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I am thrIlled to welcome you to our 99th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. The RSNA annual meeting has its own newspaper, because the RSNA annual meeting is big. When I say “big,” I don’t merely mean the size of McCormick Place’s meeting rooms and exhibit halls. I mean that big things hap-pen here. Never-before-seen sci-ence is unveiled. New technology makes its debut. And professionals forge relation-ships that can change the course of healthcare. This is truly the place to wit-ness the here and now of radiology. This year’s theme is “The Power of Partnership,” recognizing the impor-tance of collaboration—across pro-fessions and across the world. Your presence here this week demonstrates that you are committed to lending your strength to our specialty. The Daily Bulletin helps you keep a finger on the pulse of the meeting by covering fea-tured sessions, critical information and events throughout the week. You can have an even richer meeting experience with the RSNA 2013 app, which includes quick access to Daily Bulletin features day by day. If you need help finding or downloading the app, stop by the Mobile Connect booth in RSNA Services for hands-on assistance. This week, be sure to take advantage of countless opportunities to network with your colleagues, to enhance your education, to optimize your clinical skills, and to incorporate the cutting edge of research into your practice. Lend your voice to cooperative dis-cussions that can change the world of healthcare for the better. RSNA 2013 is the culmination of partnership at its best. Make the most of it. On behalf of the RSNA Board of Directors, I wish you a wonderful week. Sarah S. DonalDSon, M.D. 2013 rSNa PreSIdeNt

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2013 rSNa PreSIdeNt Sarah S. Donald-son, M.D., knows how demanding it is to practice medicine these days, with calls to make medicine ever more accurate, safe and effective. However, she said, all phy-sicians—and radiologists in particular—must still find time to form and nurture partnerships with one another. “If radiologists want to participate in the practice of medicine today, we must participate in multidisciplinary teams and accept responsibility for patient care,” said Dr. Donaldson, who will open RSNA 2013 with her President’s Address, “The Power of Partnership” today at 8:30 a.m. in Arie Crown Theater. Dr. Donaldson is the Catharine and Howard Avery Profes-sor of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stan-ford, Calif. She also serves as the associ-ate director of the radiation oncology residency program at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and is chief of the radiation oncology service at Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Dr. Donaldson used the example of tumor boards and conferences, where other medical specialties are routinely represented but radiology may not

consistently be in attendance. “While radiologists may feel they can’t free up personnel to participate in every clinic, conference, and tumor board, they must do so. To succeed in today’s healthcare environment, we must be part of the team.” Traditional expecta-tions, attitudes and behaviors, as well as technological innovations, all have influenced the isolation of radiologists from other healthcare providers, Dr. Donaldson said, but to resist this isola-tion and embrace team-based medicine promotes collaborative research pro-grams, augments one’s expertise and builds careers. “Professional interde-pendence promotes innovation and adds value to our collective endeavors,” Dr. Donaldson added. While increased partnerships are pos-sible with a spectrum of stakeholders in industry, government, education, research and certification, the most important focus of teamwork is patient care, Dr. Donald-

son said. “The physician/patient bond that is well-developed in oncology, serves as a model for all of radiology,” she said. “When diagnostic radiologists are truly represented as a part of a patient care team, patients will start to appreciate the value of their radiologist. As radiologists we must change our current culture and promote multidisciplinary team medicine. “When we commit ourselves to focus-ing on the care of our patients and becom-ing their partners, the patients will come to understand our contribution to diagnosis and treatment, and will become our advo-cates,” Dr. Donaldson added. While she considers her partnership-promoting message relevant to all

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radIology aNd INterveNtIoNal oncology share a strong focus on cancer detection and staging, locore-

gional therapy and follow-up. Despite their mutual goals and complementary skill sets, however, many radiology and radiation oncology departments struggle to be autonomous and at times compete for hospital resources and patients. In the new healthcare paradigm of evidence-based medicine, a cohesive team approach to cancer care makes the most economic sense, says Damian E. Dupuy, M.D., who will present the Annual Oration in Diagnostic Radi-ology, “We Must Stand on the Shoulders of Giants.” Dr. Dupuy encourages deeper collaboration between these

departments given the shared interests and synergy between their treatments, pointing out that patients stand to benefit from the reunification of spirit as well as intellect. Quoting the timeless words of Sir Isaac Newton, Dr. Dupuy notes, “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoul-ders of giants.”

Dr. Dupuy is direc-tor of tumor ablation at Rhode Island Hospital and a professor of diagnostic imaging at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, R.I. Internation-ally recognized for his clinical

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guided ablation, Dr. Dupuy has helped broaden clinical applications to success-fully combat adrenal cancer and cancers of the kidney, liver, lung, head and neck and skeleton. He pioneered technologies such as per-cutaneous microwave ablation, cryoablation and combination therapies using radiofrequency abla-tion with external radiation

or brachytherapy. Dr. Dupuy has been the principal investigator of two National Cancer Institute-funded multicenter trials. Dr. Dupuy chairs the Interventional Oncology Symposium at the RSNA Annual Meeting and is a member of RSNA’s Pub-lic Information Advisors Network.

