Radiology CME–

9th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT
Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA
June 13-16, 2007

Golden Gate

Program Highlights

Over 64 World-Renowned Speakers, 180 Lectures

Hot Topics Presented in Highly Focused 10 Minute Lectures

Includes Special Cardiovascular Seminar, Saturday, June 16th. Day rate available.

Hands-On Workstation Training
Learn techniques for post processing in one-on-one sessions available throughout the course.
http://radiologycme.stanford.edu/dest/workstation.htm

Relevant and Extensive Exhibits
Manufacturers of all major equipment, workstations and contrast plus book vendors.

5th Annual Original Workstation Face-Off
Observe physician-operators navigate the same five diverse clinical datasets to identify key clinical findings. The real-time demonstrations of workstation performance will be presented with the six vendors situated side-by-side on one stage, facilitating comparison of the capabilities, image qualities, and workflow strategies available on each workstation..

Industry Hosted Events at MDCT
(click on an event to find out the details, or visit the representative's exhibit booth at the meeting)

June 13, 2007: Philips Medical Systems - Box Lunch
June 13, 2007: GE Healthcare Cocktail Reception
June 14, 2007: Toshiba America Medical Systems Lunch
June 14, 2007: Siemens Medical Solution Cocktail Reception
(Register at the Spiral Dual Energy Forum)

Please Note: These events have been separately planned by each company and are independent of our CME activity.

The Department of Radiology gratefully acknowledges
support from the following companies:
Barco - Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals - Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. - Carestream Health (Formally Eastman Kodak's Health Group) - Codonics, Inc. - Emergency Cardiac Imaging - EZEM, Inc. - GE Healthcare - Hologic R2 - MEDRAD - Mercury Computer Systems - Philips Medical Systems - Siemens Medical Solutions - TeraRecon, Inc. - Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. - Tyco Healthcare - Vital Images, Inc.

 

Objectives | Accreditation | Program | Faculty | Accommodations | Travel | Activities | Registration

Course Objectives

This course is intended for Radiologists, Medical Imaging Scientists and Non-Radiologist Physicians interested in CT technology and its applications. For Saturday, June 16th: This course is intended for Radiologists, Cardiologists and Cardiac surgeons interested in CT technology and its applications.

After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:

Accreditation

Stanford University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. Stanford University School of Medicine designates this continuing medical education activity for up to 37 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, provided it is completed as designed.

Technologists: 34.5 ARRT Category A CEU credits have been applied for. Please visit our website for an update on number of credit hours confirmed.

Program

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

By Appointment: Sign Up for Workstation Training
http://radiologycme.stanford.edu/dest/workstation.htm
Exhibits open all day

6:30-7:00 am Registration, Check-In, Continental Breakfast and View Exhibits

7:00-7:10 Course Welcome
Gary M. Glazer, MD

7:10-7:20 Program Introduction
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

Session I: Technology: Present and Future
Moderator Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

7:20-7:30 Building Blocks of MDCT: The Big Picture
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

7:30 -7:40 High Definition MDCT: Initial Clinical Experience
W. Dennis Foley, MD

7:40-7:50 Advanced Sampling Strategies for High Spatial Resolution and Reduced Aliasing Artifacts
Norbert J. Pelc, ScD

7:50-8:00 Dual Source CT: How Does it Work and What Can it Do?
Cynthia H.McCollough, PhD

8:00-8:10 Dual Source CT:What is the Best Temporal Resolution and When is it Unattainable?
Willi Kalender, PhD

8:10-8:20 256-row CT: Challenges and Advantages for Clinical Implementation
Kazuhiro Katada, MD

8:20-8:30 Volumetric Inverse Geometry CT (IGCT)
With a Large Field-of-View
Norbert J. Pelc, ScD

8:30-8:40 C-arm CT Imaging: Image Quality and Dose Considerations
Rebecca Fahrig, PhD

8:40-8:50 Introducing Advanced MDCT Clinical
Applications in Your Practice: Understanding the Gap
Jay Cinnamon, MD

8:50-9:00 Introducing Advanced MD-CT Clinical
Applications in Your Practice: Strategic Planning and Pragmatic Implementation
Jay Cinnamon, MD

Session II: Radiation Exposure
Moderator Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

9:00-9:10 CT of the Pregnant Patient: When to Worry About Fetal Dose
Cynthia H.McCollough, PhD

9:10-9:20 Dose Considerations for Dual Source CT Systems
Willi Kalender, PhD

9:20-9:30 Radiation Dose in Cardiac Imaging: How Does CT Compare?
Cynthia H.McCollough, PhD

9:30-9:40 Significant Dose Reduction in Coronary CTA Using Prospectively ECG-Gated Axial "Step and Shoot" Scans (SnapShot PulseTM) with 64-Slice MDCT
Sachio Kuribayashi, MD

