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13th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT (2011)
MDCT 2011 DVD-ROM Agenda

Session I: Technology: Present and Future  
CT 2011 – Fertile Fields, Fugu, and the Economy Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
Image quality: do we have all our ducks in a row? Patrik Rogalla, MD
Options for CT scanning at low kV settings Willi A. Kalender, PhD
CT Imaging with multiple intrinsic conrtast me: phase sensitive imaging method Guang-Hong Chen, Ph. D
Beam hardening correction in virtual monochromatic myocardial imaging with fast-switching dual-kV computed tomography: Experimental study Sachio Kuribayashi, M.D.
Iterative techniques for metal artifact reduction F. Edward Boas, MD
Dynamic Filtration: impact on workflow and new perspectives Emmanuel Coche, MD
Prior Image Constrained Compressed Sensing (PICCS): A novel reconstruction algorithm for ultra-low-dose MDCT Perry J. Pickhardt, MD
Translation of laboratory CT algorithm development to clinical reality Michael W. Vannier, MD
Inverse Geometry CT: Recent Results Norbert J. Pelc, ScD
Discussion
Session II: Spectral CT  
 Making Sense of Single-Source Dual-Energy MDCT’s Unfamiliar Parameters and Images Lincoln Berland, MD
Improved dose efficiency in rapid switching dual kVp CT using a single x-ray filter Norbert J. Pelc, ScD
Material Separation with Dual Energy CT- Comparison of Technologies  Jacob Sosna, MD
Incorporation of Dual Energy MDCT into Routine Clinical Practice Rendon C. Nelson, MD
Measuring Tophus Volume Using Dual Energy CT in Monitoring Gout Therapy  Savvas Nicolaou, MD
Impact of Organ Enhancement and Body Habitus on Estimation of Noncontrast  Daniel Boll, MD
Potential Role of DE-CT in Therapy Monitoring   Dushyant Sahani, MD 
Quad-energy MDCT evaluation of ancient Egyptian funerary materials   Michael W. Vannier, MD
Discussion  
Session III: Radiation Exposure and Its Impact  
Dose reduction by hook or by crook  Patrik Rogalla, MD
A few issues associated with using CTDI to measure dose with advan  Srini Mukundan, Jr., MD, PhD
Organ Dose Measurments to Optimize CT Protocols Manuel Arreola, Ph.D., DABR
The effect of radiation reduction strategies on cardiac CT:A 5 year audit of over 3000 cases  Carl Rooboottom, MD
Prospects of sub-mSv CT  Willi A. Kalender, PhD
A universal strategy for the optimization of image quality and radiation risk in CT  Ehsan Samei, PhD, FAAPM, FSPIE
A Simple DLP monitoring program for CT sites  Manuel Arreola, PhD, DABR
Synthetic CT: A Tool for optimizing protocols for minimum dose  Norbert J. Pelc, ScD
Patient-based dose monitoring  Ehsan Samei, PhD, FAAPM, FSPIE
Discussion
Should you use the Bismuth breast shield?  Lincoln Berland, MD
Radiation Dose Reduction  in Dual Energy CT Imaging  Guang-Hong Chen, Ph. D
How low can we go? Dose reduction with iterative reconstruction   Dominik Fleischmann, MD
Beyond Dose Reduction: Additional Clinical Applications for Iterative Reconstruction Jeffrey B. Mendel, MD
The use of iterative reconsruction (slice and model based): Clinical experience from the UK  Carl Rooboottom, MD
Optimized implementation of iterative reconstructions      Ehsan Samei, PhD, FAAPM, FSPIE
Use of Iterative Reconstruction for Low Radiation Dose Imaging in Clinical Practice     Rendon C. Nelson, MD
Discussion
Session IV: Abdomen I  
Low mSv Diagnostic Imaging of the Abdomen and Pelvis  Rendon C. Nelson, MD
Dose reduction by iterative reconstruction in oncologic patients undergoing repeated CT  Anno Graser, MD
Applications of Low Kev Imaging in the Abdomen  Dushyant Sahani, MD
Potential for Virtual Unenhanced Imaging to Reduce the Need for Multiple-Phasic MD  Rendon C. Nelson, MD
Acute abdominal pain: BMI-based algorithm for use of oral contrast  Jorge A. Soto, MD
Rapid Imaging Protocol in Trauma (RIPIT): Comparison of a novel continuous scan vs s  Savvas Nicolaou, MD