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8:30–10:15Opening Session (Arie Crown Theater)RSNA Outstanding Educator and Out-standing Researcher Awards PresentedDedication of 2013 RSNA Meeting Program: In Memory of David H. Hussey, M.D., and Philip E.S. Palmer, M.D.President’s Address Sarah S. Donaldson, M.D.The Power of PartnershipAnnual Oration in Diagnostic Radiology Damian E. Dupuy, M.D.We Must Stand on the Shoulders of Giants10:15–10:35 Business Session (Arie Crown Theater)10:30–11:30Radiologist Assistants Symposium10:30–NooNPediatric Radiology Series10:45–12:15Scientific SessionsOncodiagnosis PanelPediatric Sarcoma11:00–12:30Informatics Courses

11:45–12:45Radiologist Assistants Symposium12:30–2:00Scientific Informal (Poster), Quality Story-board and Education Exhibit Presentations (Lakeside Learning Center)1:30–6:00 Interventional Oncology Series2:00–3:00 Radiologist Assistants Symposium2:00–3:30 Refresher Courses and Workshops Pediatric Radiology Series 3:15–4:15Radiologist Assistants Symposium4:00–5:30Informatics Courses4:00–5:45 Plenary Session (Arie Crown Theater)Report of the RSNA Research & Education Foundation James P. Borgstede, M.D.Image Interpretation Session Simulcast in Room E353B4:30–5:30Radiologist Assistants Symposium

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sunday at a Glance Looking for the Lake-side Learning Center?

Tuesday Plenary sessIon requIres TIckeTsAttendees are reminded that tickets are required for admittance to Tuesday’s Special Lecture to be delivered by Condoleezza Rice, Ph.D., “Mobilizing Human Potential.” Tickets can be obtained at Help Centers located in the Grand Concourse or the Lakeside Center Ballroom.

the lakeSIde learNINg ceNter—home to education exhibits, scientific informal (posters) presentations, and informatics demonstrations—is located in Hall D, Level 3, Lakeside Center, one level up from where it had been located the last several years. The Lakeside Learning Center is open Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

your Feedback Wanted: take the exhibit and Poster innovation surveyNew this year in the Lakeside Learn-ing Center, William J. Weadock, M.D., of the University of Michigan School of Medicine, is conducting a survey on behalf of the RSNA Radiology Informatics Committee to gauge attendee preferences regarding potential innovations in the presenta-tion format of education exhibits and scientific posters. Participate by stopping by the survey area, located near the entrance to the Lakeside Learning Center. Attendees will be asked for their feedback about a number of potential innovations to the traditional format, including multimedia enhancements.

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Welcome to RSNA 2013 from the RSNA Board of Directors(From left to right)

N. Reed Dunnick, M.D., President-elect

William T. Thorwarth Jr., M.D., Liaison for Publications and Communications

Sarah S. Donaldson, M.D., President

Richard L. Baron, M.D., Liaison for International Affairs

Valerie P. Jackson, M.D., Liaison for Education

Richard L. Ehman, M.D., Liaison for Science

Vijay M. Rao, M.D., Liaison for Annual Meeting and Technology

Ronald L. Arenson, M.D., Chairman

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new thIS year, first-time international attendees who need assistance “Navi-

gating RSNA 2013” can attend guidance sessions led by veteran attendees speaking their preferred language. Held in the newly expanded RSNA Global Connection booth in RSNA Services, the “Navigating RSNA 2013” sessions are intended to provide tips on everything from touring Chicago and finding a good restaurant to choosing the right shoes and locating the closest Wal-greens. Presenters will also offer RSNA-specific information on essentials like transportation, registration and exchang-ing currency. Along with guidance, the sessions pre-sented in Spanish, French, Chinese, Japa-nese, Russian and English offer a cultural touchstone to attendees thousands of miles from home and serve as a springboard for networking among physicians. Interna-tional attendees make up over 40 percent of RSNA’s annual meeting attendance.

Global Connection seating accommo-dates 30 people. As always, RSNA pro-vides interpreters to answer questions in Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish at Help Centers and Professional Registration.

navigating rsna 2013 scheduleThis schedule is also available at the Global Connection Booth or RSNA.org/GlobalConnection.sunday, december 18:00-8:30 a.m.—English10:00-10:30 a.m.—French1:00-1:30 p.m.—Chinese1:30-2:00 p.m.—Portuguese (Brazilian)monday, december 2 7:30-8:00 a.m.—Russian8:00-8:30 a.m.—Japanese10:00-10:30 a.m.—SpanishGlobal Connection, part of the RSNA Services Area, is located in the Lakeside Center Ballroom (Level 3).