9:40-10:00 Discussion

10:00-10:20 Coffee Break & View Exhibits

Session III: Contrast Medium Delivery and Risk Management
Moderator Dominik Fleischmann, MD

10:20-10:30 Early Arterial Contrast Medium Dynamics: The Facts and the Myths
Justus E. Roos, MD

10:30-10:40 How Fast Can and Should Contrast Medium Be Injected?
Dominik Fleischmann, MD

10:40-10:50 Cardiac CTA: Bolus Shaping and Physiologic Contrast Saline Mixing in the SVC
W. Dennis Foley, MD

10:50-11:00 Trigger, Shape, and Flush (From the Right!): Key Strategies to Optimize Contrast Bolus Administration in Neuro-CTA
Stuart R. Pomerantz, MD

11:00-11:10 Integrated Scanning and Injection Protocols: The Paradigm Shift with 64-Channel MDCT
Dominik Fleischmann, MD

11:10-11:20 Is it Necessary to Hydrate Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Before Contrast Enhanced CT Exams?
Richard Solomon, MD

11:20-11:30 Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: Efficacy of Intra-Renal Delivery of Prophylactic Vasodilators and Anti-Oxidant Therapy
James A. Tumlin, MD

11:30-11:40 Update on Contrast Agents and Nephrotoxicity: Results of the Latest Clinical Trials
Richard Solomon, MD

11:40-11:50 Nephrogenic Sclerosing Fibrosis: A Nephrologist Perspective in a Rare and Complicated Disorder.
James A. Tumlin, MD

11:50-12:05 pm Discussion

12:05-1:35 Lunch Break

Session IV: Pediatrics
Moderator Richard A. Barth, MD

1:35-1:45 Pediatric CT Should Be Carried Out at Lower Energies
Willi Kalender, PhD

1:45-1:55 Roles and Risks of General Anesthesia in Children Undergoing Cardiac CT
Frandics Chan, MD, PhD

1:55-2:05 Challenges of MDCT in Congenital Heart Disease
Dianna M. E. Bardo, MD

2:05-2:15 MDCTA for the Follow Up of Congenital Heart Disease
S. Bruce Greenberg, MD

2:15-2:25 Unsuspected Pathology Discovered on ECG-Gated 64-Detector-Row MDCT in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
John Hauschildt, MD

2:25-2:35 MDCTA in Children Other Than Congenital Heart Disease
S. Bruce Greenberg, MD

2:35-2:45 Thymus  Normal and Abnormal
Beverley Newman, Bsc, MB, BCh, FACR

2:45-2:55 Modern Work-Up of Possible Vascular Rings and Slings  One-Stop Shopping Using MDCT
John Hauschildt, MD

2:55-3:05 MDCT for Congenital Anomalies (How to Use CT to Evaluate Anomalies of the Airway, Bones, etc.)
S. Bruce Greenberg, MD

3:05-3:15 CT Imaging for Pulmonary Infection in Childhood
Beverley Newman, Bsc, MB, BCh, FACR

3:15-3:25 CT Versus Psychiatric Treatment in Girls with Urinary Dribbling
Richard A. Barth, MD

3:25-3:35 Congenital Lung Anomalies  Understanding Hybrid Lesions
Beverley Newman, Bsc, MB, BCh, FACR

3:35-3:45 The Role of CT in Diagnosis of UPJ Obstruction
Richard A. Barth, MD

3:45-4:00 Discussion

4:00-4:20 Coffee Break & View Exhibits

Session V: Trauma/Musculoskeletal
Moderator Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD

4:20-4:30 Optimizing MDCT of the Musculoskeletal System
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, MD, FACR

4:30-4:40 Musculoskeletal MDCT: Simple But Effective Protocols
Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD

4:40-4:50 VR of the Soft Tissues: Techniques and Pathology
Elliot K. Fishman, MD

4:50-5:00 Important Issues in the Characterization of Hip and Pelvis Fractures
Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD

5:00-5:10 Extremity CT Angiography in Trauma: Benefits of 64 MDCT
Jorge A. Soto,MD

5:10-5:20 The Temporal Dimension: Value of Delayed Imaging in MDCT of Trauma and Abdominal Pathology
Terry S. Desser, MD

5:20-5:30 MDCT of Active Arterial Bleeding Post-Trauma: The Clinical Significance of an Expanding Hematoma
R. Brooke Jeffrey,MD

5:30-5:40 MDCT of Diaphragmatic Rupture
Terry S. Desser, MD

5:40-5:55 Discussion

Thursday, June 14, 2007

By Appointment: Sign Up for Workstation Training
http://radiologycme.stanford.edu/dest/workstation.htm
Exhibits open all day

6:30-7:00 am Registration, Check-In, Continental Breakfast and View Exhibits

Session VI: Abdomen I: Liver, Pancreas, and Kidneys
Moderator R. Brooke Jeffrey, MD

