Provides an overview of principles and technical aspects of diffusion weighted imaging

Presents the clinical applications of diffusion-weighted imaging in the benign and malignant conditions related to kidneys

Explores the role of diffusion imaging in the benign and malignant conditions of the female pelvis.

Nikolaos Papanikolaou is a Principal Investigator for Oncologic Imaging at Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, and an affiliated researcher of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. He received his Ph.D. in Medicine from the University of Crete, Greece.

Prof. Papanikolaou has published 60 papers in international peer reviewed journals, 17 book chapters, and held 72 invited lectures for international congresses and educational courses. He is an honorary member of SEDIA and a fellow member of ESGAR.

His main research focus is on Diffusion Weighted Imaging, modelling, post processing and clinical applications.

Deniz Akata has been a Professor of Radiology since 2004 and Chair of the Department of Radiology at Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara since October 2015.

Her expertise is in abdominal imaging and in oncologic imaging of the female pelvis and the abdomen. She completed her fellowship in abdominal and digital imaging at the Medical College of Wisconsin, US. 

She has published more than 100 articles in professional journals and has held more than 30 scientific presentations all around the world. She has given more than 30 invited lectures for international organizations and more than 100 invited lectures for national conferences.

Moreover she has duties in connection with professional organizations, primarily as an Executive Council Member, European Society of Radiology. She was Co-Chair of the Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Subcommittee (Abdominal Viscera), ECR 2014, Member of the Program Planning Committee of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in 2011, 2012 and 2017, and President of the Scientific Committee of TURKRAD 2008 – the Turkish Society of Radiology National Congress. She is also a fellow member ESGAR.