East Meets West Imaging Update at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa, Koloa

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

-Use contemporary imaging techniques and protocols in thoracic imaging to accurately diagnose, stage and manage diseases
-Discuss the treatment of the liver
-Outline CT protocols and techniques in abdominal imaging for improved clinical diagnosis of diseases
-Utilize advanced CT for cardiothoracic imaging
-Develop differential diagnosis that relates to the pertinent imaging and clinically relevant findings for each of the cases covered in this course
-Use contemporary imaging techniques and protocols to accurately diagnose, stage and manage diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
-Outline the fundamentals of the latest advanced techniques in MRI and CT including their current roles and limitations in clinical practice
-Integrate information presented in this course into efforts to improve the imaging skills of the participants

Speakers: Hiroto Hatabu, MD, PhD, Masafumi Kaiume, MD, Ann N.C. Leung, MD, Mizuki Nishino, MD, MPH, Kuni Ohtomo, MD, Geoffrey Riley, MD, Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, FNASCI, FSCBTMR, Toshio Yamaguchi, MD, Uni Ohtomo, MD, PhD, Masahiro Jinzaki, MD, PhD