New Trends in Breast CAD

New Trends in Breast Computer-Aided Detection (CAD)

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Speakers are reviewing the basics of CAD as well as focusing on successes and limitations of breast CAD technology. They also are exploring future applications of computer-aided diagnosis including prognosis and therapeutic monitoring. Finally, a speaker is presenting a use case of CAD and computer-aided diagnosis in practice.

The speakers are:
  • Andrew Karellas, PhD, professor, radiology, Emory University in Atlanta;
  • Mary Ellen L. Giger, PhD, professor, radiology, University of Chicago Medical Center;
  • Georgia D. Tourassi, PhD, associate professor, radiology, Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.; and
  • Stamatia V. Destounis, MD, managing partner, Elizabeth Wende Breast Care, Rochester, N.Y.

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