Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Session I
Session II
Session III
Session IV
Session V
Session VI
Session VII
Session VIII
Session IX
Session X
Session XI
Session XII
Session XIII
Session XIV
| 7:00 | Welcome and Introductions | Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD |
| 7:10 | Benefits of Low kV/keV Imaging in the Abdomen and Strategies for Application in a Busy Practice | Dushyant Sahani, MD |
| 7:20 | MDCT and GSI of Simple Cysts: What is the Iodine Concentration Threshold? | Rendon C. Nelson, MD, FACR |
| 7:30 | Single Source Dual Energy MDCT and Pancreatic Cystic Lesions | Desiree Morgan, MD |
| 7:40 | Dual Energy CT in Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease | Anno Graser, MD |
| 7:50 | Pancreatic Parenchymal Phase and Dual Energy: Clinically Relevant Applications | Desiree Morgan, MD |
| 8:00 | Serous Cystadenomas of the Pancreas: Atypical Presentations | Elliot K. Fishman, MD |
| 8:10 | What's New in Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas? | Desiree Morgan, MD |
| 8:20 | Complicated Cholecystitis: CT and US | R. Brooke Jeffrey MD |
| 8:30 | Oncologic Applications of DECT | Dushyant Sahani, MD |
| 8:40 | Hepatic Steatosis Detected at MDCT: Natural History and Clinical Relevance | Perry J. Pickhardt, MD |
| 8:50 | Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Imaging of Liver Fibrosis | Benjamin M. Yeh, MD |
| 9:00 | Distinguishing FNH from Adenoma on CT+MR | Michael P. Federle, MD |
| 9:10 | DCE-MRI and DCE-CT: Can These Techniques Ever be Comparable? | Vicky Goh, MD |
| 9:20 | Discussion | |
| 9:30 | Break & Exhibits |
| 9:40 | Making the CT Urogram as Simple as Possible | F. Graham Sommer, MD |
| 9:50 | How to Miss a Renal Mass: Strategies and Pitfalls | Elliot K. Fishman, MD |
| 10:00 | Localized Cystic Renal Disease: Distinction From Cystic Neoplasms | Michael P. Federle, MD |
| 10:10 | Pseudoenhancement of Renal Cystic Lesions: What We Need to Know | F. Graham Sommer, MD |
| 10:20 | The Renal Incidentaloma: Current Considerations | Joel F Platt, MD |
| 10:30 | Use of Consecutive Single-Source CT Scans and Non-Rigid Motion Registration to Perform Dual-energy CT Renal Stone Composition | Shuai Leng, MD |
| 10:40 | Optimized Dose CT Imaging: How We Practice | Dushyant Sahani, MD |
| 10:50 | The Scout Image: Effects on Abdominal Radiation Dose with Automatic Dose Modulation | Benjamin M. Yeh, MD |
| 11:00 | Veo: Impact of Reduced Dose Scanning in Portal Venous Liver Acquisitions | Rendon C. Nelson, MD, FACR |
| 11:10 | A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed: Dose Reduction in HCC Screening | Patrik Rogalla, MD |
| 11:20 | Osteoporosis Screening at Abdominal CT: A Missed Opportunity to Date | Perry J. Pickhardt, MD |
| 11:30 | Discussion | |
| 11:40 | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 | FBP vs. ASIR vs. MBIR in Low Dose Renal Imaging | Eric Olcott, MD |
| 1:10 | The Abdominal Trauma Checklist | R. Brooke Jeffrey MD |
| 1:20 | Pitfalls of Positive Enteric Contrast Material | Benjamin M. Yeh, MD |
| 1:30 | A Stitch in Time Saves Nine: Small Bowel Obstruction | Patrik Rogalla, MD |
| 1:40 | CT Enterography: Beyond IBD | Joel F Platt, MD |
| 1:50 | Variation in Diagnostic Performance Among Radiologists at Screening CT Colonography: Comparison with Screening Colonoscopy | Perry J. Pickhardt, MD |
| 2:00 | CT Colonography Procedure Training Simulator for Technologists | Michael W. Vannier, MD, FACR |
