Chest Imaging: 2018 by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)

Chest Imaging: 2018 is organized by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and will be held from Oct 01 - 03, 2018 at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

The target audience for this medical event is general radiologists, thoracic radiologists and radiologists-in-training. This course may also be of interest to chest, primary care, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, internal medicine, and pulmonary medicine physicians and other health care providers who interpret chest imaging. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 22.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Key Topics:
• Diffuse Lung Disease and HRCT.
• Lung Cancer Imaging: Screening, Detection, Staging and Image Guided Treatment.
• Pulmonary Nodule Detection and Management.
• Pulmonary Infections.
• Critical Care Imaging in Chest.
• Airways Disease.
• Fundamentals of Cardiac and Aortic Pathology.
• Dual Energy Applications in the Thoracic Imaging.
• MRI: Problem Solving Tool in Chest and Newer Techniques.
• Computer-Aided Detection and Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Chest Imaging.

Course Description:
The chest is the most commonly imaged part of the body and accounts for a significant workload in a radiology practice. There is an exponential increase in utilization of thoracic imaging, with an even greater emphasis on treatment decisions based on imaging patterns and findings. This intensive 3-day CME course is designed as both a refresher course and an update in recent concepts and advances in thoracic imaging. The modalities covered in this course include radiography, CT, MRI, PET and imageguided interventions. The attendees will acquire a comprehensive working knowledge in all facets of thoracic imaging ranging from essentials, critical care imaging, interstitial lung disease, tumor imaging and lung cancer screening, image-guided interventions and emerging technologies. The sessions are organized for practical and comprehensive coverage with an emphasis on integrated multi-modality approach and clinical relevance. The topics in each session are distinct yet interconnected and reflect the patterns in clinical practice. The case-based discussions will capture the concepts in lectures and will stimulate the attendees to test their knowledge. The multidisciplinary case conferences in lung cancer and interstitial lung diseases involving other medical specialists will focus on current practice and the role of imaging in patient management.

Course Objectives:
• Summarize the basics in Chest Imaging, covering both common and uncommon diseases encountered in the clinical practice following a comprehensive multi-modality review.
• Identify the current concepts of imaging-based guidelines and treatment strategies.
• Recognize the role of multidisciplinary conferences in lung cancer diagnosis and management and evaluation of interstitial lung diseases.
• Define the current and future role of newer imaging technologies for diagnosis and management of chest diseases.