7:00-7:10 Microangiopathic Changes in the Liver and their Impact on Contrast Enhancement Patterns
Dushyant Sahani, MD

7:10-7:20 MDCT of the Biliary Tree:What is the Role?
Michael Macari, MD

7:20-7:30 CT Perfusion Imaging Outside Stroke
Mathias Prokop, MD

7:30-7:40 Perfusion CT of the Liver and Tumor Angiogenesis
Dushyant Sahani, MD

7:40-7:50 Imaging of the Liver Post RF Ablation  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Darren Brennan, MD

7:50-8:00 MDCT of the Pancreatic Duct
Jorge A. Soto, MD

8:00-8:10 Islet Cell Tumors of the Pancreas: Spectrum of MDCT Findings
R. Brooke Jeffrey, MD

8:10-8:20 Can We Make a Confident Diagnosis of a Cystic Pancreatic Lesion at MDCT?
Michael Macari, MD

8:20-8:30 "The Virtual Whipple" -- The Use of MDCT and Advanced Rendering for Comprehensive Preoperative Assessment of the Pancreas
Darren Brennan, MD

8:30-8:40 MDCT Renal Cell Cancer Imaging: Monitoring Antiangiogenetic Therapy - Including Perfusion CT Applications
Anno Graser, MD

8:40-8:50 Designing an Optimal Technique for MDCT Urography
F. Graham Sommer, MD

8:50-9:00 MDCT with CTA and CT Urography for Evaluation of Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Elliot K. Fishman, MD

9:00-9:10 CT Urography  The Latest Views
F. Graham Sommer, MD

9:10-9:20 Is There a Need for Dual Energy CT in Abdominal Imaging?
Anno Graser, MD

9:20-9:35 Discussion

9:35-9:50 Coffee Break & View Exhibits

Session VII: Abdomen II: Bowel
Moderator Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD

9:50-10:00 When to Use Positive and Neutral Oral Contrast at CT Enterography
Michael Macari, MD

10:00-10:10 CT Enterography  3D Workstation Interpretation
Matthew A. Barish, MD

10:10-10:20 Potential Pitfalls of CT Enterography
Michael Macari, MD

10:20-10:30 Acute Abdominal Pain with 64 MDCT: Is Oral Contrast Necessary?
Jorge A. Soto, MD

10:30 -10:40 Subtle Bowel and Mesenteric Injuries on MDCT
R. Brooke Jeffrey, MD

10:40-10:50 Minimal Preparation CT Colonography: Definitions and Issues for Implementation
Michael Zalis, MD

10:50-11:00 Advanced Visualization Techniques in Virtual Colonoscopy
Matthew A. Barish, MD

11:00-11:10 Advanced Electronic Cleansing for Non-Cathartic Multi-Detector CT Colonography
Michael Zalis, MD

11:10-11:20 Why CAD Will Be Important in CT Colonography Interpretation
Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD

11:20-11:30 Computer Aided Detection in Non-Cathartic Multi-Detector CT Colonography
Michael Zalis, MD

11:30-11:40 Reducing False Positives in Virtual Colonoscopy Interpretation
Matthew A. Barish, MD

11:40-11:50 CT Colonography: Key Recent Studies
Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD

11:50-12:00 pm The Munich Colorectal Cancer Prevention Trial
Anno Graser, MD

12:00-12:15 Discussion

12:15-1:45 Lunch Break

Session VIII: Workflow/Image Processing
Moderator Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

1:45-1:55 Software Guided Evaluation of Tumor Response (WHO, RECIST, Perfusion, PET, etc...)
Christoph R. Becker, MD

1:55-2:05 Tips for Quality Assurance in Post Processing
Laura Pierce, MPA, RT(CT)

2:05-2:15 3D-Lab in a Community Radiology Practice
Jay Cinnamon, MD

2:15-2:25 3D Techs - Now That You ve Trained Them, How Do You Retain Them?
Laura Pierce, MPA, RT(CT)

2:25-2:35 Client Server Models: Impact on Operations
Elliot K. Fishman, MD

2:35-2:45 Effective Networking: the Critical Pathway From Scan to Report
Paul J. Chang, MD

2:45-2:55 Advanced Processing Functions  Separate Workstations vs. PACS Integration: How to Choose
Jeffrey B.Mendel, MD

2:55-3:05 3D Workstations in the PACS Environment One Year Later: Are There Any Dirty Little Secrets Left?
Bart L. Dolmatch, MD

3:05-3:15 What Should We Expect From PACS and 3D Workstations in the Next Three Years
Paul J. Chang, MD

3:15-3:25 Future Visualization Tools
Sandy Napel, PhD

3:25-3:40 Discussion

3:40-3:55 Coffee Break & View Exhibits

Moderator Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

3:55-6:25 5th Annual Workstation Face-Off: View and Compare How Each Major Workstation Can be Used for Visualization and Analysis of Volumetric MDCT Data

