The Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound
Annual Conference
May 20-23, 2008
The Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa, Atlantic City, NJ
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Program Overview
Women's Imaging
Symposium
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Vascular Imaging and Doppler
Elastography Symposium
Pediatric Ultrasound for the
Generalist
Physics Refresher
Contrast Agents in Ultrasound
Fetal Nuchal Translucency
Ultrasound General Imaging "The Requisites"
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Women's Imaging Symposium
Breast Ultrasound Tutorial
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Moderator: Annina Wilkes, MD |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:10
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Introduction |
Annina Wilkes, MD
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8:10
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8:45
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Breast Ultrasound: Indicators and Anatomy |
Annina Wilkes, MD
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8:45
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9:30
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Physics |
Christopher R. Merritt, MD
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9:30
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10:15
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Optimization Techniques |
Cynthia L. Rapp, BS, RDMS
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10:15
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10:45
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Break |
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10:45
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11:15
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BIRADS Lexicon – Diagnostic Criteria |
Christopher R. Merritt, MD
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11:15
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12:00
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Complex Cysts and Color Doppler |
Cynthia L. Rapp, BS, RDMS
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12:00
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1:30
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Lunch (on your own) |
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1:30
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2:30
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Solid Masses |
Cynthia L. Rapp, BS, RDMS
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2:30
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3:15
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Ultrasound – Mammography – MRI Correlation |
Catherine Piccoli, MD
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3:15
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3:45
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Break in the Exhibit Hall |
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3:45
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4:45
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Overview of Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy |
Catherine Piccoli, MD |
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4:45
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5:15
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Faculty Panel |
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5:15
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6:30
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Hands-On Scanning |
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Women's Imaging Symposium
Advances in Ob/Gyn Symposium
Wednesday, May 21 - Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Program Director: Oksana H. Baltarowich, MD |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:45
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Adnexal Masses: When is Ultrasound Diagnostic? |
Oksana Baltarowich, MD
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8:45
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9:30
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Pitfalls in Gynecologic Ultrasound |
Barbara Hertzberg , MD
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9:30
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10:15
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Sonography of Uterine Anomalies |
Bryann Bromley, MD
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10:15
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10:45
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Break in Exhibit Hall |
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10:45
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11:30
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Ultrasound - Optimizing Imaging and Doppler |
Christopher R. B. Merritt, MD |
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11:30
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12:15
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First Trimester Risk Assessment for Aneuploidy |
Bryann Bromley, MD
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12:15
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1:45
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Lunch on your own |
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1:45
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2:30
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Ultrasound of Fetal CNS |
Barbara Hertzberg, MD |
| 2:30 |
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3:15
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Genetic Sonogram |
Bryann Bromley, MD
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3:15
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3:45
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Break in the Exhibit Hall |
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4:30
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Screening for Fetal Cardiac Anomalies |
Joshua Copel, MD |
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4:30
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5:15
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Patient Safety and Risk Management: What You Need to Know |
Christopher R. B. Merritt, MD
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5:15
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5:30
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Questions and Answers
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Faculty
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Thursday, May 22, 2008 |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:45
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Ultrasound of Fetal GI Tract |
Barbara Hertzberg, MD
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8:45
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9:30
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Doppler for IUGR and More |
Joshua Copel, MD
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9:30
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10:15
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Ultrasound and Fetal Surgery |
Mark Johnson, MD
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10:15
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10:45
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Break in Exhibit Hall |
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10:45
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11:30
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CPT Coding the OB Scan |
Joshua Copel, MD
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11:30
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12:15
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3D Ultrasound Gyn Update: Where is the Value? |
Anna Lev-Toaff, MD
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12:15
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1:45
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Lunch on your own
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1:45
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2:30
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3D/4D Volume Ultrasound: Core Principles For Clinical Practice |
George Bega, MD |
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2:30
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3:15
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Clinical Utility of Difficult or Impossible 2D Views Achieved With 3D/4D Ultrasound |
George Bega, MD
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3:15
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3:45
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Break in Exhibit Hall |
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3:45
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4:30
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Lessons Learned: Ultrasound/CT Correlation in Gyn |
Anna Lev-Toaff, MD |
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4:30
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5:15
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Sonohysterography |
Oksana Baltarowich , MD
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5:15
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5:30
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Questions and Answers |
Faculty |
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Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Tuesday, May 20 - Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Moderator: Levon Nazarian, MD |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:45
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Introduction
to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound |
Levon Nazarian, MD
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8:45
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9:15
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Ultrasound
of the Shoulder: Anatomy and Technique |
J. Antonio Bouffard, MD
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9:15
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10:00
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Ultrasound
of the Shoulder: Pathology |
Levon Nazarian, MD
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10:00
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10:30
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Demo:
Ultrasound of the Shoulder |
Jag Dhanju, RDMS
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10:30
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11:00
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Break |
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11:00
