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. Thus, in the case that you are not so experienced with these modalities or like to refresh your knowledge, please consider booking the Foundation Training recordings of 2021 at https://www.agpferd.video/recordings-2021/magnetic-resonance-2021/index.html
These they are:
- MR Imaging 2021-01 and 2021-02: Online Live Events – recorded on May 12 and 13, 2021 presented by Natasha Werpy: MR image reading foundation training
- CT Imaging 2021-01: Online Live Event – recorded on May 7th presented by Maren Hellige and Gabriel Manso Diaz
Equine CT and MR Imaging Days
Reading & using Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Images of Horses
The German Academy for Continuous Veterinary Education (ATF) credits each day 7 hours, but for October 10 6 hours.
October 8 to 12, 2025 · Bonn, Germany
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
Speakers
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
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
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
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.
What you need to know
Dates and location
October 8 to 12, 2025 | Gustav-Stresemann-Institut e.V. (GSI)
– see address below
Accommodation
Gustav-Stresemann-Institut e.V. (GSI) · Langer Grabenweg 68 · 53175 Bonn · Germany · Phone +49 (0) 228 81 07 223 · info@gsi-bonn.de ·https://www.gsi-bonn.de/?L=1
Here are accommodated the speakers. If interested in this location, then please book early! Single occupancy costs Euro 93 (price includes German VAT but not 6% City tax; breakfast is not included).
For other hotels please check the internet
Further information
Arbeitsgruppe Pferd – Task Force Horse
Arno Lindner
Heinrich-Röttgen-Str. 20, 52428 Jülich, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 2461 340-430; Fax: -484;
contact@agpferd.de; www.agpferd.com
- Nearest airports: Cologne/Bonn (CGN). However, Frankfurt am Main (FRA) and Düsseldorf (DUS) are good choices too because from there it is rather easy to get to Bonn by train. Please check https://www.gsi-bonn.de/en/contact/location-and-approach.html to know how to get to the venue
- On Bonn: https://international.bonn.de/index.php
- Speaker’s bios available in www.agpferd.com > Events > The Equine CT and MR Imaging Days
- More equine professionals’ education: Please check under events in agpferd.com