Friday, June 15, 2007

By Appointment: Sign Up for Workstation Training
http://radiologycme.stanford.edu/dest/workstation.htm
Exhibits open all day

6:30-7:00 am Registration, Check-In, Continental Breakfast and View Exhibits

Session IX: Chest
Moderator Ann N. Leung, MD

7:00-7:10 Strategy for Reducing Radiation Dose for Chest CT
Hiroto Hatabu, MD, PhD

7:10-7:20 Small Pulmonary Nodules: A Pragmatic Approach to Management
Ann N. Leung, MD

7:20-7:30 Perifissural Lung Nodules  What to Make of Them?
Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, MD

7:30-7:40 Ground Glass Nodules: What are They and Should They be Managed Differently than Solid Nodules?
Ella A. Kazerooni, MD,MS

7:40-7:50 Lung Cancer Screening: Is Mortality Affected?
Ann N. Leung, MD

7:50-8:00 What is the Significance of Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with Extrathoracic Malignancy
Fergus Gleeson, FRCP, FRCR

8:00-8:10 Is Lung Nodule CAD Finally Ready for Prime Time?
Jeffrey B.Mendel, MD

8:10-8:20 Lung CAD:When is it Enough and When is it Too Much?
Justus E. Roos, MD

8:20-8:30 Do Radiologists Benefit From Lung CAD Equally?
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

8:30-8:40 CAD Requires Just a Dab of Dose
Patrik Rogalla, MD

8:40-8:50 Nodule Evaluation:When is PET Useful?
Ann N. Leung, MD

8:50-9:00 Utility of Dual Time Point PET/CT Imaging
Andrew Quon, MD

9:00-9:10 How to Determine Significant Growth of a Pulmonary Nodule
Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, MD

9:10-9:20 The Ins and Outs of Long Nodule Volumetry for Differentiating Between Benign and Malignant Disease
Mathias Prokop, MD

9:20-9:30 Nodule Segmentation: The Radiologist is Superfluous
Patrik Rogalla, MD

9:30-9:40 Does Growth Reflect Malignant Potential in Pulmonary Nodules Detected on CT
Fergus Gleeson, FRCP, FRCR

9:40 -9:55 Coffee Break & View Exhibits

9:55-10:05 Volume HRCT vs. Discontinuous HRCT of the Lung:Where is the Added Value?
Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, MD

10:05-10:15 What's New in CT for Pulmonary Embolism?
U. Joseph Schöpf, MD

10:15-10:25 How to Maximize Contrast Enhancement in CT Pulmonary Angiography: Mitigating the PFO Effect
Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, MS

10:25-10:35 MDCT for the Breast: Adjunct to Breast MRI
Jeffrey B.Mendel, MD

10:35 -10:50 Discussion

Session X: Neuro
Moderator Nancy J. Fischbein, MD

10:50-11:00 The Radiological Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease:When to Use MRA, US, CTA, Catheter Angiography?
Jay Cinnamon, MD

11:00-11:10 Speed Bumps: Diagnostic Risks with 64- Slice Speed
Megan K. Strother, MD

11:10-11:20 MDCT Assessment of Aneurysms
Nancy J. Fischbein, MD

11:20-11:30 State-of-the-Art Neuro-CTA in a High Volume Clinical Practice: Using a 3D Lab to Realize the "Ultrasound" Workflow Paradigm
Stuart R. Pomerantz, MD

11:30-11:40 Essentials of Neurovascular CTA Post-Processing:What s New?
Michael H. Lev, MD

11:40-11:50 Automated 3D Post-Processing of Neuro-CTA (Bone Removal and Vessel Region Segmentation): A New Workflow Paradigm?
Stuart R. Pomerantz, MD

11:50-12:00 CTA/MRA Surveillance of Patients with Treated Neurovascular Disease (e.g., Clips, Coils, Stents)
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, MD, FACR

12:00-12:10 MDCT in dx of Dural AV Fistulas
Nancy J. Fischbein, MD

12:10-12:30 pm Discussion

12:30-2:00 Lunch Break

2:00-2:10 "Vulnerable Plaque" and Stroke Risk: Under-Rated or Over-Valued?
Michael H. Lev, MD

2:10-2:20 CT versus MR for Perfusion Imaging of Cerebral Ischemia
Megan K. Strother, MD

2:20-2:30 Whole Brain CT Perfusion Using 256-Rows Area Detector CT
Kazuhiro Katada, MD

2:30-2:40 Stroke Thrombolysis Beyond 3-hours?: Patient Selection with CTA/CTP
Michael H. Lev, MD

2:40-2:50 How to Launch a Brain Attack Perfusion Program in a Community Practice
Jay Cinnamon, MD

