Penn Radiology’s widely acclaimed faculty provides critical pearls, pitfalls and protocols in the areas of neuroradiology, cardiothoracic and breast imaging. Neuro and Chest Imaging Update focuses on practical imaging issues to improve interpretation across a wide range of common and uncommon clinical scenarios. Multi-modality, cutting edge practices will be discussed, highlighting potential misinterpretations and strategies for optimal patient care.
Program
Session 1: Cardiothoracic
| Acute Thoracic Aortic Syndromes | Ella Kazerooni |
| Cardiovascular Tumors in the Chest | Ella Kazerooni |
| Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department | Ella Kazerooni |
| Acute Pulmonary Embolism: An Update on Imaging | Ella Kazerooni |
| Panel | Multiple Faculty |
Session 2: Neuro I
| How-to-Approach a “New Brain Mass” and Prepare for the Brain Tumor Board – 2021 WHO Updates | Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC |
| Infratentorial Tumors: Diagnostic Pearls | Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC |
| Demystifying the Central Skull Base: Pathology or a ‘Pitfall’ | Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC |
| Interactive Case-Based Misses & Misinterpretations in the Brain and Spine | Suyash Mohan, MD, PDCC |
| Q&A | Multiple Faculty |
Session 3: Lung
| Lung Cancer Imaging – Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Follow-up | Arun C. Nachiappan, MD |
| Lung Cancer Survivorship: Patient Follow-Up After Curative Intent Therapy | Jana Taylor |
| Advanced Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease With Clinical Correlation | Arun C. Nachiappan, MD |
| LungRADs and Fleischner: How to Manage Lung Nodules | Ella Kazerooni |
| Pulmonary Embolism: Diagnostic Dilemma | Arun C. Nachiappan, MD |
| Imaging of Long Term Sequalae of COVID-19 Pneumonia | Jana Taylor |
| Shortness of Breath: Uncommon Causes | Arun C. Nachiappan, MD |
| Q&A | Multiple Faculty |
Session 4: Thyroid
| Challenges in Thyroid Nodule Characterization | Jill E. Langer, MD |
| Parathyroid Imaging: What the Surgeon Needs to Know | Jill E. Langer, MD |
| Q&A | Multiple Faculty |
Session 5: Breast
| Updates on Breast Tomosynthesis: Challenging Cases | Samantha P. Zuckerman, MD, MBE |
| Imaging of Special Populations | Samantha P. Zuckerman, MD, MBE |
| When the Stakes are High! Optimizing Breast MRI Interpretation for High and Average Risk Patients | Samantha P. Zuckerman, MD, MBE |
| Imaging the Post-Operative Breast: Not-So-Easy! | Samantha P. Zuckerman, MD, MBE |
| Cancel That Biopsy! Don’t Touch Lesions in Breast Imaging | Samantha P. Zuckerman, MD, MBE |
| Breast-at-Its Best: Learning and Growing From Opportunity Cases | Samantha P. Zuckerman, MD, MBE |
| Q&A | Multiple Faculty |
Session 6: Neuro II
| How-to-Eliminate ‘Mass’ Confusion! Mimics of Adult Intra-Axial Brain Neoplasms | Dr. John H. Woo, MD |
| Perfusion Imaging in Acute Stroke: Pearls, Pitfalls & Protocols | Dr. John H. Woo, MD |
| Degenerative Spine Imaging:Is Cervical Spine Different? | Dr. John H. Woo, MD |
| Postoperative Imaging of the Spine Made Easy! | Dr. John H. Woo, MD |
| Spine-So-Fine: Interactive Case-Based Misses & Misinterpretations | Dr. John H. Woo, MD |
| Q&A | Multiple Faculty |
Session 7: Chest Pest, Quest and Fest
| Chest Pest: Typical and Atypical Pulmonary Infections | Arun C. Nachiappan, MD |
| Diseases of the Pleura | Jana Taylor |
| Chest Quest: Learning From Difficult Cases | Arun C. Nachiappan, MD |
| Incidental Findings in Radiology Practice: Creating a Safety Net for Patients | Ella Kazerooni |
| Chest Fest: Misses and Interpretive Errors | Ella Kazerooni |
| Q&A | Multiple Faculty |
Release date: May 5, 2023
Expiration date: May 4, 2026
