Daily Schedule
Code Key CC=Categorical Course ES=Education Seminar IC=Instructional Course IW=Item-Writing Workshop PS=Practice Seminar RC=Review Course SS=Scientific Sessions Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:30 am - 5:45 pm Categorical Course: Practical Sonography for the Radiologist 8:00 am - 12:00 noon Item-Writing Workshop 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Education Seminar: Educating for Competency 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm Business and Practice Management Seminar 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Opening Ceremonies: Presidential Address and Gold Medal Presentations
Monday, April 27, 2009 7:00 am - 8:00 am Power Hour: Neuroradiology Power Hour: Efficacy, Education and PACS 7:30 am - 5:45 pm Categorical Course: Practical Sonography for the Radiologist 8:00 am - 9:30 am IC101. Cardiac CTA: Setting up a Cardiac Service, Reimbursement Issues - J. Earls; Technical Considerations and Principles of Cardiac CTA - S. Abbara; Protocols and Reconstructions - U.J. Schoepf IC102. Practice-Based Learning: Patient Quality and P4P Issues - F. Lexa; Risk Management - M. Raskin IC103. Imaging the Patient with Headache - E. Knopp, P. Schaefer IC104. Malpractice Update 2009 - L. Berlin IC105. Thromboembolic Axis of Evil: DVT, PE, IVC Filters - T. Burdick, M. Bittles, K. Daly 10:00 am - 11:30 am SS1. Cardiopulmonary Imaging Papers - U.J. Schoepf, B. Sundaram Keynote: U.J. Schoepf SS2. Efficacy, Education and PACS Papers - D. Heitkamp, R. Gunderman Keynote: R. Gunderman SS3. Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Papers - D. Nguyen, K. Saltzman Keynote: M. Mullins SS4. Vascular and Interventional Radiology Papers - C. Ray, D. Madoff Keynote: C. Ray IC106. Practice-Based Learning: Safety Issues in Radiology - M. Parker; Overview and Strategies to Reduce CT Dose - M. Gunn IC107. Cooking for AJR II: A Recipe for SAMs - F. Chew, C. Roberts 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Caldwell Lecture: Bruce Hillman, MD
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Power Hour: Vascular and Interventional Radiology Power Hour: Cardiac Imaging
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm IC108. Cardiac CTA: Anatomy - S. Patel; Anomalies, Bypass Grafts and Stents - G. Reddy; Clinical Cases Tips and Tricks S. Teague IC109. Applications of PET/CT in Neuroimaging and Head and Neck Imaging - M. Fukui, B. Branstetter, J. Montilla-Soler IC110. ABR Update - R. Dunnick, G. Becker, J. Crowe, E. Kazerooni IC111. Lung Biopsy, How to Avoid and Manage Complications: Avoidance - A. Funaki; Common Complications - S. Regalado; Rare Complications - B. Funaki 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm/5:30 pm IC112. Cardiac CTA: Assessment of Noncoronary Cardiac Disease - G. Gladish; Adult Congenital Heart Disease - R. Gilkeson; Chest Pain in the Emergency Department - C. White IC113. Practice-Based Learning: Quality Assessment and Improvement - M. Bruno; Overview and Implementation - H. Abujudeh IC114. Update on Neoplastic Disease Above and Below the Skull Base - K. Salzman, W. Smoker IC115. Interventional Radiology for the Diagnostic Radiologist - C. Ray, A. Nemcek, K. Kondo SS5. Efficacy, Education and PACS Papers - B. Richmond, D. Piraino Keynote: D. Piraino SS6. Genitourinary Imaging Papers - E. Remer, D. Grand Keynote: E. Remer
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:00 am - 8:00 am Power Hour: Musculoskeletal Imaging Power Hour: Ultrasound 7:00 am - 9:30 am Review Course: Neuroradiology 8:00 am - 9:30 am IC201. Update on Imaging the Benign Female Pelvis - P. Ramchandani, C. Woodfield, L. Scoutt IC202. Cardiac MRI: The Basics - M. Atalay; Cardiomyopathies and Dysplasias - J. Jeudy; Ischemic Heart Disease – Perfusion, Function, Viability - D. Bluemke IC203. Evaluation of Sport-Related Injury in Older Children and Adolescents - M. Dempsey; Imaging Evaluation of Osseous Neoplasm in Children: Plain Radiographs and Beyond - S. Vasanawala IC204. 