The International Symposium onMultidetector-Row CT (2006)

Technology: Present and Future

Building Blocks of MDCT: The Big Picture	Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
New Concepts: Inverse Geometry CT	Norbert J. Pelc, ScD
Advanced CT Technologies Area-Detector CT and Micro CT	Kazuhiro Katada, MD
C-arm Flat-Panel CT: Image Quality Considerations	Rebecca Fahrig, PhD
Isotropic Resolution: A Practical, Interactive Approach to Balancing of Spatial Resolution and Noise	Willi Kalender, PhD
Higher Spatial Resolution:When Does it Help,When Does it Hurt?	Norbert J. Pelc, ScD
Dual Source CT: Motivation and Potential	Willi Kalender, PhD
Experience with High Temporal Resolution	Christoph R. Becker, MD
Dual Source CT: How Does it Work and What Can it Do?	Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD
Dual Energy CT: Is There Escape from Hounsfield's Cage?	Willi Kalender, PhD
Clinical Experience with Dual Energy CT	Christoph R. Becker, MD
Discussion

Radiation Exposure

From kV and mA to MilliSieverts. Understanding Radiation Doses With CT	Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD
Effect of Dose Modulation in Image Quality, Scan Homogeneity and Radiation Exposure	Vassilios Raptopoulos, MD
CT of the Pregnant Patient: When to Worry About Fetal Dose	Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD
Dual Source CT – What about the Radiation Dose?	Anno Graser, MD
Discussion

Contrast Medium Delivery

Early Arterial Contrast Medium Dynamics: The Facts and the Myths	Justus E. Roos, MD
The Physiologic Speed Limit of MDCT and its Effect on Protocol Design	Dominik Fleischmann, MD
64 MDCT CTA: Injection/Acquisition and Minimum Contrast Load	W. Dennis Foley, MD
Minimizing Contrast Dose and Maximizing Image Quality in 16- and 64- slice Neurovascular MDCT: Pearls and Pitfalls	Michael H. Lev, MD
New Capabilities of Contrast Injectors	Dominik Fleischmann, MD
Discussion

Managing Contrast Medium Risks

Incredible MDCT Case #1	Sachio Kuribayashi, MD
Contrast Medium – Induced Nephrotoxicity: Fact or Fantasy?	Richard W. Katzberg, MD
Does Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Occur in CT?	Richard Solomon, MD
Are Contrast Media all the Same with Respect to Nephrotoxicity?	Richard Solomon, MD
Intra-arterial Gadolinium CTA in Patients with Renal Insufficiency	W. Dennis Foley, MD
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis (AGEP) as a Delayed Dermatotoxic Reaction to Non-ionic Contrast Media	Richard W. Katzberg, MD
Discussion

Pediatrics, Protocols, Practice

Preparing the CT Suite for Children: Special Needs	S. Bruce Greenberg, MD
Roles and Risks of General Anesthesia in Children Undergoing Cardiac CT	Frandics P. Chan, MD, PhD
Pediatric MDCT: Mistakes and How to Avoid Them	Donald P. Frush, MD
Outside the Lungs:When is CT Preferred to MRI and Ultrasound?	S. Bruce Greenberg, MD
MRI vs. CT for Pediatric Cardiovascular Imaging	Frandics P. Chan, MD, PhD
The Evolving Role of MDCT in Pediatric Abdominal Emergencies	Donald P. Frush, MD
Consistent Protocols for 16-, 40- and 64- Channel MDCT	Michael W. Vannier, MD
Introducing Advanced MDCT Clinical Applications in Your Practice:Understanding the Gap	Jay Cinnamon, MD
MDCT of Massively Obese Patients	Michael W. Vannier,MD
Case Report: Operational Challenges in Going from Single to All-64 Detector CT Scanners	Alexander Norbash, MD, MHCM
Introducing Advanced MD-CT Clinical Applications in Your Practice: Strategic Planning and Pragmatic Implementation	Jay Cinnamon, MD
What is the Current Status of Regulation of CT Practice in the U.S.?	Donald P. Frush, MD
Discussion

