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SCBT-MR 34th Annual Course (2011)
SCBT-MR 34th Annual Course DVD-ROM Agenda

Session I: Dual Energy & Multi-Spectral CT  
Low kVp/KeV Imaging: Benefits in the Abdomen Dushyant V Sahani, MD
Making Sense of Single-Source Dual-Energy MDCT’s Unfamiliar Parameters and Images Lincoln L Berland, MD
Dual Energy MDCT: Use of Monochromatic Images Rendon C Nelson, MD
The Role of Spectral Imaging in Renal Mass Characterization Erik K Paulson, MD
Dual Energy CT of the Kidneys: When to Consider Joel F Platt, MD
Dual Energy MDCT: Virtual Unenhanced Images Rendon C Nelson, MD
Dual Energy Spectral CT of Advanced Liver Cirrhosis - Early Experience William P Shuman, MD
Dual Energy CT of the Heart U Joseph Schoepf, MD
Discussion
Session II: Managing Radiation Dose  
Image Gently: Are we Performing or Just Preaching? Donald P Frush, MD
Five Quick Tricks to Cut CT Radiation Dose by 40% William P Shuman, MD
Reducing Scanning: Patient and Clinical History Specific CT Protocols Leslie E Quint, MD
Customization of CT Dose Based on Patients’ Size and Clinical Indications Dushyant V Sahani, MD
Should you Use the Bismuth Breast Shield? Lincoln L Berland, MD
CT Radiation and Pregnancy: What Radiologists Should Know Donald P Frush, MD
Split Bolus Techniques Beyond Urography; Effective in Reducing Exposure Vassilios Raptopoulos, MD
Sub-mSv CT of the Abdomen: Opportunities and Challenges Dushyant V Sahani, MD
Achieving Radiation Dose Reductions in Abdominal/Pelvic CT at the Cleveland Clinic Mark E Baker, MD
Can Radiation Dose be Reduced using DECT? Alec J. Megibow, MD, MPH,FACR
Cumulative CT Radiation Record: Charges and Challenges Donald P Frush, MD
Discussion  
Session III: Managing Risks of CT & MRI  
CT Radiation Risk, Is it Real? Fergus V Coakley, MD
CT Imaging - The Benefits are Worth the Responsibilities James A Brink, MD
Who Should be Premedicated for Contrast Enhanced Exams Jeffrey C Weinreb, MD
Controversies in Contrast 2011 Robert A Halvorsen, Jr, MD
Contrast Induced Nephropathy - Does it Matter for CT? U Joseph Schoepf, MD
Screening for Patients at Risk for NSF Jeffrey C Weinreb, MD
Using the EMR - Advantages and Pitfalls for Radiologists Brian R Herts, MD
Gadolinium Safety: NSF vs Allergic Reactions Martin R Prince, MD, PhD
Ergonomics in Daily Radiology Practice Mukesh Harisinghani, MD
Discussion
Session IV: Recommendations for Incidental Findings  
"Chest CT Incidentalomas” Overall Scope of the Problem Leslie E Quint, MD
Significance of Non-cardiac Findings Found on Cardiac CT Scans Geoffrey D Rubin, MD
“Chest CT Incidentalomas: Lung and Pleural Nodules” Leslie E Quint, MD
Incidental Liver Lesions: How Should they be Managed? Rendon C Nelson, MD
Spleen Richard M Gore, MD
Incidental Pancreatic Cyst: An Approach Relative to Current Guidelines Erik K Paulson, MD
Bowel Richard M Gore, MD
The incidental Renal Mass: How to Handle Joel F Platt, MD
Approach to Evaluation of the Incidental Adrenal Nodule/Mass: Recommendations of the ACR Incidental Findings Committee Isaac R Francis, MD
Discussion
Session V: After The CT Scan - Iterative Recon and Other Postprocessing Techniques  
Iterative Reconstruction Techniques (ASIR, MBiR, IRIS): New Opportunities to Lower Dose and Improve Image Quality Dushyant V Sahani, MD
CT Dose Reduction and Image Quality: Interplay of Noise Index and Iterative Reconstruction Parameters W Dennis Foley, MD
Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction versus FBP in the Same Patient: Impact on Patient Radiation Dose and IQ William P Shuman, MD
Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction: How is it Different from Other Techniques? Rendon C Nelson, MD
Iterative Reconstruction: Applications for Cardiac CT U Joseph Schoepf, MD
Image De-noise as an Acceptable Alternative to Iterative Reconstruction Vassilios Raptopoulos, MD
MPRs, MIPs and Volume Rendering in Abdominal Applications Brian R Herts, MD
Discussion
Session VI: Recent MRI Developments that Have Improved My Practice  
Setting Up a Abdominal MRI Protocol Mukesh Harisinghani, MD
Total Body MRI Jeffrey C Weinreb, MD
The Case for 3D T2-weighted Imaging Susan M Ascher, MD
Whole Body DWI in Body Applications Ihab R Kamel, MD, PhD
Monitoring Bony Metastases Response with Diffusion MRI Anwar Padhani MD
MR Enterography: How & Why I Do It Scott B. Reeder, MD, PhD
Steps to Achieve Abdominal MRI Optimization with Sub-20 Minute Room Exam Times: Automation and Simplication Diego R Martin, MD, PhD
Discussion
Session VII: New MR Contrast Agents – Indications and Impact  
Pros and Cons of Latest MR Contrast Agents Neil M Rofsky, MD
Indications and Impact of Eovist - When To Use It, When Not To Use It Donald G Mitchell, MD
