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31st Annual Course
MASTERS OF BODY IMAGING
Charleston, South Carolina
-   2008

State of the Art CT & MR
and
Cardiac CT with Case Review

Preliminary Program
Sunday
March 30, 2008
7:20 am Announcements Dr. Saini
7:30 am Lung Cancer: New Staging System Updates, Dr. Quint
7:50 am Quantitative COPD, Dr. Goldin
8:10 am Detecting And Characterizing Cirrhotic Liver Lesions, Dr. Baron
8:30 am Splenic Exotica : SANT, Littoral Cell Angioma,and
Accessory Spleen, Dr. Siegelman
8:50 am CT Urography, Dr. S. Silverman
9:10 am Adrenal MR: Pearls and Pitfalls, Dr. Miller
9:30 am Discussion
9:40 am BREAK
10:00 am Imaging Biliary Neoplasms: Improving Diagnoses, Dr. Baron
10:20 am Pancreatic Cancer Staging, Dr. Megibow
10:40 am The Incidental Pancreatic Cyst: Differential Diagnosis and
Practical Approach, Dr. Paulson
11:00 am Bowel Obstruction, Dr. Megibow
11:20 am MDCT Enterography, Dr. Baker
11:40 am Optimizing Contemporary Pediatric Body MDCT, Dr. Frush
12:00 pm Discussion
12:10 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Role of PET:CT in Abdominal and Pelvic Malignancies, Dr. Francis
1:50 pm PET/CT in the Thorax, Dr. Erasmus
2:05 pm PET/CT, TBD
2:20 pm Abdominal Perfusion Imaging: New Horizons and Daily Practice, Dr. Yeh
2:35 pm Body Diffusion MRI: How to do it and What it tells me, Dr. Padhani
2:50 pm Post Ablation Imaging, Dr. F. Lee
3:10 pm Whole Body MRI: An evolving application for cancer imaging, Dr. Martin
3:30 pm MR Lymphography, Dr. Barentsz
3:50 pm Discussion
4:00 pm Adjourn


Monday
March 31, 2008
7:20 am Announcements, Dr. Saini
7:30 am MRI in Carcinoma of the Uterus and Cervix, Dr. Reznek
7:50 am MRI of the Adnexa, Dr. Ascher
8:10 am MRI of the Anorectum: Malignant Diseases, Dr. Mortele
8:30 am Prostate MRI, Dr. E. Siegelman
8:50 am MRI of Renal Masses, Dr. Mitchell
9:10 am MRI of the Uterus, Dr. Ascher
9:30 am Discussion
9:40 am BREAK
10:00 am 3T Abdomen, Dr. Rofsky
10:20 am MSK MRI at 3.0T - Protocol Design, Dr. Gold
10:40 am Update on Breast MRI Techniques, Dr. Weinreb
11:00 am Update on Breast MRI Clinical Applications, Dr. Weinreb
11:20 am Small Bowel MR Enterography: Virtual MRI Biopsy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Dr. Martin
11:40 am MR Elastography of Diffuse and Focal Liver Disease, Dr. Ehman
12:00 pm Discussion
12:10 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Evaluating Abdominal Incidentalomas, Dr. Gore
1:50 pm Cystic Renal Masses, Dr. S. Silverman
2:10 pm MDCT of Internal Hermias, Dr. Gore
2:30 pm MRI in the Indeterminate Adnexal Mass, Dr. Reznek
2:50 pm The Ground Glass Pulmonary Nodule, Current Status, Dr. S. Siegelman
3:10 pm Volume Visualization: How & Why, Dr. Fishman
3:30 pm Trauma: Imaging of Visceral Injuries in Abdomen and Pelvis, Dr. Thoeni
3:50 pm Discussion
4:00 pm Adjourn

Tuesday
April 1, 2008
7:20 am Announcements, Dr. Saini
7:30 am CT Angiography of Ruptured Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Dr. Foley
7:50 am Imaging of the Abdominal Aorta Pre and Post Stent Graft, Dr. Platt
8:30 am Imaging evaluation of the living-related liver donor, Dr. Heiken
8:50 am MDCT in Ischemic Bowel, Dr. Baker
9:10 am Acute Chest Pain, Dr. Goldin
9:30 am Discussion
9:40 am BREAK
10:00 am Newer concepts in MR imaging of the Rotator Cuff, Dr. Steinbach
10:20 am MRI of the Knee, Dr. McCauley
10:40 am MRI of Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) of the Hip, Dr. Steinbach
11:00 am MRI of the Ankle, Dr. McCauley
11:20 am Optimizing MDCT for Musculoskeletal Applications, Dr. Beaulieu
11:40 am Thoracic and Abdominal Trauma: Recognizing What's Urgent, Dr. Berland
12:00 pm Discussion
12:10 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Bowel preparation and CTC techniques, Dr. McFarland
1:50 pm CTC Interpretation and pitfalls, Dr. Horton
2:10 pm #100 CTC Case Review, Drs. Beaulieu and McFarland (90 MINUTES)
or
2:10 pm Workshops
     #101 CTA of the Postoperative/Stented Aorta, Dr. Krinsky
     #102 Abdominal MRI, Dr. Mitchell
     #103 Advanced Topics in Thoracic Imaging: Whatever Else Wasn't Covered, Dr. Naidich
     #104 Cholangiocarcinoma and its mimics: CT/MR Findings, Dr. Prasad
3:00 pm BREAK
3:10 pm Workshops
     #201 PowerPoint Presentation Tips and Tricks for Radiologists, Dr. Ehman
     #202 The Difficult Body CT Case: What We Miss & Why, Dr. Platt
     #203 Sensible And Practical Strategies To Reduce The Image Glut And Radiation
                Dose In Body CT", Dr. Raptoupolis
     #204 CT Guided Biopsy of the Chest, Abdomen and Pelvis, Dr. F. Lee
4:00 pm Adjourn

