SIIM Home | Contact SIIM   

Need more information?

SIIM2008@siimweb.org
Phone: 703-723-0432
Fax: 703-723-0415

 

 

SCAR University 2004 Program Grid

 

Back to Educational Program

SCAR U Welcome Letter
SCAR U Online
100 Level - Introductory Course
Will provide attendees with the basics and fundamental information used in everyday application of the technologies.
200 Level - Intermediate Course
Will allow participants to explore the technologies in greater depth; and more applicable to those with limited practical experience.
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.
Senior-level sessions, 201, 301, 401 through 212, 312, 412, parallel topics 101-112 in the 100 level introductory course. 

SCAR U 2004 Sections

Section 1: New Frontiers in Digital Radiography
Section 2: Radiologist Decision Support
Section 3: Speech Recognition and Structured Reporting
Section 4: Digital Mammography
Section 5: Quality Assurance in the Digital Enterprise
Section 6: Productivity and Workflow
Section 7:
Information Systems
Section 8: Electronic Storage
Section 9: Economics of Filmless Imaging
Section 10: IHE
Section 11: Security
Section 12: Design Considerations in a Filmless Enterprise

Section 1: New Frontiers in Digital Radiography
Katherine P. Andriole, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, Section Head
101 

CR and DR:  Back to the Basics 

201

Digital Image Processing for Projection Radiography

301

Integration and Operation of CR-DR Systems

401 

Advanced CR-DR Detector Technology

Katherine P. Andriole, PhD Katherine P. Andriole, PhD Michael J. Flynn, PhD J. Anthony Seibert, PhD
Return to top

Section 2: Radiologist Decision Support
Bradley J Erickson, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Section Head

102 

CAD Overview for Radiologist

202

Radiology Decision Support Using Structured Data Capture

302

Image Processing for Radiologists

402 

Content-based Image Retrieval in Medical Databases 

Maryellen L. Giger, PhD Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD, Elizabeth Burnside, MD, MPH Bradley J. Erickson, MD, PhD Carl Jaffe, MD
Return to top

Section 3: Speech Recognition and Structured Reporting
David L. Weiss, MD
Geisinger Medical Center, Section Head

103 

Requirements for Successful Speech Recognition

203

Alternate Reporting Strategies

303

Blending of Technologies: Voice Recognition and Structured Reporting

403 

Decision Support and the Radiology Lexicon

Stephen J. Herman, MD David L. Weiss, MD David Liu, PhD Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD
Return to top

Section 4: Digital Mammography
Martin J. Yaffe, PhD
Sunnybrook & Women’s Health Science Centre, Section Head

104 

A Practical Guide to Digital Mammography

204

CAD in Breast Imaging

304

Digital Mammography: CR vs. DR

404 

Future of Digital Breast Imaging

R. Edward Hendrick, PhD Maryellen L. Giger, PhD J. Anthony Seibert, PhD Martin J. Yaffe, PhD
Return to top

Section 5: Quality Assurance in the Digital Enterprise
Charles E. Willis, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Section Head
105 

QA in Digital Mammography

205

Monitor Quality Control

305

Defining the Digital Radiography QA Specialist

405 

Developing an Enterprise-Wide QC Program

Jerry A. Thomas, MS S. Jeff Shepard, MS Ellen Charkot, MRT John Romlein, MA
Return to top

Section 6: Productivity and Workflow
Mary Shaw, MA
VA Medical Center Minneapolis, Section Head

106 

Technologist Productivity:  State of the Art

206

Productivity Considerations for the PACS Administrator

306

Navigating through Large Datasets

406

Auditing Radiologist Workflow

Mary Shaw, MA Paul G. Nagy, PhD Eliot L. Siegel, MD Bruce I. Reiner, MD
Return to top

Section 7: Information Systems
Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Section Head

107 

Essential Components of a RIS

207

Computerized Physician Order Entry

307

Bridging the IT-Radiologist Gap

407 

Outcomes Analysis using IS Technologies

Fred Prior, PhD  Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH David W. Piraino, MD Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH
Return to top

Section 8: Electronic Storage
Paul G. Nagy, PhD

Medical College of Wisconsin, Section Head

108 

The ABC’s of Storage Technology

208

Clinical Determinants of Storage Requirements

308

Electronic Storage Media and Data Migration

408 

De-mystifying Data Storage:  SAN, NAS, DAS, CAS

Paul G. Nagy, PhD David S. Channin, MD Katherine P. Andriole, PhD Jacob Farmer, CTO
Return to top

Section 9: Economics of Filmless Imaging
Bruce I. Reiner, MD
University of Maryland, Section Head

109

Buying a PACS without a Big Wallet

209

CR/DR Economic Analysis

309

Economic Strategies for a Successful PACS Divorce

409

Tricks of the Trade: Billing and Coding Considerations in a Digital Practice
Paul G. Nagy, PhD Bruce I. Reiner, MD Bruce I. Reiner, MD Matthew Barish, MD
Return to top

Section 10: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) 
David S. Channin, MD
Northwestern University Medical School, Section Head

110

What is IHE and Why Does It Matter

210

The Once and Future Role of HL7 in IHE

310

IHE IT Infrastructure:  The 5 Ties that Bind us to our Colleagues
410

IHE Outside of the Imaging Department

David S. Channin, MD Liora Alschuler Nogah Haramati, MD David S. Channin, MD
Return to top

Section 11: Security
Paul J. Chang, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Section Head

111

Fundamentals for a Secure Digital Network

211

HIPAA Security Update

311

Security for Wireless Technologies

411

De-hacking the Level 10 Hacker

Paul J. Chang, MD Herman Oosterwijk, MS, MBA Paul J. Chang, MD Thomas Warfel, MD, PhD
Return to top

Section 12: Design Considerations in a Filmless Enterprise
Eliot L. Siegel, MD
Baltimore VAMC/ University of Maryland, Section Head

112

Digital Eye for the Analog Guy

212

Designing the Digital Imaging Department:  An Architect's Perspective

312

Radiology Department Design in the Digital Era:  A Case Study Approach

412

The Professor's Practical Survival Guide to Ergonomics

Eliot L. Siegel, MD and the Baltimore Research Team

Bill Rostenberg, FAIA, FACHA,

Morris Stein, FAIA, FACHA

Kenneth Johnson, MS Alan Hedge, PhD, CPE
Return to top