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 Meeting Archive
Thoracic Imaging 2003
March 2-6, 2003
Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida
Course Description
The course is
designed for radiologists and other physicians with an interest
in cardiopulmonary imaging.Thoracic Imaging 2003 is the Twenty-First
Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course of the Society of Thoracic
Radiology. This five day course features internationally recognized
experts in thoracic imaging, including the lungs, airway, heart
and thoracic vasculature.
Dedicated
Symposia on:
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Lung Cancer Screening, Diagnosis and Staging |
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Cardiac Imaging (CXR, CT and MR) of Atherosclerotic
Disease, Valvular |
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Disease, Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Tumors |
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New Imaging Technologies |
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Infiltrative Lung Disease |
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Small Airway Disease |
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The Central Airway |
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The Pleura, including Intervention |
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Clinical Workflow, including PACS and Voice
Recognition |
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Thoracic Infection |
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Electronic Presentation and Web-Based Education
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Course Objectives:
At the completion of the course, the attendee will be able to:
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Describe the current state of imaging technology,
including digital radiography, PACS, voice recognition, and
advances in multidetector CT and MR |
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Summarize the current status and role of cardiovascular
imaging using
multidetector CT and MRI, particularly with respect to atherosclerotic
coronary artery disease |
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Summarize the current controversies related
to the screening and diagnosis of lung cancer |
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Describe the appearance and role of radiology
in the evaluation of infiltrative and obstructive lung diseases,
thoracic neoplasms and abnormalities of the central airway |
Award Winners
Oral Presentations
Wednesday: Susan Copley, M. D. Best Junior Faculty
Thursday: Rolf Grage, M.D. Best Trainee
Poster Presentations
Cum Laude: Santiago Rossi, M.D.
Phuong-Anh T. Duong, M.D.
Daniel Schiffner, M.D.
Robert Alvarez, M.D.
Santiago Restrepo, M.D. (2 abstracts)
Case of Day
Member: Marc Gosselin, M.D.
Honorable Mention: Joan Lacomis, M.D.
Michael Meyers, M.D.
Resident: Margo Flores, M.D.
Fellow: Anuradhu Rao., M.D.
Course Participant: David Lee, M.D.
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