2:50-3:00 To Breathe or Not to Breathe: Optimizing Air Flow and Air Contrast in MDCT of the Neck
Megan K. Strother, MD

3:00-3:10 MDCT vs. MR in Assessment of Craniocervical Dissection
Nancy J. Fischbein, MD

3:10-3:20 CTA of Blunt Neck Trauma:When is it Indicated?
Michael H. Lev, MD

3:20-3:30 Unraveling the Twisted Spine: Advanced MDCT Post-Processing Techniques for Degenerative & Traumatic Spinal Disease
Stuart R. Pomerantz, MD

3:30-3:45 Discussion

3:45-4:00 Coffee Break & View Exhibits

Session XI: Vascular
Moderator Dominik Fleischmann, MD

4:00-4:10 Velocity Compensated CTA of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta
W. Dennis Foley, MD

4:10-4:20 Subtraction CT Angiography with 256-Rows Area Detector CT
Kazuhiro Katada, MD

4:20-4:30 Arterial Occlusive Disease: Gadolinium-Enhanced MR, Unenhanced MR, or Minimal Iodine Dose CT in Patients with Stage 4 Renal Failure
Robert J. Herfkens, MD

4:30-4:40 Aortic Dissection:What is Type A,What is Type B, and Why is it Not Enough ?
Dominik Fleischmann, MD

4:40-4:50 Aortic Inflammatory Conditions:What are They and What are the CTA Findings?
Bart L. Dolmatch, MD

4:50-5:00 Ulcer-Like Lesions of the Aorta
Dominik Fleischmann, MD

5:00-5:10 CTA of Endoleaks
Terri J. Vrtiska, MD

5:10-5:20 CT Venography: Methods, Indications, and Applications
Anne Chin, MD

5:20-5:30 Renal Artery CTA: Donors to Dissections
Terri J. Vrtiska, MD

5:30-5:40 CTA/MRA of the Peripheral Vasculature: When and Where
Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, MD, FACR

5:40-5:50 Dual Energy CTA of Supraaortic Arteries and Arteries of the Lower Extremity
Christoph R. Becker, MD

5:50-6:00 Dual Energy CT of Peripheral Arterial Disease with Single-Source 64-Slice MDCT
Sachio Kuribayashi, MD

6:00-6:15 Discussion

Saturday, June 16, 2007

By Appointment: Sign Up for Workstation Training
http://radiologycme.stanford.edu/dest/workstation.htm
Exhibits open all day

6:30-7:00 am Registration, Check-In, Continental Breakfast & View Exhibits

Session XII: Cardiac I: Technique, Indications, and Interpretation
Moderator Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

7:00-7:10 Cardiac CT Protocols (Includes PT Prep, Pharmacology, and Actual Protocols)
Charles S.White, MD

7:10-7:20 Prospectively Gated Axial CT: Techniques and Patient Selection
James P. Earls, MD

7:20-7:30 Rate Control and Radiation Protection at Cardiac 64-Slice and Dual-Source CT
U. Joseph Schöpf, MD

7:30-7:40 Radiation Exposure in Dual Source Cardiac CT
Christoph R. Becker, MD

7:40-7:50 Prospectively Gated Axial (PGA) Coronary CT Angiography: How to Achieve an 80% Radiation Dose Reduction with Improved Image Quality
James P. Earls, MD

7:50-8:00 How to Deal with Cardiac Arrhythmia in Gated CT Acquisition
Frandics Chan, MD, PhD

8:00-8:10 Cardiac CT Without the Need for an ECG -- The Kymogram Approach
Willi Kalender, PhD

8:10-8:20 Dual Source MDCT: Its Advantages and Limitations
Gilbert Raff, MD

8:20-8:30 Dual Source CT Coronary Artery Angiography: Do We Still Care about High Heart Rates?
Harald Seifarth, MD

8:30-8:40 Temporal Resolution for Non-Invasive Coronary Imaging: How Much Do We Need?
Martin H. K. Hoffmann, MD

8:40-8:50 The Value of Whole Organ Coverage for Cardiac Imaging
Martin H. K. Hoffmann, MD

8:50-9:00 Coronary CT Angiography Using 256-Rows Area Detector CT
Kazuhiro Katada, MD

9:00-9:10 Cardiac 256 MDCT: Early Experience at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Joao A. C. Lima, MD

9:10-9:20 How I Read a Coronary CTA
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

9:20-9:35 Discussion

9:35-9:50 Coffee Break and View Exhibits

Session XIII: Cardiac I: Cardiac PET/CT and Non-Coronary Applications
Moderator Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

9:50-10:00 Cardiac PET/CT: The True One-Stop Shop?
Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD

10:00-10:10 Contrast Material, Breathing, and Heart Beat: Why PET-CT of the Heart is More Complicated than CT and PET of the Heart
Harald Seifarth, MD

