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The Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound
Annual Conference
May 8-11, 2012
The Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa, Atlantic City, NJ
  

Program Overview

Women's Imaging Symposium

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Vascular Imaging and Doppler

Pediatric Ultrasound for the Generalist

Principles Tune-Up

Contrast Agents in Ultrasound

Ultrasound General Imaging "The Requisites"

 

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    Women's Imaging Symposium
    Breast Ultrasound Tutorial
    Tuesday, May 8, 2012

    Tuesday, May 8, 2012                                                     Moderator: Annina Wilkes, MD
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    8:10

    		   Introduction

    Annina Wilkes, MD

    8:10

    -

    9:00

    		   Breast US: Indications, Technique & Normal Anatomy

    Annina Wilkes, MD

    9:00

    -

    9:30

    		   Breast Ultrasound: Imaging Principles

    Christopher R. Merritt, MD

    9:30

    -

    10:15

    		   Optimizing Breast Sonography

    Cynthia L. Rapp, BS, RDMS

    10:15

    -

    10:45

    		   Break  

    10:45

    -

    11:15

    		   Breast Ultrasound Lesion Assessment: BIRADS Ultrasound

    Christopher R. Merritt, MD

    11:15

    -

    12:00

    		   Non-Simple Cysts in Breast Sonography

    Cynthia L. Rapp, BS, RDMS

    12:00

    -

    1:30

    		   Lunch (on your own)  

    1:30

    -

    2:15

    		   Solid Breast Nodules: Benign vs. Malignant

    Cynthia L. Rapp, BS, RDMS

    2:15

    -

    3:15

    		  

    Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Biopsy of the Breast

    Barbara Cavanaugh, MD

    3:15

    -

    3:45

    		   Break in the Exhibit Hall

     

    3:45

    -

    4:30

    		   Demonstration: Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy Barbara Cavanaugh, MD

    4:30

    -

    5:00

    		   Faculty Panel

     

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    Women's Imaging Symposium
    Advances in Ob/Gyn Symposium
    Wednesday, May 9- Thursday, May 10, 2012

    Wednesday, May 9, 2012                        Program Director: Oksana H. Baltarowich, MD
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    8:45

    		   Approach to Acute Pelvic Pain Rochelle F. Andreotti, MD

    8:45

    -

    9:30

    		   Ultrasound in the Evaluation and Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy James M. Shwayder, MD

    9:30

    -

    10:15

    		   3DUS in Ob-Gyn Dolores Pretorius, MD

    10:15

    		  

    10:45

    		   Break in Exhibit Hall  

    10:45

    -

    11:30

    		   Approach to Chronic Pelvic Pain Rochelle F. Andreotti, MD

    11:30

    -

    12:15

    		   3DUS of the Pelvic Floor Dolores Pretorius, MD

    12:15

    -

    1:45

    		   Lunch (on your own)  

    1:45

    -

    2:00

    		   Ultrasound Evaluation for Fecal Incontinence Ethan Halpern, MD
    2:00

    -

    2:45

    		   Sonohysterography and Sonosalpingography James M. Shwayder, MD

    2:45

    		 -

    3:15

    		   Congenital Heart Disease: Unknowns Dolores Pretorius, MD
    3:15

    -

    3:45

    		   Break in Exhibit Hall  

    3:45

    -

    4:30

    		   Liability in Ultrasound James M. Shwayder, MD
    4:30 - 5:15   Obstetrical Doppler Mani Montazemi, RDMS
    5:15 - 5:30   Questions and Answers Faculty
    Thursday, May 10, 2012                                     
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    8:45

    		   Challenging Management Cases in Ob-Gyn Rochelle F. Andreotti, MD

    8:45

    -

    9:30

    		   Sonography of the Lower Uterine Segment and Cervix Mani Montazemi, RDMS

    9:30

    -

    10:15

    		   Obstetrical Ultrasound Pitfalls Beverly Coleman, MD

    10:15

    -

    10:45

    		   Break in Exhibit Hall  

    10:45

    -

    11:30

    		   Fetal Chest Masses Dennis Wood, RDMS

    11:30

    -

    12:15

    		   Sonography of the Fetal Genitourinary Tract Beverly Coleman, MD

    12:15

    -

    1:45

    		   Lunch (on your own)  

