A keenly awaited vascular imaging course organized by the Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) and the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) took place at Hospital Sant Pau on 23 and 24 January.
The vascular pathology educational course returned this year after the COVID-19 pandemic interruption, according to the SERAM. Topics covered included vascular pathology of the brain, head and neck, cardiothoracic, and abdominal regions.
The educators included Dr. Aletta Frazier, chief of cardiovascular radiology for AIRP and professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, and Dr. Deborah Rubens, from the Center for Biomedical Ultrasound at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York.
2025 class of AIRP SERAM, held 23-24 January in Barcelona, Spain.SERAM
Frazier led the thoracic vascular pathology block and provided descriptive images that allowed trainees to learn firsthand the entire spectrum of the pathology. Rubens spoke about benign hepatic vascular tumors and portal anomalies.
Dr. Álvaro Rueda, a resident at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid, reviewed geriatric and urinary vascular tumors. Rueda also described his experience at the four-week AIRP course and his subsequent stay in Washington, DC.
The course also addressed the role and utility of high-resolution vascular wall imaging in the central nervous system and provided tips for using Doppler ultrasound.
Drs. Josep Munuera, from Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, María Navallas from the Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, and Dr. Mark Murphey, AIRP physician in chief, co-chaired the event.
See the full program and other educators here.