Advantages of New CT-Based Blunt Splenic Injury Grading System  Stuart Mirvis, MD
Blunt abdominal trauma: significance of isolated free fluid in males  Jorge A. Soto, MD
Model Based Iterative Reconstruction (MBIR), ASIR, and FBP of the Liver:   William P. Shuman, MD FACR
Distinguishing FNH from Hepatic Adenoma  Michael Federle, MD
Dual Energy GSI Spectral CT of Focal Liver Lesions in Patients with Advanced   William P. Shuman, MD FACR
Incidental findings at abdominal MDCT: The glass is half-full  Perry J. Pickhardt, MD
Discussion
Session V: Abdomen II  
Autoimmune Pancreatitis + Related Disorders  Michael Federle, MD
Metastatic Disease to the Pancreas: Patterns of Involvement  Elliot K. Fishman, MD
Pancreatic tumor response to Phase II anti-angiogenic agents by MDCT perfusion  Michael W. Vannier, MD
How to Use the ACR White Paper Recommendations on Incidental Findings on MDCT  Lincoln Berland, MD
Advances in Tumor Perfusion Imaging: Comparison of Imaging Modalities in Animal  Konstantin Nikolaou, MD
Organ perfusion: the naked truth Patrik Rogalla, MD
Assessing Tumor Vaibility with CT as a Biomarker of Response  and Clinical outcome  Dushyant Sahani, MD
Implementation of Dual-Energy MDCT for Renal Lesion  Enhancement Detection  Daniel Boll, MD
Small renal masses: there is more than one way to skin a cat  Patrik Rogalla, MD
MDCT Imaging and Classification of Renal and Ureteral Trauma  Uli Linsenmaier, MD
In-vitro and In-vivo determination of urinary stone composition using dual energy  Daniel Boll, MD
Carcinoid Tumors of the Small Bowel: Optimization of Lesion Detection  Elliot K. Fishman, MD
CT colonography: 2011 update  Perry J. Pickhardt, MD
Dual energy CT colonography in colorectal cancer patients: A new way of predicting tum  Anno Graser, MD
Discussion
Session VI: Workflow/Imaging Processing  
Modification of CT protocols for High Pitch Mode of Scanning: Opportunities and Challenges.  Lynne Hurwitz, MD
Optimizing MDCT scanning suite throughput and quality: next generation modality IT integ  Paul Chang, MD
Remote desktop communication with your scanner and technologist  Lior Molvin, RT (CT)
Leveraging modality and injector IT integration in MDCT protocol management  Paul Chang, MD
What a trained 3D technologist should know  Laura Pierce, MPA, RT (CT)
How to manage 10,000 slices: an update  Paul Chang, MD
The incremental 3D report--why the delay?  Laura Pierce, MPA, RT (CT)
“Getting in Touch with Your 3D Data”: Rapid Prototyping Applications  Jacob Sosna, MD
Quantitative Tumour Analysis: Is the technology and integration ready for routine clinical Jeffrey B. Mendel, MD
Can MDCT Image Features Predict Tumor Molecular Profiles?  Examples in Non-  Sandy Napel, PhD
Discussion
Session VII: Pediatrics & Contrast Media  
CTA versus MRI: rebalancing perceptions of risk in children  S. Bruce Greenberg, MD
Dose Values in Pediatric CT and Options for Their Reduction  Willi A. Kalender, PhD
Optimization of dose and image quality in pediatric CT examinations  Ehsan Samei, PhD, FAAPM, FSPIE
The use of de-noising software to regain image quality in pediatric cardiovascula  S. Bruce Greenberg, MD
Coronary CT Angiography in Neonates and Children: Diagnostic  Usefulness an  U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FAHA
CTA for pediatric cardio-pulmonary disease  S. Bruce Greenberg, MD
Imaging congenital bronchovascular anomalies with CTA  Frandics Chan, MD, PhD
Pediatric Thoracic CT - What to consider  Fredrik Stålhammar, MD
Risk of kidney injury in ICU patients exposed to CT  Richard Solomon, MD, FASN, FACP
Long term adverse outcome following contrast induced kidney injury - does i Richard Solomon, MD, FASN, FACP
Is contrast induced kidney injury preventable? Richard Solomon, MD, FASN, FACP
Novel Contrast Agent Development in the Nano-Particle Era  Jacob Sosna, MD
Discussion
Session VIII: Neuro  
Optimizing Dose and Image Quality for Neuro CT   David S. Enterline, M.D.
