2017 NASCI Program
- Saturday, October 7
- Sunday, October 8
- Monday, October 9
- Monday, October 9, Pediatric Program
- Tuesday, October 10
- Special Events
Logistics of Getting a Cardiac Practice Started
12:00 pm – 1:10 pm
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm | |
Credentialing- What Do I Need (CT and MR)? | Charlie White, MD, |
12:15 – 12:30 pm | |
Getting Buy-In From Your Group | Richard Hallett, MD |
12:30 – 12:45 pm | |
Amar Shah, MD | |
12:45 – 1:00 pm | |
Patient Prep and Safety | Dominique DaBreo, MD, FRCPC |
1:00 – 1:10 pm | |
Common CT and MR Indications and Protocols
1:20 – 2:30 pm
1:20 – 1:35 pm | |
MR- Typical Indications | Elena Pena Fernandez, MD |
1:35 – 1:50 pm | |
MR- Common Protocols | Greg Kicska, MD, |
1:50 – 2:05 pm | |
CT- Typical Indications | Tami Bang, MD |
2:05 – 2:20 pm | |
CT- Common Protocols | Michael |
2:20 – 2:30 pm | |
Case-Based Review 1
2:40 – 3:50 pm
2:40 – 2:55 pm | |
MR Viability | Daniel Ocazionez, MD |
2:55 – 3:10 pm | |
MR Cardiomyopathy | Kimberly Kallianos, MD |
3:10 – 3:25 pm | |
MR/CT Pericardium | Abhishek Chaturvedi, MD |
3:25 – 3:40 pm | |
MR Aorta | Karin Dill, MD |
3:40 – 3:50 pm |
Case-Based Review 2
4:00 – 5:10 pm
4:00 – 4:15 pm | |
CT/MR Valve and Valve Replacement | Brent Little, MD |
4:15 – 4:30 pm | |
CT/MR Devices Non-Valve | Harold Litt, MD, |
4:30 – 4:45 pm | |
CT/MR Tumors | Anil Attili, MD |
4:45 – 5:00 pm | |
CT/MR Congenital | Satinder Singh, MD, |
5:10 |
Welcome Reception
Breakfast Program Sponsored by Heartflow
6:30 am – 8:00 am
The Expanding Roles of Coronary CTA and FFRCT
Roundtable
7:00 – 8:00 am
PEDIATRIC: Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Who Should Perform Imaging? | Beverley Newman, BSc, MB, BCh W. James Parks, MD, MSc, |
Getting an Academic Career Started | David Bluemke, MD, |
Scientific Session
7:00 – 7:50 am
Optimized Assessment of the Myocardium Using Advanced Virtual Monoenergetic Imaging in Cardiac Dual-Energy CT; Marwen Eid, MD |
Intermodel Agreement of Myocardial Blood Flow Estimation in Dynamic Myocardial Perfusion CT: an ex-vivo porcine study; Marly van Assen, MD
Accuracy of a Machine Learning Algorithm for The Detection of Calcified Plaques in Coronary CT Angiography; Marwen Eid, MD
Effect of Coronary Artery Calcium on the Diagnostic Performance of Machine Learning-Based CT-FFR – Results; Taylor Duguay
High-risk coronary artery anatomy correlates better with invasive coronary angiography than
Quantitative Imaging
8:00 – 10:10 am
8:00 – 8:10 am | |
Presidential Address | U. Joseph Schoepf, MD, |
8:10 – 8:40 am | |
The Promise of High-Tech in Cardiovascular Devices | Julio Palmaz, MD, FAHA, FSIR, FAIMBE |
8:40 – 9:00 am | |
Multiparametric T1, T2 and T2* MR Imaging | Kate Hanneman, MD |
9:00 – 9:20 am | |
New Applications of Quantitative Wall Motion Analysis for ARVD Assessment | Stefan Zimmerman, MD, |
9:20 – 9:40 am | |
Deep Learning Quantitative Analysis of Cardiac Function | Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD |
9:40 – 10:00 am | |
Photon Counting CT Applications | David Bluemke, MD, |
10:00 – 10:10 am | |
Q&A | |
10:10 – 10:30 am Break |
International Session- Ischemic Disease
10:30 – 12:10 pm
10:30 – 10:45 am | |
MR Myocardial Tissue Characterization | Matthias Gutberlet, MD, EBCR |
10:45 – 11:00 am | |
Imaging for Interventional and Surgical Planning and Follow-Up | Marco |
11:00 – 11:15 am | |
Myocardial CT Perfusion: Optimization of Imaging Protocol | Yeon Hyeon Choe, MD, PhD |
11:15 – 11:30 am | |
Value of Quantitative Analysis of Myocardial Perfusion MRI and CT | Hajime Sakuma, |
11:30 – 11:45 am | |
Rapid and Cost-Effective CMR Exam in the Ischemic Disease Patient | Juliano Fernandes, MD, PhD |
11:45 – 12:00 pm | |
Functional CT Imaging of Coronary Disease | TBD |
