PG4 Functional lung imaging to describe regional lung function disturbances

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium), G. Miserocchi (Monza, Italy)
Aims: To overview the status of imaging methods that are suitable for measuring regional lung function.

HERMES syllabus links: B.1.4 COPD (chronic obstructive bronchitis and/or emphysema), A.1.4 Pathophysiology, B.1.1 Asthma

Type of course: Lecture and case based

Lung parenchyma density and airwall thickness in airway diseases H. Coxson (Vancouver, Canada)
Alterations in regional lung ventilation induced by bronchoconstriction: lessons from animal studies S. Bayat (Amiens, France)
Lung ultrasound J. Rouby (Paris, France)
Airway segmentation and fluid dynamics to describe regional lung function disturbances W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)