January 29-30 | Strasbourg, FR
September 25-26 | Turin, IT
September 25-26 | Turin, IT
September 25-26 | Turin, IT
September 25-26 | Turin, IT
Ablation from A to Z: Liver, kidney, and thyroid, Strasbourg/FR, January 29-30, 2026
The ESIR 2026 course on liver, kidney, and thyroid ablation offers a comprehensive overview and in-depth learning experience in ablation techniques and monitoring.
Limited to 21 attendees, the course will provide the opportunity for hands-on ex vivo and in vivo animal lab training under the guidance of expert faculty.
Organized by Prof. Afshin Gangi and Dr. Roberto Luigi Cazzato, lectures and video case presentations will add to the course’s learning experience.
This course is designed for interventional radiologists who would like to fine-tune their practical skills and learn more about current treatment options using ablation techniques and advanced image guidance.
Check out the programme below to find out what you could learn and which experts will be leading the sessions. Don’t wait—apply now, places for this ESIR course are limited and assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join us at the Institute of Image-Guided Surgery – IHU Strasbourg for this exciting course!
Who should attend?
This course is designed for interventional radiologists who have completed their radiology training and are interested in fine-tuning their practical skills and learning more about the current treatment options for routine as well as technically challenging cases.
Preliminary programme
Thursday, January 29, 2026
08:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and faculty introduction
09:10 – 10:00 Epidemiologic facts and ablation technologies
Liver tumours: epidemiology, current treatments, patients’ selection within the MDTB
Kidney tumours: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection within the MDTB
Thyroid tumours: epidemiology, current treatments, and patients’ selection
Q&A
10:00 – 11:00 Imaging guidance, ablation techniques, protective measures
Imaging guidance in liver and kidney ablation
Ablation techniques useful in kidney, liver, and thyroid ablation
Protection in kidney ablation
Protection in liver ablation
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 12:15 Expected complications and their management
Expected complications in kidney ablation and their management
Expected complications in liver ablation and their management
Imaging follow-up for liver and kidney ablation
Q&A
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch
13:15 – 15:15 Hands-on device training
Cryoablation I
Cryoablation II
Microwave ablation I
Microwave ablation II
IRE
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:00 Video cases
Liver MWA
Kidney cryoablation
Liver ablation I: MWA and dissection
Liver ablation II: IRE and other complex cases
Thyroid MWA
Wrap-up
Friday, January 30, 2026
08:30 – 10:45 Animal lab procedure training
Liver microwave ablation
Kidney cryoablation
MRI-guided liver puncturing lab
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 13:30 Animal lab procedure training
Liver IRE
Thyroid ablation simulator training
MRI-guided kidney puncturing lab
13:30 – 13:40 Course wrap-up
Local hosts
Preliminary faculty
X. Buy (Bordeaux/FR)
M. Meijerink (Amsterdam/NL)
P.P. Rao (Colmar/FR)
J. Weiss (Strasbourg/FR)
Venue
IHU – Institute of Image-Guided Surgery
1 place de l’Hôpital
Strasbourg 67091
France
Registration
Please note that this course is open only to interventional radiologists who have completed their radiology training.
The registration fees are as follows:
| Early fee (until December 4, 2025) | Regular fee (as of December 5, 2025) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course registration (CIRSE member*) | € 820 | € 930 | ||
| Course registration | € 1040 | € 1150 | ||
To attend the ESIR courses as a member, CIRSE membership fee for the year of the course must be settled.
These fees include:
- Course attendance
- Teaching material for the course
- Coffee breaks
- Lunch on the first day
General information
- Please note that this course is limited to 21 participants and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Please note that your registration becomes valid only after receipt of payment and after confirmation by the CIRSE Central Office.
- When making your flight bookings, please make sure that you will be able to stay for the entire course.
Invoices will be issued by the CIRSE Foundation, Neutorgasse 9, 1010 Vienna, Austria.
CIRSE Foundation
Neutorgasse 9
1010 Vienna
Austria
Phone: 0043 1 904 2003
Fax: 0043 1 904 2003 30
Email: [email protected]
Cancellation of course registration
The CIRSE Foundation offers all participants the possibility of purchasing insurance with our partner “Europäische Reiseversicherung” via this link. Thus, the CIRSE Foundation itself will not refund any amount after a cancellation of registration. All requests have to be issued to the “Europäische Reiseversicherung” directly. Refunds will be given within the terms and conditions of the “Europäische Reiseversicherung”. Name changes will be handled as a cancellation and new registration. Please note that CIRSE offers just a platform to affect a policy between you and “Europäische Reiseversicherung”.
Accommodation
Please note that the following are only suggestions. Accommodation is not included in the registration fee for ESIR courses. CIRSE supports compliance with ethical standards. Therefore, CIRSE emphasizes that the participants shall bear any and all costs in this context themselves.
Hôtel du Dragon
3*, 7 min. walk from the venue
12, rue du Dragon, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 88 35 79 80
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.hoteldudragon.com/en/
Hôtel Au Cerf d’Or
3*, 8 min. walk from the venue
6 Place de l’Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 88 36 20 05
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.cerf-dor-strasbourg.fr/
Holiday Inn Express
3*, 15 min. walk from the venue
Rue de la Corderie, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 88 10 99 99
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://hiexstrasbourg.com/en/holiday-inn-express-strasbourg-en/
Hôtel Les Haras
4*, 6 min. walk from the venue
23 Rue des Glacières, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 90 20 50 00
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://les-haras.fr/?lng=en
Cour du Corbeau
4*, 12 min. walk from the venue
7 Rue des Couples, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 90 00 26 26
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.cour-corbeau.com/en/
Pavillon Régent Petite France
4*, 12 min. walk from the venue
5 rue des Moulins, 67000 Strasbourg
Phone: +33 3 88 76 43 43
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.regent-petite-france.com/?lang=en