WEEKDAY EDUCATIONAL COURSE
CLINICAL INTENSIVE COURSE
Hepatobiliary Imaging
ORGANIZERS: Shahid M. Hussain, M.D., Caroline Reinhold, M.D. & Evis Sala, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.R.
 
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate-Advanced
Wednesday, 9 May 2012

OVERVIEW
This 1½- hour course will focus on state-of-art imaging of the hepatobiliary system. Specific lectures will address in detail how to:
Image hepatobiliary conditions;
Approach focal pancreatic lesions; and
Evaluate focal liver lesions.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
Describe state-of-art imaging of biliary conditions;
Describe the added value of MRI in evaluation of pancreatic lesions; and
Explain the crucial role of MRI in characterization of focal liver lesions.
 
AUDIENCE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed for radiologists, MR technologists and clinical support scientists who wish to improve the use of MRI in their practice, and understand how evolving MRI techniques can aid in clinical problem solving in the body with impact individualized patient care.

PROGRAM

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  Moderators: Shahid M. Hussain, M.D. & Valerie Vilgrain, M.D.
     
08:15 A Problem Solving Approach to Biliary Diseases Kartik S. Jhaveri, M.D.
08:40 A Problem Solving Approach to Focal Pancreatic Lesions Christophoros Stoupis, M.D.
09:05 A Problem Solving Approach to Focal Liver Lesions Numan C. Balci, M.D.
     
09:30 Adjournment