Chest I: Pulmonary Embolism and Nodules

CT for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism: New Concepts	U. Joseph Schöpf, MD
Imaging for PE in Pregnancy	Fergus Gleeson, FRCP, FRCR
Small Pulmonary Nodules: A Pragmatic Approach to Management	Ann N. Leung,MD
Lung CAD: Are We Finally Ready for Prime Time?	Jeffrey B. Mendel,MD
Pulmonary Nodules: The Use of CAD in Detection and Follow-up	Fergus Gleeson, FRCP, FRCR
Lung CAD: Can We Have Too Much of a Good Thing?	Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
Pulmonary Nodules: Benign or Malignant?	Ann N. Leung, MD
Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation:When is PET Useful?	Fergus Gleeson, FRCP, FRCR
Pulmonary Nodule Evaluation:When is PET not Useful?	Ann N. Leung, MD
Volumetric HRCT with MDCT	Phillip M. Boiselle, MD
Emphysema: New Imaging Techniques and Therapies	Jeffrey B. Mendel,MD
Discussion
Incredible MDCT Case #2	Phillip M. Boiselle, MD

Chest II: Airways,Wall, Metabolism, and Function

MDCT Detection of Pleural Disease in Exudative Pleural Effusions	Fergus Gleeson, FRCP, FRCR
Clinical Utility of PET/CT in Lymphoma	Andrew Quon, MD
MDCT of Small Airways Disease	Phillip M. Boiselle, MD
Functional CT of the Chest	Patrik Rogalla, MD
Functional Tracheal Imaging with 64- MDCT: Dynamic Expiratory and Cine Coughing Methods	Phillip M. Boiselle, MD
Clinical Utility of PET/CT in Breast Cancer	Andrew Quon, MD
MDCT for the Breast: Adjunct to Breast MRI	Jeffrey B. Mendel,MD
Vasoactive Drugs to Reduce PET/CT False Positives	John R. Haaga, MD
Discussion

Abdomen I: Liver, Pancreas

Replacing Radiographs with CT: Eliminating Radiation Exposure Concerns	Patrik Rogalla, MD
Effect of a Noise Reducing Filter on Detection of Focal Liver Lesions	Roman Fischbach,MD
Abdominal CT Contrast Enhancement: Approaches With Greater than 16-Row MDCT	Kazuo Awai, MD
Liver: Focal Lesions or Diffuse Diseases	Michael Macari, MD
Hepatic Cavernous Hemangiomas in the Era of MDCT (New Concept)	Jorge A. Soto,MD
The Many Faces of Hepatocellular Carcinoma	Terry S. Desser, MD
Tumor Perfusion with and without Vasoactive Drug Enhancement	John R. Haaga, MD
CT Cholangiography	Jorge A. Soto,MD
Dual Source CT and Gallstones; New Insights or Old News?	Anno Graser, MD
Confident Characterization of Pancreatic Lesions	Michael Macari, MD
Staging Pancreatic CA with Unique 2D/3D Displays	R. Brooke Jeffrey,MD
CT BX with MDCT Scanners	John R. Haaga, MD
Discussion
Incredible MDCT Case #3	Michael Macari, MD

Abdomen II: Kidneys, Bowel

MDCTU Acquisition: It's all in the Technique	F. Graham Sommer, MD
The Utility of CT Scanned Projection Radiography in CT Urography	W. Dennis Foley, MD
MDCTU Reconstructions from 4 to 64	F. Graham Sommer, MD
Prospects for CT and Functional Renal Imaging Using Contrast Media as Biomarkers	F. Graham Sommer, MD
MDCT of Small Bowel Obstruction: Imaging Pearls	Terry S. Desser, MD
How to do MDCT Enterography	Judy Yee, MD
Modified CT Enterography (CTE) in Routine Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain	Vassilios Raptopoulos, MD
The Small Bowel: Enterography Techniques, Lesions Seen, Etc.	Michael Macari, MD
Appendicitis: CT or US	R. Brooke Jeffrey,MD
CT Colonography: 2D vs. 3D	Judy Yee, MD
Why CAD will be Important in CTC Interpretation	Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD
Guidelines for CT Colonography Reporting	Judy Yee, MD
Key Recent Studies in CT Colonography	Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD
Discussion