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International Attendees Get Help “Navigating RSNA 2013”

“France Presents” Focuses on Oncologic Imaging, International Services

“W e choSe to focus on oncologic imag-ing because there

is so much happening in this field between diagnosis and interventional radiology,” said Nicolas Grenier, M.D., a professor of radiology at the University of Bordeaux, adding that the Société Fran-caise de Radiologie (SFR) was honored to be selected to feature presenters at RSNA 2013. “The radiologists we asked to present are interna-tionally recognized and very involved in this issue.” This year, RSNA has broadened its international effort beyond panel presenta-tions, adding services that will make it easier for French members to access and navigate the meeting. At RSNA 2013, SFR will host a booth in the Technical Exhibition and a special booth next door will showcase French contribu-tions to RSNA over the years. Attendees are invited to stop by Booths 1122 and 1123 in

the South Building to learn more about contributions from French radiology to RSNA 2013. Attendees can also pick up a ribbon for their name badge in celebra-tion of France Presents. To help French and all international attendees get the most out of RSNA 2013, the Global Connection booth in RSNA Services offers information on international programs. Today, a special discussion on navigating the RSNA meeting will be led

in French from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m., in the Global Connection booth, including infor-mation on everything from planning your meeting schedule to restaurants and getting around Chicago (See story below). RSNA members can also meet with exhibitors from France, many of which will be grouped together in an area of the South Building designated as the French Pavilion. Putting France in the spotlight is partic-ularly timely, given the country’s success

with universal healthcare, its leadership in cancer care and the size of the French con-tingent attending RSNA each year. More than 1,000 attendees from France attended RSNA 2012, the highest attendance from a country outside North America. France has a special place in the heart and mind of Sarah S. Donaldson, M.D., who as 2013 RSNA president selected the country to be highlighted in 2013. As a young physician, Dr. Donaldson spent a memorable year in training at the Institut Gustave Roussy in Villejuif, France—an experience that has left her

eternally grateful to the country for the lessons, both professional and personal, she learned while there. “My time in France was pivotal in shaping my career in radiation oncology and it was also a tremendous personal and character-building experience,” she said. “It’s extremely important to me to welcome our French contingent and to highlight the expertise of the country.” Looking ahead, the RSNA Board of Directors approved two Country Presents sessions, featuring the Republic of Korea and Canada, for RSNA 2014.

Attendees of “France Presents” at RSNA 2013 will have the opportunity to hear the latest in oncologic imaging from top French radiologists and explore a host of new international services designed to aid French—and all international—visitors.

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a moNg a hoSt of other services, meeting attendees are invited to visit the RSNA Global Con-nection booth and the RSNA

Store in RSNA Services, in the Lakeside Ballroom. The newly expanded Global Con-nection booth offers unique networking opportunities to connect radiology pro-fessionals from around the world. High-lights include an enormous map allowing attendees to mark their country and an interactive map enabling attendees to search and connect based on specialty or home country. Visit the RSNA studio to videotape a congratulatory message to help RSNA prepare for its 2014 centennial celebra-tion. New to the studio this year, attend-ees are invited to have their professional headshots taken for free to use for social media profiles. The RSNA Store is your source for CME refresher course CDs, Radio-Graphics special issues, RSNA branded apparel and much more. This year, RSNA staff will answer questions about the newly redesigned RSNA online education portal allowing users to access CME content from mobile

devices. RSNA is also offering an excit-ing new product, “RSNA Scan: 2012 In Review,” a collection of not-to-be missed RSNA educational content from the 2012 calendar year available on a USB drive. The cost is $100 for mem-bers; $250 for non-members. Also located in RSNA Services are areas offering information about these RSNA programs, products and services:• Career Connect• Journals, News & RadiologyInfo.org• Membership• myRSNA®

• Radiology Cares™: The Art of Patient-centered Practice

• Research & Education (R&E) Foundation

• The R&E Donor Lounge• Virtual Meeting RSNA Services is open Saturday from noon to 6:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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• Opening Remarks: 2013 RSNA President Sarah S. Donaldson, M.D., Jean-Pierre Pruvo, M.D., Ph.D.• Whole-body Diffusion in Hematology Malignancies, Alain E. Luciani, M.D. • Beyond Morphology: Molecular Imaging for Biopsy Guidance in Oncology, Eric De Kerviler, M.D.• Intra-arterial Therapy of Liver Malignancies—Where We Stand and Future Trends, Thierry De Baere, M.D.• Colorectal Liver Metastases: Role of the Radiologist in the Multidisciplinary Team, Valérie Vilgrain, M.D.• Closing Remarks: RSNA Board Liaison for International Affairs Richard L. Baron, M.D., Dr. Pruvo,

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you caN StIll experience the world’s premier medical imaging event from any computer or mobile device via

RSNA’s Virtual Meeting. Visit RSNA.org/Virtual to add the Virtual Meeting to your registration and tune in to live sessions during RSNA 2013 and on-demand through December 13. The fee is $100 for RSNA/AAPM members; $300 for non-members. RSNA members-in-training, medical student members and retired mem-bers can access the Virtual Meeting for free.Virtual meeting attendees can:• Watch more than 40 live streaming

courses, including most plenary sessions, the image interpretation sessions, refresh-er courses, multisession courses, series courses and scientific sessions.

• Submit diagnoses for Cases of the Day consisting of five cases per subspecialty area throughout the week. Answers will be revealed the following morning.

• Earn Continuing Education credits —live participation lets you maximize your CME.

• View select education exhibits and digital scientific presentations outside of McCormick Place.

• Watch live exhibitor product theater demonstrations.

• See courses and exhibitor presentations on-demand through December 13.

• Participate live in RSNA’s exciting inter-active game sessions, powered by RSNA Diagnosis Live™.

register onsite at:• Professional Registration in Lakeside

Center and Grand Concourse.• Virtual Meeting booth in RSNA

Services.