| 2:10 | In For a Penny, In For a Pound - Tips and Traps in Abdominal Perfusion Imaging | Patrik Rogalla, MD |
| 2:20 | Common Pitfalls in Abdominal CT: Experience From a QA Program | Joel F Platt, MD |
| 2:30 | Discussion | |
| 2:40 | Break & Exhibits |
| 3:00 | Follow-up CT in Oncology; How to Increase Reproducibility | Jacob Sosna, MD |
| 3:10 | Longitudinal Metrics Reporting by Radiologists: Once is Not Enough | Desiree Morgan, MD |
| 3:20 | Enriched Reports in Vascular Imaging: A Longitudinal, Multimodality Approach | Daniel T. Boll, MD |
| 3:30 | Who Can Recist? | Laura Pierce, MPA, RT (CT) |
| 3:40 | Tumor Response Assessment: Do We Need Volumetry or is RECIST Good Enough? An Update | Anno Graser, MD |
| 3:50 | Can Perfusion CT be Used to Determine Surveillance Frequency in Patients with Cancer? | Vicky Goh, MD |
| 4:00 | PET-Perfusion CT: A Complementary Relationship | Vicky Goh, MD |
| 4:10 | Assessment of Tumor Heterogeneity by CT Texture Analysis: More Than Meets the Eye? | Vicky Goh, MD |
| 4:20 | Integrated 3rd Party Post Processing and Collaboration Tools in PACS. | George M. Ebert, MD, PhD |
| 4:30 | Integrating Workflow Changes into a Centralized 3D Lab | Laura Pierce, MPA, RT (CT) |
| 4:40 | The Effect of Non-Linear Reconstruction Algorithms in 3D Reconstruction | George M. Ebert, MD, PhD |
| 4:50 | Advanced 3D CT Applications in Forensic Imaging | Barry Daly, MD, FRCR |
| 5:00 | PACS: Next Generation | Eliot Siegel, MD |
| 5:10 | Leveraging Image Databases for Decision Support: Method and Examples | Sandy Napel, PhD |
| 5:20 | Dr. Watson and Artificial Intelligence In Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging | Eliot Siegel, MD |
| 5:30 | Free-Form Spatial Interaction within Volumetric CT Data Sets: A Break from the Traditional Mouse and Keyboard Approach | Perry J. Pickhardt, MD |
| 5:40 | Essentials of Re-Designing Your CT Reading Room | Eliot Siegel, MD |
| 5:50 | Role of Mobile Devices (iPad) in the CT Department: The Hopkins Experience | Elliot K. Fishman, MD |
| 6:00 | Discussion | |
| 6:10 | Welcome Cocktail Reception Hosted by ISCT- Grand Foyer |
| 6:30 | Continental Break and Exhibits | |
| 7:00 | Utilization of CTDI Values in Daily Clinical Practice | Lynne Hurwitz, MD |
| 7:10 | Prospects of Sub-mSv CT | Willi Kalender, PhD |
| 7:20 | Optimal kV Selection: Dose Reductions Achieved in Routine Abdomen and Vascular CT | Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD |
| 7:30 | Real Time Patient-Specific Dose Estimates on the Scanner Console | Willi Kalender, PhD |
| 7:40 | A New Technique for Simulation of Low Dose CT Images and It's Implication for Dose Reduction | Eliot L. Siegel, MD |
| 7:50 | Monte Carlo Simulation of Patient-Specific Dose Distribution Maps to Visualize and Minimize Dose to Radiosensitive Organs | Sandra S. Halliburton,PhD |
| 8:00 | The Impact of Reduced Patient Life Expectancy on Estimated Cancer Risks from Radiological Imaging | Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD |
| 8:10 | Cumulative Radiation Doses to Patients Undergoing Medical Imaging | Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD |
| 8:20 | The Beauty and the Beast: CT Fluoroscopy and Radiation Dose | Patrik Rogalla, MD |
| 8:30 | Discussion | |
| 8:50 | Break and Exhibits | |
| 9:10 | High Quality Low Radiation Dose CT Using a 4th Generation Iterative Reconstruction Technique (iDose4): Cadaveric and Clinical Studies | Barry Daly, MD |