3D Ultrasound in OB GYN: The Beginning of a New Era - B. Benacerraf; Polyhydramnios and Oligohydramnios P. Doubilet IC205. Interventional Radiology Treatment of HCC: Combination Therapy - T. Van Ha, D. Madoff, R. Murthy 9:30 am - 11:00 am IC206. Musculoskeletal Tumor Imaging, Compartmental Anatomy, Biopsy and Therapies - C. Roberts, P. Liu, D. Wenger SS7. Cardiopulmonary Imaging Papers - P. Woodard, S. Patel Keynote: P. Woodard SS8. Genitourinary Imaging Papers - R. Abbott, N. Rofsky Keynote: N. Rofsky SS9. Neuroradiology, Head and Neck Papers - M. Johnson, C. Lascola Keynote: M. Omojola SS10. Pediatric Imaging Papers - S. Puig, I. Kim SS11. Vascular and Interventional Radiology Papers - J. Lorenz, A. Nemcek Keynote: J. Lorenz 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Review Course: Ultrasound 11:00 am - 12:00 noon Scholars and Awards Session
11:00 am - 12:30 pm IC207. Renal and Adrenal Incidental Lesions: Controversy and Guidelines - S. Silverman, W. Mayo-Smith IC208. Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound - J. Jacobson; Rheumatologic Applications - C. Sofka; Dynamic Imaging - V. Khoury IC209. Current and Practical Issues of Stroke Imaging - M. Castillo, G. Gonzalez IC210. Practical Approach to Focal Neck Masses in Infants and Children: Key Imaging Features and Differential Diagnoses N. Kadom; Neonatal Head and Spine Ultrasound: Normal Anatomy, Variants and Pitfalls - P. Guillerman IC211. Aortic Stent Grafts Imaging and Intervention: Thoracic Stent Grafts, Overview of Devices and Cases - R. Hieb; Planning Abdominal Aortic Grafts, Sizing, Devices and Complications - F. Facchini; Secondary Interventions, When and How M. Neisen
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Power Hour: Genitourinary Imaging Power Hour: Chest Imaging 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm IC212. Hip Imaging and Sports Hernia - W. Morrison, D. Blankenbaker, A. Zoga IC213. Degenerative Spine Disease: Imaging and Controversies - S. Falcone, J. Ross IC214. Practical Approach to Neonatal Bowel Obstruction: Techniques and Differential Diagnoses - C. Carrico; Evaluation of Acute Abdomen in Older Children and Adolescents - R. Goodman IC215. Vertebroplasty: The Beginner’s Course - S. Tutton SS12. Cardiopulmonary Imaging Papers - G. Reddy, M. Atalay Keynote: G. Reddy SS13. Genitourinary Imaging Papers - C. Menias, L. Sadowski Keynote: L. Sadowski 1:30 pm - 6:15 pm Categorical Course: Practical Sonography for the Radiologist 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm/6:00 pm IC216. Safety Issues of CT and MR Contrast Material: Update in a Changing World (abdominal imaging) - J. Weinreb, R. Katzberg IC217. Nerve Imaging in Neuroradiology: Brachial Plexus, Lumbosacral Plexus and Peripheral Nerves - K. Maravilla, S. Pruthi IC218. Neonatal Medical and Surgical Diseases: Practical Approach for Evaluation and Differential Diagnoses - J. Reid; Evaluation of Pulmonary Infection in Infants and Children: What Radiologists Should Know - E. Lee IC219. On-Call Radiology (interventional radiology) - P. Gamboa, H. Ferral SS14. Cardiopulmonary Imaging Papers - M. Parker, K. Birchard Keynote: M. Parker SS15. Gastrointestinal Imaging Papers - A. Dachman, D. Caroline Keynote: A. Dachman Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:00 am - 8:00 am Power Hour: Gastrointestinal Imaging Power Hour: Pediatric Imaging 7:00 am - 9:30 am Review Course: Vascular and Interventional Radiology 8:00 am - 9:30 am IC301. CT Colonography - J. Yee, Z. Liao (sponsored by the AAWR) IC302. HRCT Imaging of Lung - G. Abbott, L. Heyneman, M. Gosselin IC303. MR Imaging of the Knee - M. Recht, C. Winalski IC304. Update on Infectious and Inflammatory Disease of the Brain and Spine - B. Zimmerman, J. Comunale SS16. Breast Imaging Papers - A. Nees, T. Stephens Keynote: L. Salkowski 10:00 am - 11:30 am/12:00 noon IC305. Practical Approach to the Pancreatic Lesion - D. Sahani, K. Mortele IC306. The Post-Treatment Head and Neck: Imaging and Avoiding Pitfalls - C. Glastonbury, D. Williams
IC307. SS17. SS18. SS19.
