NASCI 45th Annual Meeting (Copy)

Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Update

The North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI) features the finest minds in Radiology presenting the hottest topics and latest advances in Cardiac CT and MR. Its 45th Annual Meeting is available here, with presentations and case reviews from eighty internationally renowned cardiovascular imaging experts.  Includes several hours of Pediatric specific content.  All credits earned from this activity are applicable as Self-Assessment CME for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements.

Topics:  Cardiac CT and MR, Quantitative Imaging, Ischemic Disease, Cutting Edge Technology, Congenital Issues, Tumors, Pediatric Imaging, Vascular, Cardiomyopathy, Practice Development and Much More!

Session 1 – Common CT/MR Indications and Protocols

MR- Typical Indications	Elena Pena Fernandez, MD
MR- Common Protocols	Gregory Kicska, MD, PhD
CT- Common Indications	Tami Bang, MD
CT- Common Protocols	Michael Steigner, MD
Q & A

Session 2 – Case Based Reviews

Viability Imaging With CMR	Daniel Ocazionez-Trujillo, MD
MR Cardiomyopathy	Kimberly Kallianos, MD
MR/CT Pericardium	Abhishek Chaturvedi, MBBS
MR Aorta	Karin Dill, MD
Valve and Valve Replacement CT/MR Cases	Brent Little, MD
CT/MR Devices Non-Valve	Harold Litt, MD, PhD
CMR and CT Evaluation of Cardiac Masses	Anil Attili, MD
CT/MR Congenital	Satinder Singh, MD
Q & A

Session 3 – Logistics of Starting a Cardiac Practice

Credentialing- What Do I Need (CT and MR)?	Charles White, MD
Getting Buy-In From Your Group	Richard Hallett, MD
Building Up Referrals and How I Bill	Amar Shah, MD
Patient Prep and Safety For Cardiac CT	Dominique DaBreo, MD
Q & A

Session 4 – Quantitative Imaging

Keynote – The Promise of High-Tech in Cardiovascular Devices	Julio Palmaz, MD
Multiparametric T1, T2 and T2* MR Imaging	Kate Hanneman, MD
New Applications of Quantitative Wall Motion Analysis for ARVD Assessment	Stefan Zimmerman, MD
Deep Learning Quantitative Analysis of Cardiac Function	Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD
Photon Counting CT Applications	David Bluemke, MD, PhD

Session 5 – Ischemic Disease

MR Myocardial Tissue Characterization	Matthias Gutberlet, MD, PhD
Imaging for Interventional and Surgical Planning, As Well As Follow Up	Luigi Natale, MD
Myocardial CT Perfusion: Optimization of Imaging Ptotocol	Yeon Hyeon Choe, MD, PhD
Value of Quantitative Analysis of Myocardial Perfusion MRI and CT	Hajime Sakuma, MD, PhD
Rapid and Cost-Effective CMR Exam	Juliano Fernandes, MD, PhD, MBA
The Basics of Myocardial Strain Analysis Using CMR	Erasmo De La Pena-Almaguer, MD

Session 6 – Pediatric I: Congenital Cardiac Imaging Basics for the Adult Imager

Cardiac Segmental Analysis: Implications for Cardiac Imaging and Surgical Management	Gautam Singh, MD
Shunt Quantification in CMR – How I Do It	Randolph Otto, MD
Role of CMR in Tetralogy of Fallot	W. James Parks, MD
Surveillance Imaging in Transposition of Great Arteries	Karen Ordovas, MD
Coarctation of the Aorta	Prachi Agarwal, MBBS
Fontan Procedure: Anatomy and Complications	Srikant Das, MD
Normative Data for Quantitative Assessment in Pediatric Cardiac MRI	S. Bruce Greenberg, MD
Q & A

Session 7 – Pediatric II: Technical Advancements

Fetal Cardiac MRI	Michael Seed, MD
T1, T2, T2*  Mapping in Pediatric CMR	Dianna Bardo, MD
3D printing: Challenges and Opportunities	Mark Fogel, MD
Improving Vascular Image Quality for Congenital Heart Disease	Animesh Tandon, MD
Stress Perfusion in Congenital Cardiac Imaging	Lorna Browne, MD
Go With the Flow: Role of 4D Flow Imaging	Niti Aggarwal, MD
Q & A

