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Plenary Sessions

Saturday

12:00-2:00 p.m.
AAPM/RSNA Physics Tutorial for Residents
Topics in CT
Moderator, Mahadevappa Mahesh, Ph.D.

2:15-5:00 p.m.
AAPM/RSNA Tutorial on Equipment Selection
Nuclear Medicine and PET
Moderator, Michael V. Yester, Ph.D.

Sunday

8:30-10:15 a.m.
President's Address
The Research & Education Foundation: Support for the Future
Jerry P. Petasnick, M.D.

Dedication of RSNA Scientific Program
Sadek Hilal, M.D., Ph.D., Englewood, Calif.

Presentation of Special RSNA Presidential Award
Paul H. Moore Sr., M.D., Pascagoula, Miss.

Opening Session
Computer-assisted Diagnosis
Moderator, George S. Bisset III, M.D.

3:30-3:40 p.m.
Announcement of RSNA Research & Education Foundation Grant Recipients

3:30-5:15 p.m.
Image Interpretation Session
Moderator, Joseph T. Ferrucci, M.D.

Monday

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Associated Sciences: Rethinking Radiology
Teleradiology and PACS: From Convenience to Market Share

1:00-2:45 p.m.
Presentation of Honorary Memberships
Michael R. Sage, M.D., South Australia, Australia
Carl B. Standertskj?ld-Nordenstam, M.D., Ph. D., Helsinki, Finland
Lenny K.A. Tan, M.D., Singapore, Singapore

Eugene P. Pendergrass New Horizons Lecture
Angiogenesis-dependent Imaging
Judah Folkman, M.D.

1:00-2:30 p.m.
AAPM/RSNA Physics Lecture for the Radiologic Technologist
Current Topics in CT
Moderator, Beth A. Schueler, Ph.D.

4:00-5:30 p.m.
Special Focus Sessions

- CT Colonoscopy - Where Do We Stand?
- Digital Imaging/Informatics - Current Status
- Radiology Change Accelerated by Public Policy 2001
- Scientific and Ethical Issues in Screening for Cancer
- Embolization of Uterine FibroidsÑNEW!
- Advances in Pediatric MRI
- Utilization/Cost-EffectivenessÑNEW!

Tuesday

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Associated Sciences: Rethinking Radiology
Regulations: What You Don't Know Will Cost You!

1:00-2:15 p.m.
Presentation of Gold Medals
M. Paul Capp, M.D., Tucson, Ariz.
Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Little Rock, Ark.
Mutsumasa Takahashi, M.D., Kumamoto, Japan

Annual Oration in Diagnostic Radiology
The Impact of Musculoskeletal MR Imaging on Sports Medicine
Clyde A. Helms, M.D.
Presented in memory of Howard Pollack, M.D.

Wednesday

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Associated Sciences: Rethinking Radiology
Workforce Crisis: Strategies for Management

1:00-2:15 p.m.
Annual Oration in Radiation Oncology
The Contributions of Radiology to the Care of Patients with Lymphoma
Richard T. Hoppe, M.D.
Presented in memory of Simon Kramer, M.D.

4:00-5:30 p.m.
Oncodiagnosis Panel
Pediatric Brain Tumors
Moderator, Sarah S. Donaldson, M.D.

4:00-5:30 p.m.
Special Focus Sessions

- Lymphoma - Head to Toe
- Clinical MR Spectroscopy - Where Are We Now?
- CT Radiation in Children
- Organ Transplantation: State of the Art in Imaging
- Non-tumor Applications in Radiation Oncology
- Retirement Plans and How They Can Benefit Radiology

Thursday

1:00-1:10 p.m.
Inauguration of RSNA Board of Directors for 2002

1:10-1:20 p.m.
Introduction of 2002 AAPM Officers and Council Chairs

1:20-2:15 p.m.
RSNA/AAPM Symposium
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Moderator, Elliot R. McVeigh, Ph.D.

2:30-3:30 p.m.
Special Focus Sessions

- Breast Ultrasound: It's Expanding Role in Patient Management
- MR Arthrography
- Coronary Artery Disease: Imaging the Vulnerable Plaque
- RSNA's Medical Image Resource Center (MIRC): An Emerging Resource for Education, Research, and Clinical TrialsÑNEW!
- Teaching the Teacher

Friday

12:45-3:15 p.m.
Friday Imaging Symposium
Screening for Cancer
Moderator, Marilyn J. Siegel, M.D.