Online:• RSNA.org/Virtual

add the Virtual meeting for the best experienceWant to make sure you don’t miss featured RSNA 2013 sessions? Want to access content at your leisure from your hotel room?

New CreditEval Center Makes Claiming CME Faster, EasierWith everything from pizza ordering to banking available online, it’s only natural that claiming CME at RSNA 2013 would be easy and electronic.

atteNdeeS caN document their atten-dance by evaluating RSNA 2013

courses and sessions and claiming their credits at the new online CreditEval Cen-ter, available via RSNA 2013 Meeting Central on their own devices or at any of the Internet Kiosks within McCormick Place. Attendees can begin their evalua-tions as early as 10 minutes after a course begins, claim their credits onsite and walk away with printed certificates in hand. The new, easy process replaces the former one that relied on paper “chits” included in registration materials. “In this day and age, we are all so accustomed to conducting business online,” said Valerie P. Jackson, M.D., RSNA Board Liaison for Education. “RSNA wanted to extend

that same online convenience and timeli-ness to the CME claiming process that so many of us use during the meeting.” Attendees will also receive links via email that enable printing of certificates at home, and for RSNA members credits are automatically added to the RSNA CME Repository. After the meeting, attendees will still be able to evaluate courses and claim credit for one week. Detailed instructions on how to use the CreditEval program are included in the Meeting Bags distributed to profes-sional registrants. A CreditEval infor-mation booth is located in the Lakeside Learning Center, and RSNA personnel are also on hand at the Internet Kiosks to assist with the process.8:30 – 10:15 A.M.

PS10: Opening Session10:45 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.

SSA05: Emergency Radiology (Imaging Chest Emergencies)10:45 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.

SSA13: Musculoskeletal (Shoulder 1)2:00 – 3:30 P.M.

RC106: Eye and Orbit2:00 – 3:30 P.M.

RC121: Medical Physics 2.0: Computed Tomography4:00 – 5:45 P.M.

PS12: Sunday Afternoon Plenary Session

Today’s VIrTual meeTInG HIGHlIGHTsDon’t miss a thing. Tune in to these sessions today from any Internet connection at RSNA.org/Virtual:

For radiologic technologists ARRT Attendance Documentation Cards will still be required to claim Category A/A+ continuing education (CE) credit. The process for ARRT CE documentation:

• Attendance will be verified with a check-in and check-out process for all courses and events. All registrants looking to obtain Category A/A+ credit must be present for the duration of the course or event.

• ARRT Attendance Documentation Cards will be available at the door for all courses and events that are approved for Category A/A+ credit.

• Attendee must obtain an ARRT Atten-dance Documentation Card at the begin-ning of the session, complete the card, and return it to the room monitor at the end of the session.

• An attendee who forgoes submitting the ARRT Attendance Documentation Card at the close of the session will not obtain credit.

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Stop by any of these booths at RSNA 2013 to learn about the new

features on imagewisely.org. All imaging professionals are invited!

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9:00 a.m.• RSNA Mobile

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9:30 a.m.• Lieberman’s Scrollable Seminars

in Radiology Zachary Abramson, D.M.D., Memphis, Tenn.

10:00 a.m.• Productivity Apps

RSNA Staff

10:30 a.m.• An Interactive eBook for Learn-

ing Neuroanatomy, Using Trac-tography MRIs, as an Example of the Use of New Technologies in eBook Creation, beyond the iBooks Author Software Andres Vasquez, M.D., Bogota, Colombia

11:00 a.m.• iOS 7 Overview

RSNA Staff

1:30 p.m.• m-SARCC (Mobile Stroke Acute

Radiology Command Center): Image Review and Neurological Care Team Coordination Linking PACS and Mobile Smart Devices Guo Liang Yang, Ph.D., Singapore

2:00 p.m.• Health Apps

RSNA Staff

2:30 p.m.• When Is Your CTDIvol Too High?

Teaching Recognition and Inter-pretation of CT Scan Parameters Using Web-based Quiz Modules Mindy Licurse, M.D., Philadelphia

3:00 p.m.• Travel Apps

RSNA Staff

3:30 p.m.• Creating Radiology eBooks for the

iPad: A Hands-on Introduction to iBooks Author Henry Baskin, M.D., Salt Lake City

• Lieberman’s Scrollable Seminars in Radiology Zachary Abramson, D.M.D., Memphis, Tenn.

the rSNa 2013 App for iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones

provides Meeting Program access even offline, along with maps for navigating McCormick Place, QR code scanner for interac-tive exhibits and draw-ings, agenda planner, Daily Bulletin online, exhibitor list access and a notification center for important meeting alerts. The RSNA 2013 app is sponsored by Siemens and available from the AppStore and Google Play. (Use the QR code accompanying this story for quick access.) The meeting app is just one example of the technology RSNA offers to make it easier for attend-ees to navigate the annual meet-ing and maximize their time in Chicago, said Vijay M. Rao, M.D., RSNA Board Liaison for Infor-mation Technology and Annual Meeting. “The RSNA annual meeting has so much to offer,” she said. “We want to make it easy for attendees to zero in on their areas of interest, plan a week most personally meaningful for them, and easily find their way around

