ISCT 2019 Program
Accredited for 26.25 CME credits, our 2019 program includes over 100 tactical talks that will cover every facet of CT while spanning a variety of subspecialties. Throughout each session you will see an emphasis around seven core themes: protocol overhauls, strategies for technologists, good CT vs. bad CT, controversies, CT updates, artificial intelligence, and tips for reading a CT scan like a boss.
2019 Program Themes
Our 2019 program is tied together by 7 distinct themes that you’ll see represented across each of our sessions, with the impact of each and how they pertain to a variety of subspecialties discussed and highlighted in depth over the course of our three day symposium.
Click on the boxes below to discover topic themes.
Wednesday, 9/18 Pre-Symposium Workshop Schedule
Applying Spectral CT for Improved Diagnosis & Better Patient Care • Moderators | Dushyant Sahani & Cynthia McCollough
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00-13:15 | Acquisition Technologies for Spectral CT | Cynthia McCollough |
| 13:15-13:30 | Spectral CT Image Types & Their Uses | Cynthia McCollough |
| 13:30-13:45 | Can Virtual Noncontrast Images Truly Replace True Noncontrast Images? | Shuai Leng |
| 13:45-14:00 | Quantitative Applications of Spectral CT: Potential Clinical Impact | Dushyant Sahani |
| 14:00-14:15 | Quantitative Accuracy of Spectral CT: Is it Good Enough? | Daniele Marin |
| 14:15-14:30 | Workflow: Managing a Multi-Vendor DECT Environment | Cristy Savage |
| 14:30-14:45 | Discussion | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Break | |
| 15:00-15:15 | Top 5 Applications for DECT: Evidence Base | Daniele Marin |
| 15:15-15:30 | How to Build DECT Protocols | Lakshmi Ananthakrishnan |
| 15:30-15:45 | Five Practical Strategies to Improve "Value" of DECT | Lakshmi Ananthakrishnan |
| 15:45-16:00 | Oncology Imaging Using DECT | Daniele Marin |
| 16:00-16:15 | Modifications to Your CT Practice With DECT | Dushyant Sahani |
| 16:15-16:30 | The Business Case for DECT | Dushyant Sahani |
| 16:30-16:45 | Artificial Intelligence in Spectral CT | Shuai Leng |
| 16:45-17:00 | Discussion |
Thursday, 9/19 Schedule
Several of today’s talks will center around the following seven themes, with their direct impact on each subspecialty discussed in detail.
Morning Activities
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00-8:00 | Registration | Exhibits | Continental Breakfast for Registrants | Ballroom Foyer |
CT Technologies: What's New? • Moderator | Cynthia McCollough
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:15 | AI-Enabled Acquisition: Recent Clinical Implementations | Shuai Leng |
| 8:15-8:30 | Reconstruction by AI: A Replacement for Iterative Reconstruction? | Shuai Leng |
| 8:30-8:45 | Photon Counting CT: What Advantages Might it Bring & When? | Cynthia McCollough |
| 8:45-9:00 | Discussion | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Latest Advances and Early Clinical Experience with Dedicated Breast CT | Willi A. Kalender |
| 9:15-9:30 | Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.: Deep Intelligence in Medical Imaging | Erin Angel |
| 9:30-9:45 | Siemens Healthineers: Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Advanced Imaging & Precision Medicine | Mark Palacio |
| 9:45-10:00 | GE Healthcare | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Break |
Pediatric • Moderator | Prakash Masand