10:10-10:20 Myocardial Perfusion by Cardiac CTA
James K.Min, MD

10:20-10:30 Evaluation of CAD: Anatomy or Perfusion?
Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD

10:30 -10:40 Assessment of Global and Regional Cardiac Function Using Dual Source CT: Are We There?
Harald Seifarth, MD

10:40-10:50 Method and Rationale for Aortic Valve Assessment with MDCT
Elsie Nguyen, MD, FRCPC

10:50 -11:00 Structured Cardiac CT Report Part Three: Cardiac Function
Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, MS

11:00-11:10 MDCT Prior to Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation:What is Important?
James K.Min, MD

11:10-11:20 The Use of MDCT in Acute Chest Pain
Gilbert Raff, MD

11:20-11:30 MDCT for Chest Pain in the ED
Charles S.White, MD

11:30-11:40 Triage of Patients Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome using 64-slice MDCT
Sachio Kuribayashi, MD

11:40-11:50 CT-Angiographic Patterns of CAD in Patients with Acute Chest Pain
Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH

11:50-12:05 pm Discussion

12:05-1:20 Lunch Break

Session XIV: Cardiac II: Coronary CTA - Detection and Characterization
Moderator Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

1:20-1:30 Calcium Scoring for Coronary Risk Assessment on Non-Gated Chest CT
Mathias Prokop, MD

1:30-1:40 MDCT Measurement of Coronary Calcification in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: Emerging Role in the Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
James A. Tumlin, MD

1:40-1:50 Structured Cardiac CT Report Part One: Calcium Scoring
Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, MS

1:50-2:00 Coronary CTA: Coronary Anatomy and Terminology  A Cardiologist s Perspective
Julie M.Miller, MD, FACC

2:00-2:10 Dealing with Coronary Calcium
James P. Earls, MD

2:10-2:20 Discrimination of the  Significant Plaque and Coronary Artery Stenosis
Dianna M. E. Bardo, MD

2:20-2:30 Identification of Plaque Patterns by Coronary CTA Predicts Ischemia
James K. Min, MD

2:30-2:40 Diagnostic Accuracy Coronary CTA Comparing CT: Is Diagnostic Cath Dying?
Julie M. Miller,MD, FACC

2:40-2:50 Coronary CTA: Inter Observer Agreement on Stenosis Sizing
W. Dennis Foley, MD

2:50-3:00 Prognostic Value of Cardiac CT Angiography for Prediction of All-Cause Mortality
James K. Min, MD

3:00-3:10 The Detection of Coronary Artery Stenosis by Cardiac MDCT  From Single Center Studies to Multi Center Trials to Clinical Reality
Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH

3:10-3:20 Multicenter Clinical Trials in CTA:Why?
Julie M. Miller,MD, FACC

3:20-3:30 CORE64: Preliminary Results
Joao A. C. Lima, MD

3:30-3:45 Studies of Coronary CTA: The Missing Link
Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD

3:45-4:05 Discussion

4:05-4:15 Coffee Break & View Exhibits

4:15-4:25 Is There a Role for CTA of the Coronaries in Asymptomatic High Risk Patients ?
Mathias Prokop, MD

4:25-4:35 Novel Biomarkers and Coronary Plaque and Stenosis  What Works Better in Patients with Acute Chest Pain?
Udo Hoffmann, MD, MPH

4:35-4:45 Coronary Artery Plaque Analysis: Can We Go Beyond Calcium Quantification?
Harald Seifarth, MD

4:45-4:55 Plaque Imaging:What Role Will CT Play in the Scenario of Molecular Imaging?
Martin H. K. Hoffmann, MD

4:55-5:05 MDCT of Cardiac Bypass Grafts and Stents
Charles S.White, MD

5:05-5:15 Evidence for the Appropriateness of MDCT Use in 2007
Gilbert Raff, MD

5:15-5:25 Structured Cardiac CT Report Part Two: Coronary Arteries
Ella A. Kazerooni, MD,MS

5:25-5:35 Extravascular Findings on CTA Exams
Terri J. Vrtiska, MD

5:35-5:45 Managing the Non Cardiac Part of the Coronary CT Exam
Ella A. Kazerooni, MD,MS

5:45-5:55 The Wild,Wild West of Cardiac CTA Credentialing and What Physicians Need to Know
Bart L. Dolmatch, MD

5:55-6:10 Discussion

 

Objectives | Accreditation | Program | Faculty | Accommodations | Travel | Activities | Registration

Faculty

Course Directors:

Gary M. Glazer, M.D.
Emma Pfeiffer Merner Professor in the
Medical Sciences, Professor and
Chairman, Department of Radiology,
Stanford University School of Medicine

Geoffrey D. Rubin, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Chief, Section of Cardiovascular Imaging
Medical Director, 3D Laboratory
Stanford University School of Medicine