12:00 – 12:10 pm | |
Q&A | |
12:10 – 1:15 pm Lunch |
Cutting Edge Technology in Cardiovascular Imaging and AHA Presentations
1:15 – 3:15 pm
1:15 – 1:30 pm | |||
State of the Art Lecture – New Imaging Technologies Impacting Clinical Decision Making in Structural Heart Disease | Eric Williamson, MD | ||
1:30 – 1:40 pm | |||
AHA Presentation Coronary CT Angiography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve Based on Machine Learning for Risk-Stratification of Non-Culprit Lesions in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome |
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1:40 – 1:50 pm | |||
AHA Presentation Endothelial Function Assessment using EndoPAT Helps Identify Early Vascular Dysfunction in Individuals Deemed Low Risk by Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Assessment |
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1:50 – 2:00 pm | |||
AHA Presentation Dual-Energy CT Angiography of Lower Extremity Runoff: Impact of a prototype Advanced Calcium Subtraction Algorithm on Diagnostic Accuracy |
Domenico Mastrodicasa, MD | ||
2:00 – 2:10 pm | |||
AHA Presentation Impact of Repeat Echocardiograms on Management Decisions in Hospitalized Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure: Early Results of a Single Center Study |
Lindse Aurora, MD |
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2:10 – 2:25 pm | |||
State of the Art Lecture – Hardware, Software, and Pulse Sequence Innovations to Allow Rapid, Comprehensive Pediatric Cardiovascular MRI |
Joseph Yitan Cheng, PhD |
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2:25 – 2:35 pm | |||
AHA Presentation: Machine Learning for Cardiac MRI: Automated Mapping of Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins with |
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2:35 – 2:45 pm | |||
AHA Presentation: Detection of myocardial fibrosis by native T1 mapping in patients with chronic kidney disease: a feasibility study |
Kevin Kalisz | ||
2:45 – 2:55 pm | |||
AHA Presentation: Rest and stress T1-mapping and T1 reactivity in patients with and without coronary artery disease |
Marly van Assen | ||
2:55 – 3:05 pm | |||
Targeting the Aortic Regurgitant Jet with 2D Phase Contrast MRI in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves: Influence on Estimates of Regurgitant Fraction Versus Echocardiography | Elizabeth Tai | ||
3:05 – 3:15 pm | |||
Q&A | |||
3:15 – 3:30 pm Break |
Image Interpretation Panel Team Competition
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Team 1 | Guatham Reddy, MD, MPH, |
Team 2 | Pam Woodard, MD, |
Team 3 | Stefan Zimmerman, MD, |
4:30 – 4:40 pm Break |
Poster Session
4:40 – 5:45 pm
Reception
5:45 – 7:00 pm
Breakfast Symposium
PEDIATRIC: Congenital Cardiac Imaging Basics for the Adult Imager
8:00 – 9:55 am
8:00 – 8:15 am | |
Cardiac Segmental Anatomy and Implication for Surgical Management of Cardiac Defects | Gautam Singh, MD |
8:15 – 8:30 am | |
Shunt Quantification in CMR – How I Do It | Randolph Otto, MD |
8:30 – 8:45 am | |
Role of CMR in Tetralogy of Fallot | W James Parks, MD, MS, FAAP, FNASCI |
8:45 – 9:00 am | |
Surveillance Imaging in Transposition of Great Arteries | Karen Ordovas, MD, MS, FNASCI |
9:00 – 9:15 am | |
Aortic Coarctation | Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD |
9:15 – 9:30 am | |
Fontan Procedure: Anatomy and Complications | Srikant Das, MD |
9:30 – 9:45 am | |
Normative Data for Quantitative Assessment in Pediatric Cardiac MRI | S. Bruce Greenberg, MD, FNASCI |
9:45 – 9:55 am | |
Q&A | |
9:55 – 10:15 am Break |
PEDIATRIC: Technical Advancements in Congenital Cardiac Imaging 1:15 – 3:00 pm |
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1:15 – 1:30 pm | |
Fetal Cardiac MRI | Mike Seed, MD |
