, while those who get the
with different skills and views, who can each present answer right will continue to the next case. The last few
their unique approach. Interesting cases, where different contestants left standing will be invited onstage for a
treatment options seem possible, will be presented, head-to-head finale.
followed by a lively discussion involving the speakers
and the audience. These interactive sessions provide an Free Paper Sessions
excellent learning experience on how to approach and Researchers will present original papers on new and
work through difficult cases. innovative aspects of cardiovascular and interventional
radiology. Select papers will be gathered into sessions,
CIRSE meets... each dealing with the same topic. There will be time for
The "CIRSE meets..." programme has proved to be an discussion between researchers and attendees after each
important platform for establishing and strengthening presentation.
the relations b etween CIRSE and other societies in the
field of interventional and vascular therapy. At CIRSE 2021, FIRST@CIRSE
CIRSE’s guests will be KSIR and YIRESA. This session format will feature the first data releases of
For the detailed programme, please refer to page 30. several trials and studies.
Clinical Evaluation Sessions Focus Sessions
This session type offers a step-by-step guide through the Focus Sessions are designed to impart the latest know
disease management of different maladies. These clinical- ledge on topics of interest to interventional specialists.
focused training sessions will include multidisciplinary These sessions are the backbone of the CIRSE meeting
teams made up of the essential experts who design a and are specifically chosen by the programme planning
patient’s care pathway and offer the best therapeutic committee because of their importance in daily practice.
measures. The sessions will analyse themes from a
diagnostic point of view, including pros and cons of Fundamental Courses
different therapy options, considerations before, during Fundamental Courses cover a specific area of interventional
and after the procedure, possible complications and the radiology, focusing on basic principles and illustrating the
follow-up of the patient. procedure in a step-by-step fashion. They are designed for
radiologists-in-training and new consultants, as well as for
Controversy Sessions experienced consultants who require a refresher course on
During Controversy Sessions, two experts will present the subject.
opposing views on controversial and current topics, after
which a short debate will ensue. The moderator will ask Hands-on Device Training
the audience which position they support both before The Hands-on Device Training (HDT) sessions provide an
and after each new topic in order to assess whether the overview of the different devices and techniques available
talks have changed their opinions. For this purpose, for specific topics. Following a kick-off presentation by the
voting facilities for the audience will be provided. HDT coordinators, participants will have the opportunity to
learn about the specifics, as well as the safe and effective
Expert Round Tables use of the available technology in a hands-on setting.
The Expert Round Table sessions address important Each HDT will feature a round-table discussion, allowing
aspects of interventional radiology in an informal setting. participants time to ask questions and give feedback.
Key opinion leaders will outline their views and preferred For the detailed programme, please refer to pages 31-36.
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