McCormick Place.” Other technology includes the online RSNA Meeting Program, acces-sible via the RSNA 2013 app or directly at RSNA2013.RSNA.org/pro-gram. The online program offers detailed information about each of the hun-

dreds of presentations happening at RSNA 2013. Search for courses by title and name of presenter, keyword, day, type of session and subspecialty. Attendees can access the online RSNA Meeting Program from their own devices—WiFi is available throughout McCormick Place—or Internet Kiosks located throughout the convention center. Also accessible at the Internet Kiosks is the new CreditEval Center for claiming continuing education credit (see opposite page for more information). Those feeling a little overwhelmed by their technologi-cal options or who

simply have a vex-ing question about their mobile device are encouraged to stop by Mobile Connect in the RSNA Services area, Lakeside Center Ballroom, Level 3. Tech experts will be on hand in this casual, open environ-ment to help attendees get famil-iar with their mobile devices’ functions and introduce them to the apps RSNA offers for RSNA 2013, Radiology, RadioGraphics, RSNA News, and RadiologyInfo.org. Stop by anytime during RSNA Services hours for person-alized, hands-on help. Demonstra-tions by annual meeting present-ers and technical exhibitors will also occur at Mobile Connect dur-ing the week (see schedule, right).

rsna 2013 app is centerpiece of meeting-enhancing technologyGetting the most out of RSNA 2013? There’s an app for that.

Today in Mobile ConnectIn the presentation theaters in Mobile Connect, RSNA staff will discuss how to get the most out of RSNA and other mobile apps, and some authors of RSNA presentations with mobile technology topics will also demonstrate their work:

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IN 2013, the RSNA Research & Education (R&E) Foundation was able to fund 83 grants total-ing more than $3 million—the highest amount awarded in the Foundation’s history. “This success is due in large part to the support of our many loyal partners,” said James P. Borgstede, M.D., chair of the R&E Foundation Board of Trustees. Dr. Borgstede will deliver the Report of the R&E Foundation today at 4 p.m. in the Arie Crown Theater. “From individual, private practice and corporate donors, to the investigators who apply for funding and the department chairs, advisors and mentors who support them—the Foundation could not continue

to flourish without amaz-ing supporting partners,” Dr. Borgstede said. The recipients in the R&E class of 2013 are performing research in a number of different sub-specialty areas using many modalities and techniques, Dr. Borgstede added. “Their promising projects have clinical and trans-lational implications that will most certainly move our specialty forward.”

Meeting attendees can learn more about the work of past grantees, as well as cur-rent opportunities for funding and avenues for support, at the R&E Foundation Booth in RSNA Services.

R&E Foundation Flourishes through Partnerships

Grant recipient to deliver radiation Oncology addressPaul M. Harari, M.D., who will deliver the Annu-al Oration in Radiation Oncology on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Arie Crown Theater, received a Research Scholar Grant from the R&E Founda-tion in 1993 for his study, “Altered Radiotherapy Fractionation and Human Tumor Kinetics.” Paul M. Harari, M.D.

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Learn How rsna image share Offers Patients secure imaging recordsrSNA 2013 attendees looking for

a simple yet secure way to share images with their patients and other

physicians are encouraged to check out demonstrations this week of the award-winning RSNA Image Share program. RSNA Image Share is funded by the National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and administered by RSNA. Image Share enables patients to successfully control storage and distribu-tion of imaging exams and reports using an electronic personal health record (PHR) account. Five sites initially launched the RSNA Image Share network: Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.; The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City; University of California, San Francisco; University of Chicago Medical Center; and University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Recently, several community practices have joined the network, includ-ing the Monmouth/St. Barnabas Health System in New Jersey, Gillette Children’s Hospital in Duluth, Minn., and Advanced Radiology of Connecticut. RSNA Image Share addresses one of the key goals of US federal health information technol-ogy initiatives: patient engagement. PHR systems from four participating vendors—Dell, DICOMGrid, itMD and lifeIM-AGE—allow patients to maintain their medical imaging history and share exams securely with care providers and others. The network is based on standards defined by Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) that have been used as the founda-tion for health information exchanges around the world. More than 6,000 patients with nearly 25,000 total exams have enrolled in the RSNA Image Share network as of early November 2013. Nearly 2,000 of these patients have created personal health record accounts and accessed their images. Recog-nizing RSNA Image Share with a Patient-centric Imaging Award this year, Health Imaging magazine noted a patient survey that revealed nearly all respondents were satisfied and felt the tool was important. “Using CDs to give patients copies of the medical images and reports can be a cumbersome and frustrating process for radiology staff and for patients too,” said David Avrin, M.D., Ph.D., vice-chair for informatics and a professor of clinical radi-ology in the Department of Radiology and

Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. As a member of RSNA’s Radiology Informatics Commit-tee, Dr. Avrin has helped to develop RSNA Image Share. Eliot Siegel, M.D., vice chair for informatics and professor of radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, reported the results of a survey of approximately 500 patients conducted at the University of Maryland this sum-mer. Almost all of the patients (98 percent) responded positively to having direct access to their own images and reports, 79

percent of patients who signed up down-loaded their own

images, one third of the patients reported e-mailing them to family and friends, and 97 percent reported asking their physicians additional questions after viewing their images. “RSNA Image Share lets you use secure Internet technology to give your patients control over their records,” Dr. Avrin said. “They manage their informa-tion in secure PHR accounts and decide who to share them with.” The IHE/Image Sharing demonstra-tion takes place during technical exhibi-tion hours, Sunday through Thursday, in the North Building, Hall B at Booth 8140.

