ARBEITSGRUPPE PFERD
Equine CT & MR Imaging Days
in Bonn, Germany (Onsite and Online)
OCTOBER 8 TO 12, 2025 | GUSTAV-STRESEMANN-INSTITUT E.V. (GSI)
This hybrid 'onsite and online' course will allow you to advance your CT and MR image reading and finding interpretation skills. The course will not provide foundation training on CT and MR imaging.
In the case that you are not so experienced with these modalities or would like to refresh your knowledge, please consider booking the Foundation Training recordings of 2021 at the following site.
Schedule
Reading & using Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Images of Horses
The German Academy for Continuous Veterinary Education (ATF) credits 7 hours each day, but 6 hours for October 10th.
October 8, Wednesday
CT imaging with Gabriel Manso Diaz and Maren Hellige
09:00 – Welcome
09:15 – CT of the head: anatomy quiz. Gabriel
09:30 – CT of the head: teeth and sinus system. Maren
10:00 – CT of the mandibular, pharyngeal and laryngeal region. Gabriel
10:45 – Coffee break
11:15 – CT of the head: uncommon findings – neoplasia. Maren
11:45 – CT of the spine I: anatomy quiz. Gabriel
12:00 – CT of the spine II: facet joints (fragmentation, fractures, enlargement…). Gabriel
12:30 – CT of the spine III: myelography, intervertebral discs, spinal cord compression. Maren
13:15 – Lunch
14:15 – Reading CT images of the head
16:00 – Coffee break
16:30 – Reading CT images of the spine
18:15 – End
October 9, Thursday
CT imaging with Maren Hellige and Gabriel Manso Diaz
09:00 – CT of the distal limb: anatomy quiz. Gabriel
09:30 – CT of the distal limb: foot, pastern and fetlock. Gabriel
10:15 – CT of the carpus and tarsus. Maren
11:00 – Coffee break
11:30 – CT of the stifle. Maren
12:00 – Journal club: new CT papers. Maren
12:30 – Lunch
13:30 – CT of the proximal limb: elbow, shoulder and pelvis. New applications in adult horses. Gabriel
14:15 – Reading CT images of the limbs
16:00 – Coffee break
16:30 – Reading CT images of the limbs
18:15 – End
October 10, Friday
CT, MR and PET imaging
With Myra Barrett, Maren Hellige, Gabriel Manso Diaz and Natasha Werpy
09:00 – CT vs MRI of osseous and articular diseases. Gabriel
10:00 – CT vs MRI of tendon and ligaments. Maren
11:00 – Coffee break
11:30 – CT vs MR of the head. Gabriel
12:30 – Contrast CT – how to do. Maren
13:15 – Lunch
14:30 – Overview of PET imaging and use of PET for bone and soft tissue lesions. Natasha
15:30 – Coffee break
16:00 – Multimodality cases including MR, PET and CT. Myra
17:30 – End
18:00 – Get together, action, beverages and dinner
October 11, Saturday
MR imaging with Myra Barrett and Natasha Werpy
09:00 – Updated protocols and techniques based on recent advancements in MRI imaging. Natasha
10:30 – Coffee break
11:00 – What are we missing? Optimizing our standing MRI assessment and recognizing what we might miss. Myra
12:30 – Lunch
13:30 – Recheck MRI examinations, should they be done? Timeframes and expectations based on lesion type. Natasha
14:30 – 1st Round reading images
15:30 – Coffee break
16:00 – 2nd Round reading images
18:00 – End
October 12, Sunday
MR imaging with Natasha Werpy and Myra Barrett
09:00 – Bone fluid signal. Myra
10:30 – Coffee break
11:00 – Benefits of using combined CT and MRI studies for the diagnoses of musculoskeletal disease. Natasha
12:30 – Lunch
13:30 – Prioritizing MRI findings – how to try to figure out what matters most. Myra
14:30 – 1st Round reading images
15:30 – Coffee break
16:00 – 2nd Round reading images
18:00 – End
For registration information please click HERE
ARBEITSGRUPPE PFERD
Equine CT & MR Imaging Days
in Bonn, Germany (Onsite and Online)
OUR SPEAKERS
Myra Barrett
Myra Barrett is an associate professor of equine diagnostic imaging at Colorado State University and a founding partner of Inside Information Radiology, an equine teleradiology company that serves an international equine community. Her area of interest and research within diagnostic imaging are orthopedic and sports medicine cases, and she works closely with other experts in these fields.
She is a founding member and former president of the American College of Veterinary Radiology – Equine Diagnostic Imaging subspecialty. Myra is dedicated to the advancement of equine diagnostic imaging and educational outreach and collaboration with equine practitioners.
Maren Hellige
Maren Hellige studied veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. Subsequently she received her doctoral thesis at the Equine Clinic of the Freie Universität Berlin. From 2002 – 2007 she qualified as a veterinary specialist for horses at a private veterinary clinic in Germany.
Since 2008 she works in the Equine Clinic of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, where she deals primarily with orthopedic cases and all the different imaging modalities (Ultrasound, X – ray, CT and high-field MRI). She did her residency in Diagnostic Imaging (Large Animal Alternative Track) at the RVC in London and is board certified by the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
Gabriel Manso Diaz
Gabriel Manso Diaz graduated from Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain, before completing a Master’s program in research in veterinary sciences. He then went on to complete a PhD in advanced imaging modalities (CT and MRI) for the diagnosis of equine head disorders. After this, he undertook a residency in Diagnostic Imaging (Large Animal Track) at the Royal Veterinary College (London, UK) and obtained board certification in the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging.
He is currently a Senior Lecturer at the UCM and splits his time between clinical referral work as an equine radiologist and teaching and research in large animal diagnostic imaging.
Natasha Werpy
Natasha Werpy graduated from the Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO (CSU). After completing an equine internship in 1999-2000, she completed a year imaging internship with Norm Rantanen. Then she did a diagnostic imaging residency with Norm and at CSU. She is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Radiology. She worked as the Medical Imaging Director at the Gail Holmes Equine Orthopedic Research Center at CSU under Wayne McIlwraith from 2004–2011. She was an Associate Professor of Diagnostic
Imaging at the University of Florida in Gainesville from 2011 – 2016. Since 2016 she has worked as a private practice consultant working with different imaging modalities for US and international clinics.