Daily Schedule

This session kicks off the ARRS Annual Meeting with a presentation of awards including the ARRS Gold Medal, which is the society’s highest honor bestowed for distinguished service to radiology. Member business will be conducted including a vote on proposed bylaw changes, installation of the 2024-25 ARRS President, and concluding with the Presidential Address.

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This panel discussion will examine the factors that influence a well and safe day at work, and a well day of teamwork. Participants will gain an understanding of the impact of workload, the physical work environment, relational climate, and work"flow" on wellbeing.

This session provides AJR authors, reviewers, and readers with an overview of the journal today. The session will highlight key aspects of journal peer review and production processes, as well as social and digital media initiatives. Focused attention will be provided on writing an Original Research study, a Review of Clinical Perspective article, and an article for the Policy, Quality, and Practice Management section.

In this ARRS Global Partner Session, featuring the British Institute of Radiology, speakers will review current practice standards for screening lung and female breast cancer in the UK and USA. Speakers will also address the common and comparative techniques and challenges of maintaining an effective screening program.

This course will discuss four emerging technologies with a critical eye towards how they may be helpful and how they may be mostly hype. The focus will be on technologies that are available (or almost available) as clinical products: Machine-learning based image reconstruction; abbreviated/focused MRI; quantitative imaging biomarkers; and photon counting CT. Discussion of these topics could assist radiologists with purchase decisions in their practice as well as helping to focus continuing education efforts on technology that is most likely to be of value.

With the shortage of radiologists due to increasing volumes and earlier retirements, many are being placed into positions of leadership earlier in their career. The ability to negotiate and understand contracts is now more important than ever. This ARRS-AAWR session will provide participants at all career levels with tips, skills, and strategies for becoming a leader, negotiating contracts and clinical expectations, and working together to ensure gender parity in the workplace.

This instructional hands-on course is a treasure trove of knowledge and insights that will transform your practice! Our expert faculty will guide participants through the most recent advances in stereotactic-guided breast biopsy. The program delves into the intricacies of the procedure, examines challenging cases, and empowers practitioners with the skills to handle even the most challenging biopsies. Participants will acquire invaluable knowledge regarding biopsy indications, lesion characteristics, and modern techniques, and will learn to deftly navigate difficult scenarios.

Join PeerView for “Bridging the Gap to Improved Outcomes in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: Ensuring Prompt Diagnosis Through Accurate Interpretation of CT Imaging”—a discussion on the importance of early and accurate diagnosis of this chronic pulmonary disease. Complimentary lunch provided by ARRS for up to 200 in-person registrants in Boston. https://www.peerview.com/NCFBE24-Live

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Multiple peer-reviewed studies have consistently demonstrated a high prevalence of radiologist burnout. Burnout has been linked with adverse patient outcomes and physician turnover. In this session, practical strategies and solutions to improve radiologist workflow, including use of AI, are described.

This course will review and reinforce the appropriate indications for breast cryoablation as well as the skills and techniques required for successful breast cryoablation.

Challenging unknown thoracic imaging cases are common every day in both private and academic practice settings. This course will provide a succinct overview of challenging cases in thoracic imaging, covering multiple disease categories, in an audience interactive setting, highlighting different techniques and search patterns that can be used to approach such cases.

High-resolution MR imaging of wrist, fingers, ankle, toes, and elbow joints have received less attention in literature and with routine use of 2D and 3D MR imaging, tissue structures of these small joints and their pathology are delineated in superior details and contrast with improved diagnosis. This session will feature speakers from different tertiary care institutions, experienced in medium and small joint MRI and 3D MRIs.

This course will provide an introduction to financial topics relevant to both trainees and practicing radiologists to increase their financial literacy, make more informed decisions and achieve financial independence. Faculty will guide trainees with the transition, help early career radiologists with debt management and experienced radiologists with wealth management and retirement planning.

New technologies, an unprecedented shortage of radiologists, and a dramatic increase in imaging volume have challenged traditional radiology workforce models. This symposium will explore the current and future trends shaping the practice of radiology and the radiology workforce.

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Artificial intelligence and machine learning-based approaches for increasing clinical efficiency and productivity represent the new hot topics for MSK radiology, whether it relates to image sorting, fracture detection, bone age determination, osteoarthrosis grading, or automated hip or leg-length measurements, and fast MR imaging. The session will focus on use case scenarios of such approaches for a practicing radiologist.

The presenters will guide participants through challenging cases in genitourinary images. Via these cases, the presenters will review pitfalls that are encountered during interpretation and how to avoid them, referencing recent changes in the literature and guidelines.

Many quality/process improvement projects do not see the expected results in improved throughput and volume. The Theory of Constraints is a practical approach to identifying rate limiting steps and optimizing the throughput. This course will focus on how to identify rate-limiting steps and simple tools you can utilize to improve throughput through a rate limiting step.