| 9:20 | Iterative Reconstruction: Dawn of a New Era in Image Quality Evaluation | Sandra S. Halliburton,PhD |
| 9:30 | The Tower of Babel of Iterative Reconstruction: Are the Vendors All Speaking the Same Language? | Harold Litt,MD,PhD |
| 9:40 | Effect of Iterative Reconstruction on Low Contrast Resolution: A Pictorial Review | Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD |
| 9:50 | Numerical Observers: Solution for Image Quality Assessment of Nonlinear Reconstruction? | Norbert J. Pelc, ScD |
| 10:00 | Estimation of Size Specific Doses in CT | Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD |
| 10:10 | Veo: Impact on Patients with Different Sizes | Rendon C. Nelson, MD, FACR |
| 10:20 | Quantitative Assessment of Iterative Reconstruction Efficiency from Multiple Vendors | Eliot L. Siegel, MD |
| 10:30 | The Use of Iterative Reconstruction in Morbidly Obese Patients | Seth Kligerman, MD |
| 10:40 | Full Iterative Reconstruction: Technologic and Implementation Challenges | Jeffrey B. Mendel, MD |
| 10:50 | Veo: Lessons Learned from the Multicenter Pilot Study | Rendon C. Nelson, MD, FACR |
| 11:00 | Clincal CT Dose Reduction - Effect of Installing Iterative Reconstruction Engines in a Multi-Hospital Setting | Michael W. Vannier, MD, FACR |
| 11:10 | Recent Progress on Inverse Geometry CT | Norbert J. Pelc, ScD |
| 11:20 | Effects of Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging: How Good are the Data? | Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD |
| 11:30 | Discussion | |
| 11:50 | Lunch Break |
| 1:10 | Pediatric CT Dose Distribution maps (CTDMs) Over a Range of Clinical Indications, Body Habitus, & Dose Reduction Strategies. | Dianna M. E. Bardo, MD |
| 1:20 | Pushing the Dose Envelope: Iterative Reconstruction Techniques for Pediatric Cardiovascular CT | U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FAHA, FSCBT-MR, FSCCT |
| 1:30 | Redefining Low Radiation Dose: Iterative Reconstruction Facilities Sub-milliSievert Pediatric MDCT | Dianna M. E. Bardo, MD |
| 1:40 | CT Imaging of Congenital Fetal Lung Malformations | Richard A Barth, MD |
| 1:50 | Congenital Lung Overinflation-Not an Uncommon Cause for Fetal Lung Malformation | Richard A Barth, MD |
| 2:00 | Pulmonary Single Phase and Multiphase CTA for Cardiopulmonary Disease | S. Bruce Greenberg, MD |
| 2:10 | CT Based Computational Fluid Dynamics Assessment of Coarctation | Frandics Chan, MD, PhD |
| 2:20 | CTA for Late Complications of Post Operative Congenital Heart Disease | S. Bruce Greenberg, MD |
| 2:30 | Coronary CTA Versus Coronary MRA in Very Young Children: Is the Radiation Worth It? | Frandics Chan, MD, PhD |
| 2:40 | Imaging of Pediatric Appendicitis- Is CT still necessary? | Richard A Barth, MD |
| 2:50 | Discussion | |
| 3:10 | Break & Exhibits | |
| 3:30 | 10th Annual Workstation Face Off | |
| For the past nine years The MDCT Workstation Face-Off has aimed to define the limits of workstation performance. In Year 10 you will observe physician-operators navigate the same diverse clinical datasets to identify key clinical findings. Radiology workstations from the major manufacturers will be tested before our audience of sophisticated physician judges under severe time pressure to demonstrate the workstations and associated image reconstruction software can handle anything our moderator will throw at them. |
| 6:30 | Continental Break and Exhibits | |