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15-10:30 | Protocol Overhaul: Do we Really Need Oral Contrast for Abdominal CT in Pediatric Patients? | Grace Phillips |
| 10:30-10:45 | Good CT, Bad CT: Dual Energy Applications for Pediatric Body CT | Grace Phillips |
| 10:45-11:00 | Controversies In Results Delivery: Standardized Reporting for Pediatric Abdominal Tumors: Emphasis on Neuroblastoma and Hepatoblastoma | Erica Riedesel |
| 11:00-11:15 | Pediatric Cardiovascular CT: “Living in the Fast Lane | Smyrna Tuburan |
| 11:15-11:30 | Role of CT Imaging in Pediatric Emergencies | Smyrna Tuburan |
| 11:30-11:45 | Novel Imaging Techniques for Imaging the Pediatric Airway | Prakash Masand |
| 11:45-12:00 | Cardiac Applications for Pediatric CT | Prakash Masand |
| 12:00-12:15 | Discussion | |
| 12:15-13:30 | Lunch |
Chest • Moderator | Charles White
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30-13:45 | Protocol Overhaul: Interstitial Lung Disease, Expiratory Imaging, & Lung Nodule Imaging | Charles White |
| 13:45-14:00 | Coaching your Patients: Strategies for Technologists to Get the Best Chest Scans - Pulmonary Angiograms & ICU Scans | Charles White |
| 14:00-14:15 | Good CT, Bad CT: Image Quality Concerns That Matter for CT Pulmonary Angiograms | Florian Fintelmann |
| 14:15-14:30 | Reading Diffuse Lung Disease Like a Boss | Seth Kligerman |
| 14:30-14:45 | Controversies in Results Delivery: When and How to Give Recommendations | Carol Wu |
| 14:45-15:00 | Thoracic CT Update 2019: Lung Cancer Imaging Trials | Seth Kligerman |
| 15:00-15:15 | Pulmonary Complications of Newer Lung Cancer Therapies | Florian Fintelmann |
| 15:15-15:30 | Discussion | |
| 15:30-15:45 | Break | |
| 15:45-16:00 | Connective Tissue ILD | Seth Kligerman |
| 16:00-16:15 | Cystic Lung Disease: The Common & the Rare | Carol Wu |
| 16:15-16:30 | What it Takes in 2019 to Build a Lung Screening Program | Florian Fintelmann |
| 16:30-16:45 | ACR LungRADS Update | Carol Wu |
| 16:45-17:00 | Risk Calculators | Charles White |
| 17:00-17:15 | AI in Chest CT: Distinguishing & Characterizing Cancerous Nodules | Carol Wu |
| 17:15-17:30 | Discussion | |
After Hours Entertainment
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17:30-18:30 | Welcome Reception | Posters | Exhibits | Ballroom Foyer |
Friday, 9/20 Schedule
Several of today’s talks will center around the following seven themes, with their direct impact on each subspecialty discussed in detail.
Morning Activities
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00-8:00 | Registration | Exhibits | Continental Breakfast for Registrants | Ballroom Foyer |
Abdominal • Moderator | Perry Pickhardt
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:15 | Protocol Overhaul: Considering Biphasic, Split-bolus, & Oral Contrast Use | Meg Lubner |
| 8:15-8:30 | Liver CT as a One-Stop-Shop for Chronic Liver Disease | Andrew Smith |
| 8:30-8:45 | Good CT, Bad CT: Image Quality Concerns That Trump Radiation Dose Savings | Meg Lubner |
| 8:45-9:00 | Controversies in Results Delivery: Communicating Radiology Results | Matthew Davenport |
| 9:00-9:15 | How to Read a CT Colonography for the Practicing Radiologist | Perry Pickhardt |
| 9:15-9:30 | Abdominal CT Update 2019 | Matthew Davenport |
| 9:30-9:45 | Discussion | |
| 9:45-10:00 | Break | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Demystifying Peritoneal Disease and Improving Diagnostic Accuracy | Perry Pickhardt |