    1:45

    -

    2:30

    		   Practical Use of 3D/4D in Fetal Cardiology Dennis Wood, RDMS

    2:30

    -

    3:15

    		   Update on Ultrasound Role in Fetal Therapy Beverly Coleman, MD

    3:15

    -

    3:45

    		   Break in Exhibit Hall  

    3:45

    -

    4:30

    		   Sonography of Multiple Gestations Mani Montazemi, RDMS

    4:30

    -

    5:15

    		   Sonography of the Normal and Abnormal 1st Trimester Oksana H. Baltarowich, MD

    5:15

    -

    5:30

    		   Questions and Answers Faculty

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    Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
    Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - Wednesday, May 9, 2012

    Tuesday, May 8, 2012                                            Moderator: Levon Nazarian, MD
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    8:45

    		   Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Levon Nazarian, MD

    8:45

    -

    9:15

    		   Knobology

    Nandkumar Rawool, MD, RDMS

    9:15

    -

    9:45

    		   Ultrasound of the Shoulder: Anatomy and Technique

    J. Antonio Bouffard, MD

    9:45

    -

    10:30

    		   Ultrasound of the Shoulder: Pathology

    Levon Nazarian, MD

    10:30

    -

    11:00

    		   Demo: Ultrasound of the Shoulder

    Nandkumar Rawool, MD, RDMS

    11:00

    -

    11:30

    		   Break  

    11:30

    -

    12:00

    		   Ultrasound of the Elbow

    Levon Nazarian, MD

    12:00

    -

    12:30

    		   Ultrasound of the Hand and Wrist

    Levon Nazarian, MD

    12:30

    -

    1:00

    		   Demo: Upper Extremity (elbow, wrist and hand)

    J. Antonio Bouffard, MD

    1:00

    -

    2:30

    		   Lunch (on your own)  

    2:30

    -

    3:15

    		   Ultrasound of the Knee

    J. Antonio Bouffard, MD

    3:15

    -

    4:00

    		   Foot and Ankle

    Levon Nazarian, MD

    4:00

    -

    4:30

    		   Break in the Exhibit Hall  

    4:30

    -

    5:00

    		   Demo: Foot and Ankle

    Nandkumar Rawool, MD, RDMS

    5:00

    -

    5:30

    		   Demo: Knee

    J. Antonio Bouffard, MD

    Wednesday, May 9, 2012                                      Moderator: Levon Nazarian, MD

            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    9:00

     

    Ultrasound of  the Adult Hip/Hip Demo

    J. Antonio Bouffard, MD

    9:00

    -

    9:45

     

    Ultrasound of Soft Tissue Masses

    Levon Nazarian, MD

    9:45

    -

    10:15

     

    Break in the Exhibit Hall

     

    10:15

    -

    11:15

     

    New Techniques in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

    Nandkumar Rawool, MD, RDMS

    11:15

    -

    12:15

     

    Interventional MSK Ultrasound

    Levon Nazarian, MD

    12:15

    -

    12:30

     

    Questions and Answers

    Faculty

    12:30

    -

    2:00

     

    Lunch (on your own)

     

    2:00

    -

    3:30

     

    Upper Extremity Hands-On Sessions

    Faculty

    3:30

    -

    4:00

     

    Break in the Exhibit Hall

     

    4:00

    -

    5:30

     

    Lower Extremity Hands-On Sessions

    Faculty

     

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    Vascular Imaging And Doppler
    Wednesday, May 9 - Friday, May 11, 2012

    Wednesday, May 9, 2012                                Moderator:
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    8:30

    		   Physics Tuneup Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD

    8:30

    -

    9:00

    		  

    Tricks and Tips for Improving Vascular Duplex I

    Mani Montazemi, RDMS

    9:00

    -

    9:30

    		   Venous Protocols for Upper and Lower

    George Berdejo, BA, RVT

    9:30

    -

    10:00

    		   Venous Thrombosis: Acute, Chronic, Recurrent

    Laurence Needleman, MD

    10:00

    -

    10:30

    		   Break in the Exhibit Hall

     