Low dose MDCT Imaging of Adult Cervical Spine Trauma: A Dose   Uli Linsenmaier, MD
Spiral vs sequential imaging for acquiring non-contrast head CT  Srini Mukundan, Jr., MD, PhD
X-CARE: A new technique in reducing radiation exposure  to the lens in CT brain imaging  Savvas Nicolaou, MD
Pediatric Head CT - What to consider  Fredrik Stålhammar, MD
CT Fluoroscopy Guided Pain Management Procedures  David S. Enterline, M.D.
The Role of Advanced CT Scanning in Stroke Management  Michael H Lev, MD, FAHA
Whole Brain CT Perfusion with 64 and 320 Detector Row scanners: Im  Srini Mukundan, Jr., MD, PhD
One stop shop:4D CTA and CT perfusion Imaging   Guang-Hong Chen, PhD 
Defining Infarct Core with CT Perfusion   Michael H Lev, MD, FAHA
Dynamic CT Angiography with a 320 Detector Row Scanner for Pre-operative P  Srini Mukundan, Jr., MD, PhD
Atlas Based Functional Modeling in Neuro CT  Michael H Lev, MD, FAHA
Discussion
Session IX: Cardiovascular  
Advances in CT Angiography: Time-Resolved CTA or Dual-Energy CTA or both?  Konstantin Nikolaou, MD
Whole body CT angiography in trauma: when and how?  Jorge A. Soto, MD
MDCT Diagnosis of the Rare Major Venous Injury of the Torso  Stuart Mirvis, MD
CTA Run Off Studies: Dual Energy vs Classic Vascular Acquisitions  Elliot K. Fishman, MD
Optimizing indirect lower extremity CT venography  Richard Courtney, MD
CTA Acquisition Stratergies in Athletes  Deirdre Sheahan, MD
SMA Syndrome and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: True Syndromes or Fantasy  Elliot K. Fishman, MD
Use of CT angiography in acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding  Jorge A. Soto, MD
Improvement of in-stent lumen measurement accuracy with High-definition CT in a  Sachio Kuribayashi, M.D.
Assessment of Aortic Disease with CT  Paul Schoenhagen, MD
Nuances of ECG gating for aortic root CTA  Dominik Fleischmann, MD
Discussion
Session X: Cardiac I  
Further Improvement of cardiac CT temporal resolution  Guang-Hong Chen, PhD
The impact of high definition CT scanning on CT coroanary angiography  Carl Rooboottom, MD
Cardiac specific conversion factors and their implication for dose issues?  Carl Rooboottom, MD
Iterative Reconstruction and Cardiovascular CT  Paul Schoenhagen, MD
Iterative Reconstruction in Image Space and Sinogram Affirmed Iterative Reconstruct  U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FAHA
Influence of contrast media for CTA on heart rate  Prof. Dr. Hans-Christoph Becker
Effects of Iodine Concentration on Coronary Contrast, Branch Depic  Daniel Boll, MD
Myths, Facts, and Curiosities about Dual-Energy CT of the Heart  U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FAHA
Evaluation of severely calcified coronary artery using fast-switching dual-kV 64-slic.  Sachio Kuribayashi, M.D.
