Workshop Date
Part 1: Kick-off Workshop
December 10, 2025
Part 2: Independent case review
December 10 - January 2026
Part 3: Meet the expert sessions
Date tbc, 2026
Live Streaming
The kick-off workshop will be live streamed in a Zoom Webinar format. The session times are CET.
Workshop Language
The workshop will be held in English.
Scientific Coordinator
Doenja Lambregts
The Netherlands Cancer Institute
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Workshop Faculty
G. Beets, Maastricht/NL
R.G.H. Beets-Tan, Amsterdam/NL
N. Bogveradze, Vienna/AT
L. Curvo-Semedo, Coimbra/PT
E. Dresen, Leuven/BE
K. Haustermans, Leuven/BE
M. Lahaye, Amsterdam/NL
D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL
M. Maas, Amsterdam/NL
S. Nougaret, Montpellier/FR
J. van Griethuysen, Amsterdam/NL
B. van Triest, Amsterdam/NL
Description
MRI is the main diagnostic tool used for the primary staging and treatment stratification of rectal cancer, and also plays a key role in assessing response after neoadjuvant treatment to help select potential candidates for organ-preserving treatments.
In this case-based workshop, participants are offered the chance to review more than 100 MRI scans of real-life clinical rectal cancer cases with hands-on feedback from an international faculty of experts. Participants are offered a variety of lectures which include practical tips on how to perform and report MRI for primary staging and restaging, a multidisciplinary perspective from our expert surgeon and radiation oncologist, a future outlook on the role of AI in rectal cancer imaging, and live MDT discussions.
This is a ± one month online workshop (‘study at your own pace’), including one full-day online kick-off webinar, one month of case-based online training from home, and virtual meet the expert session via Zoom.
Target group
Senior residents, general radiologists or abdominal radiologists with an interest in abdominal and/or oncologic imaging. At least some previous experience in reading rectal MRI is recommended.
Learning objectives
- To understand the role of rectal MRI and its impact on treatment planning
- To know how to write a good quality staging and restaging report
- To learn the main pearls and pitfalls of MR image interpretation
- To understand the benefit of modern techniques such as functional imaging and AI
- To know the role and limitations of rectal MRI in the era of organ preservation
Rectal Cancer Staging and Restaging on MRI Workshop-
ONLINE EDITION
December 10, 2025 | ||
| 09:00 Welcome and opening words | D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL | |
| 09:05 - 11:45 Session 1 – Introduction and course outline Moderator: D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL | ||
| 09:05 Introduction of course outline & case reading platform | D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL | |
| 09:15 Radiology in rectal cancer – an update | R. Beets-Tan, Amsterdam/NL | |
| 09:35 Q & A | ||
| 09:50 Understanding anatomy! | N. Bogveradze, Vienna/AT | |
| 10:10 Radiation oncology – what the radiologist needs to know | K. Haustermans, Leuven BE | |
| 10:30 Q & A | ||
| 11:15 - 13:15 Session 2 – Primary staging of rectal cancer Moderator: M. Lahaye, Amsterdam/NL | ||
| 11:15 Primary staging: how we do it! | E. Dresen, Leuven/BE | |
| 11:35 Pearls & pitfalls of staging advanced disease | D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL | |
| 11:55 Q & A | ||
| 12:15 DWI and other functional imaging techniques | L. Curvo-Semedo, Coimbra/PT | |
| 12:35 The really ugly cases – imaging in pelvic exenteration | S. Nougaret, Montpellier/FR | |
| 12:55 Q & A | ||
| 13:45 - 15:00 Session 3 – Restaging and organ-preservation Moderator: S. Nougaret, Montpellier/FR | ||
| 13:45 Why do I need restaging? – The surgeon’s view | G. Beets, Maastricht/NL | |
| 14:05 Restaging – How we do it! | M. Lahaye, Amsterdam/NL | |
| 14:25 Imaging for FU after surgery and organ-preservation | M. Maas, Amsterdam/NL | |
| 14:45 Q & A | ||
| 15:30 - 16:30 Session 4 – Multidisicplinary tumour board (using case reading platform) | ||
| Moderator: L. Curvo-Semedo, Coimbra/PT Radiologists: D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL, S. Nougaret, Montpellier/FR Radiation Oncologist: B. van Triest, Amsterdam/NL Surgeon: G. Beets, Maastricht/NL | ||
| 17:00 - 18:00 Session 5 – Future perspectives | ||
| 17:00 AI in rectal cancer – current role & future perspectives | J. van Griethuysen, Amsterdam/NL | |
| 17:20 The future of radiology in oncology | R. Beets-Tan, Amsterdam/NL | |
17:40 Q & A & Closing remarks
| D. Lambregts, Amsterdam/NL | |
| 18:00 - 18:30 Optional extra: a glimpse into peritoneal staging - Imaging in peritoneal metastases - a crash course (10 min) - Examples cases (teaser) from peritoneal imaging workshop | M. Lahaye, Amsterdam/NL | |
Registration
Registration Fees
| Radiologists | Radiologists in Training (Residents) | ||
| ESGAR Member | € 990.00 | ESGAR Member | € 590.00 |
| Non Member | € 1,290.00 | Non Member | € 790.00 |
Registration fee includes
- Live access to lectures and interactive case discussions
- A personal login to the case reading webplatform which gives access to 100 MRI scans of real-life clinical rectal cancer cases
- Opportunity to interact with expert faculty
- Hands-on “meet the expert” personal teaching and discussion session
- CME certificate
CME Accreditation
“The ESGAR Abdominal Rectal Cancer Online Workshop, Virtual, Austria 10/12/2025 - 10/12/2025, has been
accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 7 European CME
credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the
educational activity.”
“Through an agreement between the Union Européenne des Médecins Spécialistes and the American Medical Association,
physicians may convert EACCME® credits to an equivalent number of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the
process to convert EACCME® credit to AMA credit can be found at edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/applications .
“Live educational activities, occurring outside of Canada, recognised by the UEMS-EACCME® for ECMEC®s are deemed to be
Accredited Group Learning Activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”