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The 7th Annual Canadian Neuroradiology Course

Pediatric – Tumors – Neurodegenerative and Metabolic

November 8-10, 2024

Virtual Conference

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

 

Presenter Name: Felice d’Arco

Lecture Topic: Temporal bone imaging in children

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   8:00-8:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. master the normal anatomy of the inner and middle ear with focus on anatomical variants and pitfalls
  2. understand the classification of inner ear malformations
  3. focus on pattern recognition approach and genotype-phenotype correlation in syndromic causes of hearing loss

 

Presenter Name: Pradeep Krishnan

Lecture Topic: Imaging Pediatric Head & Neck Disorders

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   8:30-9:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. compare the role of different imaging modalities for Head and Neck Disorders
  2. analyze imaging patterns in Head and Neck Disorders
  3. report common and uncommon etiologies of Head and Neck Disorders

 

Presenter Name: Andrea Rossi

Lecture Topic: Imaging of the Pediatric Spine

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   9:00-9:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. report etiologies that can cause pediatric spinal problems
  2. recognize the value of imaging in suspected pediatric spinal conditions
  3. identify clinical symptoms that are associated with pediatric spinal diseases

 

Presenter Name: Nina Stein

 

Lecture Topic: Fetal MRI – Tips and Tricks

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   9:30-10:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. assess the basic principles of Fetal MRI
  2. identify how important fetal MRI is to diagnose antenatal pediatric diseases
  3. review how fetal imaging can change management

 

Presenter Name: Helen Branson

Lecture Topic: Neonatal MRI of the Brain – the Essentials

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   10:00-10:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. recognize basic principles of neonatal MR
  2. review diseases that can incur in the neonatal period
  3. identify neonatal pediatric emergencies

 

Presenter Name: Matthias Wagner

Lecture Topic: The new WHO classification – what you really need to know for pediatric neuroradiology

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   11:00-11:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. recognize which are the two most common molecular alterations in pediatric low-grade glioma
  2. identify which medulloblastoma molecular subtype has the worst prognosis
  3. assess new tumor entities added to the WHO CNS5.

 

 

Presenter Name: Ulrike Loebel

Lecture Topic: Posterior Fossa Tumors in Childhood

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   11:30-12:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. list the most common posterior fossa tumors in childhood
  2. review imaging features of posterior fossa tumors
  3. differentiate posterior fossa neoplasms from other posterior fossa diseases

 

Presenter Name: Suzanne Laughlin

Lecture Topic: Supratentorial Tumors in Childhood

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   12:00-12:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. assess typical imaging findings in supratentorial neoplasms in childhood
  2. identify clinical features associated with neoplasms in childhood
  3. list the most common supratentorial tumors in childhood

 

Presenter Name: Elysa Widjaja

Lecture Topic: Phakomatoses

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   12:30-13:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. recognize imaging pattern of phakomatoses
  2. report the typical features of PHACES syndrome
  3. review the associated clinical features of phalomatoses

 

Presenter Name: V. Michelle Silvera

Lecture Topic: Diagnostic Challenges in Abusive Head Trauma

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   13:30-14:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. Understand the importance of gathering and objectively analyzing imaging data to support or reject the diagnosis of abusive head trauma.
  2. Analyze clinical, imaging, and laboratory information to distinguish abusive head trauma from other conditions.
  3. Understand the importance of multidisciplinary input for deriving an accurate diagnosis in complex cases.

 

Presenter Name: Samantha Gerrie

Lecture Topic: Metabolic Disorders in Children – You Don’t Want to Miss These

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   14:00-14:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. Describe the most commonly used classification systems for pediatric neurometabolic diseases
  2. Discuss the clinical features and imaging patterns which aid in narrowing the differential diagnosis in the work-up of the most common pediatric neurometabolic diseases
  3. List the MR features of the most common recognizable pediatric neurometabolic diseases with an emphasis on the use of MR spectroscopy

 

Presenter Name: Anvita Pauranik

Lecture Topic: Neuroimaging of Pediatric Infections

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   14:30-15:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. learn to differentiate infection from other imitations
  2. identify certain characteristic imaging patterns
  3. devise a systematic checklist to assess for intracranial complications