Wednesday
April 2, 2008
7:20 am Announcements -- Dr. Saini
7:30 am 7 Simple Steps for Optimizing Radiation Dose in MDCT, Dr. Saini
7:50 am Update on Pediatric CT & Radiation Dose: Just the Facts, Dr. Frush
8:10 am Contrast Induced Nephropathy: 2008, Dr. Halvorsen
8:30 am CT Contrast protocols Oral and IV, Dr. Sahani
8:50 am NSF Update, Dr. Prince
9:10 am MRA without contrast: Back to the Future, Dr. Grist
9:30 am Discussion
9:40 am BREAK
10:00 am Status of CTC Validation , Dr. Yee
10:20 am How to Start a CT Colonography Program in Your Practice, Dr. Macari
10:40 am CTC Case Review, Drs. Macari and Horton
11:30 am BREAK
11:40 am CTC Case Review, Drs. Macari and Horton
12:20 pm Lunch
1:30 pm CTC Case Review, Dr. Barish
2:20 pm BREAK
2:30 pm CTC Case Review, Dr. Barish
3:10 pm BREAK
3:30 pm CTC Case Review, Dr. Yee and McFarland
5:00 pm Adjourn


Thursday
April 3, 2008
7:20 am Announcements, Dr. Saini
7:30 am Cardiac CT: Clinical Needs, Dr. Zwerner
7:50 am Cardiac CT: Technology 2008, Dr. Schoepf
8:10 am Cardiac CT: Acquisition, Dr. Rubin
8:30 am Coronary CT Angiography: Optimal Use of IV Contrast Material, Dr. Brink
8:50 am Cardiac Anatomy, Dr. Herfkens
9:10 am Study Optimization in Cardiac CT, Dr. Fishman
9:30 am Discussion
9:40 am BREAK
10:00 am Case Review: Normal Coronary & Anomalies, Dr. Foley
11:00 am Case Review: Coronary CT and MRI, Dr. Edelman
12:00 pm Discussion
12:20 pm Lunch
1:30 pm CT: Congenital Anomalies, Dr. Siegel
1:50 pm Aortic Aneurysms and Heart, Dr. Prokop
2:10 pm Coronary CT: Radiation Dose Considerations, Dr. Brink
2:30 pm Clinical Applications of Cardiac MR, Dr. Edelman
2:50 pm Case Review: Native Coronary Artery Disease II, Dr. Rubin
3:50 pm Discussion
4:00 pm Adjourn

Friday
April 4, 2008
7:20 am Announcements, Dr. Saini
7:30 am Cardiac CT: CAD, Dr. Stillman
7:50 am Evaluation of Bypass Grafts with Coronary CT Angiography, Dr. Jacobs
8:10 am Cardiac CT: Valves and Function, Dr. Bluemke
8:30 am Cardiac CT: Pulmonary Veins, Dr. Stillman
8:50 am Myocardial Perfusion and Viability with CT and MR, Dr. Bluemke
9:10 am Triple rule-out for Chest Pain in the Emergency Room, Dr. Shuman
9:30 am Discussion
9:40 am BREAK
10:00 am Case Review: Bypass Grafts, Dr. Costello
11:00 am Case Review: Pulmonary Veins Pericardium, Dr. Prokop
12:00 pm Discussion
12:20 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Cardiac CT: Business Issues, Dr. Costello
1:50 pm Case Review: Adult & Pediatric Congenital Disease, Dr. Herfkens
2:50 pm Case Review: Valves, Myocardium, Cardiac Fn, Dr. Schoepf
4:00 pm Adjourn

 Objectives

Objectives

To provide updates on applications of MDCT and MRI for evaluation of diseases involving the lungs, GI tract, GU, vascular and MSK Systems

To Illustrate advanced and emerging applications in Oncology, 3T MRI and patient safety related to radiation dose and contrast media

To review application of MDCT for colon cancer screening including case based learning

To provide updates on application of MDCT for evaluation of diseases of the heart

To enhance patient safety through optimal application of radiation dose and contrast media

To provide case based learning for application of MDCT for the heart

 


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Napa, California
-   2008

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