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SCAR University
2003 Program Grid
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SCAR
U Online
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100
Level - Introductory Course
Will
provide attendees with the basics and fundamental information used in
everyday application of the technologies.
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200
Level - Intermediate Course
Will allow participants to explore the technologies in greater depth; and
more applicable to those with limited practical experience.
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300
Level - Advanced Course & 400 Level - "Graduate" Course
Will provide more detailed and complex didactic offerings aimed toward the
technophiles and more experienced users of the technology.
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Senior-level
sessions, 201, 301, 401 through 212, 312, 412, parallel topics 101-112 in
the 100 level introductory course. Section 13 (213, 313, 413) deal with an
additional topic, Security.
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SCAR
U 2003 Sections
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Section
1: New Frontiers in Digital
Radiography
Section
2: Radiologist Decision
Support Tools
Section
3: Productivity
and Workflow
Section
4: Workstation Design and
Quality Control
Section
5: Quality Assurance in the Digital
Medical Enterprise
Section
6: Information Systems
Section
7: Connectivity
and Networking
Section
8: Digital Mammography
Section
9: Speech Recognition and Structured
Reporting
Section
10: SCAR
U: How To
(A Practical User’s Guide)
Section
11: Electronic Storage Media
Section
12: Design Considerations in a Filmless Enterprise
Section
13: Security
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Section
1: New Frontiers in Digital
Radiography
Katherine P. Andriole, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, Section Head
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| 101
The
Essentials of CR and DR |
201
Purchasing
and Implementation Strategies for Digital Radiography |
301
Specialty
Applications |
401
New
Technologies in Digital Radiography |
| Katherine
P. Andriole, PhD |
R.L.
"Skip" Kennedy, MS |
Katherine
P. Andriole, PhD |
J.
Anthony Seibert, PhD |
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Section
2: Radiologist Decision
Support Tools
Bradley
J Erickson, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Section Head
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| 102
Use
of Decision Support Tools in Today’s Clinical Practice |
202
Clinical
Applications of CAD |
302
Use
of Advanced Image Processing Algorithms for Image Enhancement
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402
Neural
Networks and Fuzzy Logic |
| Curt
Langlotz, MD, PhD |
Heber
MacMahon, MD |
Brad
Erickson, MD, PhD |
Susan
Wood, PhD & Takeshi Doi |
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Section
3: Productivity
and Workflow
Bruce
I. Reiner, MD
University of Maryland, Section Head
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| 103
CR/DR
Workflow Optimization |
203
Interpretation
Strategies for Large Imaging Datasets |
303
The
New Paradigm in Electronic Reporting |
403
Designing
Software Tools for Radiologist Workflow Optimization |
| Bruce
Reiner, MD |
Eliot
Siegel, MD |
Bruce
Reiner, MD |
Kaushal
Shastri |
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Section
4: Workstation Design and
Quality Control
John A. Carrino, MD, MPH
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Section Head
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The
LCD vs. CRT Conundrum |
204
Assessment
of Display Performance for Medical Imaging Systems |
304
Developing
an Enterprise-Wide Monitor QC Program |
404
Comparison
of Color and Monochrome Displays in 2003 |
| Michael
Flynn, PhD |
Andrew
Maidment, PhD |
Manuel
Arreola, PhD |
Michael
Flynn, PhD |
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Section
5: Quality Assurance in the Digital
Medical Enterprise
Charles E. Willis, PhD
Texas Children's Hospital, Section Head
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| 105
Fundamentals
of Teleradiology Quality Control
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205
Expanding
the Role of the Technologist in Digital Radiography QC
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305
Artifacts
and Misadventures in Digital Radiography |
405
Developing
an Enterprise-wide Digital Quality Assurance Program
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| John
Romlein, MS |
Ellen
Charkot, MRT |
Charles
Willis, PhD |
Stephen
Thompson, MS |
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Section
6: Information Systems
Janice
Honeyman-Buck PhD
University of Florida, Section
Head
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| 106
Buyer’s
Guide to RIS Purchasing |
206
The
Changing Role of Informatics in the Current Digital Radiology Practice |
306
Integration
of RIS and PACS |
406
Advanced
Information System Functionality, Interoperability, and Issues
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| Janice
Honeyman-Buck, PhD |
Chris
Sistrom, MD |
Meryll
Frost |
Janice
Honeyman-Buck, PhD |
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Section
7: Connectivity
and Networking
Paul J. Chang, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Section Head
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| 107
Introduction
to Networking |
207
Update
on IHE |
307
New
DICOM Initiatives |
407
Wireless
Technologies: Current State-of-the-Art |
| Paul
Chang, MD |
David
Channin, MD |
Steven
Horii, MD |
Paul
Chang, MD |
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Section
8: Digital Mammography
Martin J. Yaffe, PhD
Sunnybrook & Women’s College HSC, Section Head
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| 108
Is
Digital Mammography Ready For Prime Time?