 

Presenter Name: Maka Tshuma

Lecture Topic: Epilepsy Imaging in Children

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   15:30-16:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. recognize the imaging features of mesial temporal sclerosis
  2. describe the disorders of cortical development that can lead to childhood epilepsy
  3. list the most common epileptogenic tumors in childhood

 

Presenter Name: Julie Hurteau-Miller

Lecture Topic: Recognizing Malformation of Cortical Development (MCD)

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   16:00-16:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. Review a simplified classification of MCD and understand its limitations and challenges
  2. Provide basic concepts regarding the normal cortical appearance on MRI
  3. Elaborate on the definitions and relevant neuroimaging features of MCD

 

Presenter Name: Prakash Muthusami

Lecture Topic: Pediatric Neurovascular Disorders

Date:   Fri, Nov 8, 2024                                                                                     Time:   16:30-17:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. identify imaging features of pediatric neurovascular disorders
  2. review basic neurointerventional techniques for treating these
  3. assess the role of multidisciplinary management for neurovascular disorders

 

Presenter Name: Aditya Bharatha

Lecture Topic: Imaging of Meningiomas

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   8:00-8:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. review imaging features of meningiomas
  2. report clinical features associated with meningiomas
  3. assess the role of imaging in identifying mimics of meningiomas

 

Presenter Name: Evan Calabrese

Lecture Topic: Updates to WHO Classification of CNS Tumors: What the Neuroradiologist Needs to Know

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   8:30-9:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. describe relevant changes to the WHO classification of CNS tumors.
  2. discuss the increased importance of molecular characterization for CNS tumors and its relevance to neuroradiology.
  3. review the salient imaging features of common and uncommon CNS tumors.

 

Presenter Name: Nicolin Hainc

Lecture Topic: Treatment response

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   9:00-9:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. assess the concept of pseudoprogression and the general timeframe for when it can occur in the posttreatment setting.
  2. review the general treatment concepts for glioblastoma/high grade glioma and how to apply them when assessing post-treatment follow up MRIs.
  3. list the benefits and limitations of advanced MR-imaging and to be aware of further imaging modalities (i.e. nuclear medicine studies) in this setting.

 

Presenter Name: Kate Hanneman

Lecture Topic: Dan Andreae Lectureship: Environmental Sustainability in Medical Imaging

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   10:00-10:45

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. describe the planetary health framework and adverse health effects of climate change
  1. discuss the environmental impact of radiology
  2. implement actions to promote environmental sustainability and climate resilience in radiology

 

Presenter Name: Marco Essig

Lecture Topic: Perfusion/Advanced Imaging

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   10:45-11:15

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. list the diseases where advanced imaging is helpful
  2. implement advanced imaging strategies for brain tumors
  3. identify pitfalls and artefacts that can be encountered in Advanced Imaging

 

Presenter Name: Pejman Maralani

Lecture Topic: Functional MRI and DTI in Tumor Imaging

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   11:15-11:45

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. review when fMR and DTI are helpful for preoperative imaging
  2. report fMR and DTI studies and their impact on neurosurgical management

3.recognize imaging artefacts encountered during DTI and fMRI

 

Presenter Name: Soonmee Cha

Lecture Topic: Brain tumor mimics: 5 key imaging features

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   11:45-12:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. identify which disease can mimic brain tumors

2.recognize clinical features often associated with conditions mimicking brain tumors

  1. report the various categories into which brain tumor mimics can be classified

 

Presenter Name: Andrew Gao

Lecture Topic: Neuropathology of Adult Brain Tumors

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   13:30-14:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. Describe the essential aspects of a pathological diagnosis
  2. Recognize diagnostic features of molecularly-defined brain tumours
  3. Formulate a molecular differential diagnosis based on clinical and imaging characteristics

 

Presenter Name: Michael Cusimano

Lecture Topic: What the surgeon wants to know from us

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   14:00-14:30

 

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. identify the necessity of interdisciplinary collaboration
  2. list what neurosurgeons find essential in a radiological report
  3. recognize the relevant anatomical structures for neurosurgical trajectories

 

 

 

Presenter Name: Jay Detsky

Lecture Topic: What the radiation oncologist want to know from us

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   14:30-15:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. list what radiation oncologists want in a spine MRI report
  2. assess what radiation oncologists want in a brain MRI report: differential diagnoses and other findings
  3. Create a collaborative work environment between neuroradiologists and radiation oncologists.

