Conferences

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to cordially invite you to the 11th edition of our traditional meeting: Myocardial Velocity and Deformation Imaging
Latest Developments and Clinical Practice

4th - 5th February 2010, Leuven, Belgium

Please register at our website: http://www.kuleuven.be/cardim.
If you have problems of further questions, you may contact Mrs Christel Huysmans.

The final program is attached: See(program.pdf (84.7 KB)).

The meeting is endorsed by the European association of Echocardiography and by the Belgian Society of Cardiology.

Best regards from the Leuven Team
Piet Claus, Jan D'hooge, Javier Ganame, Lieven Herbots, Frank Rademakers, Jens-Uwe Voigt

What is the Leuven Meeting on Myocardial Velocity and Deformation Imaging ?

This 2-day interactive symposium is dedicated to current research and bedside application of these rapidly evolving imaging modalities. The symposium will comprise review lectures on the methodologies, research results directly from the (animal) lab as well as lectures on clinical applications presented by world experts in the field. This year's course will focus on new developments and clinical applications in the field of tracking methods and their application in 2 and 3 dimensional echocardiography of the myocardium and bloodpool. The assessment of RV function is another focus of interest. "Hot topics", such as imaging in CRT, will be covered.

Who should attend?

The symposium is aimed at cardiologists and technicians who already have a basic under-standing of Doppler Myocardial Imaging but who wish to learn and understand the new deformation methodologies and integrate them into their research or daily practice. Researchers will appreciate the clinical feedback when newest results are discussed and are given a platform for discussion and exchange of ideas.

What are the main Topics?

• Doppler and Speckle Tracking methods
• 3D Deformation Imaging
• Right Ventricular Function
• Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
• Clinical Applications and Cases