ESSR Conference - Imaging reumatology 2026
- Start date:
- 19 March 2026
- Duration:
- 2 days
- Intended Audience:
- Medical specialist
Join us on 19 and 20 March 2026 during the interdisciplinary refresher course on 'Imaging Rheumatology' in Leiden, Netherlands. Guided by an international group of excellent speakers we will focus on imaging Rheumatology. On Thursday the focus of the programme will be on axial skeleton and on Friday the programme focusses on peripheral skeleton. Furthermore we are welcoming prof. van der Heijde on Thursday with her key-note 'Imaging inflammatory diseases'.
Programme:
• Special focus sessions on spondylarthropathy and ultrasound
• Interactive workshops on AxSpA
• Practical tips for joint injections
• Hands-on workshop on ultrasound
• Case presentations on early RA, OA and gout
• Panel discussions and Q&A
• Welcome reception on Thursday
On Thursday we welcome Prof. D. van der Heijde with her key-note lecture “Quantifying inflammation: the power of scoring for imaging and research”.
Organisers: Monique Reijnierse (Leiden, Netherlands) and Andrea Rosskopf (Zurich, Switserland).
By bringing together the expertise and knowledge from both rheumatologists and radiologists, we aim to provide you with a comprehensive and enriching learning experience.
This conference will take place at the Leiden University Medical Center and information will be published here as soon as possible.
CONCEPT PROGRAMME
Day 1 - Thursday 19 March 2026
| 08:30 | Registration |
| 09:00 | Welcome and introduction Monique Reijnierse |
| axSPA: Spine & SIJ | |
| 09:10 | Imaging in axial Spondyloarthritis – imaging protocols |
| 09:30 | Ax SPA: Spine and SIJ: -radiologist ‘s guide to diagnosis |
| 09.50 | SI joint inflammation differentials |
| 10:10 | Rheumatologist’ view on AxSpA imaging and treatment |
| 10:30 | Q&A |
| 10:45 | Morning break |
| 11:15 | Interactive workshops in three rounds (30 minutes per round) |
| 1 - Inflammatory spine and differentials 2 - SI joints and differentials 3 - Imaging of the hands in SpA and beyond | |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| Inflammatory diseases of the hand and foot (case-based approach): value of imaging | |
| 14:00 | Rheumatoid arthritis: what you shouldn’t miss |
| 14:30 | Osteoarthritis of the hand |
| 15:00 | Gout |
| 15:30 | Q&A |
| 15:45 | Afternoon break |
| 16:15 | Keynote lecture by prof. dr. Désirée van der Heijde Quantifying inflammation: the power of scoring for imaging and research |
| 17:00 | Welcome reception |
| 19:30 | Dinner faculty club |
CONCEPT PROGRAMME
Day 2 - Friday 20 March 2026
| 07:45 | Registration |
| Special focus session on US of inflammatory joints | |
| 08:15 | Indications and US technique |
| 08:45 | Ultrasound anatomy and live demo upper extremity |
| 09:15 | Ultrasound anatomy and live demo lower extremity |
| 09:45 | Q&A |
| 10:00 | Morning break |
| Arthritis and interventions: when and how to puncture or inject– Indications and technique | |
| 10:30 | Material and techniques for ultrasound guided injections |
| 10:45 | When to Favor Fluoroscopy or CT Guidance |
| 11:00 | Complications |
| 11:15 | Q&A |
| 11:25 | Interactive workshops - 2 rounds Ultrasound upper extremity |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| Refresher Course: Inflammatory differentials and Advanced Imaging | |
| 14:00 | From deposition to detection of crystal arthropathies |
| 14:15 | Separating the signals: imaging infection and arthritis |
| 14:30 | Synthetic CT in rheumatology imaging |
| 15:00 | From Pixels to Diagnosis: AI in Imaging Arthritis |
| 15:30 | Myositis |
| 15:30 | Q&A |
| 15:45 | Closing conference |
| 16:00 | End of the conference |
LUMC
Hippocratespad 21, 2333 ZD LeidenLUMC Leiden
Building 3 (education building)
Albinusdreef 2
Information will soon follow.
