Breast & Body Imaging at the Beach 2025

Breast & Body Imaging at the Beach 2025 is organized by Penn Medicine - Department of Radiology and will be held from Jan 13 - 17, 2025 at Four Seasons Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica, Papagayo Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Description:
During the first three days of this program, the focus will be on improving breast image interpretation using practical methods and investigating emerging imaging modalities for personalized screening and diagnosis. It will explore innovative approaches beyond traditional methods like digital mammography and tomosynthesis, including contrast-enhanced mammography and full/abbreviated breast MRI for supplemental screening. Moreover, it will address the integration of Artificial Intelligence in breast imaging and novel techniques for assessing breast cancer risk. Daily case conferences will prioritize strategies for enhancing patient outcomes and refining breast imaging practices.

The final two days of the course delve into common and uncommon disease processes encountered in abdominal imaging. Through didactic lectures and case review, attendees will learn practical approaches to tackling challenging cases, prioritizing overarching strategies.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Breast Lectures:

• Review methods to optimize mammographic screening and diagnosis, including imaging of special populations
• Discuss advances in deep-learning applications and artificial intelligence in screening mammography and risk assessment
• Outline the methods used to optimize breast MRI imaging for screening and diagnosis
• Improve image-guided breast biopsy skills and management of high-risk lesions.
• Discuss the data and optimization of supplemental screening with contrast-enhanced mammography, abbreviated breast MRI, and whole breast ultrasound.

Body Lectures:

• Utilize RADS systems to differentiate between lesions warranting intervention and those suitable for observation
• Identify common and uncommon acute findings in the GI and GU tracts
• Describe the types of hyperfunctioning adrenal lesions and their clinical evaluation
• Know the imaging features of cystic pancreatic lesions that require further evaluation with endoscopic ultrasound or tissue sampling
• Select imaging modalities and techniques that best highlight abdominal pathologic processes