Deep Venous Ultrasound: Expected and Unexpected Findings - B. Hashimoto; Doppler Waveform Analysis – Some Things You Need to Know - C. Merritt Breast Imaging Papers - C. Comstock, L. Salkowski Keynote: G. Newstead Musculoskeletal Imaging Papers - S. Smith, A. Zoga Genitourinary Imaging Papers - K. Andresen, P. Ramchandani Keynote: P. Ramchandani
10:00 am - 12:30 pm Review Course: Cardiovascular Imaging 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm/2:30 pm IC308. HRCT: Airway and Smoking-Related Lung Disease - A. Bankier, P. Boiselle, J. Gurney, C. Meyer IC309. Pain Management: Imaging Evaluation and Treatment (neuroradiology) - O. Ortiz, G. Zoarski IC310. Pharmacology in Interventional Radiology: Sedation and Analgesia Primer - P. Gamboa; Anti-Coagulation and AntiPlatelet Therapy - H. Ferral; Antibiotics - J. Lopera SS20. Breast Imaging Papers - J. Leung, S. Patterson Keynote: G. Whitman SS21. Gastrointestinal Imaging Papers - C. Sirlin, M. Macari Keynote: M. Macari SS22. Musculoskeletal Imaging Papers - H. Umans, D. Blankenbaker Keynote: H. Umans 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Review Course: Pediatric Imaging 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm Member Business Meeting 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm/5:00 pm IC311. Perception: How We "See" Things - J. Wolfe; Computer-Aided Detection in Mammography and MR: Does it Help What We "See"? - A. Semine IC312. CTA of the Thorax: Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease, Arterial and Venous Malformations, Acute Aortic Syndromes and Postoperative Evaluation of the Aorta - S. Bhalla, C. Chiles, L. Washington, B. Sundaram IC313. Sonography of the Urinary Tract - W. Chong; Ultrasound of the Acute Abdomen - J. Wong SS23. Gastrointestinal Imaging Papers - E. Merkle, C. Santillan Keynote: E. Merkle SS24. Musculoskeletal Imaging Papers - K. Schreibman, W. Morrison Keynote: K. Schreibman SS25. Vascular and Interventional Radiology Papers - R. Murthy, S. Zangan Keynote: S. Solomon Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:00 am - 8:00 am Power Hour: Nuclear Medicine Power Hour: Emergency Radiology 7:00 am - 9:30 am Review Course: Breast Imaging 8:00 am - 9:30 am IC401. Navigating CT and MR of the Liver and Biliary Tract - A. Fulcher, D. Morgan IC402. Hot Topics in Thoracic Imaging: Radiation Dose, CAD, SPN, PE, Decision Analysis, Dual Source, Dual Energy CT, Functional Imaging - L. Hurwitz, H. MacMahon, J. Vlahos, J. Goldin IC403. Simplifying the Diagnosis of Difficult Musculoskeletal Injuries - C. West, L. Rogers, J. Yu IC404. Arthritis: Basic and Advanced Imaging - D. Flemming, M. Bruno, L. Bancroft IC405. Brain, Skull Base, and Cervical Trauma: Imaging and Implications for Treatment and Prognosis - J. Smirniotopoulos, D. Nunez IC406. Introduction to PET/CT, Normal Variants, Protocols and Reporting - D. Yoo, E. Akin, T. Wong 10:00 am - 11:30 am/12:00 noon
IC407. IC408. IC409. IC410. SS26. SS27.
