Description
Event Date : May 18, 2023
Objectives
The Spring Imaging course in Florence is designed to provide the tools for participants to enhance interpretation skills utilizing the latest imaging technologies. Lectures and cases will cover evidence-based practice techniques and protocols for improved diagnostic accuracy in multiple applications.
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Apply quality improvement strategies with a focus on increasing efficiency, communication, and collaboration
- Outline the fundamentals of the latest advanced techniques in MRI, CT and ultrasound, including their current roles and limitations in clinical practice
- Integrate information presented in this course into efforts to improve the imaging skills of the participants
- Assess the current status and future applications of advanced breast imaging technologies
Target Audience
The course is intended for practicing radiologists and radiologic nurses, physician assistants, technologists, scientists, residents, fellows and others who are interested in current techniques and applications for advanced diagnostic imaging.
topics
Session 1: Abdominal Imaging – Gabriela Gayer, MD
| Time | MEETING ROOM:Salone delle Feste Ballroom at The St Regis Florence |
|---|---|
| 7:00-9:00 AM | Full American Breakfast at the Westin Excelsior included in your room reservation for you and your guest |
| 7:30-8:00 AM | Registration and Check-In in front of the Salone delle Feste Ballroom at The St Regis Florence (walk across the Piazza from the Westin) |
| 8:00-8:50 | Deliberate and Inadvertent Retained Surgical Material |
| 8:50-9:40 | Iatrogenic Complications Affecting the Urinary Tract |
| 9:40-10:30 | Acute Abdomen in the Oncologic Patient |
| 10:30-10:45 | Questions & Answers; Coffee Service |
| 10:45-11:35 | Up Against the Wall – Abdominal Wall Masses |
| 11:35-12:25 | The Post Operative Abdomen – Pearls and Pitfalls |
| 12:25-12:30 | Questions and Answers |
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Session 2: Breast Imaging – Jessica W.T. Leung, MD, FACR, FSBI
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 1:30-2:15 | Asymmetries and Architectural Distortions: Challenging Mammographic Signs |
| 2:15-2:50 | Problem-Solving Breast MRI: Imaging Findings |
| 2:50-3:35 | Problem-Solving Breast MRI: Clinical Symptoms |
| 3:35-3:50 | Questions & Answers; Coffee Service |
| 3:50-4:35 | Biomarkers in Breast Imaging: Clinical Significance |
| 4:35-5:35 | Multimodality Breast Imaging: Case-Based Learning |
| 5:30-5:45 | Questions, Answers & Discussion |
Session 3: Interventional Radiology – Stephen T. Kee, MD
| Time | MEETING ROOM:Salone delle Feste Ballroom at The St Regis Florence |
|---|---|
| 7:00-9:00 AM | Full American Breakfast at the Westin Excelsior included in your room reservation for you and your guest |
| 7:30-8:00 AM | Registration and Check-In in front of the Salone delle Feste Ballroom at The St Regis Florence (walk across the Piazza from the Westin) |
| 8:00-8:45 | Radioembolization for Primary and Metastatic Liver Cancer |
| 8:45-9:30 | Embolization for Knee Osteoarthritis |
| 9:30-10:00 | Liver Transplant Complications |
| 10:00-10:15 | Questions & Answers; Coffee Service |
| 10:15-11:00 | Prostate Artery Embolization |
| 11:00-11:30 | Interventions in Trauma |
| 11:30-12:00 | Imaging and interventions in Aortic Dissection |
| 12:00-12:15 | Questions, Answers & Discussion |
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Session 4: Musculoskeletal Imaging – Kathryn Stevens, MD
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 1:15-2:15 | MRI of the Elbow |
| 2:15-3:15 | It’s all in the Wrist |
| 3:15-3:30 | Questions & Answers; Coffee Service |
| 3:30-4:30 | MRI of the Hip: Femoral Acetabular Impingement and Beyond |
| 4:30-5:30 | MRI of the Foot |
| 5:30-5:45 | Questions, Answers & Discussion |
