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SCAR 2006
Special Sessions
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Invited
speakers present in-depth, specialized learning opportunities on cutting
edge, timely topics. In general, these sessions include topics not covered
by SCAR U.
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Special Sessions
I II III IV
V VI
VII VIII
IX X
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Thursday, April 27
Special Session I - Open
Source Visualization & Image Processing
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
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David
E. Avrin, MD, PhD
University of Utah School of Medicine
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Rick
Avila, MS
Kitware Inc |
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Stephen
R. Aylward, MD
Kitware
Inc
The
University of North Carolina |
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Daniel
P. Barboriak, MD
Duke
University Medical Center |
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Description:
Visualization and analysis of three-dimensional spatial datasets, and
larger dimension datasets that include time or other parameters, remains a
challenge and area of intense software research and development activity.
Response to this challenge includes open-source collaborative and
commercial projects. Two of the most prominent collaborative groups are
ImageJ (NIH) and ITK - Insight Segmentation and Registration Toolkit (NLM).
VTK - Visualization Toolkit, a complementary toolkit often used with ITK,
will also be discussed. This session includes presentations from a
prominent participant in each of these groups. The ISC (Insight Software
Consortium) approach to open source projects for medical image analysis
will also be presented.
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Saturday, April 29
Special Session II - How Not to Give a Talk
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
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Richard
H. Wiggins, III, MD
University of Utah School of Medicine |
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Adam
E. Flanders, MD
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
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Description:
This special session will review proper techniques for how to give a talk.
In addition, the advantages of PowerPoint will be discussed, including
current tips and tricks, how to develop talks, and the best ways to create
slides.
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Thursday, April 27
Special Session III - DOSE - How Low Can You Go?
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Charles E. Willis, PhD
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Dianna
D. Cody, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
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Louis
K. Wagner, PhD
University of Texas-Houston Medical School |
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Description: New
imaging technologies provide the promise of reduced radiation dose, but
also the potential for over-exposure. Management of radiation dose
in digital radiography, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography will be
discussed, with special emphasis on consequences of both over- and
under-exposure.
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Friday, April 28
Special Session IV - Open Source PACS Tools
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
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Ron Sweeney
Spectrum Health |
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Steven
C. Horii, MD
University of Pennsylvania Health System |
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Paul
G. Nagy, PhD
University of Maryland Medical Systems
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Description:
This Open Source PACS session is focused on available Open Source Tools
and applicable uses for enabling, extending, and troubleshooting your PACS
environment. This session will "roll up the sleeves" and
show examples uses of top notch Open Projects such as Ethereal
(troubleshooting DICOM associations), dcm4jboss (Enterprise IHE
Compliant Archive), and various other open technologies and frameworks in
the PACS trenches.
The session addresses genuine uses in PACS environments and analysis on
the advantages and disadvantages to open source in the digital imaging
industry.
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Friday, April 28
Special Session V - PACS Policies and Procedures
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
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Regina O. Redfern,
RT(R)
University
of Pennsylvania Medical Center
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Douglas
Scott Griffin, BSRT(R)
Southeast Alabama Medical Center |
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Richard
L. Kennedy, MSc
Kaiser Permanente North Valley |
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Christopher
D. Meenan, MS
University of Maryland Medical Center |
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Description: This
section will review ways to convert existing workflow and existing
policies into methods and policies suitable for a new digital environment
for radiology departments that are just converting from a film-based
system to a digital system. This section will also review quality
assurance policies that structure technical workflow in the digital
environment and cover some advanced topics, such as developing policies
for managing and for reviewing incidents.
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Saturday, April 29
Special Session VI - Communicating Results
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
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David
L. Weiss, MD
Geisinger Medical Center
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Curtis
P. Langlotz, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
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Chris
L. Sistrom, MD
University of Florida
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Description:
This session will
begin with a brief review of the history of radiology reporting and how it
relates to current communication techniques. This will be followed by
comparative presentations on speech recognition and structured reporting.
The session will wrap up with a discussion of techniques to maximize the
efficiency of the radiologist and ensure accurate and timely results
communication.
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Saturday, April 29
Special Session VII - What's
My Job?
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
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Charles
W. Socia, RT
Arkansas Medical Imaging
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Lance
P. Ford
Arkansas Medical Imaging
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David
R. Fox, MBA, CRA
Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock |
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Munish
Goel
24/7 Radiology |
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Description: Industry
leaders from imaging management, nighthawk services and ASP/Vendor
institutions will present their personal experiences about what their jobs
are.
A rare chance to see some of the diverse career paths available in
the imaging informatics profession.
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Saturday, April 29
Special Session VIII -
Architecture Planning
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Bill
Rostenberg, FAIA, FACHA
Anshen & Allen Architects
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Annie
Coull, AIA, ACHA
Anshen & Allen Architects
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Mark
Valenti
The
Sextant Group Inc
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Description:
This
session focuses on the architectural design and planning implications of
the digital healthcare enterprise. Two architects and an advanced
communications consultant will describe key issues that affect the
physical environment and how tomorrow’s imaging facilities can be
designed differently from those of today. The session will focus on three
areas in which digital operations influence facility design: design of the
digital imaging department, design beyond the imaging department, and
design of the virtual teaching environment.
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Saturday, April 29
Special Session IX - Image
Compression
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Alan
H. Rowberg, MD
Northwest
Hospital and Medical Center
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Elizabeth
A. Krupinski, PhD
University of Arizona
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Nabile
M. Safdar, MD
University of Maryland
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Peter
Schelkens
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Lev
Weisfeiler
Aware, Inc. |
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Description: Since
the early days of PACS and teleradiology, image data compression has
played a major role in increasing the performance of image communication.
The DICOM Standard has provided several options for interoperable forms of
compression, culminating in the use of several forms of JPEG 2000
compression.
New developments in compression improve the usefulness of the
technology as well as provide methods for evaluating compression quality.
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Sunday,
April 30
Special Session X - 3D Labs
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
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Keith
J. Dreyer, DO, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Matthew
A. Barish, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School |
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Gordon
J. Harris, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital |
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Geoffrey
D. Rubin, MD
Stanford University Medical Center |
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Description: 3D
medical imaging and advanced visualization techniques are profoundly
changing the practice of radiology. Management of the hardware, software,
and personnel required to perform these tasks is becoming more and more
challenging for the typical department and hospital. In this session,
industry thought leaders will describe the methods used to harness and
advance 3D and other medical visualization techniques at their respective
institutions.
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