1:30 – 1:45 pm | |
T1, T2, T2* Mapping in Pediatric CMR | Dianna Bardo, MD, FNASCI |
1:45 – 2:00 pm | |
3D Printing: Challenges and Opportunities | Mark Fogel, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAAP |
2:00 – 2:15 pm | |
Improving Vascular Image Quality for Congenital Heart Disease | Animesh Tandon, MD, MS |
2:15 – 2:30 pm | |
Stress Perfusion in Congenital Cardiac Imaging | Lorna Brown, MD |
2:30 – 2:45 pm | |
Go With the Flow: Role of 4D Flow Imaging | Niti Agarwal, MD |
2:45 – 3:00 pm | |
Q&A | |
3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break |
PEDIATRIC: Advanced Congenital Cardiac Imaging 3:15 – 4:25 pm |
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3:15 – 3:30 pm | |
Strain Imaging: Concepts and Applications | Sean Lang, MD |
3:30 – 3:40 pm | |
Scientific Session: Self-Navigated Free-Breathing Radial Whole-Heart MR Angiography for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Anatomy in Congenital Heart Disease |
Akos Varga-Szemes, MD |
3:40 – 3:50 pm | |
Scientific Session: Utility of Doppler Echocardiography to Predict the Severity of Pulmonary Valve Regurgitation Fraction in Patients with Repair Tetralogy of Fallot | Sanjeev Aggarwa, MD |
3:50 – 4:00 pm | |
Scientific Session: Non-contrast Self-Navigated Free-breathing MR Angiography in Children with Suspected Coronary Anomalies: Diagnostic Accuracy Compared to CT Angiography Reference |
Domenico Mastrodicasa, MD |
4:00 – 4:15 pm | |
Emergent Cardiac CT in Pediatric Patients | Prakash Masand, MD |
4:15 – 4:25 pm | |
Q&A | |
4:25 – 4:45 pm | Break |
PEDIATRIC: Case-Based Review 4:45 – 5:30 pm |
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4:45 – 4:55 pm | |
Case Review | Juan Carlos Muniz, MD |
4:55 – 5:05 pm | |
Case Review | Siddharth Jadhav, MD |
5:05 – 5:15 pm | |
Case Review | Uyen Truong, Md |
5:15 – 5:25 pm | |
Case Review | Sean Lang, MD |
5:25 – 5:30 pm | |
Q&A |
Roundtable
7:00 – 8:00 am
Artificial Intelligence | Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD |
Scientific Session
7:00 – 8:00 am
Poor Contrast Opacification of the False Lumen is Associated with Increased Risk of Rupture in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection and Delayed Surgical Repair | Dr. Aws Hamid |
Aortic Arch Tortuosity and Length are Increased in Bicuspid Aortic Valve | Dr. Bader Aldeen Alhafez |
Application of |
Dr. Saman Panahipour |
Hepatosteatosis is a strong predictor of coronary artery calcification and severe coronary artery plaque disease on Cardiac CT | Dr. Jamal Nasir Khan |
Vascular Session Including Pre-op and Post-op Imaging
8:00 – 10:10 am
8:00 – 8:15 am | |
Multimodality Endoleak Assessment Including CTA, MRA, and Contrast-Ultrasound | Sasan Partovi, MD |
8:15 – 8:30 am | |
Congenital Aortopathies (Loeys-Dietz, ACTA 2 Mutation, Marfan, etc) | Cristina Fuss, MD |
8:30 – 8:45 am | |
Imaging of the Pulmonary Veins- Pre and Post Procedure | Benoit Desjardins, MD, PhD |
8:45 – 9:00 am | |
Functional Imaging of Aortic Coarctation | Phillip Young, MD |
9:00 – 9:15 am | |
CTA for Peripheral Arterial Disease | Richard Hallett, MD |
9:15 – 9:30 am | |
Acute Aortic Syndromes | Joao Inacio, MD |
9:30 – 9:45 am | |
Tips and Tricks for State of the Art MRA in 2017 | Mayil Krishnam, MD, MBA |
9:45 – 10:00 am | |
HeRo Catheters: Utility of Preprocedural CT Imaging | Susan Hobbs, MD, PhD |
10:00 – 10:10 am | |
Q&A | |
10:10 – 10:30 am Break |
STR/NASCI Infection/Inflammation
10:30 – 12:10 pm
10:30 – 10:45 am | |
Thoracic Mycotic Aneurysms | Carlos Restrepo, MD |
10:45 – 11:00 am | |
Cardiothoracic Eosinophilic Disease | Dharshan Vummidi, MRCP, FRCR |
11:00 – 11:15 am | |
Imaging of Sarcoidosis with Emphasis on PET CT and PET MRI | Kavitha Yaddanapudi, MD |
11:15 – 11:30 am | |