Neuro

MDCT vs. MR in Assessment of Craniocervical Dissection	Nancy J. Fischbein, MD
The Radiological Evaluation of Cerebrovascular Disease:When to Use MRA, US, CTA, Catheter Angiography?	Jay Cinnamon, MD
High-Resolution CT Imaging of Carotid Artery Atherosclerotic Disease	Max Wintermark, MD
"Vulnerable Plaque" as a Risk Factor for Carotid Occlusive Stroke: Over-rated or Under-valued?	Michael H. Lev, MD
MDCT Assessment of Aneurysms	Nancy J. Fischbein, MD
Neurovascular CTA “Pearls” and Other Rare Stones	Jay Cinnamon, MD
Perfusion-CT: Pearls and Pitfalls	Max Wintermark, MD
The Critical Role of CTA/CTP for Acute Stroke Thrombolysis Triage: From Current Clinical Trials to Future Standard of Care?	Michael H. Lev, MD
Perfusion-CT and CT-angiography Imaging of Vasospasm	Max Wintermark, MD
Controversies in CT Perfusion: Indications, Post-Processing, Image Analysis, and Comparison to MR Perfusion	Michael H. Lev, MD
Head and Neck Imaging with 64 Detector CT; Perceived Benefits	Alexander Norbash, MD, MHCM
MDCT vs. MR in Evaluation of Tumors of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract	Nancy J. Fischbein, MD
Discussion

Trauma/Musculoskeletal

64 MDCT: Impact on the Evaluation of the Polytrauma Patient	Jorge A. Soto,MD
64-Detector CT Trauma Imaging:What We Learned from our First 200 Cases	Alexander Norbash, MD, MHCM
MDCT of Multiple Trauma with a 64-Slice Scanner	Robert A. Novelline, MD
Active Extravasation in MDCT of the Polytrauma Patient: Always an Emergency?	Jorge A. Soto,MD
Traumatic Neurovascular Injury: Diagnosis by CTA	Jay Cinnamon, MD
Evaluated Suspected Vascular Trauma in the Extremities	Jeffrey C. Hellinger, MD
Clearing the Thoracolumbar Spine with Multiplanar CT- Reformations of Chest/Abdomen Scans	Robert A. Novelline, MD
Imaging of Orthopedic Hardware – What You Need to Know	Kenneth A. Buckwalter, MD
Important Issues in the Characterization of Hip and Pelvis Fractures	Garry Gold, MD
CT or MRI of Hip Implants – Which is Better?	Kenneth A. Buckwalter, MD
Discussion

Workflow/Image Processing

Routine Use of Multiplanar (Coronal and Sagittal) Reconstructions	Vassilios Raptopoulos, MD
MDCT Workflow at Johns Hopkins	Elliot K. Fishman, MD
3D Workflow at Stanford	Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
3D-Lab in a Community Radiology Practice	Jay Cinnamon, MD
Using Automated Visualization Tools to Speed 3D Imaging	Laura Pierce, MPA, RT(CT)
Cardiac Software Applications: Friend or Foe?	Axel Küttner, MD
Semi-Automated Post-Processing and Efficient Image Review of Neurovascular MDCT Datasets: Current Practice and Future Capabilities	Michael H. Lev, MD
Challenges of Multiple CTA Workstations in the PACS Environment	Bart L. Dolmatch,MD
Advanced Processing Functions – Separate Workstations vs. PACS Integration: How to Choose	Jeffrey B. Mendel,MD
Discussion