Image Sharing Town Hall MeetingRSNA will host a town hall meeting, “Image Sharing: Empowering Patients and Improving Communications” on Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room E253AB. The meeting will feature representatives of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and participants in the RSNA Image Share network, who will present their perspectives on image sharing and answering questions from meet-ing attendees. Anyone interested in the use of technology to empower patients and improve communications is invited to attend.

Game on: rsna dIaGnosIs lIVe™ RSNA annual meeting attendees are invited to experience a fun, interactive way to learn and test their knowledge with RSNA Diagnosis Live™ sessions. Instead of audience response click-ers, attendees use their own mobile devices for an engaging learning experience.

During the sessions attendees can study the images on their own screens, then choose or locate the answers. Attendees get immediate feedback on their answers and see how they compare to their colleagues.iPads or Android tablets are preferred, but attendees can also play along on smartphones or laptops. Details about RSNA Diagnosis Live sessions can be found in the RSNA Meeting Program with the following course numbers:

• RC118• RC129• RC207• RC401• RC405

• RC618• RC704• RC714• RC803• RC829

• SPDL21• SPDL41• SPDL51

People interested in learning more about RSNA Diagnosis Live can visit RSNA.org/DiagnosisLive.

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RSNA Meeting Program Dedicated to Hussey, PalmerRSNA is dedicating the Meeting Program of its 99th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting to the memory of former RSNA President David H. Hussey, M.D., an internationally respected radiation oncologist, and Philip E. S. Palmer, M.D., a pioneer in promoting the use of radiology and radiation therapy in Africa and developing countries.

dr. huSSey dIed April 17, 2013, at the age of 75. Dr. Palmer died Janu-ary 3, 2013, at the age of 91.

Born the son of an Illinois doctor, Dr. Hussey rose to prominence serving as director of the Fast Neutron Therapy Program for the University of Texas MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute from 1969 to 1983. Dr. Hussey’s research included the clinical evaluation of fast neu-tron therapy using the Texas A&M Variable Energy Cyclotron, as well as refinement of conventional radiation therapy techniques. Dr. Hussey served for 15 years as direc-tor of the Division of Radiation Oncology at the University of Iowa before returning to Texas in 2001 to join the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he remained until his 2006 retirement. Although his practice covered a broad range of neoplasms, Dr. Hussey is perhaps best remembered for his investigations in testicular, prostate and head and neck cancer. Dr. Hussey always had a special interest in graduate medical education and attracted many of the radiation oncology leaders of today into the field. Dr. Hussey used his position as an inter-nationally respected radiation oncologist

to effectively advocate for closer collabora-tion between diagnostic radiology and radiation oncol-ogy—a theme he emphasized during his term as 2005 RSNA President. As president of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO, now the American Society for Radiation Oncology), Dr. Hussey led efforts to develop a radiation oncology maintenance of certification pro-gram within ASTRO. As a trustee of the American Board of Radiology, Dr. Hussey contributed significantly to the recertifica-tion examination in radiation oncology and the effort to computerize oral and written examinations. Among many other distin-guished honors, Dr. Hussey received the RSNA Gold Medal in 2010. “David Hussey was one of the most broad-based, and solid, clinical investiga-tors in our field,” said 2013 RSNA Presi-

dent Sarah S. Donaldson, M.D. “He served as a role model to many of us, lead-ing by example, and teaching the importance of integrating diag-nostic imaging with oncology to further advance precision radiology.”

Born in London as the son and grandson of physicians, Philip E.S. Palmer, M.D., attended medical school at the University of London and became a surgeon at Westmin-ster Hospital where he went onto become senior medical officer, registrar and the first surgical assistant in radiotherapy. Dr. Palmer’s emigration to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with his family in 1954 marked the beginning of some of his greatest contributions to radiology. He developed X-ray imaging services in rural areas and introduced advanced techniques in Bulawayo, the country’s second larg-est city. While chairman of radiology at the University of Cape Town, Dr. Palmer

revised postgraduate training, renovated the radiology departments of the university’s major hospitals, and became an internation-ally recognized invited speaker. In 1970, Dr. Palmer was invited to become the first radiology department chair at the University of California (UC), Davis, Sacramento, also serving as direc-tor of diagnostic radiology and an emeri-tus professor of radiology. Dr. Palmer remained at UC Davis until his retirement in 1990. Dr. Palmer joined other global radiol-ogy pioneers at a 1975 meeting orga-nized by the Pan American Health Orga-nization/Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) to devise a system to make high-quality X-ray imaging services available to the under-served around the world. For the next 40 years, Dr. Palmer assisted WHO and its regional offices. “Dr. Palmer was decades ahead of his time with his international collaborations and involvement with physicians, particu-larly radiologists worldwide,” Dr. Donald-son said. “The RSNA international efforts today are, in large part, patterned after the service and practice of Dr. Palmer more than half a century ago.”

radiologists regardless of career level, Dr. Donaldson said she is particularly passion-ate about influencing young, new physi-cians. “I can tell you from the perspective of someone who has been there, that the focus on the patient is of primary impor-tance. You have to care about meeting patients and meeting their families. That is what makes it so much fun to be a physi-

cian—it’s why one gets out of bed in the morning.” The pressure to make medicine safer and more effective and efficient are very real, not only in the U.S. but around the globe, Dr. Donaldson said, but these challenges are also opportunities for discovery. “It is important to be positive,” she said. “Even though it may be tough, it is ever so gratifying.”