 

Presenter Name: Suradech Suthiphosuwan

Lecture Topic: Imaging of glioneuronal and neuronal tumors

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   15:30-16:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. Review 2021 WHO classification of glioneuronal and neuronal tumors
  2. Discuss molecular diagnostics of glioneuronal and neuronal tumors
  3. Understand and recognize the key imaging characteristics of glioneuronal and neuronal tumors

 

Presenter Name: Heejun Tony Kang

Lecture Topic: Brain Tumor and Tumor Mimic cases

Date:   Sat, Nov 9, 2024                                                                                   Time:   16:00-16:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. assess brain tumors and tumor mimics on imaging.
  2. review key imaging characteristics of common brain tumors.
  3. discuss differential diagnosis strategies in challenging cases.

 

Presenter Name: Sapna Rawal

Lecture Topic: Movement Disorders and Dementia

Date:   Sun, Nov 10, 2024                                                                              Time:   8:00-8:45

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. list typical imaging features of movement disorders
  2. recognize clinical features of the various movement disorders
  3. identify the various subtypes of dementia on Imaging

 

Presenter Name: Manish Joshi

Lecture Topic: Amyloid-related Imaging Abnormalities

Date:   Sun, Nov 10, 2024                                                                              Time:   8:45-9:15

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. review what amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) are and the mechanism by which ARIA occurs in patients receiving monoclonal antibody therapies
  2. identify the MRI appearance and grading of ARIA subtypes.

3.apply MRI sequences used for baseline imaging and follow-up.

  1. assess the essentials of the MRI radiological report for patient selection and monitoring for patients receiving anti-amyloid related therapies.
  2. understand the essential role of the radiologist in the era of novel therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases

 

 

Presenter Name: Daniel Mandell

Lecture Topic: Toxic Encephalopathies

Date:   Sun, Nov 10, 2024                                                                              Time:   9:15-10:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. identify imaging features of toxic encephalopathies
  2. assess the clinical symptoms in patients with toxic encephalopathies
  3. review metabolic encephalopathies and their imaging features

 

Presenter Name: Mattias Schmidt

Lecture Topic: Epilepsy

Date:   Sun, Nov 10, 2024                                                                              Time:   10:30-11:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. Discuss the role of neuroimaging in epilepsy
  2. Describe strategies for optimal neuroimaging
  3. Review the classification and appearance of epileptogenic lesions

 

Presenter Name: Mehran Nasralla

Lecture Topic: Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks

Date:   Sun, Nov 10, 2024                                                                              Time:   11:00-11:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. Review the different type of CSF leaks
  2. Review the imaging features of intracranial hypotension.
  3. Review the imaging approach to CSF leak identification with practical examples.

 

Presenter Name: Laila Alshafai

Lecture Topic: Tinnitus

Date:   Sun, Nov 10, 2024                                                                              Time:   11:30-12:00

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. discuss appropriate protocolling for tinnitus
  2. identify the common causes for non-pulsatile tinnitus
  3. identify the common causes for pulsatile tinnitus

 

Presenter Name: Manish Joshi

Lecture Topic: Hypoxic-ischemic Brain Injury / Brain Death

Date:   Sun, Nov 10, 2024                                                                              Time:   12:00-12:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

1.assess imaging features associated with hypoxic brain injury

  1. list the current criteria for brain death
  2. recognize the role of imaging in the determination of brain death

 

 

Presenter Name: Timothy Lim 

Lecture Topic: Voluntary Mock “Neuroradiology Exam”

Date:   Sun, Nov 10, 2024                                                                              Time:   12:30-13:30

After active engagement in this session participants will be able to

  1. review various pathologies discussed in this course
  2. recognize the typical questions asked in Neuroradiological exams
  3. assess their own learning progress

 

 

For questions, please contact

Sasikhan Geibprasert (cnrcourse@gmail.com