by tatkonasajt | Mar 15, 2025
This course is intended for those who wish to prescribe; obtain, perform, and interpret standard computed tomography (CT) scans.
First, focus will be on principles and basic understanding of CT technology, CT acquisition techniques and knowledge of viewing and manipulating the images.
DICOM imaging software will be shown and practiced. Positioning, patient handling and a logical approach to the interpretation of the CT images, including detection of relevant signs and generation of preferred differential diagnosis will be covered.
An overview of the indications and uses of CT in neurology, thorax, abdominal and head patients will be addressed.
The main subject and focus of the course will be CT in the field of joints and orthopaedic disorders including intra-articular contrast studies.
The program consists of a mix of lectures, case studies, and hands-on learning experiences.
Dr. Ingrid Gielen graduated from Ghent University in Belgium in July 1995 and joined the staff as assistant at the Department of Medical Imaging and Small Animal Orthopaedics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium.
Her PhD thesis was completed with the title “Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine Tarsocrural Osteochondrosis” in 2003.
She was President of the European Association of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (EAVDI) 2004-2006. Since 2004, Dr. I. Gielen is Division Head of CT and MRI at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Belgium.
Since 2015, she is visiting professor at the Department of Radiology and Radiation Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Currently, she is president of the International Elbow Working Group. She was invited speaker at many international conferences on medical imaging and orthopaedics and neurology and is author of more than 185 peer reviewed publications in national and international journals on medical imaging and orthopaedics. She has a particular interest in imaging techniques in joint diseases and neurologic diseases.
Graduated in 1974 at the Ghent University in Belgium.
Since 1991 full professor in medical imaging and orthopaedic surgery at the Department of Medical Imaging and Small Animal Orthopaedics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ghent, Belgium.
PhD at the University of Utrecht, Holland, Department of Radiology on the “comparative imaging in the canine shoulder”.
From 2001 till 2015 head of the Department of Medical Imaging and Small Animal Orthopaedics.
Is a Diplomate of both the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (ECVDI) and the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS).
He received in 2014 the Richard-Völker-Medaille from the DGK-DVG – Kleintiere.
Author of about 250 publications on medical imaging and orthopaedics.
Invited speaker at about 150 international conferences on medical imaging and small animal arthroscopy.
Research topics: comparative imaging in small animal joint disease.
DAY 1
| Time |
Title |
| 09.00 – 9.45 |
General principles of CT and development |
| 9.45 – 10.15 |
Technical aspects of CT |
| 10.15 – 10.45 |
Patient preparation and positioning |
| 10.45 – 11.15 |
Different CT protocols: contrast media and procedures |
| 11.15 – 11.30 |
Coffee break |
| 11.30 – 12.00 |
Different CT protocols |
| 12.00 – 12.30 |
Image manipulation and quality |
| 12.30 – 13.30 |
Lunch break |
| 13.30 – 13.50 |
Dicom viewers |
| 13.50 – 14.30 |
General indications, an overview: CT in neurology, head, thorax, abdomen |
| 14.30 – 14.45 |
Introduction of CT is orthopedics |
| 14.45 – 15.00 |
CT in long bones |
| 15.00 – 15.45 |
The use of CT in elbow diseases |
| 15.45 – 16.00 |
Coffee break |
| 16.00 – 16.30 |
CT of the carpus and toes |
| 16.30 – 17.30 |
Case reading and discussion |
DAY 2
| Time |
Title |
| 09.15 – 9.45 |
Radiation safety and maintenance |
| 9.45 – 10.30 |
Applications of CT in the shoulder joint |
| 10.30 – 10.50 |
CT of the hip |
| 10.50 – 11.30 |
Stifle CT |
| 11.30 – 11.45 |
Coffee break |
| 11.45 – 12.45 |
Case reading and discussion |
| 12.45 – 13.45 |
Lunch break |
| 13.45 – 14.15 |
The use of CT in the tarsal joint |
| 14.15 – 14.45 |
CT investigation of muscles, infection, tracts, foreign bodies ea. |
| 14.45 – 15.00 |
Coffee break |
| 15.00 – 16.30 |
Case reading and discussion |
by tatkonasajt | Nov 28, 2024
The course is aimed to everyone from newly qualified veterinarians to assistants and practitioners who are about to set up to explore most common joint surgeries in dogs. Even if you have already performed some surgeries, many colleagues are happy to have their technique confirmed or refined and to exchange practical experience with each another.