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208
Current
and Future Technologies for Digital Mammography
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308
DICOM
and PACS for Digital Mammography |
408
Advanced
Clinical Applications for Digital Mammography (Telemammography,
Tomosynthesis, CAD Breast Angiography)
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| Janet
Baum, MD |
Martin
Yaffe, PhD |
Andrew
Maidment, PhD |
Roberta
Jong, MD |
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Section
9: Speech Recognition and Structured
Reporting
David L. Weiss, MD
Geisinger Medical Center Section Head
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109
Introduction
to Speech Recognition
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209
Demo of
Problem-Solving Scenarios
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309
Practical
Applications of Structured Reporting with Demo |
409
Radiology
Lexicon and the RadLex Project |
| Stephen
Herman, MD |
David
Weiss MD |
Curt
Langlotz, MD, PhD |
John
Carrino, MD, MPH |
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Section
10: SCAR
U: How To
(A Practical User’s Guide)
Nogah
Haramati, MD
Montefiore Medical Center,
Section Head
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110
Digital
Image Capture Using PACS |
210
An
Update on Wireless Technologies |
310
Interpretation
Strategies for Large Cross Sectional Image Data Sets |
410
Customizing
Hanging Protocols |
| Richard
Wiggins, III, MD |
Mary
McKenna, RN, MSN |
Nogah
Haramati, MD
Manashe Benjamin, PhD |
Roberta
Locko, MD |
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Section
11: Electronic Storage Media
David S. Channin, MD
Northwestern University Medical School, Section Head
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| 111
Introduction
to Storage: Does Size Really Matter?
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211
Storage
Media |
311
Storage
Options:
DAS,
HSM, SAN, NAS and other Buzzwords |
411
Practical
and Clinical
Determinants of Storage Requirements
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| Edward
Smith, DSc |
Katherine
Andriole, PhD |
Prakash
Mathew PhD |
David
Channin, MD |
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Section
12: Design Considerations in a Filmless Enterprise
Eliot L. Siegel, MD
Baltimore VAMC/ University of Maryland, Section Head
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| 112
Designing
and Redesigning the Digital Radiology Reading Room |
212
The
Digital Imaging Department: An
Architect’s Perspective |
312
Radiology
Department Redesign in the Digital Era:
A Case Study Approach |
412
Looking
into the Crystal Ball: The
Radiology Department of the Not Too Distant Future |
| Eliot
Siegel, MD |
Bill
Rostenberg, FAIA, FACHA
Morris
Stein, FAIA, FACHA
Ken Johnson, MS |
Bill
Rostenberg, FAIA, FACHA
Morris
Stein, FAIA, FACHA
Ken Johnson, MS |
Mark
Morita
Sheryl Schulze |
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Section
13: Security
Sam J. Dwyer, III, PhD
University of Virginia Health System, Section Head
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213
HIPAA
Security Update
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313
Security
Strategies for Wireless Technologies |
413
Creating
a Bullet-Proof Digital Imaging Network |
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Kristen
Hughes |
Samuel
Dwyer III, PhD |
Herman
Oosterwijk, MS, MBA |
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