Basic Principles of Core Biopsy: Stereotactic and Sonographic – H. Peters; Basic Principles of Core Biopsy: MR Guided E. Gombos Imaging the Patient with Atraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage - W. Kubal; Imaging Emergent Infections of the Head and Neck - D. Nunez; MDCT of Maxillofacial Trauma: Saving Face - M. Bernstein Multimodality Imaging of the Shoulder - K. Buckwalter, K. Schreibman How to Image the Pediatric Patient: Sedation Issues and Avoiding Pitfalls (neuroradiology) - K. Mason, B. Koch, C. Robson Gastrointestinal Imaging Papers - T. Jaffe, D. Katz Keynote: T. Jaffe Nuclear Medicine Papers - H. Jacene, D. Yoo Keynote: T. Wong
10:00 am - 12:30 pm Review Course: Chest Imaging 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm CS. *Breast Tomosynthesis: Tips for Interpretation with Case Review (using an audience response system) - E. Rafferty 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm/3:30 pm IC411. MR Indications/Screening - E. Yeh; Breast MR: Practical Aspects of Setting up a Practice from a Technologist/Manager's Viewpoint - L. Bussolari IC412. Thoracic PET/CT: Interpretation Predicaments and Future Developments - E. Marom, O. Mawlawi, M. Truong, E. Rohren IC413. Musculoskeletal Tumors and PET Imaging - M. Murphey, J. Peterson SS28. Gastrointestinal Imaging Papers - D. Nakamoto, B. Choi Keynote: B. Choi SS29. Emergency Radiology Papers - H. Abujudeh, M. Bruno Keynote: H. Abujudeh 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm Review Course: Nuclear Medicine 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm IC414. Practical MR Imaging of the Abdomen - E. Merkle, D. Cornfeld IC415. Mammography Screening: Epidemiology - D. Kopans; Breast MRI and US Screening: Evidence Basis and Guidelines J. Lee IC416. Radiographic and CT Imaging of Pulmonary Infections: TB/NTMB, Community-Acquired, Immunocompromised J. Newell, J. Fishman, L. Ketai IC417. CT Radiation Exposure: What Does It Mean For My Patients? - A. Sodickson; Acute Intestinal Ischemia and Bleeding C. Menias; CT of the Acute Female Pelvis (with Ultrasound Correlation) - D. Katz IC418. Lesions of the Jaw and Larynx - R. Daffner, A. Lupetin IC419. PET/CT in Lymphoma, Colorectal Cancer, Melanoma - D. Israel, H. Jacene, E. Rohren Friday, May 1, 2009 7:00 am - 8:00 am Power Hour: Breast Imaging 7:00 am - 9:30 am Review Course: Musculoskeletal Imaging 8:00 am - 9:30 am IC501. Integrated Approach to Imaging of the Small Bowel with CT and MR - W. Thompson, J. Fidler IC502. Breast Sonography: Elastography and BIRADS 3 US - S. Raza; Ultrasound of Cystic Lesions - M. Kettler IC503. CT and PET/CT: SPN, Lung Cancer and Other Thoracic Malignancies - J. Bruzzi, J. Erasmus, J. Ko IC504. Aortic Dissection in the Emergency Department: Pearls, Perils, Pitfalls and Protocols - S. Ledbetter; MDCT of Thoracic Trauma - R. Novelline; 64-MDCT of Multiple Trauma - J. Soto IC505. Imaging Biomarkers in Cancer: PET/CT – F18-FDG and Beyond - A. Van Den Abbeele, A. Sheikh 10:00 am - 11:30 am/12:00 noon IC506. Ethical Issues: The ACR Perspective - P. Kornguth; The Expert Witness in Malpractice (breast imaging) E. Epstein Cohen IC507. Radiographs and CT: Back to the Basics (chest imaging) - J. Shepard, A. Rubinowitz, S. Copley, S. Rossi
IC508. SS30.
Updates in Cardiac SPECT, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with PET and PET/CT, Assessment of Myocardial Viability J. Arrighi, S. Dorbala, M. Di Carli Musculoskeletal Imaging Papers - M. Robbin, B. Sabb
10:00 am - 12:30 pm Review Course: Genitourinary Imaging 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Review Course: Gastrointestinal Imaging *made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Hologic.