CAR 2022 – Sessions Developed by CAR Affiliate Societies
This year’s programming includes sessions developed by the CAR Affiliate Societies related to their respective subspecialties of thoracic, emergency/trauma/acute care, abdominal, and pediatrics.
CanSPR Networking & Sessions
CanSPR’s Annual Networking Business Meeting
Thursday, April 7 (9:30 - 10:30 EST)
Join the Canadian Society of Pediatric Radiology (CanSPR) to learn more about this CAR Affiliate Society and participate in a live discussion around key topics facing pediatric radiologists in Canada and around the world. CanSPR President, Dr. Lucia Carpineta, welcomes all radiologists and radiologists-in-training to attend.
Approaches to Pediatric Imaging: Part I – Saturday, April 9
(14:20-15:45 EST)
The first part of this pediatric imaging series will examine the imaging characteristics used to distinguish pediatric pathologies, specifically as a systematic and practical approach to ultrasound. It will also review the anatomic compartments of the chest and imaging findings, the differential diagnosis of masses arising in each compartment as well as provide an overview of the imaging characteristics, scanning approaches and sonographic findings of common pathologies for imaging the preterm neonatal brain.
Featuring: Drs. Amelie Damphousse, Heather Bray, Ali Yikilmaz.
Approaches to Pediatric Imaging: Part II – Saturday, April 9
(16:00-17:25 EST)
The second part of this pediatric imaging series will provide a methodical tour regarding the interpretation of pediatric neuro MR studies, examine the imaging techniques and challenges in evaluating pediatric neuroblastomas, explaining the concept and how to determine image-defined-risk-factors (IDRFS) as well as provide an overview of common pediatric orthopedic imaging problems.
Featuring: Drs. Anvita Pauranik, Daddy Mata-Mbemba, Lucia Carpineta.
Plenary: Cancer Screening in Children – Saturday, April 9 (17:40-18:40 EST)
The increasing recognition of pediatric-onset cancers with germline pathogenic gene variants has contributed to a growing need for surveillance. Imaging plays a central role in early detection of new tumours or subsequent malignancies. This session will discuss the benefits and risks of screening in childhood cancer predisposition syndromes, including who is most likely to benefit and when; risks relating to modalities using ionizing radiation, contrast, and general anesthesia; and imaging strategies for specific syndromes.
Featuring: Dr. Mary Louise-Greer
CSTR Networking & Sessions
CSTR’s Annual Networking Business Meeting
Thursday, April 7 (11:00 - 12:00 EST)
Join the Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology (CSTR) to learn more about this CAR Affiliate Society and participate in a live discussion around key topics facing thoracic radiologists in Canada and around the world. CSTR President, Dr. Daria Manos, welcomes all radiologists and radiologists-in-training to attend.
Cardiothoracic Imaging: The Basics – Saturday, April 9
(9:00-10:30 EST)
Part 1 of this Cardiothoracic Imaging series will discuss the imaging of various pulmonary conditions that can mimic primary lung cancers with clinical and pathological correlation, provide an evidence-based approach to the characterization and management of the most common incidental findings in the lung and mediastinum, as well as provide an overview of the fundamental principles of the cardiac conduction devices including identification and expert assessment of potential complications by means of conventional radiography.
Featuring: Drs. Marie-Michèle Thériault, Jana Taylor, Micheal McInnis, Brett Memauri
Advanced Topics in Cardiothoracic Imaging – Saturday, April 9 (10:50-12:20 EST)
Part 2 of this series will delve into more advance topics in cardiothoracic imaging by providing an overview of imaging techniques for post-operative assessment of the thoracic aorta, reviewing the imaging features of common cardiopulmonary complications of COVID-19, and will conclude with a multidisciplinary panel discussing clinical scenarios commonly encountered in clinical practice that may pose a diagnostic challenge.
Featuring: Drs. Daria Manos, Anne Chin, Elsie Nguyen, Carolina Souza, Ilan Azuelos, Marcio Gomes, David Lynch
Plenary: High Resolution CT of the Chest: What Have We Learned? – Saturday, April 9 (13:00-14:00 EST)
This presentation will describe the diagnostic approach to diffuse lung disease, including signs and distribution of abnormality. We will summarize the assessment and management of early interstitial abnormality identified on CT and will present clinically important imaging aspects of progressive pulmonary fibrosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis from recently published guidelines.
Featuring: Dr. David Lynch
CETARS Networking & Sessions
CETARS’s Annual Networking Business Meeting
Thursday, April 7 (13:00 - 14:00 EST)
Join the Canadian Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Radiology Society (CETARS) to learn more about this CAR Affiliate Society and participate in a live discussion around key topics facing emergency radiologists in Canada and around the world. CETARS President, Dr. Savvas Nicolaou, welcomes all radiologists and radiologists-in-training to attend.