| 10:15-10:30 | AI Tumor Response Evaluation in Body CT | Andrew Smith |
| 10:30-10:45 | Quality in Radiology: Why is it Ignored and How Can We Improve? | Matthew Davenport |
| 10:45-11:00 | Automated Opportunistic CT Biomarkers for Predicting Future Cardiometabolic Events | Perry Pickhardt |
| 11:00-11:15 | Strategies for the Best Biopsies | Meg Lubner |
| 11:15-11:30 | AI triage of CT studies | Andrew Smith |
| 11:30-11:45 | AI in Abdominal CT: What's Up? | Arun Krishnaraj |
| 11:45-12:00 | Discussion | |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch & Learn presented by Canon (non CME accredited): Talk #1: AI's Potential for Disruption in Medical Imaging Talk #2: Redefining CT Image Quality Through Unprecedented Detail with Aquilion Precision Powered by AI-Based Reconstruction |
Eliot Siegel Nancy Pham |
Workflow & Reporting • Moderator | Arun Krishnaraj
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:15-13:30 | Are You Ready to be Yelped? | Arun Krishnaraj |
| 13:30-13:45 | Implementation of Provider & Patient Ratings of Radiologists' Reports on Satisfaction & Usefulness | Nelly Tan |
| 13:45-14:00 | Proving Value in Radiology: Shareable Open Source Registry Platform Driven by Radiology Workflow | José Morey |
| 14:00-14:15 | Rethinking the Role of the Radiologist: Enhancing Visibility Through Reporting | AJ Gunn |
| 14:15-14:30 | Distributed Peer Review | Brian Haas |
| 14:30-14:45 | DEBATE: Can Radiologists Deliver Results to Patients While Keeping up with Modern Radiology Department Volumes? | AJ Gunn, Geoffrey Rubin, & Nelly Tan |
| 14:45-15:00 | Discussion | |
| 15:00-15:15 | Break |
Skeletal • Moderator | Christopher Beaulieu
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 15:15-15:30 | Protocol Overhaul: Essential Concepts for High Quality Extremity CT: What Rads & Techs Need to Know | Chris Beaulieu |
| 15:30-15:45 | Good CT, Bad CT: Optimizing Image Quality in Patients with Metallic Implants | Savvas Nicolaou |
| 15:45-16:00 | How to Read Nontraumatic CT of the Lumbar Spine & Hip: What do Surgeons Want to Know? | Jacob Mandell |
| 16:00-16:15 | Controversies in Study Interpretation: Can CT Postprocessing Eliminate the Need to Change Window & Level Settings? | Jacob Mandell |
| 16:15-16:30 | MSK CT Update 2019 Part 1: Soft Tissue & Advanced 3D Applications of MSK CT | Savvas Nicolaou |
| 16:30-16:45 | MSK CT Update 2019 Part 2: Dual Energy & Conventional CT Evaluation of Bone Marrow | Jacob Mandell |
| 16:45-17:00 | Artificial Intelligence in MSK CT: AI Won't Leave the Bones Alone | Chris Beaulieu |
| 17:00-17:15 | Discussion |
Cases That Will Blow Your Mind • Moderator | Geoffrey Rubin
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 17:15-17:20 | Case #1 | Geoffrey Rubin |
| 17:20-17:23 | Case #2 | Arun Krishnaraj |
| 17:23-17:26 | Case #3 | Nelly Tan |
| 17:26-17:29 | Case #4 | AJ Gunn |
| 17:29-17:32 | Case #5 | Brian Haas |
| 17:32-17:35 | Case #6 | Matthew Davenport |
| 17:35-17:38 | Case #7 | Meg Lubner |
| 17:38-17:41 | Case #8 | Andrew Smith |
| 17:41-17:44 | Case #9 | Seth Kligerman |
| 17:44-17:47 | Case #10 | Cristy Savage |
| 17:47-17:50 | Case #11 | Perry Pickhardt |
Saturday, 9/21 Schedule
Several of today’s talks will center around the following seven themes, with their direct impact on each subspecialty discussed in detail.