Guest Faculty:

Dianna M. E. Bardo, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Cardiology
Cardiac Imaging
Pediatric Neuroradiology
The University of Chicago

Matthew A. Barish, M.D.
Director, International Symposia on Virtual Colonoscopy
Director, 3D & Image Processing Center
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor
Harvard University School of Medicine

Christoph R. Becker, M.D.
Associate Professor
Section Chief Body CT and PET/CT
Department of Clinical Radiology
University Hospital Grosshadern

Darren Brennan, M.D.
Department of Radiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Paul J. Chang, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Radiology Informatics
Abdominal Imaging and Informatics Divisions
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Jay Cinnamon, M.D.
Neuroradiologist and Director, 3D Imaging
Quantum Radiology Northwest

Marcelo F. Di Carli, M.D.
Chief of Nuclear Medicine,
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Medicine,
Harvard Medical School

Bart L. Dolmatch, M.D.
Professor of Radiology, Director of
Vascular and Interventional Radiology
UT-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

James P. Earls, M.D.
Vice President and Medical Director
Fairfax Radiological Consultants PC Fairfax, VA
Director of Cardiovascular CT and MR
Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA

Elliot K. Fishman, M.D.
Professor of Radiology and Oncology
Director, Diagnostic Radiology and Body CT
Johns Hopkins Hospital

W. Dennis Foley, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Section Chief, Digital Imaging
Medical College of Wisconsin

Fergus Gleeson, FRCP, FRCR
Consultant Radiologist
Oxford Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford University

Anno Graser, M.D.
Department of Clinical Radiology
University of Munich, Grosshadern Campus

S. Bruce Greenberg, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Arkansas Children's Hospital

Hiroto Hatabu, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Director, MRI Program
Department of Radiology,
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Radiology,
Harvard Medical School

John Hauschildt, M.D.
Director, Cardiovascular Imaging
Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego
Clinical Instructor of Radiology
University of California, San Diego
San Diego Diagnostic Radiology Medical Group

Udo Hoffmann, M.D., MPH
Co-Director Cardiac MR CT PET Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School

Martin H. K. Hoffmann, M.D.
Chief, Cardiovascular Imaging
Dept of diagnostic and interventional Radiology
Ulm University School of Medicine
Germany

Willi Kalender, Ph.D.
Professor
Institute of Medical Physics
University Erlangen-Nuernberg

Kazuhiro Katada, M.D.
Professor and Chairman
Fujita Health University School of Medicine

Ella A. Kazerooni, M.D., M.S.
Professor and Director
Division of Cardiothoracic Radiology
Department of Radiology
University of Michigan

Sachio Kuribayashi, M.D.
Professor and Chairman of Radiology
Keio University School of Medicine

Michael H. Lev, M.D.
Director, Emergency Neuroradiology and Neurovascular Lab
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School

Joao A. C. Lima, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Radiology
Director Cardiovascular Imaging in Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University

Michael Macari, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
New York University

Cynthia H. McCollough, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiologic Physics
Director, CT Clinical Innovation Center
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Jeffrey B. Mendel, M.D.
Chair, Department of Radiology
Caritas Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center

Julie M. Miller, M.D., FACC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University and Hospital

James K. Min, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Director, Cardiac CT
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Stuart R. Pomerantz, M.D.
Associate Director of Neuro-CT
Staff Radiologist, Department of Neuroradiology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Mathias Prokop, M.D.
Professor and Chairman of Radiology
University Medical Center Utrecht
The Netherlands

Gilbert Raff, M.D.
Director, Ministrelli Center for
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging
William Beaumont Hospital

Patrik Rogalla, M.D.
Head, CT Division
Department of Radiology
Charité Hospital
Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin

Dushyant Sahani, M.D.
Assistant Professor,
Harvard Medical School
Director of CT,
Massachusetts General Hospital

Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
Section Chief, Thoracic Radiology
Academic Medical Center
University of Amsterdam

U. Joseph Schoepf, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina

Harald Seifarth, M.D.
Department of Clinical Radiology
University of Muenster, Germany

Richard Solomon, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Vermont School of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Fletcher Allen Health Care

Jorge A. Soto, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology
Boston University Medical Center

Megan K. Strother, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt School of Medicine

Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR
Section Chief CT, MR and Neuroradiology
New Jersey Neuroscience Institute
Edison Imaging / Solaris Health Systems
Seton Hall School of Graduate Medical Education

James A. Tumlin, M.D.
Associate Professor Medicine
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Director of Southeast Renal Research Institute

Terri J. Vrtiska, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Section Chief - Vascular CT
Physician Director - Clinical 3D and Post-processing Center
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Charles S. White, M.D.
Professor of Radiology and Medicine
Chief of Thoracic Radiology
Department of Diagnostic Radiology
University of Maryland Medical Center