Vascular

Contrast Delivery Challenges and Solutions for Imaging Lower Extremity Arterial Occlusive Disease	Dominik Fleischmann, MD
Lower Extremity CTA: When Will Computers be Smart Enough to Really Work for Us?	Justus E. Roos, MD
Dual Source CT of Vasculature – Do We Still Care About Calcified Plaque and Bones?	Axel Küttner, MD
Imaging Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease: How Good Are We?	Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
CT Angiography of the Ruptured Abdominal Aorta	W. Dennis Foley, MD
CT Angio of the Mesenteric Vessels	Elliot K. Fishman, MD
Renal CT Angiography: Renal Artery Stenosis and Beyond	Jeffrey C. Hellinger, MD
CTA of the Normal vs. Infected Vascular Graft	Bart L. Dolmatch,MD
Heavy Metal, Grunge, and Other Discounted Elements in the CTA Concert	Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
New Insights into Aortic Stent-Graft Performance with Gated CTA	Mathias Prokop, MD
Identifying and Characterizing Vascular Findings in Marfan and Ehlers-Danlos Type 4 Diseases	F. Daniel Donovan, MD, PhD
What Really is IMH?	Robert J. Herfkens, MD
Imaging Technique and Surgical Anatomy of the Aortic Root	Dominik Fleischmann, MD
Static and Motion-Related 3-D Vascular Properties	John D. Carroll, MD
Combining ECG-Gated with Non-Gated Acquisitions: Clinical Applications and Technical Pitfalls	Jeffrey C. Hellinger, MD
Gated CTA of the Thoracoabdominal Aorta: How to Avoid Excessive Radiation Dose without Jeopardizing Image Quality	Mathias Prokop, MD
Discussion

Cardiac I: Technique, Indications, and Interpretation

Radiation Dose in Cardiac Imaging: How Does CT Compare?	Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD
Strategies for Reducing the Radiation Dose of Cardiac CT: Are They Clinically Practical?	U. Joseph Schöpf, MD
How to Deal with Cardiac Arrhythmia in Gated CT Acquisition	Frandics P. Chan, MD, PhD
CT Coronary Angiography with Dual Source CT: Initial Experience	Stephan Achenbach, MD, FESC
Cardiac CTA – Indications and Appropriateness Criteria	Michael Poon, MD
Patient Selection & Preparation for Cardiac CTA	Wm. Guy Weigold, MD
Should I Exclude Patients with High Calcium Scores?	James P. Earls, MD
MDCT in the Triage of Acute Chest Pain	U. Joseph Schöpf, MD
Silent Ischemia: The Role of Coronary CTA	Jeffrey P. Goldman, MD
Reading Strategies in Coronary CT: 2D, 3D, or 4D?	James P. Earls, MD
How to Interpret Coronary CTA: Plaque Detection/ Characterization and Stenosis Evaluation	James P. Earls, MD
Discussion

Cardiac II: Coronary CTA – Detection and Characterization

Accuracy of 16-Row MDCT Coronary Angiography– Multi-center Trial Results	Mario J. Garcia, MD
Multi-Center and Multi-Vendor Trial of 16- Row Coronary CTA Study for Detecting Coronary Artery Stenosis	Sachio Kuribayashi, MD
Evidence-Based Rationale for Coronary CT Angiography	David E. Kandzari, MD
Core64: Trial Design and Enrollment Update	Joao A. C. Lima, MD, MBA
Reimbursement for Coronary CTA: How High the Bar?	Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD
Non-Invasive Imaging with CT Angiography for Interventional Cardiology Applications	David E. Kandzari, MD
C-Arm Flat-Panel CT: Cardiac Imaging in the Interventional Suite	Rebecca Fahrig, PhD
Integrated Use of Cardiac MDCT and Cardiac MRI in Ischemic Heart Disease	Richard White, MD
Plaque Regression Monitored by MDCTA. What to Expect When the Data Becomes Available	Joao A. C. Lima, MD, MBA
Discussion

Cardiac III: Non-Coronary Applications and Practice Guidelines

CABG and Coronary Stents: What “Abnormal” Looks Like	Frandics P. Chan, MD, PhD
Cardiac CT Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease	Frandics P. Chan, MD, PhD
Imaging Coronary Veins – Cardiac Resynchronization	Mario J. Garcia, MD
MDCT in Atrial Fibrillation: An Alternative to Transesophageal Echocardiography?	James K. Min, MD
Use of CTA to Plan and Execute Interventions for Structural Heart Disease	John D. Carroll, MD
Regional LV Function Evaluation: Can It Be Done (And Should It Be Done) With CT?	Roman Fischbach, MD
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with MDCT	James K. Min, MD
Integrated Use of Cardiac MDCT and Cardiac MRI in Non-Ischemic Heart Disease	Richard White, MD
Cardiac CTA - Optimal Report Generation and Coding	Michael Poon, MD
Discussion
Roundtable: Building a Dedicated Cardiac CT Practice

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