Morning Activities
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00-8:00 | Registration | Exhibits | Continental Breakfast for Registrants | Ballroom Foyer |
Cardiovascular • Moderator | Jonathon Leipsic
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:15 | Protocol Overhaul: Balancing Dose with the Imaging Needs of the Field | Geoffrey Rubin |
| 8:15-8:30 | Coaching your Patients: Strategies for Technologists to Get the Best Cardiac Scans | Lior Molvin |
| 8:30-8:45 | Good CT, Bad CT: Image Quality Concerns that Matter for FFRCT & TAVR Assessments | Jonathon Leipsic |
| 8:45-9:00 | How to Read a Cardiac CT: Earning the Cardiologist's Respect | Jonathon Leipsic |
| 9:00-9:15 | Controversies in Results Delivery: The Case for Cardiac CT as the First Line Test for Stable Chest Pain | Koen Nieman |
| 9:15-9:30 | Cardiovascular CT Update 2019: Trials that Moved the Needle for Cardiac CT | Koen Nieman |
| 9:30-9:45 | Discussion | |
| 9:45-10:00 | Break | |
| 10:00-10:15 | FFRCT: Data & Clinical Utility | Jorge Gonzalez |
| 10:15-10:30 | CTA/FFRCT for Complex CAD | Jonathon Leipsic |
| 10:30-10:45 | CT for TAVR: The Essentials | Jonathon Leipsic |
| 10:45-11:00 | CT for Atherosclerosis: CACS & Plaques | Matthew Budoff |
| 11:00-11:15 | Dual Energy Cardiac CT: Updates & Clinical Applications | Jonathon Leipsic |
| 11:15-11:30 | Recent Technology Advancements: Towards the Perfect Scanner | Jonathon Leipsic |
| 11:30-11:45 | CT for Infective Endocarditis | Koen Nieman |
| 11:45-12:00 | Discussion | |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch & Learn presented by Siemens Healthineers (non CME accredited):
Spectral Dual Energy Imaging of the MSK System |
Savvas Nicolaou |
Neuro • Moderator | Michael Lev
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:15-13:30 | Acquisition, Post-Processing, & Interpretation of Neuro CT: What's New in 2019, What's Next in 2020? | Rajiv Gupta |
| 13:30-13:45 | Reading a Head CT/CTA Like a Boss: Tips & Tricks for the Practicing Radiologist | Michael Lev |
| 13:45-14:00 | Good CT, Bad CT: Image Quality Concerns that Matter for Neuro CT | Rajiv Gupta |
| 14:00-14:15 | Coaching your Patients: Strategies for Technologists to Get the Best Neuro Scans | Cristy Savage |
| 14:15-14:30 | Ischemic stroke: Cases beyond the bread & butter thromboembolic LVO. How CT/CTA/CTP help with the diagnosis and guide intervention | Angelos Konstas |
| 14:30-14:45 | Controversies: Imaging "Infarct Core" Without DWI - CT, CTA-SI, CTA-Collaterals, or CTP? | Jeremy Heit |
| 14:45-15:00 | Discussion | |
| 15:00-15:15 | Break | |
| 15:15-15:30 | Dual & Multi-Spectral CT: Neuro & Head/Neck Applications | Rajiv Gupta |
| 15:30-15:45 | Acute Stroke Triage in the Post-DAWN Era: Trials, Care Pathways & Imaging Algorithms | Jeremy Heit |
| 15:45-16:00 | Acute Stroke Triage in the Post-DAWN Era: "How We Do It" in Real World Private Practice | Angelos Konstas |
| 16:00-16:15 | ED Evaluation of "Headache" in Young Adults & Pre-Menopausal Women | Jason Handwerker |
| 16:15-16:30 | How do you Get an AI to "Think" Like a Radiologist? Automated CT Detection & Classification of ICH! | Michael Lev |
| 16:30-16:45 | Challenging Cases: Pearls & Pitfalls in the Differential Diagnosis of Neuro Emergencies | Jason Handwerker |
| 16:45-17:00 | Neuro CT, the Bottom Line: "Don't Miss These Lesions!" & Summing Up | Michael Lev |
| 17:00-17:15 | Discussion | |