| 7:00 | Contrast Media Delivery: The Basics | Joachim E. Wildberger, MD, PhD |
| 7:10 | Contrast Dose Reduction in Routine Chest-Abdomen-Pelvis CT Scans - CQI Project | Michael W. Vannier, MD, FACR |
| 7:20 | Adaptation of Contrast Protocol to Tube Potential for Cardiovascular CT | Sandra S. Halliburton, PhD |
| 7:30 | Split Bolus CT in the Evaluation of Polytraumatized Patients | Mathias Prokop, MD PhD |
| 7:40 | Iodine Manipulation with Dual Energy CT | Jacob Sosna, MD |
| 7:50 | Contrast Induced Nephropathy: Practical Implications | Joachim E. Wildberger, MD, PhD |
| 8:00 | eGFR Based Contrast Medium Dosing | Dominik Fleischmann, MD |
| 8:10 | Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for CT: Their Potential and the Challenges That Lie Ahead | David P. Cormode, PhD |
| 8:20 | Discussion | |
| 8:40 | Break and Exhibits |
| 9:00 | "Morphological and Functional | Yoshiharu Ohno MD, PhD |
| Assessment on Area-Detector CT: How to Apply AIDR 3D for Chest CT Examination" | ||
| 9:10 | Ultra-Low Dose CT of the Chest Using Model-Based Iterative Reconstruction | Sachio Kuribayashi, MD, PhD |
| 9:20 | Ultra Low-Dose Lung Screening with AIDR3D | Alain Blum, MD |
| 9:30 | Lung Cancer Screening: Current Status | Ann Leung, MD |
| 9:40 | Implementing a Lung Cancer Screening Program | Jared D. Christensen, MD |
| 9:50 | The New Classification System for Lung Adenocarcinoma | Ann Leung, MD |
| 10:00 | Measurement of Ground-Glass Nodules: CT-Pathologic Correlation | Jin Mo Goo, MD |
| 10:10 | Ultra High Resolution CT of Solitary Pulmonary Nodule: Evaluation of Morphologic Characteristics and Analysis of Nodule CT Attenuation | Jianding Ye, MD |
| 10:20 | Management of Subsolid Pulmonary Nodules on CT Scan | Jin Mo Goo, MD |
| 10:30 | First-Pass Perfusion Area-Detector CT: How to Analyze and Apply for Solitary Pulmonary Nodules | Yoshiharu Ohno MD, PhD |
| 10:40 | Lung Nodule CAD and Iterative Reconstruction: The Effect of Iterative Reconstruction and Dose on Automated Nodule Analysis | Jeffrey B. Mendel, MD |
| 10:50 | Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Primer | H. Page McAdams, MD |
| 11:00 | Imaging of Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) | Seth Kligerman, MD |
| 11:10 | Diagnosing UIP: An Algorithm | H. Page McAdams, MD |
| 11:20 | Cystic Lung Disease: A Case-a-Minute! | H. Page McAdams, MD |
| 11:30 | CT-Guided Thoracic Interventions in an Era of Personalized Medicine | Jared D. Christensen, MD |
| 11:40 | Radiofrequency Ablation in the Chest | Joachim E. Wildberger, MD, PhD |
| 11:50 | Low-Dose High-Resolution CT of the Breast | Willi Kalender, PhD |
| 12:00 | Discussion | |
| 12:10 | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 | Head CT in the ED - Why We Spiral | Srini Mukundan, Jr., MD, PhD |
| 1:40 | Low KVP Non-Linear Reconstuction Algorithms in Neurovascular MDCT | George M. Ebert, MD, PhD |
| 1:50 | Head CT in the Unit - Why We Step and Shoot | Srini Mukundan, Jr., MD, PhD |
| 2:00 | Neuro CT: Can IR Improve Image Quality at Lower Radiation Dose? | Michael H Lev, MD, FAHA |
| 2:10 | Establishing Weight-Based and Indication-Based Protocols for Neuro CT Dose Reduction | David S. Enterline, MD |
| 2:20 | Another Look at Dual Energy CT of the Head | Srini Mukundan, Jr., MD, PhD |
| 2:30 | High-Quality Cerebral CTA Derived from CTP in Patients with Acute Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Stroke. | Mathias Prokop, MD PhD |