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11:30
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Ultrasound
of the Elbow |
Levon Nazarian, MD
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11:30
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12:00
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Ultrasound
of the Hand and Wrist |
Jag Dhanju, RDMS
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12:00
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12:30
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Demo:
Upper Extremity (elbow, wrist and hand) |
Jag Dhanju, RDMS
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12:30
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2:00
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Lunch |
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2:00
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2:45
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Ultrasound
of the Knee |
J. Antonio Bouffard, MD
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2:45
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3:30
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Ultrasound of Foot
and Ankle |
Levon Nazarian, MD
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3:30
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4:00
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Break |
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4:00
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4:30
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Demo:
Knee |
J. Antonio Bouffard, MD
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4:30
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4:55
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Demo:
Foot and Ankle |
Jag Dhanju, RDMS
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4:55
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5:00
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Questions and Answers |
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Moderator:
Levon Nazarian, MD |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:45
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Ultrasound of the Adult Hip |
J. Antonio Bouffard, MD
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8:45
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9:15
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Demo: Hip |
J. Antonio Bouffard, MD
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9:15
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10:00
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Ultrasound in Clinical Sports Medicine |
John McShane, MD
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10:00
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10:30
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Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound |
Levon Nazarian, MD
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10:30
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11:00
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Break |
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11:00
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11:30
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3D
and Other New Techniques in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound |
Nandkumar Rawool, MD, RDMS
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11:30
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12:00
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Musculoskeletal US vs. MRI: Which to Choose? |
Levon Nazarian, MD
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12:00
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12:30
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Questions and Answers |
Faculty |
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12:30
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2:00
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Lunch on your own |
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2:00
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3:00
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Upper Extremity Hands-On Sessions |
Faculty |
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3:00
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4:00
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Lower Extremity Hands-On Sessions |
Faculty
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Vascular Imaging And Doppler
Wednesday, May 21 - Friday, May 23, 2008
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Moderator: Laurence Needleman, MD |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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9:00
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A Brief Review of Doppler Physics and Instrumentation |
Traci Fox, MS, RDMS, RVT
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9:00
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9:30
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Venous Ultrasound |
Sandra Allison, MD
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9:30
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10:00
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Calf Veins - An Update |
Laurence Needleman, MD
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10:00
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10:30
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Break in the Exhibit Hall |
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10:30
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11:00
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"Chronic" Venous Examination |
Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD |
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11:00
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11:30
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Upper Extremity Venous |
Gail Hadley, RN, RVT
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| 11:30 |
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12:00 |
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Venous Panel: Questions and Answers/Cases |
Sandra Allison, MD
Ann Marie Kuoinski, PhD
George Berdejo, BA, RVT |
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12:00
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1:30
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Lunch on your own |
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1:30
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2:00
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Cerebrovascular Imaging Ultrasound: Which test and Why |
Andrei Alexandrov , MD
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2:00
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2:30
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Arterial Disease: What the Surgeon Needs to Know |
Robert Larson, MD, RVT
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2:30
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3:15
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How to Do/Read and Interpret the Arterial Duplex Exam |
Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD |
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3:15
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3:45
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Break in the Exhibit Hall |
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3:45
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4:30
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Peripheral Interventions Role of Ultrasound Before, During and After |
George Berdejo, BA, RVT
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4:30
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5:00
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Questions and Answers |
Staff
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Moderator: Laurence Needleman, MD |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:30
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A Brief Review of Hemodynamics |
Traci Fox, MS, RDMS, RVT
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8:30
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9:00
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Cerebrovascular Ultrasound: How to Do It Well (including Protocols) |
George Berdejo, BA, RVT
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9:00
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9:30
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Basic Cerebrovascular Interpretation |
Leslie Scoutt, MD
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9:30
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10:00
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Break in the Exhibit Hall |
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10:00
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10:30
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Advanced Cerebrovascular Interpretation |
Leslie Scoutt, MD
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10:30
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11:15
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Carotid Panel Discussion: Questions and Answers/Cases |
Leslie Scoutt, MD
William Zang, BS, RVT, RDMS
Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD |
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11:15
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12:00
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AV Grafts |
Ann Marie Kupinski, PhD
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12:00
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1:30
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Lunch on your own |
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1:30
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2:00
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Native and Endograft Evaluation of the Aorta |
George Berdejo, BA, RVT |
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2:00
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2:30
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Renal Duplex: How to Do It Right (including Protocols) |
William Zang, BS, RVT, RDMS |
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2:30
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3:00
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Renal Duplex Interpretation and Alternative Diagnostic Tests |
Gail Hadley, RN, RVT
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3:00
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3:30
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Break in the Exhibit Hall |
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3:30
