Quality Control of CT Scanners: ACR Testing

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Date & Time: 
15 February 2017 / 8:30 – 17:00
16 February 2017 / 8:30 – 13:00

Venue: Post Graduate Room# 3, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

Coordinator/ Chair: Omer Demirkaya, PhD

Maximum Capacity: 30 Participants, on a first-come first-served basis

Available Seats: TBA

International Speakers: Mahadevappa Mahesh, MS, PhD, FAAPM, FACR, FACMP, FSCCT

Local Speakers & Instructors: Abdullah Abuhaimed, PhD; Mahmoud Ahmed, PGDip, RPE, MIPEM; Kostas Chantziantoniou, MSc, DABR; Salahudin El Naas, MD; Saad AlEnezi; Ahmed Fathala, MD; Ahmed Saeed AlZahrani, MD

Course Description:

This one and half -day course will be comprised of didactic lectures for a day and hands-on Labs for half a day. In didactic lectures we will discuss the latest CT technologies, quality control issues, protocol optimization, as well as advanced topics such as cardiac imaging techniques. The labs will be held at King Faisal CT facilities with the latest CT scanners from different vendors.

Course Objectives:

    1. Review the latest CT technologies
    2. Review of dose indices in CT
    3. Discuss the cardiac imaging techniques in CT
    4. Review the factors that determine image quality and dose in CT procedures and understand the concept of protocol optimization
    5. Determine the technical sources of artifacts in CT and review continuous quality control procedures
    6. Gain familiarity with ACR Image quality and dose testing procedures

TENTATIVE PROGRAM LAYOUT

DAY 1, Wednesday, February 15, 2017; 09:00 - 17:00
Time Mins    
07:30 – 8:30 60   Registration
SESSION I
08:30 – 9:00 30   Latest Advances in CT Technology: Hardware and Software
Speaker: Dr. Mahadevappa Mahesh
9:00 - 09:30 30   CT Technique Factors Affecting Image Quality and Dose
Speaker: Dr. Omer Demirkaya
09:30 - 10:00 30   Dual Energy CT and Its Clinical Applications
Speaker: Dr. Mahadevappa Mahesh
10:10 - 10:15 15   MORNING BREAK
SESSION II
10:15 - 10:55 40   CT Dosimetry: Modern Dosimetry Concepts
Speaker: Dr. Abdullah A. Abuhaimed
10:55 - 11:30 35   Cardiac Imaging in CT
Speaker:Dr. Mahadevappa Mahesh
11:30 - 12:00 30   Image Artifacts in CT: Causes and Remedies
Speaker: Dr. Salahudin Elnaas
12:00 - 13:15 75   PRAYER & LUNCH BREAK
SESSION III
13:15 - 13:45 30   CT Protocol Optimization Process - Johns Hopkins Experience
Speaker: Dr. Mahadevappa Mahesh
13:45 - 14:15 30   Radiologist’s Perspective on Optimizing CT Protocols in Cardiac and Pediatric Imaging
Speakers: Ahmed Fathalla, MD and Ahmed Al-Zahrani, MD
14:15 - 14:35 20   CT Daily QC Tests and Calibrations
Speaker: Dr. Omer Demirkaya
14:35 - 15:05 30   Introduction to ACR Accreditation Process
Speaker: Dr. Mahadevappa Mahesh
15:05 - 15:30 25   ACR Image Quality Testing
Speaker: Mr. Mahmoud Ali Ahmed
15:30 - 16:00 30   PRAYER & AFTERNOON BREAK
SESSION IV
16:00 - 16:45 45   ACR CT Dose Testing
Speaker: Mr. Kostas Chantziantoniou
DAY 2, Thursday, 16 February 2017; 08:30 - 12:30
Time Mins    
WORKSHOP
08:30 - 12:30 4 hrs.   Practical Session:
Lab1: ACR Image Quality Measurements
Lab2: CT Dose Measurements
Lab3: Image Analysis & Measurements

Instructors: Omer Demirkaya, Kostas Chantziantoniou, Mahmoud Ali Ahmed, Saad Al Enazi and Dr. Mahadevappa Mahesh
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