Is your current technique correct? Can you perhaps make your life as a surgeon a little more elegant and easier while performing joint surgeries?
Expansion of the surgical repertoire and learning practical surgical skills for everyday life in small animal joint surgery. We will review your existing skills and supplement them with practical tips, more safety and thus more enjoyment of the most common joint surgeries.
After studying Veterinary Medicine at the Vet School Hannover and a short period in a private practice Dr. Neumann has started working at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Goettingen in 1992.
In 1996. he received the diploma as a national specialist for small animals and in 1998. for clinical pathology. In 2004. he received the certificate of the ECVCP. 2007. he finished his habilitation and since 2010. he is Professor at the University of Goettingen.
His scientific fields of interest are; orthopedic diseases, especially osteoarthritis; cytokine research of different disease mechanisms and development of biomarkers, gastroenterology, especially liver diseases.
Dr. Neumann is author of about 70 publications in international journals and he is lecturing at four faculties in the fields of small animal surgery, CT, general subjects and clinical pathology.
Dr. Neumann is active in continuing education and specialization in Lower Saxony and nationwide.
DAY 1
| Time |
Title |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Common causes of front and hind limb lameness Shoulder surgery (OCD, Biceps tenotomy, M. infraspinatus myotomy) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 13:00 |
PRACTICAL WORK: Shoulder surgery (OCD, Biceps tenotomy, M. infraspinatus myotomy) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Elbow surgery (IPC resection, IPA resection, Ulna osteotomy) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 |
PRACTICAL WORK: Elbow surgery (IPC resection, IPA resection, Ulna osteotomy) |
DAY 2
| Time |
Title |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Hip surgery (Symphysiodesis, Joint capsule suturing, Denervation, Femoral head and neck resection) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 13:00 |
PRACTICAL WORK: Hip surgery (Symphysiodesis, Joint capsule suturing, Denervation, Femoral head and neck resection) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Stifle surgery (Ruptured cranial cruciate ligament, patella luxation) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 |
PRACTICAL WORK: Stifle surgery (Ruptured cranial cruciate ligament, patella luxation) |
by tatkonasajt | Dec 22, 2023
After studying Veterinary Medicine at the Vet School Hannover and a short period in a private practice Dr. Neumann has started working at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Goettingen in 1992.
In 1996. he received the diploma as a national specialist for small animals and in 1998. for clinical pathology. In 2004. he received the certificate of the ECVCP. 2007. he finished his habilitation and since 2010. he is Professor at the University of Goettingen.
His scientific fields of interest are; orthopedic diseases, especially osteoarthritis; cytokine research of different disease mechanisms and development of biomarkers, gastroenterology, especially liver diseases.
Dr. Neumann is author of about 70 publications in international journals and he is lecturing at four faculties in the fields of small animal surgery, CT, general subjects and clinical pathology.
Dr. Neumann is active in continuing education and specialization in Lower Saxony and nationwide.
DAY 1
| Time |
Title |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Common causes of front and hind limb lameness Shoulder surgery (OCD, Biceps tenotomy, M. infraspinatus myotomy) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 13:00 |
PRACTICAL WORK: Shoulder surgery (OCD, Biceps tenotomy, M. infraspinatus myotomy) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Elbow surgery (IPC resection, IPA resection, Ulna osteotomy) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 |
PRACTICAL WORK: Elbow surgery (IPC resection, IPA resection, Ulna osteotomy) |
DAY 2
| Time |
Title |
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Hip surgery (Symphysiodesis, Joint capsule suturing, Denervation, Femoral head and neck resection) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 13:00 |
PRACTICAL WORK: Hip surgery (Symphysiodesis, Joint capsule suturing, Denervation, Femoral head and neck resection) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch break |
| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Stifle surgery (Ruptured cranial cruciate ligament, patella luxation) |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
Coffee break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 |
PRACTICAL WORK: Stifle surgery (Ruptured cranial cruciate ligament, patella luxation) |
by tatkonasajt | Aug 7, 2023
Objectives and goals of the course
After studying Veterinary Medicine at the Vet School Hannover and a short period in a private practice Dr. Neumann has started working at the Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Goettingen in 1992.