Discussion
Session XI: Pulmonary  
Organ Based Dose Modulation for the Thorax. Are we there yet?  Lynne Hurwitz, MD
Radiation Dose Reduction in Thoracic and Abdominal CT Angiography es  Emmanuel Coche, MD
Next generation iterative reconstruction for lung imaging                                     Johnny Vlahos, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR
Side-by-side comparison between MDCT and chest X-ray: How I do it.  Emmanuel Coche, MD
Challenges of PE CTA Examinations: Optimizing Image Quality.  Lynne Hurwitz, MD
Reducing contrast volume for CT Pulmonary Angiography with Dual Energy CT  Jonathon Leipsic, MD FRCPC
Clinical utility of Low Dose Ultra High Pitch CT Imaging vs Standard Pitch in the A  Saavas Nicolaou, MD
How Severe is that Pulmonary Embolism? Novel CT Approaches  U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FAHA
CT pulmonary perfusion in follow up of PE  Edwin Van Beek, MD
Evidence-based Guidelines for imaging of PE in pregnancy  Ann N. Leung, MD
CT in differential diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension  Edwin Van Beek, MD
New MDCT criteria for pulmonary hypertension                                                   Johnny Vlahos, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR
MDCT of micronodular lung disease: an approach  Page McAdams, MD
Management of Non-solid pulmonary nodules  Ann N. Leung, MD
MDCT of the central airways  Page McAdams, MD
Lung Cancer Screening: Where are we now?                                                         Johnny Vlahos, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR
MDCT of hypersensitivity pneumonitis: an oft-forgotten lung disease  Page McAdams, MD
Concepts for dedicated CT of the breast  Willi A. Kalender, PhD
Discussion
Session XII: Cardiac II: Right Heart, Trauma, & Intro to CAD  
Assessment of the right ventricle morphology and function  Emmanuel Coche, MD
MDCT Diagnosis of Cardio-Pericardial Injury  Stuart Mirvis, MD
“The CAD Global Problem – The potential impact of MDCT”  João A. C. Lima, MD
Discussion  
Session XIII: Cardiac III: Coronary Arteries & Left Heart  
Calcium Score by CT – When and How I use it  João A. C. Lima, MD
CT coronary artery calcium in patients with COPD  Edwin Van Beek, MD
Chronic myocardial infarction detection and characterization during CAC sc   Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo MD, PhD
Iterative reconstruction for CCTA-Lessons from over 2000 cases Jonathon Leipsic, MD
Prognostic value of Atherosclerotic Disease Burden assessed with CT  Paul Schoenhagen, MD
“From Plaque Burden to Ischemic Burden – Assessment by MDCT”  João A. C. Lima, MD
CCTA for Obstructive Disease- Where We are  Jonathon Leipsic, MD FRCPC
Predictive value of CAD as detected by CTA  Prof. Dr. Hans-Christoph Becker
Low tube voltage CCTA-Image Quality and Diagnostic Accuracy  Jonathon Leipsic, MD
Non-invasive assessment of vulnerable plaque by MDCT Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo MD, PhD
CTA determination of intramural aberrant coronary arteries-reality or illusion  Deirdre Sheahan MD Discussion
CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Protocol Considerations Richard T. George, MD
Stress Perfusion CT and CT Viabilty Imaging of the heart: A Comprehensive CT Approach to Coronary Heart Disease  Konstantin Nikolaou, MD
Qualititative and Quantitative Analysis of CT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging  Richard T. George, MD
CTA & CTP in patients with coronary revascularization  Prof. Dr. Hans-Christoph Becker
The Clinical Evidence for CT Myocardial Perfusion  Richard T. George, MD
Early assessment of myocardial viability by delayed enhancement CT                       Gaston A. Rodriguez-Granillo MD, PhD
Non-contrast CTA for TAVI planning  Catherine Dao, MD
CT-PET in assessment of aortic stenosis - initial results  Edwin Van Beek, MD
The Impact of Incidental Findings at Cardiac CT  Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
Discussion

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