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Mastering pleural medicine: a practical webinar series - Session one: Imaging in pleural diseases - 17 FEBRUARY, 2026

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17 February, 2026 | Online
17:00-18:00 CET

Session one:

Imaging in pleural diseases

Chairs: Jose Porcel (Lleida, Spain), Magdalena Grabczak (Warsaw, Poland)

Speakers: Rachel Mercer (Winchester, UK), Gilles Mangiapan (Créteil, France), Helmut Prosch (Vienna, Austria)

Topics:

  1. Chest X-ray and CT scan - features helpful in diagnosing pleural effusion etiology and treatment choice.
  2. Beyond grey shades in TUS assessment of pleural diseases (advanced TUS, CETUS, Elastography).
  3. PET-CT, chest MRI and AI in pleural disease diagnosis.

Learning objective(s):

  • To provide information on what might be expected from different imaging modalities in the diagnostic and treatment of pleural diseases (septations, trapped lung, chest wall infiltrations etc.).
  • Learn the main indications and limitations of various imaging modalities will be presented.
  • Hear about new diagnostic possibilities (CEUS, Elastography, AI in imaging).

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CME credit

An application for accreditation of this webinar has been made to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for 1 CME credit per 1-hour attendance. If accredited, the CME credit will be granted upon attendance of at least 60 minutes during the live webinar only.

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