Penn Radiology Neuro, Head & Neck Imaging

Session 1: Brain Diagnosis and Imaging Tips: Opening Round

CNS Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques Demystified	Suyash Mohan, MD
An Algorithm for Evaluating Brain Tumors	Elias R. Melhem, MD
Approach to Bilateral Basal Ganglia Lesions	Suyash Mohan, MD
Radiopharmaceuticals and Instrumentation for Nuclear Imaging	Daniel A. Pryma, MD
Panel Discussion

Session 2: Head and Neck: Anatomy and Pathology

Neoplasms of the Larynx	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Work-up of Thyroid Nodules & Nodules That Are Cancer	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Imaging and Therapy of Benign Thyroid Diseases	Daniel A. Pyrma, MD
Nasopharyngeal Cancer: Patterns of Tumor Spread	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Role of Imaging in Pituitary and Suprasellar Pathologies	Elias R. Melhem, MD
Evaluation of Hyperparathyroidism: State-of-the-Art	Laurie A. Loevner, MD

Session 3: CNS Cognitive Disorders and Chemicals

Imaging Seizures	Ronald L. Wolf, MD
MR Imaging of Neuro-cognitive Disorders – Dementia	Elias R. Melhem, MD
PET/CT and SPECT in Neurodegenerative Diseases	Daniel A. Pyrma, MD
Your Brain on Drugs - CSN Effects of Chemicals	Suyash Mohan, MD
DTI & Tractography: Principles and Applications	Elias R. Melhem, MD

Session 4: Head and Neck: Digging Deeper

Sinonasal Neoplasia: What the Radiologist Needs to Know	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Deep Space Infections of the Neck	Suyash Mohan, MD
Poptosis: Imaging Patterns of Orbital Pathology	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Pitfalls in FDG PET in the Chest, Abdomen & Pelvis	Daniel A. Pyrma, MD
An Approach to Evaluating Bithalamic Lesions	Suyash Mohan, MD

Session 5: Cranium, Spine and PET

Intracranial Infections	Ronald L. Wolf, MD
PET/CT and MRI: Pitfalls and Pearls	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Spine: Intramedullary Lesions	Ronald L. Wolf, MD

Session 6: Spine Infections and Pathology

Infection/Inflammation of the Spine and Cord	Ronald L. Wolf, MD
Is the Latest CT Technology Help or Hype?	Harold I. Litt, MD
Case-based Review of Spine Pathology	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Cardiac Sources of Ischemia And Infection in the Brain And Spinal Cord	Harold I. Litt, MD

Session 7: Imaging Gently

MRA and CTA Applications in the Head and Neck	Ronald L. Wolf, MD
Radiation Reduction in Your Practice	Harold I. Litt, MD
Stroke Imaging	Ronald L. Wolf, MD
Dual Energy CT and Its Applications	Harold I. Litt, MD
MRI in Patients with Pacemakers and Devices	Harold I. Litt, MD

Session 8: New Frontiers

Transoral Robotic Surgery: The Cutting Edge	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Case-based Workshop: Pathology of the Arch and Great Vessels:	Harold I. Litt, MD
Case-based Workshop: Bread and Butter of Neuroradiology	Laurie A. Loevner, MD
Panel Discussion

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