Hot Topics in Emergency and Trauma Imaging: Part I -
Friday, April 8 (13:30-15:00 EST)
Part 1 of this emergency and trauma imaging series will delve into the principles of efficient CT protocol design, addressing topics of scan acquisition and post-processing. It will examine hepatobiliary trauma and review challenging cases presenting with acute pelvic pain with the goal of providing an organized approach to differentiating different causes of pelvic pain. Additionally, it will present a case- based multimodality approach to diagnosing and grading injuries to the genitourinary tract, as well as an overview of the risk-benefit considerations and the importance of a customized patient-centred imaging approach for emergent pregnant patients.
Featuring: Drs. Savvas Nicolaou, Aaron Sodickson, Gavin Sugrue, Shauna Duigenan, Vincent Mellnick, Sadia Qamar
Hot Topics in Emergency and Trauma Imaging: Part II –
Friday, April 8 (15:20-17:00 EST)
Part 2 of this emergency and trauma imaging series will discuss LeFort fractures and examine the difficulties visualizing temporal bone fractures on routine trauma head scans. Additionally, it will present a practical approach to thoracic CT in an acute trauma setting, designed to minimize the risk of missing actionable findings as well as provide an overview of imaging protocols, imaging appearance and differential diagnoses of common vascular emergencies. The series will conclude with a focus on knee trauma as well as a case-based approach examining imaging characteristics of acute MSK soft tissue injuries in the ER.
Featuring: Drs. Ferco Berger, Nicolas Murray, Nader Zakhari, Noah Ditkofsky, Ashish Gupta, Adnan Sheikh, Hema Choudur
Plenary: Dual Energy CT: How it Works, and How it Adds Clinical Value – Friday, April 8 (17:20-18:20 EST)
This presentation will provide an overview of Dual-Energy CT (DECT) by reviewing its technical background: 1) Fundamental principles of energy dependent x-ray absorption 2) Acquisition approaches of different vendors 3) Radiation doses 4) DECT post-processing techniques (2-material decomposition, virtual monochromatic imaging, 3-material decomposition, other material characterization approaches). It will also explore case examples of the added value of DECT in a clinical routine, including: 1) Detection 2) Characterization 3) Ease of Interpretation 4) Prognostication 5) Length of Stay Reduction 6) Radiation Dose Reduction 7) Imaging Utilization.
Featuring: Dr. Aaron Sodickson
CSAR Networking & Sessions
CSAR’s Annual Networking Business Meeting
Thursday, April 7 (18:30 - 19:30 EST)
Join the Canadian Society of Abdominal Radiology (CSAR) to learn more about this CAR Affiliate Society and participate in a live discussion around key topics facing abdominal radiologists in Canada and around the world. CSAR President, Dr. Silvia Chang, welcomes all radiologists and radiologists-in-training to attend.
CSAR - Affiliate Jeopardy Madness - Thursday, April 7 (20:00-21:00 EST)
Calling all CAR Affiliate members and CAR members! Join the Canadian Society of Abdominal Radiology (CSAR) for an evening of Jeopardy with host Dr. Angus Hartery. Challenge up to 50 participants for the title of CHAMPION. Prizes will be given to the top 3 winners!
Check out the video for category details!
Pitfalls in Abdominal Imaging - Friday, April 8
(9:00-10:40 EST)
This abdominal imaging series includes an overview of the approach to the assessment and identification of hepatic lesions, technical pitfalls that can result in misinterpretation on prostate MRI and how to overcome them, pearls and pitfalls of interpreting US, CT, and MRI exams of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), and modality-based pitfalls in the interpretation of a spectrum of benign and malignant gynecologic disease.
Featuring: Drs. Frank Miller, Silvia Chang, Andreu Costa, Tanya Chawla
Hot Topics in Abdominal Imaging - Friday, April 8
(11:00 - 12:30 EST)
This series will focus on the latest topics of discussion in abdominal imaging. Over the course of the four presentations, speakers will provide a renal lesion management/CT/MR update on the Bosniak classification system, an overview of the importance of systematic MRI reporting in the staging evaluation of rectal cancer, review how DECT is acquired and discuss the evidence behind its use in a number of clinical scenarios, as well as provide an overview of the ultrasound and MR features of endometriosis with a special focus on deep infiltrative endometriosis (DIE).
Featuring: Drs. Nicola Schieda, Kartik Jhaveri, Iain Kirkpatrick, Shauna Duigenan
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