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t hat’S juSt oNe of the easy ways that attendees of the RSNA 2013 can lessen the

impact that the meeting has on the environment. RSNA’s efforts to offer a green meeting—defined by the Beaverton, Ore.-based Green Meetings Industry as one that reduces waste, increases efficiency and supports the local community while still achieving goals like education, advocacy and social networking—have increased steadily over the last several years. Thanks to the efforts of its vendors, volunteers, attendees and staff, green meet-ing efforts during RSNA 2012 resulted in 250 tons of material—some 70 percent of the waste generated during the meeting, including recyclables such as fiber, com-post, bottles and cans—diverted from the landfill. The environmental impact of the 2012 activities can also be described as saving 3,800 trees, 86,000 gallons of oil, 929,000 kilowatts of electricity and 1.6 million gallons of water. A big shout out, of course, goes to the McCormick Place venue. Green initiatives at

What attendees can doHere are some ways RSNA 2013 attendees can help make the annual meeting green:• Recycle paper, plastic and aluminum in recep-

tacles throughout McCormick Place, and drop off unwanted bags, programs, lanyards and badges for recycling as well

• Ride the Metra Electric trains, use the compli-mentary shuttle or share a cab

• Consider turning off their hotel room lights, electronics and heat when the room is unoc-cupied

• Use refillable bottles at water stations located throughout McCormick Place

attendees urged to Help rsna be GreenIf you’re reading this article on paper, recycle it when you’re done.

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Elizabeth Holland, M.D., an RSNA mem-ber from River Forest, Ill., who has helped RSNA develop some of its green initiatives, urged attendees to think about their roles as physicians when it comes to helping RSNA achieve the greenest meeting possible. “Go back to your core principles and it becomes easier,” she said, noting that many physicians find a natural fit as they try to protect their patients from pollution and other environ-mental harms. “We need to be models of how to do things right,” she said.

McCormick Place range from the fairly simple, such as turning off lights and powering down esca-lators when not in use and mini-mizing use of heating, ventilation and air conditioning on move-in, move-out and non-event days, to the more substantial such as replacing fluorescent lights with more efficient, longer-lasting fixtures and obtaining more recy-cling compactors. The McCor-

mick Place caterer, SAVOR …CHICAGO, minimizes its carbon footprint by purchasing locally produced and sustainably raised prod-ucts, sourcing sustainable seafood, using non petroleum-based products and recycling and composting waste whenever possible. RSNA wants to be even greener this year, and the distribution of reusable—rather than plastic—bags throughout the meeting is a big, visible step toward that goal. “The bags are designed to not only be useful as attendees accumulate materials and souve-nirs throughout the meeting, but also to be durable enough to take home and keep using as well,” said Janet Cooper, director of con-vention operations for RSNA.

WHaT rsna and ITs Vendors are doInGHere are some ways that RSNA and its ven-dors, including McCormick Place, have made meetings more environmentally friendly:• Using email to replace much of the printed

pre-meeting communication to the meeting attendees and exhibitors

• Providing most meeting materials, including the Meeting Program and Daily Bulletin, online as well as in print

• Offering QR codes for attendees to scan and download information about RSNA programs and services onto their mobile devices, eliminating the need for as many printed brochures

• Using Green Seal-certified cleaning products and restroom products that are 100 percent post-consumer recycled content paper

• Reserving a portion of parking for low-emitting and fuel efficient vehicles

• Eliminating the use of Styrofoam and poly-styrene plastic products and using biode-gradable flatware, straws, serving dishes and cups

• Donating excess food to a local food bank• Ensuring that potential pest abatement is

handled with the least environmental impact possible

• Asking that landscaping proposals incor-porate a green plan which includes use of environmentally friendly products and practices such as composting and water conservation

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take the Pledge to show “radiology cares”

at a SPecIal INtereSt session on Monday afternoon representatives of RSNA and the American Col-

lege of Radiology (ACR) will discuss the efforts of the two soci-eties to make the specialty more patient-centered. “Imaging in a New Dimension: Radiologists Add Value” will feature Mary C. Mahoney, M.D., chair of RSNA’s Patient-centered Radiology Steering Commit-tee, and Bibb Allen Jr., M.D., vice-chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors. Dr.