Theranostics integrates imaging and therapy and fits nuclear medicine perfectly. This session will provide an overview of the fundamentals of theranostics, describe the critical role of nuclear medicine for the initiation and management of therapy for neurodegenerative disease, and detail the unique role of nuclear medicine in imaging and treatment of oncology. The session will conclude with a practicum for launching a theranostics program.

This course will discuss the considerations of, and barriers to, implementation of new technologies and techniques into practice. Presentations will focus on artificial intelligence, abbreviated breast MRI, and contrast enhanced mammography.

This course will review use of MRI in evaluation of GYN malignancies, the O-RADS system, and differentiation of uterine leiomyoma from sarcoma.

This session will review commonly encountered challenges when reading knee MRI. Topics will focus on commonly missed or misdiagnosed pathology in the menisci, ligaments and other structures in the preoperative setting. Postoperative imaging will not be discussed.

This course will focus on the normal appearance and common complications related to cardiac pre-operative imaging, procedures and devices.

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Presentations in this course will review the key findings and potential complications to include in postoperative reports.

This multi-disciplinary session with nuclear medicine and medical oncology is intended for those interested in clinical issues surrounding administration of nuclear medicine therapies. Examples of clinical issues include how to assess/treat toxicities and assess performance status. With a focus on the patient, we also discuss methods to improve anxiety and comfort.

This course will explore trauma imaging of the head and chest.

This session will cover yield topics in chest imaging.

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This session will provide up-to-date imaging review of pediatric brain and spine disorders.

This session will focus on changing paradigms in the delivery of breast imaging services, including performance of online screening mammogram interpretation, same-day biopsies, and remote diagnostic imaging, as well as utilization of patient navigators and non-physician providers in the breast imaging center.

This session will broadly address the motivation to pursue Quality and Safety in Radiology.

This session will review the imaging appearance of musculoskeletal infections and image guided interventions to treat musculoskeletal infections involving the bone, soft tissue and spine and the recommended terminology to describe these entities.

In this session, presentations will review common intracranial tumors in adult and pediatric populations and the evaluation of treatment response.

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Luminaries in chest imaging, all past presidents of the Society of Thoracic Radiology, present great case interpretations they have seen in their practices.

Updates on transarterial therapies, ablation and adjunctive procedures, including portal vein embolization and biliary stenting will be discussed in this course.

This session will review various imaging applications of ultrasound beyond the general ultrasound. Topics include utilization of US in musculoskeletal imaging, interventional procedures, and advantages of contrast-enhanced ultrasound with emphasis on opportunities. Current challenges of each of these ultrasound applications will also be discussed.

This session will focus on specific, current issues in Radiology Quality & Safety

This course will review tumors of different spaces: Orbit, sinus, and temporal bone.

This review course includes didactic sessions on renal mass imaging with the MRI clear cell likelihood score and endometriosis, and case review sessions on renal/adrenal imaging, female GU imaging, and male GU imaging.

Chest radiograph experts will present pearls and pitfalls in the interpretation of chest radiographs, cardiac devices, and the use of dual energy chest radiographs.

GI/GU gurus will present a variety of challenging unknown abdominal cases.

This session will systematically review ultrasound evaluation of the most important structures in the neck, including but not limited to thyroid/parathyroid, parotid and salivary glands, anatomic anomalies, and Doppler imaging of the neck circulation with specific emphasis on Carotid Doppler with emerging new criteria for internal carotid artery stenosis.

This course will review imaging findings in penile, scrotal, and OB/GYN emergencies, as well as dual-energy CT applications in GU emergencies.

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This session will review how to perform high quality MR and US nerve imaging and discuss commonly encountered nerve pathology. Topics will include MR imaging of the brachial and lumbosacral plexus, MR and US imaging of peripheral neuropathies, and helpful tips to distinguishing benign and malignant nerve tumors.

This course will provide an up-to-date review of pediatric thoracic disorders.

This course will concentrate on the role of imaging in cardiomyopathy, with particular emphasis on modern imaging techniques and their clinical importance.

Presentations will review multi-modality molecular imaging of infection/inflammation, including PET/CT and gamma, camera imaging. The course will include detailed review with case examples of sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, vasculitis, and whole body infection/inflammation.

This course will cover rapid fire cases of brain, spine and head and neck emergencies

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This session will review the radiographic, CT and/or MRI appearance of inflammatory arthritis in the bones, muscles and joints and provide tips to help distinguish this from degenerative, traumatic, and infectious etiologies that can often be a diagnostic dilemma.

This session will focus on proposed updates for mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and auditing and outcomes monitoring in the next edition of the Breast Imaging Data and Reporting System (BI-RADS) Atlas.

This session will explore the basic toolkit of Radiology Quality & Safety and provide an exemplary case study.

