11th Marmara Rheumatology Symposium · Course programme

MILD · Marmara ILD Course

Lung Ultrasound and HRCT in Connective Tissue Disease · 17–18 December 2026

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Dates
17–18 December 2026
Venue
DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul Moda
Language
English
Course director
Prof. Dr. Nevsun İnanç
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Day 1 · Thursday

17 December 2026

HRCT and Lung Ultrasound Reading Course

  1. 12:00–13:00Registration and Lunch
  1. 13:00–13:10Course Opening
13:10–14:10

Session 1

Getting Ready to Read: HRCT

ChairMustafa Erdoğan

  1. 13:10–13:30Lung Anatomy on HRCT: Secondary Pulmonary Lobule, Interlobular Septa, Fissures and a Systematic Reading Order
  2. 13:30–13:50Basic Findings: Reticulation, Ground-Glass Opacity, Consolidation, Honeycombing, Traction Bronchiectasis and Mosaic Attenuation
  3. 13:50–14:10From Findings to Patterns: Usual Interstitial Pneumonia, Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia, Organizing Pneumonia and Mixed Patterns
  1. 14:10–14:25Coffee Break and Room Change
14:25–15:55

Session 2 · Hands-on

Workstation Reading: Two Participants per Computer

Three steps on real HRCT images; lung ultrasound images of the same patients are scored in parallel.

InstructorsSevda Cömert, Nevsun İnanç, Mustafa Erdoğan

  1. 14:25–14:45Step 1: Identifying Lung Anatomy on HRCT
  2. 14:45–15:10Step 2: Identifying the Findings of Interstitial Lung Disease: Reticulation, Ground-Glass Opacity, Consolidation and Others
  3. 15:10–15:40Step 3: Recognizing Patterns on Real HRCT Images
  4. 14:25–15:40In Parallel: Scoring Lung Ultrasound Images of the Same Patients
  5. 15:40–15:55Answer Key and Inter-Reader Agreement
  1. 15:55–16:10Coffee Break and Room Change
16:10–16:50

Session 3

Getting Ready to Read: Lung Ultrasound

ChairNevsun İnanç

  1. 16:10–16:30How to Perform Lung Ultrasound: Probe and Machine Settings, Scanning Protocol and the Normal Lung (Pleural Sliding and A-Lines)Sevda Cömert
  2. 16:30–16:50Lung Ultrasound in Interstitial Lung Disease: B-Lines, Pleural Irregularity, Scoring and Pitfalls in Differential DiagnosisAndrea Delle Sedie
16:50–17:50

Session 4

Hands-on Lung Ultrasound: Three Stations

Participants rotate in three small groups, 20 minutes at each station: (A) scanning technique and the normal lung, (B) B-lines and the pleura in interstitial lung disease, (C) standardized scanning with a scoring protocol.

InstructorsAndrea Delle Sedie, Nevsun İnanç, Sevda Cömert

  1. 16:50–17:10Rotation 1
  2. 17:10–17:30Rotation 2
  3. 17:30–17:50Rotation 3
  1. 19:00Dinner
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Day 2 · Friday

18 December 2026

Imaging and Multidisciplinary Board

09:00–10:00

Session 5

Imaging

ChairNevsun İnanç

  1. 09:00–09:20Acute Worsening in CTD-ILD: What Can CT Tell Us About Exacerbation, Infection and Drug Injury?
  2. 09:20–09:40Before ILD Becomes ILD: The Interstitial Lung Abnormality DilemmaŞehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli
  3. 09:40–10:00Progression Before FVC Falls: Can Lung Ultrasound See It First?Andrea Delle Sedie
10:00–11:00

Session 6

New Imaging Modalities

  1. 10:00–10:20Artificial Intelligence in ILD Imaging: Radiomics and Automated CT Quantification
  2. 10:20–10:40PET-CT in Interstitial Lung Disease: FDG and FAPI Imaging of Inflammation and Fibrotic Activity
  3. 10:40–11:00Lung MRI in Interstitial Lung Disease: Radiation-Free Imaging for Diagnosis and Follow-up
  1. 11:00–11:15Coffee Break
11:15–11:45

Session 7

Multidisciplinary Board: When Findings Diverge

When symptoms, lung function, CT and ultrasound disagree, which one should we trust?

ChairDerya Kocakaya

BoardCemal Bes, Andrea Delle Sedie, Şehnaz Olgun Yıldızeli, Halil Ataş

  1. 11:15–11:20Case Presentation 1
  2. 11:20–11:30Board Discussion
  3. 11:30–11:35Case Presentation 2
  4. 11:35–11:45Board Discussion and Audience Vote
  1. 11:45–12:30Lunch

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