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4:00
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How Do I Make a Good Image? How Do I Know an Image is Reliable? |
William Zang, BS, RVT, RDMS
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4:00
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4:30
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Quality Assurance Step By Step |
Laurence Needleman, MD
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4:30
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5:00
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Interesting Cases I Have Seen |
Laurence Needleman, MD
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May 23, 2008 Moderator:
Laurence Needleman, MD |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:30
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Mesenteric Evaluation |
William Zang, BS, RVT, RDMS
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8:30
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9:00
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Iatrogenic/Traumatic Arterial Injuries: Diagnosis and Treatment |
Sandra Allison, MD |
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9:00
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9:30
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Liver Doppler |
Leslie Scoutt, MD
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9:30
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10:00
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Scrotal Doppler |
Sandra Allison, MD |
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10:00
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10:30
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Break |
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10:30
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11:00
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Interesting Cases I Have Seen |
Leslie Scoutt, MD
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| 11:00 |
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11:30 |
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Transplants: Usual and Unusual Findings |
Sandra Allison, MD |
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11:30
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12:00
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Panel/Questions and Answers |
Faculty
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Elastography Symposium
Thursday, May 22, 2008
| Thursday, May 22, 2008 Morning Moderator: Flemming Forsberg, PhD |
| 8:00 |
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8:05 |
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Introduction |
Barry B. Goldberg, MD |
| 8:05 |
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8:25 |
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Principles of Elastography and Tissue Strain Imaging |
Flemming Forsberg, PhD |
| 8:25 |
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8:50 |
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Optimization of Elastography |
Brian Garra, MD |
| 8:50 |
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9:10 |
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Mach 2 Supersonic Elastography |
Jacques Souquet, PhD |
| 9:10 |
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9:35 |
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Quantitative Elasticity Imaging |
Kenneth Hoyt , PhD |
| 9:35 |
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9:55 |
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Questions and Answers |
Panel |
| 9:55 |
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10:15 |
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Break |
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| 10:15 |
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10:40 |
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Clinical Elastography and It's Utility |
Brian Garra, MD |
| 10:40 |
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11:05 |
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Is Elastography Useful in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Urological Diseases? |
Ferdinand Frauscher, MD |
| 11:05 |
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11:25 |
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Ultrasound Elastography of the Breast |
Timothy J. Hall, PhD |
| 11:25 |
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11:45 |
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Real-time Thyroid Elastography |
TBN |
| 11:45 |
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12:00 |
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Questions and Answers |
Panel |
Pediatric Ultrasound
Friday, May 23, 2008
| Friday,
May 23, 2008 Course Director: Henrietta Kotlus Rosenberg, MD,
FACR, FAAP |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:30
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Infant Brain: Intracranial Hemorrhage and Ischemia in the Premature Infant |
Richard Bellah, MD
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8:30
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9:00
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Infant Brain: Anomalies |
Henrietta K. Rosenberg, MD
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9:00
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9:25
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Neonatal Renal Masses |
Richard Bellah, MD
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9:25
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9:50
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Neonatal Jaundice |
Henrietta K. Rosenberg, MD |
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9:50
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10:15
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Pediatric Surgical Abdomen |
Richard Bellah, MD
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10:15
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10:45
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Break |
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10:45
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11:10
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Female Pelvis |
Henrietta K. Rosenberg, MD |
| 11:10 |
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11:40 |
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Pediatric Scrotum |
Richard Bellah, MD |
| 11:40 |
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12:15 |
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Sonography of Developmental Dysplasia of the Infant Hip |
Henrietta K. Rosenberg, MD |
| 12:15 |
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12:30 |
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Questions and Answers |
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Physics Refresher
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Moderator:
Larry D. Waldroup, BS, RDMS
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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| Principles
of Sonography I |
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8:00
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9:00
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Ultrasound |
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
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9:00
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10:00
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Transducers |
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
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10:00
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10:30
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Break |
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10:30
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12:00
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Sonographic
Instruments |
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
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| 12:00 |
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12:30 |
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Artifacts |
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD |
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12:30
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2:00
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Lunch
on your own |
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| Principles
of Sonography II |
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2:00
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3:15
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Doppler
Instruments |
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
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3:15
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3:45
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Break,
Exhibit Hall |
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3:45
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5:00
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Review and Self Assessment Q & A |
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
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Contrast Agents in Ultrasound
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Morning
Moderator: Flemming Forsberg, PhD |
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7:00
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8:00
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Continental
Breakfast |
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8:00
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8:05
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Introduction |
Barry B. Goldberg, MD
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8:05
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8:30
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Nanoassembled Micro- and Nanocapsules For Use in Diagnostic Imaging and Delivery of Bioactive Agents |
Zhifei Dai, PhD
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8:30
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8:50
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Using Radiation Force for Improved Attachment of Targeted Microbubbles |
Flemming Forsberg, PhD
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8:50
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9:10
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Targeted Microbubbles for Therapy |
Evan Unger, MD
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9:10
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9:35
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