Head and Neck MRI

Bruges (BE), 2-6 February 2026

General Information

Information
Local Organizers: C. Kenis (Bruges, BE), J.W. Casselman (Halifax, CA)
Module and Programme Coordinators:
J.W. Casselman (Halifax), A. Borges (Lisbon)

Venue:
Hotel Casselbergh, located in the heart of Bruges, Belgium. www.grandhotelcasselbergh.be
Fee:
The registration fee includes: access to all lectures and workshops, digital lecture materials, lunch and coffee breaks, welcome evening and social dinner.

Early registration (until 30 Oct 2025):

Certified radiologists/ specialists: € 950

Residents (certified by head of dept.): € 850

Late registration (after 30 Oct 2025):

Certified radiologists/ specialists: € 1050

Residents (certified by head of dept.): € 950


Registration:
Preregistration form via www.emricourse.org
The number of participants is limited. Registration is confirmedonly after payment is received.Contact: Lotte Pyfferoen – A.Z. Sint-Jan Brugge AV
Email: erasmuscourse2026@azsintjan.be
Language:
The course language is English.
Accreditation:
An application will be submitted to UEMS/EBR for CMEaccreditation.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations before 30 December, 2025: Full refund.
After 30 December, 2025: No refund

Bruges is easily accessible by train and offers good connections to Brussels Airport.

Note: Participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation.


Faculty

T. Beale (London)
A. Bernaerts (Antwerp)
S. Bisdas (London)
A. Borges (Lisbon)
J.W. Casselman (Halifax)
S. Connor (London)
F. Couvreur (Bruges)
M. De Win (Amsterdam)
T. Ferreira (Leiden)
S. Gerevini (Bergamo)
I. Indesteege (Kortrijk)
A. Juliano (Boston)
C. Kenis (Bruges)
B. Lerut (Bruges)
T. Nunes (Lisbon)
N. Salamon (Bruges)
B. Schuknecht (Zürich)
K. Speleman (Bruges)
K. Šurlan Popović (Ljubljana)
P. Touska (London)
S. Van Cauter (Genk)
V. Van Driessche (Ghent)

Programme

Monday, February 2, 2026

08:30 - 09:00 — Registration
09:00 - 09:15 — Introduction — C. Kenis, J.W. Casselman
09:15 - 09:45 — Skull Base Anatomy — A. Borges
09:45 - 10:30 — Cranial Nerves Anatomy — J.W. Casselman
10:30 - 10:45 — Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:30 — Skull Base Pathology — A. Borges
11:30 - 12:15 — Cranial Nerves Pathology — J.W. Casselman
12:15 - 13:30 — Lunch
13:30 - 14:15 — MRI of the Eye and Orbit — T. Ferreira
14:15 - 15:05 — Workshops 1, 2, 3 - Round 1
                        Cranial Nerves — J.W. Casselman, C. Kenis
                        Eye and Orbit — T. Ferreira, M. De Win
                        Skull Base — A. Borges, T. Beale 
15:05 - 15:20 - Coffee Break                     
15:20 - 17:00 — Workshops 1, 2, 3
18:30               Reception at City Hall – Guided visit to the old city

 

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

09:00 - 09:30 — The Nasopharynx and Related Deep Spaces: Anatomy — B. Schuknecht
09:30 - 10:00 — Sinonasal: Anatomy — T. Beale
10:00 - 10:15 — Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:00 — The Nasopharynx and Related Deep Spaces: Pathology — B. Schuknecht

11:00 - 11:45 — Sinonasal: Pathology (Joint Surgical Session) — C. Kenis, K. Speleman
11:45 - 12:30 — MRI of the Brachial Plexus and Thoracic Inlet — S. Gerevini
12:30 - 13:30 — Lunch
13:30 - 14:15 — MRI of the Salivary Glands — M. De Win
14:15 - 15:05 — Workshops 4, 5, 6 - Round 1
                        Nasopharynx and Related Deep Spaces — B. Schuknecht, J.W. Casselman
                        Sinonasal — T. Beale, N. Salamon
                        Brachial Plexus — S. Gerevini, C. Kenis

15:05-15:20 - Coffee Break
15:20 - 17:00 — Workshops 4, 5, 6

 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

09:00 - 09:30 — Oral Cavity and Oropharynx: Anatomy — T. Nunes
09:30 - 10:00 — Larynx and Hypopharynx: Anatomy — Touska
10:00 - 10:15 — Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:00 — Oral Cavity and Oropharynx: Pathology — T. Nunes
11:00 - 11:45 — Larynx and Hypopharynx: Pathology — Touska
11:45 - 12:15 — MR biomarkers in Head and Neck tumours — S. Connor
12:15 - 13:30 — Lunch
13:30 - 14:15 — Imaging of Post-Treatment Changes in Head and Neck Tumours: expected finding, complications and response assessment — S. Connor
14:15 - 15:05 — Workshops 7, 8, 9 Round 1
                        Oral Cavity and Oropharynx — T. Nunes, S. Bisdas
                        Larynx and Hypopharynx — P. Touska, S. Connor
                        Salivary Glands  — M. De Win, V. Van Driessche
15:05 - 15:20 — Coffee Break
15:20 - 17:00 — Workshops 7, 8, 9
17:00 - 17:30 — Pseudotumor and IgG4-Related Disease — S. Bisdas
20:00                Social Dinner in Provincial Palace

 

Thursday, February 5, 2026

09:00 - 09:45 — MRI of the Inner Ear — C. Kenis
09:45 - 10:30 — MRI of the Petrous Apex and Facial Nerve — S. Van Cauter
10:30 - 10:45 — Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:30 — MRI of the Middle and External Ear — A. Juliano
11:30 - 12:00 — MR Imaging in Menière's Disease — A. Bernaerts
12:00 - 13:00 — Lunch
13:00 - 13:20 — Diagnostic Challenges in the Head and Neck — A. Juliano
13:20 - 14:15 — Temporal Bone Pathology (Joint Surgical Session) — C. Kenis, B. Lerut, F. Couvreur
14:15 - 14:30 — Coffee Break
14:30 - 15:00 — MRI of the Temporo-mandibular Joint — N. Salamon
15:00 - 17:30 — Workshops 10, 11, 12 R
Inner Ear — C. Kenis, N. Salamon
Petrous Apex and Facial Nerve — S. Van Cauter, I. Indesteege
Middle and External Ear — A. Juliano, J.W. Casselman

 

Friday, February 6, 2026

09:00 - 09:45 — Pediatric Head and Neck MRI — J.W. Casselman
09:45 - 10:30 — MRI of Non Nodal Lesions of the Neck — K. Šurlan Popović
10:30 - 10:45 — Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:30 — MRI of Vascular Malformations — V. Van Driessche
11:30 - 12:15 — Examination — C. Kenis
12:15 - 13:00 — Lunch
13:00 - 13:50 — Workshops 13, 14 - Round 1

Non Nodal Lesions and Vascular Malformation — K. Šurlan Popović, V. Van Driessche
Pediatric MRI — J.W. Casselman, N. Salamon
13:50 - 14:40 — Workshops 13, 14 - Round 2
14:40 - 14:55 — Coffee Break
14:55 - 15:25 — Examination Answers — C. Kenis
15:25 - 16:00 — Closing Remarks — C. Kenis

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