    10:30

    -

    11:00

    		   Physiologic Testing: Diagnostic Criteria and Case Based Review James Benanati, MD

    11:00

    -

    11:30

    		   Venous Cases

    Laurence Needleman, MD
    11:30 - 12:00   Questions and Answers and More Cases

    George Berdejo, BA, RVT
    James Benanati, MD
    Laurence Needleman, MD

    12:00 - 1:30   Lunch (on your own)  

    1:30

    -

    2:00

    		   Tricks and Tips for Improving Vascular Duplex II

    Mani Montazemi, RDMS

    2:00

    -

    2:30

    		   Arterial Duplex: Preop to Postop

    George Berdejo, BA, RVT

    2:30

    -

    3:00

    		   Which Patients Need Vascular Ultrasound, Other Tests, or No Imaging At All

    James Benanati, MD

    3:00

    -

    3:30

    		   Break in the Exhibit Hall  

    3:30

    -

    4:00

    		   Top Mistakes in Vascular Testing

    Marge Hutchisson, RVT, RDCS

    4:00

    -

    4:30

    		   Interesting Cases I Have Seen

    James Benanati, MD
    4:30 - 5:00   Answers and Questions

    George Berdejo, BA, RVT
    Marge Hutchisson, RVT, RDCS
    Mani Montazemi, RDMS
    James Benanati, MD
    Laurence Needleman, MD

    Thursday, May 10, 2012                                         Moderator:
            Breakfast (on your own)  
    8:00 - 8:45   Cerebrovascular Protocols and Interpretation Philip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT

    8:45

    -

    9:00

    		   Simple Things to Improve Quality Marge Hutchisson, RVT, RDCS

    9:00

    -

    9:15

    		   A Mock QA Conference

    Marge Hutchisson, RVT, RDCS
    Laurence Needleman, MD
    George Berdejo, BA, RVT
    Kathleen Carter, BSN, RN, RVT, FSVU
    James Benanati, MD

    9:15

    -

    10:00

    		   Vascular Criteria and Quality: A Panel Discussion

    James Benanati, MD
    Kathleen Carter, BSN, RN, RVT, FSVU
    Philip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT
    Marge Hutchisson, RVT, RDCS
    Laurence Needleman, MD

    10:00

    -

    10:30

    		   Break in the Exhibit Hall

     

    10:30

    -

    11:00

    		   Carotid Cases From Simple to Hard

    Laurence Needleman, MD
    George Berdejo, BA, RVT

    11:00

    -

    11:30

    		   Arteriovenous Fistulas: Preop to Postop Evaluation

    Kathleen Carter, BSN, RN, RVT, FSVU

    11:30

    -

    11:45

    		   Transcatheter Treatment of Hemorrhage

    Malkhaz Mizandari, MD, PhD

    11:45

    -

    12:00

    		   Questions and Answers and More Cases

    Laurence Needleman, MD
    George Berdejo, BA, RVT
    Kathleen Carter, BSN, RN, RVT, FSVU
    12:00 - 1:30   Lunch (on your own)  
    1:30 - 2:00   Musculoskeletal Mimics of Vascular Disease Lauren Lown, BS, RDMS, RVT

    2:00

    -

    2:30

    		   Reports: What’s the Best Way to Say What Needs to be Said

    Laurence Needleman, MD

    2:30

    -

    3:00

    		   Abdominal Doppler: Protocols and Tips Kathleen Carter, BSN, RN, RVT, FSVU
    3:00 - 3:30   Break in the Exhibit Hall

     

    3:30

    -

    4:00

    		   Renal Artery Disease: Ultrasound Protocols and Tips

    Kathleen Carter, BSN, RN, RVT, FSVU

    4:00

    -

    4:30

    		   Renal Artery Disease: Interpretation and Radiologist’s Perspective

    Sandeep Deshmukh, MD

    4:30

    -

    4:45

    		   Aortic Disease: Vascular Surgeon’s Perspective

    Joshua Eisenberg, MD
    4:45 - 5:00   Aortic Disease: From Screening to Postop Evaluation Kathleen Carter, BSN, RN, RVT, FSVU
    Friday, May 11, 2012                                               Moderator:
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    8:45