| 2:40 | CT,CTA or CTP for Endovascular Stroke Triage? | Michael H Lev, MD, FAHA |
| 2:50 | Brain CT Perfusion: Where Should it Fit in Treatment Algorithms? | David S. Enterline, MD |
| 3:00 | A Digital Phantom for Optimization of CT Brain Perfusion Parameters | Mathias Prokop, MD PhD |
| 3:10 | Usefulness of Whole-Brain CT Perfusion in the Management of Ischemicbrain Diseases | Kazuhiro Katada, MD |
| 3:20 | Atlas/Voxel Based Structured Function Correlation with Advanced CT: Hospital Acquired Pneumonia, Immune Function, and the Right Per-Insular Cortex | Michael H Lev, MD, FAHA |
| 3:30 | MDCT of Globe Injuries | Scott D. Steenburg, MD |
| 3:40 | The Role of Area Detector CT in the Evaluation of Swallowing | Kazuhiro Katada, MD |
| 3:50 | Discussion | |
| 4:00 | Break and Exhibits |
| 4:20 | Single Shot CT of Extremity Trauma | Mathias Prokop, MD PhD |
| 4:30 | MSK Dynamic Volume Imaging | Alain Blum, MD |
| 4:40 | 4DCT for the Evaluation of Wrist Kinematics: In-Vitro and In-Vivo Studies | Shuai Leng, MD |
| 4:50 | Bone Perfusion for Tumor Characterization | Alain Blum, MD |
| 5:00 | Large Matrix and Metal Artifact Reduction Techniques in MSK MDCT | George M. Ebert, MD, PhD |
| 5:10 | Bone Subtraction: A New Approach | Alain Blum, MD |
| 5:20 | Improvements in Low Back Pain Diagnosis and Treatment Using CT Fluoroscopy Guided Procedures | David S. Enterline, MD |
| 5:30 | Discussion |
| 6:30 | Continental Break and Exhibits | |
| 7:00 | The Use of Multiphased Imaging in Assessing Cardiovascular Disease | Lynne Hurwitz, MD |
| 7:10 | Safe Low Contrast Dose, Low kV CT Angiography in Chronic Renal Failure | Barry Daly MD, FRCR |
| 7:20 | Low Contrast CT Angiography Using Dual Energy | Jonathon Leipsic, MD |
| 7:30 | Dual Energy CT Angiography of Peripheral Arterial Diseases with Fast kV Switching: Comparison with Conventional Angiography | Sachio Kuribayashi, MD, PhD |
| 7:40 | Sub-mSv Prospective Gated Thoracic Aorta CTA Using Interactive Reconstruction | Seth Kligerman, MD |
| 7:50 | Measurement of Blood Flow Velocity at MDCT | Joseph R Leach, PhD |
| 8:00 | Limited Tear of the Aorta: A New Entity? | Dominik Fleischmann, MD |
| 8:10 | Assessment of Vascular Contrast and Wall Motion of the Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta on MDCT Angiography: Dual-Source High-Pitch vs. Non-Gated Acquisition Schemes | Daniel T. Boll, MD |
| 8:20 | Intramural Hematoma: Meaning and Mimics | Dominik Fleischmann, MD |
| 8:30 | Spectral CT for Analysis of Atherosclerotic Plaque Composition | David P. Cormode, PhD |
| 8:40 | Newer and Emerging Approaches with CT for Vascular Imaging in the Abdomen | Dushyant Sahani, MD |
| 8:50 | MDCT Features of Post-Traumatic Arteriovenous Fistulas | Scott D. Steenburg, MD |
| 9:00 | Discussion | |
| 9:15 | Coffee Break and Exhibits |
| 9:30 | Assessment of Aortic Root with CT in the Context of TAVI | Paul Schoenhagen, MD, FAHA |
| 9:40 | Annular Sizing for TAVR with MDCT | Jonathon Leipsic, MD |
| 9:50 | Accurate Prediction of TAVR Deployment Angles Saves Time and Contrast | Dominik Fleischmann, MD |
| 10:00 | ECG Gated Whole Body - Low kVp - Low Contrast Imaging for Patients in Preparation for TAVI | Hans-Christoph Becker, MD |
| 10:10 | How Low Should You Go? Getting Great Low Dose CCTA Studies Without Sacrificing Image Quality | James P Earls, MD |
| 10:20 | Reduction of Radiation Exposure and Improvement of Image Quality with BMI-Adapted Prospective Cardiac Computed Tomography and Iterative Reconstruction | Henning Steen, MD, PhD |