Session 8 – Pediatric III: Advanced Congenital Cardiac Imaging

Strain Imaging: Concepts and Applications	Sean Lang, MD
Emergent Cardiac CT in Pediatric Patients	Prakash Masand, MD
Q & A
Pediatric Case #1	Juan Carlos Muniz, MD
Pediatric Case #2	Siddharth Jadhav, MD
Use of 4D MRI in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension	Sean Lang, MD
Vasculitius in an Infant	Sean Lang, MD
Q & A

Session 9 – Adult Congenital

Adult Congenital Heart Disease: What the Surgeon Needs to Know on CMR	Sadaf Bhutta, MBBS
Techniques for Imaging Adult Congenital Heart Disease: CT Versus MRI	Karen Lyons, MD
CMR and Clinical Outcomes in Fontan Patients	Rahul Rathod, MD
Coronary Artery Anomalies Needing Intervention: Pre and Post-Op Imaging	Prachi Agarwal, MBBS
CT-FFR in Complex Congenital Heart Disease	Dimitrios Mitsouras, PhD
Vascular Rings and Slings	Mark Ferguson, MD
Q & A

Session 10 – Tumor Imaging

PET/CT and PET/MR of Cardiac Tumors	Andrew Bowman, MD, PhD
Primary Pericardial Tumors	Daniel Vargas, MD
Systemic Malignancies Involving the Heart	Elizabeth Lee, MD
MR Making the Tumor Diagnosis	Susan Hobbs, MD, PhD
Q & A

Session 11 – Technological and Practice Advancements

New Imaging Technologies in Structural Heart Disease: Guiding Cardiac Intervention	Eric Williamson, MD
State of the Art Lecture – Hardware, Software, and Pulse Sequence Innovations to Allow Rapid, Comprehensive Pediatric Cardiovascular MRI	Joseph Cheng, PhD
Building an Efficient Cardiac CT/MR Practice	Michael Morris, MD
MRI of Myocarditis	Philip Young, MD

Session 12 – Vascular Session Including Pre and Post-Op Imaging

Multimodality Imaging Assessment of Endoleaks Post EVAR	Sasan Partovi, MD
Congenital Aortopathies	Cristina Fuss, MD
Imaging of the Pulmonary Veins- Pre and Post Procedure	Benoit Desjardins, MD, PhD
Functional Imaging of Aortic Coarctation	Philip Young, MD
Lower Extremity CTA: Pearls for Practice	Richard Hallett, MD
Acute Aortic Syndromes	Joao Inacio, MD
Tips and Tricks for State of the Art MRA	Mayil Krishnam, MD
HeRo Catheters: Utility of Preprocedural CT Imaging	Susan Hobbs, MD, PhD
Q & A

Session 13 – Infection/Inflammation

Thoracic Mycotic Aneurysms	Carlos Restrepo, MD
Cardiothoracic Eosinophilic Disorders	Darshan Vummidi, MD
Imaging of Sarcoidosis with Emphasis on PET CT and PET MRI	Kavitha Yaddanapudi, MD
Cardiovascular Manifestations of HIV	Prabhakar Rajiah, MD
Vasculitis: A Case Based Review	Diana Litmanovich, MD
Cardiothoracic Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disease	Carole Dennie, MD
Q & A

Session 14 – Cardiomyopathy

Myocardial Strain Imaging in Cardiac Diseases and Cardiomyopathies	Tarun Pandey, MD
HOCM: Insights from Rad-Path	Jacobo Kirsch, MD
Abnormalities and Anatomic Variance of the Left Ventricular Papillary Muscles	Rachael Edwards, MD
T1 Mapping in Myocardial Iron Overload	Elsie Nguyen, MD
Cancer Treatment Related Cardiomyopathy	Gregory Gladish, MD
Q & A

Session 15 – Non CT/MR: What Does the Radiologist Need to Know?

What Radiologists Should Know About Echocardiography	Elsie Nguyen, MD
Nuclear Cardiac Imaging: What Every Radiologist Should Know	Niti Aggarwal, MD
Cardiac Catheterization Basics for Thoracic Radiologists	Nikhil Goyal, MD
Q & A

Session 16 – Craziest Cases

Case Review 1	Daniel Vargas, MD
Case Review 2	Satinder Singh, MD
Case Review 3	Michael Steigner, MD
Case Review 4	Elsie Nguyen, MD

Session 17 – Team Panel Competition

Image Interpretation Panel Team Competition

Karen Ordovas, MD

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