    		   Course Review: The Hemodynamics Behind the Diagnosis Traci Fox, MS, RDMS, RVT

    8:45

    -

    9:15

    		   Venous Reflux Testing Philip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT

    9:15

    -

    9:30

    		   Questions and Answers for Traci and Phil

    Traci Fox, MS, RDMS, RVT
    Philip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT

    9:30

    -

    10:00

    		   Fistulas and Pseudoaneurysms and Other Groin Problems Sandeep Deshmukh, MD

    10:00

    -

    10:30

    		   Break  

    10:30

    -

    11:00

    		   Unusual Vascular Diseases

    Paul J. DiMuzio, MD

    11:00

    -

    11:30

    		   New Technologies in Vascular Ultrasound

    Philip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT
    11:30 - 12:00   Questions and Answers

    Sandeep Deshmukh, MD
    Philip J. Bendick, PhD, RVT
    Paul J. DiMuzio, MD

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    Pediatric Ultrasound
    Friday, May 11, 2012

    Friday, May 11, 2012                          Course Director: Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg, MD
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    8:20

    		   Infant Brain: Hemorrhage and Hypoxic-Ischemic Disease

    Henrietta Kotlus Rosenburg, MD

    8:20

    -

    		 8:40   Infant Brain: Congenital Anomalies

    Marilyn J. Siegel, MD

    8:40

    -

    8:55

    		   Infant Spine

    Henrietta Kotlus Rosenburg, MD

    8:55

    -

    9:15

    		   Pediatric Neck Masses Henrietta Kotlus Rosenburg, MD

    9:15

    -

    9:35

    		   Pediatric Chest Marilyn J. Siegel, MD

    9:35

    -

    9:55

    		   Urinary Tract Anomalies

    Henrietta Kotlus Rosenburg, MD

    9:55

    -

    10:15

    		   Pediatric Renal Neoplasms Marilyn J. Siegel, MD
    10:15 - 10:45   Break  
    10:45 - 11:00   Pediatric Gynecologic Ultrasound Marilyn J. Siegel, MD
    11:00 - 11:20   Neonatal Jaundice Henrietta Kotlus Rosenburg, MD
    11:20 - 11:40   Pediatric Liver Masses Marilyn J. Siegel, MD
    11:40 - 11:55   Ultrasound of Appendicitis Marilyn J. Siegel, MD
    11:55 - 12:15   Sonography of Developmental Dysplasia of the Infant Hip Henrietta Kotlus Rosenburg, MD
    12:15 - 12:30   Questions and Answers  

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    Principles Tune-Up
    Tuesday, May 8, 2012

    Tuesday, May 8, 2012                                    Moderator: Larry D. Waldroup, BS, RDMS
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    10:00

    		   Ultrasound and Transducers

    Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD

    10:00

    -

    10:30

    		   Break

     

    10:30

    -

    12:00

    		   Intruments and Artifacts Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD

    12:00

    -

    1:30

    		   Lunch (on your own)  
    1:30 - 3:00   Doppler Principles Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD

    3:00

    -

    4:00

    		   Buzzwords: Modern Technology

    Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD

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    Contrast Agents in Ultrasound
    Tuesday, May 8, 2012

    Tuesday, May 8, 2012                                           Moderator: Flemming Forsberg, PhD
            Breakfast (on your own)  