In 1996. he received the diploma as a national specialist for small animals and in 1998. for clinical pathology. In 2004. he received the certificate of the ECVCP. 2007. he finished his habilitation and since 2010. he is Professor at the University of Goettingen.
His scientific fields of interest are; orthopedic diseases, especially osteoarthritis; cytokine research of different disease mechanisms and development of biomarkers, gastroenterology, especially liver diseases.
Dr. Neumann is author of about 70 publications in international journals and he is lecturing at four faculties in the fields of small animal surgery, CT, general subjects and clinical pathology.
Dr. Neumann is active in continuing education and specialization in Lower Saxony and nationwide.
DAY 1
| Time |
Contents |
| 09:00 |
Common causes of front and hind limb lameness Shoulder surgery (OCD, Biceps tenotomy, M. infraspinatus myotomy) |
| 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 |
PRACTICAL WORK
Shoulder surgery (OCD, Biceps tenotomy, M. infraspinatus myotomy) |
| 13:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:00 |
Elbow surgery (IPC resection, IPA resection, Ulna osteotomy) |
| 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:00 |
PRACTICAL WORK
Elbow surgery (IPC resection, IPA resection, Ulna osteotomy) |
| 17:30 |
End of the day |
DAY 2
| Time |
Contents |
| 09:00 |
Hip surgery (Symphysiodesis, Joint capsule suturing, Denervation, Femoral head and neck resection) |
| 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 |
PRACTICAL WORK
Hip surgery (Symphysiodesis, Joint capsule suturing, Denervation, Femoral head and neck resection) |
| 13:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:00 |
Stifle surgery (Ruptured cranial cruciate ligament, patella luxation) |
| 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:00 |
PRACTICAL WORK
Stifle surgery (Ruptured cranial cruciate ligament, patella luxation) |
| 17:30 |
End of the course |
by tatkonasajt | Mar 26, 2023
Objectives and goals of the course
This TPLO course is designed for practicing veterinarians with experience in small animal orthopaedic surgery. The participants will became familiar with the planning and execution of the most commonly performed procedure in cranial cruciate deficient stifle using one of the most versatile TPLO locking system.
The detailed theoretical sessions will bring the knowledge of rationale, case selection, preoperative planning, surgical execution and potential complications in TPLO procedure. The structure of the labs will allows the participants to learn the procedure in a “step by step” manner first on a bone models and then on a cadaver species.
DAY 1
| Time |
Title |
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Understanding stifle biomechanics and rationale behind TPLO |
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Radiographic positioning and TPA measuring |
| 09:30 – 10:00 |
TPLO implants and equipment |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee break |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Preoperative planning of TPLO |
| 11:00 – 12:30 |
TPLO – step by step description of the procedure. Postoperative radiographic assessment after TPLO |
| 12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch break |
| 13:30 – 14:00 |
Complications related to the TPLO procedure |
| 14:00 – 15:00 |
Preoperative planning of TPLO – practical exercise (drawing on a printed radiographs, TPA calculation, defining the best position of the cut, implant choice and position) – TPLO charts, saw blade radius templates and plates templates will be needed for this exercise |
| 15:00 – 17:00 |
Getting familiar with the equipment and performing TPLO on a bone model – laboratory |
| 17:00 – 17:30 |
Summary and question session and end of the course |
DAY 2
| Time |
Title |
| 08:30 – 10:00 |
Preoperative planning on x-rayed cadaver limbs |
| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 |
TPLO on a cadaver limb – practical session 1 |
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch break |
| 13:00 – 14:30 |
TPLO on a cadaver limb – practical session 2 |
| 14:30 – 15:30 |
Discussion of postoperative radiographs |
| 15:30 – 16:00 |
What’s the difference in Giant breeds |
| 16:00 – 16:30 |
What’s the difference in small dogs. TPLO + patella luxation |
| 16:30 – 17:00 |
Summary, question session and end of the course |