Cardiovascular Manifestations of HIV | Prabhakar Rajiah, MBBS, MD, FRCR |
11:30 – 11:45 am | |
Diana Litmanovich, MD | |
11:45 – 12:00 noon | |
Cardiothoracic Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disease | Carole Dennie, MD, FRCP(C) |
12:00 pm – 12:10 pm | |
Q&A | |
12:10 – 1:15 pm Lunch |
Cardiomyopathy
1:15 – 2:40 pm
1:15 – 1:30 pm | |
Myocardial Strain Imaging in Cardiac Diseases and Cardiomyopathies | Tarun Pandey, MD, FRCR |
1:30 – 1:45 pm | |
HOCM: Insights from Rad-Path | Jacobo Kirsch, MD, |
1:45 – 2:00 pm | |
Abnormalities and Anatomic Variance of the Papillary Muscles in Cardiomyopathy: What the Imager Should Know | Rachael Edwards, MD |
2:00 – 2:15 pm | |
T1 Mapping in Myocardial Iron Overload | Elsie Nguyen, MD |
2:15 – 2:30 pm | |
Cancer Treatment Related Cardiomyopathy (Chemo and/or Radiotherapy) | Greg Gladish, MD |
2:30 – 2:40 pm | |
Q&A | |
2:40 – 2:50 pm Break |
Non-CT/MR – What Does the
2:50 – 4:00 pm
2:50 – 3:05 pm | |
Echo | Elsie Nguyen, MD |
3:05 – 3:20 pm | |
Nuclear Cardiac Imaging – What Every Radiologist Should Know | Niti Aggarwal, MD |
3:20 – 3:35 pm | |
Cardiac Catheterization Basics – What Radiologists Need to Know | Nikhil Goyal, MD |
3:35 – 3:55 pm | |
Meeting Wrap-Up | Diana Litmanovich, MD |
3:55 – 4:00 pm | |
Q&A | |
4:00 pm | |
Adjourn |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
5:10 pm: Welcome Reception
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
6:30 – 8:00 am: Breakfast Program Sponsored by Heartflow
The Expanding Roles of Coronary CTA and FFRCT
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8:10 – 8:40 am: Keynote Speaker, Julio Palmaz, MD, FAHA, FSIR, FAIMBE
The Promise of High-Tech in Cardiovascular Devices Julio Palmaz, MD, FAHA, FSIR, FAIMBE Read More
1:15 – 3:15 pm: American Heart Association Research Finalist
3:30 – 4:30 pm: Image Interpretation Panel Team Competition
4:40 – 5:45 pm: Poster Session
5:45 – 7:00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception
7:00 pm: Alamo Gala
Join NASCI leadership at the historic Alamo. Enjoy appetizers and dinner, while we toast the 2017 Gold Medal winner and Research Award, recipients! To Purchase a ticket, please call 800-373-2204.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
6:30 – 8:00 am: Siemens Breakfast Symposium
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Advanced Cardiac CT: Novel technologies on the dual source platform
Image quality challenges for Cardiac CT/CTA with its expanding role in prosthetic valves and coronary artery imaging
8:00 – 10:00 am: TAVR Workshop
RSVP Required
Experience the ACR Education Center at NASCI: Optimizing your TAVR Worfkflow, A Practical Hands on session The ACR
Education Center, in partnership with NASCI, is offering a sample to the state of the art workflow used in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. This hands on session will demonstrate key tips imaging to use when evaluating pre and postoperative patients who are potential candidates for treatment. Led by Drs. Stefan Zimmerman and Amar Shah, participants will gain experience in a hands on session showing how post processing software can be leveraged to improve device selection and patient outcomes while improving efficiency
Throughout the day: Pediatric Program
Sessions discussing: technical advancements, congenital cardiac imaging, and case-based reviews. Learn More
4:45 – 5:30 pm Craziest Cases Presentation
Meeting Highlights
• Image Interpretation Panel • Opportunity to Earn Certificate for Documenting Cases • Opportunity for Small Group Discussions with Experts • More Than 25 Hours of Lecture Time • Pediatric Focused Sessions • Cutting Edge Technology and Scientific Poster Sessions • Network with Experts & Peers |
FREE SA-CME |