    8:00

    -

    8:05

    		   Introduction

    Barry B. Goldberg, MD

    8:05

    -

    8:30

    		   Modeling the Dynamics of Contrast Microbubbles

    Kausik Sarkar, MD

    8:30

    -

    8:55

    		   Clot Lysis with Targeted Microbubbles

    Terry Matsunaga, PharmD, PhD

    8:55

    -

    9:20

    		   Image-Guided Sonothrombosis for Acute Ischemic Disease Therapy

    William T. Shi, PhD

    9:20

    -

    9:45

    		   Regeneration of Pancreatic Islets in Vivo by Ultrasound-targeted Gene Therapy

    Paul Grayburn, MD

    9:45

    -

    10:05

    		   Questions and Answers

    Panel

    10:05

    -

    10:25

    		   Break  

    10:25

    -

    10:50

    		   Microbubble Signature Imaging for Ultrasound Therapy Planning and Control

    William T. Shi, PhD

    10:50

    -

    11:15

    		   Identification of Secondary Sentinal Lymph Nodes

    Barry B. Goldberg, MD

    11:15

    -

    11:40

    		   Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound to Assess the Tumoral Microvasculature: Potential and Reality

    Olivier Lucidarme, MD

    11:40

    -

    12:00

    		   Questions and Answers

    Panel

    12:00

    -

    1:30

    		   Lunch (on your own)

     

    1:30

    -

    1:55

    		   CEUS for Liver Lesion Characterization - A Phase III Clinical Trial in the United States

    Barry B. Goldberg, MD

    1:55

    -

    2:20

    		   3D Subharmonic Breast Imaging: Preliminary Results

    Flemming Forsberg, PhD

    2:20

    -

    2:45

    		   Contrast Echocardiography - 2012 Update

    Paul Grayburn, MD

    2:45

    -

    3:05

    		   Questions and Answers

    Panel

    3:05

    -

    3:35

    		   Break  

    3:35

    -

    4:00

    		   Estimating Portal Hypertension with Subharmonic Bubble Signals; A First-In-Humans Experience

    Flemming Forsberg, PhD

    4:00

    -

    4:25

    		   Guidelines and Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound in EU

    Olivier Lucidarme, MD

    4:25

    -

    4:45

    		  

    Questions and Answers

    Panel

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    Ultrasound General Imaging "The Requisites"
    Wednesday, May 9 - Thursday, May 10, 2012

    Wednesday, May 9, 2012                                             Course Director: Alfred Kurtz, MD
            Breakfast (on your own)  
    8:00 - 9:00   Basic Imaging Christopher Merritt, MD
    9:00 - 10:00   Understanding Doppler Christopher Merritt, MD
    10:00 - 10:30   Break in the Exhibit Hall  
    10:30 - 12:00  

    Abdominal Ultrasound - Part I

    (Liver, Gallbladder and Bile Ducts)

    		Oksana H. Baltarowich, MD
    12:00 - 1:30   Lunch (on your own)  
    1:30 - 2:30  

    Abdominal Ultrasound - Part II

    (Pancreas and Spleen)

    		Oksana H. Baltarowich, MD
    2:30 - 3:30   Kidneys, Adrenal Glands and Retoperitoneum Ethan Halpern, MD
    3:30 - 4:00   Break in the Exhibit Hall  
    4:00 - 5:00   GU Sonography of Urinary Bladder, Scrotum, and Prostate Ethan Halpern, MD
    Thursday, May 10, 2012                           
            Breakfast (on your own)  
    8:00 - 9:00  

    Obstetrics Part I
    (1st Trimester, Ectopic Pregnancy)

    		Alfred Kurtz, MD
    9:00 - 10:00  

    Obstetrics Part II
    (2nd and 3rd Trimester)

    		Alfred Kurtz, MD
    10:00 - 10:30   Break in the Exhibit Hall  
    10:30 - 11:30   Musculoskeletal Suzanne Long, MD
    11:30 - 12:30  

    Vascular

    (Arterial and Venous)

    		Laurence Needleman, MD
    12:30 - 2:00   Lunch (on your own)  
    2:00 - 3:00   Gynecologic Ultrasound Alfred Kurtz, MD
    3:00 - 3:30  

    Break in the Exhibit Hall

    		 
    3:30 - 4:30   Interventional Ultrasound Including Thyroid Biopsy: A Practical Guide Rick Feld, MD
    4:30 - 5:15   Advances in Ultrasound Imaging Barry B. Goldberg, MD

     


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