Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

Advanced Neurovascular MR Angiography; Nov. 29, 4:30pm-6:00pm

This refresher course will review various MR angiographic pulse sequences, compare 3T MR angiography with CT angiography in the detection of carotid bifurcation stenosis and introduce new MR angiography protocol techniques.

Advanced Neuro-oncologic Imaging; Nov. 29, 4:30pm-6:00pm

This course will examine advances in: structural and high-field-strength imaging, physiologic imaging and surgical navigation for brain tumor resection.

Body MR Imaging Technique Update; Nov. 28, 8:30am-10:00am

This session will present the rationale for newer body MR approaches with a focus on contrast agent reduction, expedited 3T exams (including 10-minute liver MR imaging) and more.

Prostate MR Imaging in 2011: Current Role in Staging and Surveillance; Nov. 28, 8:30am-10:00am

A team of researchers will review the basics of prostate MR imaging, including the limitations of current therapeutic approaches; prostate cancer care guidelines; indications for prostate MR imaging and its role in diagnosis, management and biopsy.

Contrast-enhanced Brain Perfusion Imaging: Techniques and Applications; Nov. 27, 2:00pm-3:30pm

An expert panel will examine brain perfusion physiology and the practice, pitfalls and emerging applications of CT and MR perfusion imaging.

MR Safety 2011: Safer MR Imaging Practices through Medicolegal Case Studies; Nov. 27, 2:00pm-3:30pm

With the rise in MR safety incidents and lawsuits, this interactive session will present the major and most common MR safety issues resulting in patient injury and legal action and reviews steps and strategies to decrease the likelihood of such incidents as well as to reduce the likelihood of an adverse outcome in an MR-safety lawsuit.Sunday, Nov. 27, 2:00-3:30 S103AB

FDA green-lights Infinitt cardiac display, analysis package

Infinitt's Xelis Cardiac, a 2D, 3D and 4D display and analysis tool for coronary CT angiography and left ventricle analysis, has received clearance from the FDA.

Canadian trauma center to install Agfa's DR system

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto has selected Agfa HealthCares DX-D 500n dual cesium detector direct radiography (DR) system.

Around the web

Harvard’s David A. Rosman, MD, MBA, explains how moving imaging outside of hospitals could save billions of dollars for U.S. healthcare.

Back in September, the FDA approved GE HealthCare’s new PET radiotracer, flurpiridaz F-18, for patients with known or suspected CAD. It is seen by many in the industry as a major step forward in patient care. 

After three years of intermittent shortages of nuclear imaging tracer technetium-99m pyrophosphate, there are no signs of the shortage abating.