New Techniques for Contrast Enhanced Bile Duct Imaging Scott B Reeder, MD, PhD
Biliary MR Imaging with Eovist: Is There Any Added Value? Elmar M Merkle, MD
Is Gadoxetic Acid (Eovist) Beneficial in Cirrhotic Patients? Jeffrey C Weinreb, MD
Discussion
Session VIII: Imaging for Women or Men  
Controversies in Breast MRI Jeffrey C Weinreb, MD
Acquisiton Techniques for MR of the Uterus and Adnexa Hanh Vu Nghiem, MD
Endometriosis - Spectrum of MRI Appearances Donald G Mitchell, MD
Uterine Fibroids: Not As Simple As You Think Jeffrey C Weinreb, MD
Imaging of UAE: Fibroids-Dead or Alive Susan M Ascher, MD
MR Characterization of Ovarian Neoplasms Evan Siegelman, MD
Revised FIGO: What Every Radiologist Needs to Know Susan M Ascher, MD
Prostate MRI: Who Needs It? Fergus V Coakley, MD
Building a Prostate MRI Practice Neil M Rofsky, MD
Prostate Cancer - Key Findings to Report Vikas Kundra, MD, PhD
Multiparametric MRI in Prostate Cancer Practice Made Easy Anwar R Padhani, MD, PhD
Imaging of Prostate Cancer: MRI and PET Peter L Choyke, MD
Discussion
Session IX: Update: Guidelines and Standards  
New FDA and ACR Guidelines on Use of Gadolinium Contrast Agents Jeffrey C Weinreb, MD
Detecting and Reporting Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implementing LIRADS (Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System) Donald G Mitchell, MD
What You Need to Know Now About MRI in Patients with Cardiac Pacemakers Jeffrey C Weinreb, MD
ACR Guidelines and Atlanta Classification: What is the Role of MDCT in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis? Michael Macari, MD
ACCF/SCCT/ACR/AHA/ASE/ASNC/NASCI/SCAI/SCMR 2010 Appropriate Use Criteria for Cardiac CT Geoffrey D Rubin, MD
Discussion
Session X: Don’t Let This Happen to You: Cases We’d Like to Do Over  
Case 1 Lincoln L Berland, MD
Case 2 Richard L Ehman, MD
Case 3 W Dennis Foley, MD
Case 4 Isaac R Francis, MD
Case 5 Glenn Krinsky, MD
Case 6 Vikas Kundra, MD, PhD
Case 7 Elmar M Merkle, MD
Case 8 Koenraad Mortele, MD
Case 9 Hanh Vu Nghiem, MD
Case 10 Erik K Paulson, MD
Case 11 Joel F Platt, MD
Case 12 Leslie E Quint, MD
Case 13 Vassilios Raptopoulos, MD
Case 14 Neil M Rofsky, MD
Case 15 Pablo R Ros, MD MPH
Case 16 Dushyant V Sahani, MD
Case 17 U Joseph Schoepf, MD
Case 18 Evan S Siegelman, MD
Case 19 Ruedi F Thoeni, MD
Session XI: Selected High Speed Scanning Techniques  
Dixon-based Whole Body Imaging Vikas Kundra, MD, PhD
Ultra High-Pitch Coronary CT Angiography U Joseph Schoepf, MD
CT Angiography: When to Use Fast and Slow Table Speeds W Dennis Foley, MD
Session XII: Quantitation Applications of CT & MR  
Modified RECIST Criteria: Application in Clinical Practice W Dennis Foley, MD
Tumors Response Assessment for Oncology Trials: 2D, 3D, Density, Metabolism or Perfusion? Dushyant V Sahani, MD
Assessment of Tumor Response to Therapy Using Functional MRI Ihab R Kamel, MD, PhD
Diagnosis of Pulminary Embolus wth MRA Scott B Reeder, MD, PhD
Discussion
Session XIII: Heart  
Coronary CT Angiography: Radiation Dose Considerations James A Brink, MD
Computer Aided Detection and Diagnosis: Cardiac Imaging Applications U Joseph Schoepf, MD
Coronary CT Angiography: Available and Pending Evidence Geoffrey D Rubin, MD
Prospects for Imaging Myocardial Perfusion with CT U Joseph Schoepf, MD
Cardiac CT in Adult Congenital Heart Disease W Dennis Foley, MD
Cardiac MRI at 3T Scott B Reeder, MD, PhD
Discussion
Session XIV: Lung Nodules & Lung Cancer  
Lung Cancer: Practical Application of Imaging in Determining Resectability Leslie E Quint, MD
The National Lung Screening Trial: Design Specifications Ella A Kazerooni, MD, MS
National Lung Screening Trial Results and Their Implications Ella A Kazerooni, MD, MS
What's Next for Lung Cancer Screening Post NLST? Ella A Kazerooni, MD
What to Do with Small Less Than 10 mm Lung Nodules Hanh Vu Nghiem, MD
The Spectrum of Management of Pulmonary Ground Glass Nodules Stanley S Siegelman, MD
Solitary Lung Nodule: Role of PET-CT in Management Ella A Kazerooni, MD, MS
Discussion
Session XVI: Bowel Imaging  
MDCT of Colitis: A Pattern Approach Ruedi F Thoeni, MD
CT Enterography: Routine Bowel Optimized CT Joel F Platt, MD
MR Enterography of Crohn's Disease: What Only MRI Shows and How to Use It Diego R Martin, MD, PhD
Imaging of Acute Lower Abdominal Pain Erik K Paulson, MD
MDCT Evaluation of Acute Bowel Ischemia Jay P Heiken, MD
Diverticulitis: Imaging, Intervention and Surgery W Dennis Foley, MD
Cross-Sectional Imaging of Small Bowel Tumors Mark E Baker, MD
Significance of Extraluminal Gas Richard M Gore, MD
Rectal CA MRI Koenraad Mortele, MD
Why is No One Talking About CT Colonography? Jay P Heiken, MD
Discussion

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