Hot Topics in Thoracic Imaging: Nov. 27, 2pm-3:30pm

An expert panel delves into the results and implications of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), examines dual-energy CT applications in the thorax and reviews integrative cardiothoracic CT imaging.

When: Sunday, Nov. 27, 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Where: E451B

Speaker information:
Philip M. Boiselle, MD, chief, thoracic imaging, Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center in Boston
Denise Ru Aberle, MD, vice chair of research in radiological sciences, University of California Los Angeles
Ioannis Vlahos, MBBS, department of radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City
Martine J. Remy Jardin, MD, PhD, department of radiology, Hopital Calmette in Lille, France

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