Michael Zalis, M.D.
Director, CT Colonography
Division of Abdominal Imaging and Interventional Radiology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Stanford Faculty:

Richard A. Barth, M.D.
Radiologist-in-Chief
Lucile Packard Children s Hospital at Stanford
Professor and Associate Chair of Radiology

Christopher F. Beaulieu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology
Chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging

Frandics Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Cardiovascular Imaging Section

Anne Chin, MD
Cardiovascular imaging Fellow
Department of Radiology

Terry S. Desser, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology

Rebecca Fahrig, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Nancy J. Fischbein, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology
Chief, Head and Neck Radiology

Dominik Fleischmann, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology

Robert J. Herfkens, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Associate Chair for Clinical Technology
Director of MRI

R. Brooke Jeffrey, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Chief, Abdominal Imaging

Ann N. Leung, M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Chief, Thoracic Imaging

Sandy Napel, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology
Professor (By Courtesy) of Medicine
Professor (By Courtesy) of Electrical Engineering

Beverley Newman, Bsc. MB. BCh. FACR
Associate Professor of Radiology
Associate chief of Pediatric Radiology
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
Stanford University

Elsie Nguyen, M.D., FRCPC
Cardiovascular Imaging Fellow
Department of Radiology

Norbert J. Pelc, Sc.D.
Professor, Departments of Radiology and Bioengineering
Associate Chair for Research, Department of Radiology

Laura Pierce, MPA, RT(CT)
3D Laboratory Manager
Department of Radiology

Andrew Quon, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Chief, Clinical PET/CT

Justus E. Roos, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular Imaging Section
Thoracic Imaging Section

F. Graham Sommer, M.D.
Professor of Radiology

Accommodations

The Hyatt Regency San Francisco is located on the scenic Embarcadero waterfront and centrally located in the financial district at 5 Embarcadero Center, corner of Market and Drumm Streets.

Discounted group rates of $214.00 per night have been reserved for our conference participants and is subject to tax.To receive this special rate, please make your reservation no later than May 25, 2007. After May 25th, our group discount cannot be guaranteed, and rooms at our group rate may sell out before the cut-off date. Make your reservations now by contacting the Hyatt Regency San Francisco at 1-800-720-0049 or (415) 788-1234 or online at http://sanfranciscohyattregency.com (group code:G-STAN).

Travel

Special airfare and discount car rentals:

Palo Alto Village Travel has been chosen as the official travel agency for this conference. Palo Alto Village Travel's knowledgeable staff are at your service Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm PST. Call Palo Alto Village Travel at 1-800-245-3260 (within U.S. or Canada) or (650) 326-0510.

Special meeting discounts on airfare and car rentals have been arranged for our attendees and their guests. The airlines offer discounts off published fares and special area pricing rates.

Call American Airlines at 1-800-433-1790 and reference Tour Code Number 1417SS.
Call United Airlines at 1-800-521-4041 and reference Meeting ID Code 502BH.
Call Hertz Car Rental at 1-800-654-2240 and refer to CV # 01YN0013.
Call Avis Car Rental at 1-800-331-1600, and refer to AWD # D004951.

Activities

Enjoy the area's many attractions and exhibits from a tour of Alcatraz Island to an afternoon in the Academy of Sciences. Visit the Exploratorium, or the new walk-through aquarium at Pier 39. Bike across the Golden Gate Bridge or up to Mt. Tam in Marin, rollerblade in Golden Gate Park, windsurf or sail on the Bay. Enjoy a memorable walk in Muir Woods where the redwoods have stood for centuries. Take a ferry across the Bay to Angel Island to picnic and hike. Golfers will want to take advantage of golfing at the Presidio Golf Course.

In a city known for its ethnic and cultural diversity, San Francisco's 65 museums are no exception. From masterpieces to multimedia, the city's museums are among the finest in the world. The De Young, the Asian Art Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor are among the most well known. In the evening you may choose to enjoy a Tony Award winning show or a south-of-Market dance club. With over 90 theaters in the Bay Area, shows and cabarets run nightly, including the incomparable Beach Blanket Babylon.

For more information on visiting San Francisco, please call the San Francisco Visitors Bureau at (415) 227-2678 or visit their web-site at: http://www.sfvisitor.org/

Tuition and Registration

Early Bird Tuition
Postmarked by May 14, 2007		 After May 14, 2007
Practicing Physician $1050 $1095
Scientists, Industry Reps, Stanford Alumni/Military/Retired $950 $995
Resident/Fellow/Nurse/PA $750 $795
Technologist $750 $795
Saturday June 16th Only - Special Cardiac Rate $350 $395

 

Note: Cancellations received in writing up to four weeks prior to the course will receive a refund minus a $75 handling fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations received after that time

 

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