The 11th International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy
October 25 – 27, 2010
Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA
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Sunday, October 24th
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| 5:00pm – 9:00pm |
Case 1: Buttonology (Training Course Only) |
Monday, October 25th
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| 8:00am – 9:00am |
Plenary 1 – Clinical Status |
Barish |
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8:00am |
CTC: Reflections and Predictions |
Ferrucci |
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8:15am |
ACR Update and Current Issues |
Yee |
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8:30am |
GI Perspective on CTC |
Cash |
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8:45am |
Panel Q&A |
ALL |
| 9:00am – 10:00am |
Plenary 2 – Clinical Trials and Experiences |
Taylor |
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9:00am |
SIGGAR |
Taylor |
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9:15am |
Victoria, BC Experience |
Stevenson |
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9:30am |
Japanese National CT Colonoscopy Trial (JANCT) |
Yoshida |
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9:45am |
Panel Q&A |
ALL |
| 10:00am – 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am – 11:30am |
Plenary 3 – Training and Quality Issues |
McFarland |
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10:30am |
Status of CTC Training Courses |
McFarland |
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10:45am |
CTC Education: Radiologists, Non-Radiologists and Residents |
TBD |
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11:00am |
Use of Registries to Improve CRC Screening |
Wilcox |
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11:15am |
Panel Q&A |
ALL |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm |
Plenary 4 – CT-Related Issues and Advances |
Graser |
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11:30am |
Dual-Energy:Useful for CTC? |
Graser |
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11:45am |
Radiation Dose Issues |
Ranallo |
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12:00pm |
New and Emerging CT Techniques |
TBD |
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12:15pm |
Panel Q&A |
ALL |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm |
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SCIENTIFIC PAPERS |
TRAINING COURSE |
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|
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm |
Scientific Session 1 |
Introduction and Lecture (Barish) |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm |
Scientific Session 2 |
Cases 2 – 4 |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm |
Break |
Cases 5 – 6 |
| 4:00pm – 5:30pm |
Scientific Session 3 |
Cases 7 – 11 |
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| 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
Reception |
| 7:30pm – 10:00pm |
Self-Study Cases 12 – 17 (Training Course Only) |
Tuesday, October 26th
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| 7:30am – 8:30am |
Plenary 5 – Technique and Interpretation |
Dachman |
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7:30am |
Non-Cathartic CTC: Current Status |
Zalis |
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7:45am |
Lesion Detection on Novel Displays |
Dachman |
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8:00am |
CAD: Ready for Everyday Use? |
Summers |
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8:15am |
Panel Q&A |
ALL |
| 8:30am – 9:45am |
Plenary 6 – CRC: Diagnosis, Staging, and Surveillance |
Park |
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8:30am |
CTC for CRC Detection: Meta-Analysis |
Hassan |
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8:45am |
Stool DNA for Detection of CRC and Beyond |
Ahlquist |
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9:00am |
MR, CT, and PET for CRC Staging and Surveillance |
Blake |
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9:15am |
CTC for Post-CRC Surveillance |
Park |
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9:30am |
Panel Q&A |
ALL |
| 9:45am – 10:15am |
Break |
| 10:15am – 11:15am |
Plenary 7 – Extracolonic Issues |
Pickhardt |
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10:15am |
Incidental Extracolonic Findings: Frequency and Relevance |
Kim |
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10:30am |
ACR IF White Paper Explained |
Mayo-Smith |
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10:45am |
Extracolonic Evaluation: A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing? |
Pickhardt |
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11:00am |
Panel Discussion of Case Management of ECEs |
Macari |
| 11:15am – 12:30am |
Workstation Face-Off |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm |
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SCIENTIFIC PAPERS |
TRAINING COURSE |
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|
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm |
Scientific Session 4 |
Lecture (Fibus) |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm |
Scientific Session 5 |
Cases 18 – 21 |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm |
Adjourn |
Cases 22 – 23 |
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm |
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Cases 24 – 27 |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm |
Cases 28 – 31 |
| 6:00pm – 7:00pm |
Dinner (on your own) |
| 7:00pm – 10:00pm |
Cases 32 – 35 |
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Wednesday, October 27th (Training Course Only)
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| 8:00am – 10:00am |
Cases 36 – 43 |
| 10:00am – 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am – 1:00pm |
Cases 44 – 50 |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
Working Lunch and Lecture (Klein) |
| 2:00pm – 4:00pm |
Lectures and Wrap-Up |