Both diffuse and focal liver diseases will be discussed, focusing on modern techniques for diffuse liver disease and updates in diagnosis of focal liver lesions

This course is designed for practicing radiologists, residents, and fellows to review common, uncommon, and complex abnormalities and associated latest updates.

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This course will review challenging adrenal and renal cases and discuss pitfalls in prostate and female pelvic MRI.

This session will provide a tutorial for ultrasound evaluation of the parenchymal and vascular pathologies of the kidneys, liver cirrhosis, with emphasis on HCC detection, portal hypertension and liver elastography for assessment of liver fibrosis, as well as discussion of vascular complications of organ transplants

This course will review common imaging algorithms for various patient presentations.

This course reviews important pulmonary emergencies, including infections, pulmonary embolism, and emergency scenarios in oncological and transplant patients.

This session will review commonly missed diagnoses in the setting of upper extremity trauma including radiographically occult bony injuries and challenging soft tissue injuries in adults and children.

In this session, ABR leaders will discuss various aspects of why Board Certification is important in 2024, the new remote exam models, an update on Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA), and frequently asked questions regarding ABR finances. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of ABR processes and requirements.

This course will discuss trauma imaging of the abdomen and lower body.

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Challenging and interesting cases throughout the GI tract and mesentery will be used to highlight pitfalls and teaching points for common and uncommon pathologies.

Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) is increasingly utilized within breast imaging practices. This course will focus on indications for CEM, exam interpretation and reporting using the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) CEM Supplement, and methods for image-guided biopsy of CEM-detected findings.

This course will review intracranial vascular diseases and their presentation, as well as post treatment appearance.

This session will review the normal postoperative appearance and common postoperative complications associated with rotator cuff and glenoid labral surgery in the shoulder, meniscus and ACL surgery in the knee and femoroacetabular impingement surgery in the hip.

The learner will understand BI-RADS 6th edition and learn about imaging appearance and pathologies of the breast among the transgender population. The learners will accurately categorize cystic lesions of the breast as benign, review the appearance and associated diagnoses of non-mass enhancement at breast MRI, and understand the basic principles and indications for contrast-enhanced mammography.

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This session reviews most commonly accepted ultrasound concepts in the evaluation of the first trimester, discusses ultrasound-based risk stratification of the adnexal lesions, and reviews characteristic ultrasound features of adenomyosis.

This course will focus on key updates in coronary artery disease and thoracic vascular imaging.

Presentations in this session will share new and advanced MSK interventions, including spine and non-spine interventions, and safety precautions and review bone tumor imaging.

This course will review challenging urinary tract cases, urethral imaging, and PIRADS pearls.

This course reviews a variety of nuclear medicine studies utilized in the acute care setting. Experts will provide tips & tricks to optimize image acquisition and interpretation, as well as problem-solving strategies for challenging cases encountered in clinical practice.

This course will review imaging in the neonatal and infant period, emphasizing common imaging examinations and important findings in this vulnerable patient group

Afternoon Beverage Break

This course will review image-guided gynecologic interventions as well as imaging of gender affirming and pelvic floor surgeries.

This course will provide up-to-date imaging review of pediatric abdomen and pelvis disorders.

This session will include discussion and review of advanced and upcoming topics in abdominal imaging including AI, photon counting CT, and others.

This session will review several challenging situations in musculoskeletal tumor imaging including how to perform and interpret whole body MRI and CT, how to interpret and recommend appropriate follow up for incidental bone lesions, how to distinguish normal red marrow from marrow replacing processes and how to approach postoperative imaging after tumor resection.

This course will review lesions that may be confused for intracranial tumors and imaging findings that can help refine the differential diagnosis.

This course will provide didactic and case base reviews covering fundamental concepts in cardiac MR, cardiac CT, and cardiovascular imaging.

This course will provide updates on lung cancer staging, as well as discussion of the evaluation of patients following treatment including targeted therapy, surgery and percutaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

This course will focus on trending topics in emergency imaging, including artificial intelligence, intimate partner violence, and DECT applications.

This session will focus on screening women with dense breasts, including discussion of breast density and cancer risk, the effect of breast density legislation on breast cancer screening, supplemental screening modalities in women with dense breasts, and the role of radiologists in breast density education.

This session will provide an update on how to perform, interpret and report preoperative and postoperative MRI of the ankle, midfoot and forefoot.

Morning Beverage Break

This session will provide presentation on a variety of topics pertaining to the acute abdomen will be discussed.

This course will focus on cardiac imaging findings in the acute setting.

This course will review imaging evaluation of retroperitoneal flow disorders: including Nutcracker syndrome, Loin Pain Hematuria Syndrome, and pelvic venous insufficiency. Endovascular and surgical management options will also be discussed.

This course evaluates the detection and characterization of lung nodules, including challenges in screening categorization but also pitfalls in nodule interpretation and the early accurate detection of lung cancer.

Arterial, venous, and interventional oncology cases as well as didactic lectures on women’s health interventions and prostate artery embolization