| 10:30 | Does Dual-Energy CT Help When Looking at the Coronary Arteries? Comparison with Conventional CCTA | James P Earls, MD |
| 10:40 | Effect of Changing Monochromatic Energy to Reduce Calcium Blooming in Rapid-kV Switching Dual Energy Cardiac CT | James P Earls, MD |
| 10:50 | The Tortoise and The Hare: Temporal Resolution Improvement Methods for Cardiac CT | U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FAHA, FSCBT-MR, FSCCT |
| 11:00 | Comprehensive Cardiac CT Study: Beyond Anatomy | Ricardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCT |
| 11:10 | Tips & Tricks in Reading Cardiac CT | Tamar Gaspar, MD |
| 11:20 | Navigate this Maze: A Critical Look at Cardiac CT Credentialing Pathways | U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, FAHA, FSCBT-MR, FSCCT |
| 11:30 | MDCT Pulmonary Vein Assessment: ECG-Gated vs. High Pitch Acquisition Schemes | Jared D. Christensen, MD |
| 11:40 | Discussion | |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break |
| 1:20 | Pitfalls in Pulmonary Vein CT | Harold Litt, MD, PhD |
| 1:30 | LVAD Assessment on MDCT: Normal Appearance and Complications | Jared D. Christensen, MD |
| 1:40 | Performance of Dual Source Versus 256-Slice Multi-Detector CT in the Evaluation of 16 Coronary Artery Stents | Henning Steen, MD, PhD |
| 1:50 | Novel Algorithmic Approaches to Motion Correction in CCTA- Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy | Jonathon Leipsic, MD |
| 2:00 | Diagnostic Accuracy of New Generation CT Scanners for Detection of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Without Known Disease | Ronen Rubinshtein, MD |
| 2:10 | Cardiac CT in the Asymptomatic Patient: Revisiting the Issue | João A. C. Lima, MD |
| 2:20 | Evaluation of Coronary Stents with Multislice CT Angiography | Ronen Rubinshtein, MD |
| 2:30 | Evaluation of the Post CABG Patient with New Generation CT Scanners | Tamar Gaspar, MD |
| 2:40 | Imaging Acute Chest Pain: Current Perspectives | Joachim E. Wildberger, MD, PhD |
| 2:50 | The Evidence for Coronary CT in the Emergency Department | Harold Litt, MD, PhD |
| 3:00 | Discussion | |
| 3:20 | Coffee Break and Exhibits |
| 3:40 | Implementing Coronary CTA in the ED Setting: Do's and Dont's | Ricardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCT |
| 3:50 | Coronary DSCT in Patients with Intermediate Likelihood of Coronary Artery Stenoses: Results of the MEDIC Study | Hans-Christoph Becker, MD |
| 4:00 | Medical Treatment of CAD Based Upon CT Findings | James K. Min, MD, FACC, FSCCT |
| 4:10 | CT Defined Atherosclerosis: Lessons from MESA | João A. C. Lima, MD |
| 4:20 | Prediction of Therapeutic Benefit by CT | James K. Min, MD, FACC, FSCCT |
| 4:30 | Fast and Easy Approach for Cardiac CT Perfusion Imaging | Hans-Christoph Becker, MD |
| 4:40 | Beam Hardening Correction in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using ECG-Gated Dual Energy Scan with Fast kV Switching: A Pilot Study Using Human Heart Specimen | Sachio Kuribayashi, MD, PhD |
| 4:50 | Available Evidence for Stress Myocardial CT Perfusion | Ricardo C. Cury, MD, FSCCT |
| 5:00 | Cardiac CT Perfusion: The CorE320 Trial | João A. C. Lima, MD |
| 5:10 | Calculation of FFR from CT | James K. Min, MD, FACC, FSCCT |
| 5:20 | Fractional Flow Reserve Versus Myocardial Perfusion Assessent: Which is Better? | João A. C. Lima, MD |
| 5:30 | Discussion |
