Current State of the Art: Coronary CT and MR Angiography: Nov. 27, 2pm-3:30pm

An expert panel discusses the basics of CT angiography, MR and CT perfusion imaging and recent advances in MR angiography. Clinical indications for and limitations of each study are presented.

When: Sunday, Nov. 27, 2:00-3:30
Where: N227

Speaker Information:

U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, director of cardiovascular imaging, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Ricardo Caldeira Cury, MD, medical director of cardiac imaging, Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, Miami
Hajime Sakuma, MD, Mie University Hospital, Mie, Japan

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