Mahoney will outline the mission and goals of RSNA’s Radiology Cares™: The Art of Patient-centered Practice campaign. Dr. Allen will do the same for

ACR’s Imaging 3.0 cam-paign. William T. Thor-warth Jr., M.D., RSNA Board Liaison for Publica-tions and Communications, will moderate. A patient-centered focus fits perfectly into the

RSNA 2013 theme, as physicians must think of their patients as partners, Dr. Mahoney said. “Our whole field will

lose credibility and respect over time if all we do is read images and are not more engaged in the process of provid-ing quality care,” Dr. Mahoney said. “We need to bring more to the table or we’ll become less relevant to clinicians and patients.” Monday’s session will also teach attendees how to assess their radiology practice models and realign them to focus on value over volume. Attendees will learn specific tactics to put the con-cepts of patient-centeredness and value versus volume into practice.

rsna and acr to talk Patient-centered initiatives

“imaging in a new dimension: radiologists add Value” will be held monday, 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., in room n226

atteNdeeS caN helP preserve the future of National Institutes of Health

(NIH) research by visiting the Academy of Radiology Research (ARR) booth through-out RSNA 2013 to send critical emails to members of Congress. In 2013, government sequestration cuts reduced the NIH budget by 5.3 percent, and in 2014 cuts will increase to 7.2 percent unless Congress ends the sequestration, according to ARR, an alli-ance of 28 professional imaging societ-ies, 37 academic radiology departments, 80 patient advocacy groups, and nine industry partners. “The NIH is the world’s premier medical research institution, but its

record of scientific progress and innova-tion is currently threatened by unprec-edented funding cuts,” said Renee Cruea, M.P.A., executive director of ARR, which serves as the imaging com-munity’s voice in Washington. Emails from con-stituents are a criti-cal part of the ARR's virtual grassroots advocacy campaign to support medical imaging research as Congress debates imaging funding and ending sequestration.

“These emails take less than a minute to send but they have a large impact on Capitol Hill,” Cruea added. Attendees are invited to stop by ARR booth and use a laptop, iPad or their own

mobile device to email members of Congress in support of NIH imaging research. Attendees can also contact Congress via the Academy’s grassroots advocacy website, action.imagingcoalition.org. The ARR booth is located in the Grand Con-course, Level Three (near Starbucks).

Support NIH Imaging Research at ARR Booth

Radiology Cares™, RSNA’s new cam-paign to encourage and facilitate radi-ologists’ meaningful engagement in the patient experience, is in its second year. Join nearly 1,000 of your colleagues who have pledged to put patients first and make them the primary focus of radiologic care. Take the pledge at the Radiology Cares booth in RSNA Services and get a Radiology Cares lapel pin and suitable-for-framing certificate. Visitors can also learn more about the initiative, view patient-centered practice resources and share patient-centric ideas. “Too often, radiologists are ‘invisi-ble’ to patients, and the Radiology Cares campaign helps to solve that problem,” said William T. Thorwarth Jr., M.D., RSNA Board Liaison for Publications and Communications. “We need to be seen as we actually are: active partici-pants in patient care.”

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enjoy 5k Fun run on Lake michiganattendees are encouraged to take a break from the annual meeting on tuesday morning to get out and enjoy a 5k event along chicago’s beautiful Lake michigan shores. Proceeds from the 5k Fun run go to the rsna r&e Foundation to help fuel critical research to enable the best patient care. add the Fun run to your online registration or stop by the Fun run desk (level 2.5 at mccormick Place) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. sunday and monday only. Participants can sign up as a runner or walker. the sign-up donation of $40 is fully tax deductible and includes a commemorative t-shirt. the run will be held at 6:30 a.m., tuesday, december 3, at arvey Field, south Grant Park, chicago.

Outstanding researcherRadiologists’ understanding of the imaging modalities they use each day would not be the same without the career of Norbert J. Pelc, Sc.D. Having conducted research into all medical imaging modalities, and in particular digital X-ray, CT and MR imaging, Dr. Pelc possesses extraordinary knowledge of the techni-cal aspects of imaging and a one-of-a-kind insight into advanced applications and basic research. He has contributed to the development of these modalities as a researcher working in industry and academia and as an educator has imparted his experience to a new gen-eration of scientists. Dr. Pelc serves as the Boston Scientific Applied Biomedical Engineering Profes-sor and professor of bioengineering and of radiology and, by courtesy, of electrical engineering at Stanford. He is chair of the

Department of Bioengineering and spent 10 years as associ-ate chair for research in the Department of Radiology. With current research focusing on CT, digital X-ray and hybrid multimodality systems, Dr. Pelc is lead-ing the development of new concepts for CT. He has also helped to develop hybrid platforms that will give phy-sicians a range of modality options when performing

image-guided therapy. Dr. Pelc is an inventor in more than 80 issued U.S. patents and served on the first national advisory council of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bio-engineering of the National Institutes of Health. He served RSNA as third vice-president in 2010, as an annual meeting session moderator and as a member of the physics subcommittee of the Scientific Program Committee.

Outstanding educatorAn internationally recognized expert in breast radiation oncology, Bruce G. Haffty, M.D., has forged a legacy as one of the specialty’s premier educators through a lifelong commitment to mentoring, teaching and advising. Dr. Haffty is a professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New Jersey Medi-cal School of Rutgers University and associ-ate director of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Prior to coming to Rutgers, Dr. Haffty spent 18 years specializing in breast and head and neck cancers in the Department of Therapeutic Radiology in the Yale University School of Medicine, serving as a profes-sor, clinical director and residency program director—in this position he personally men-tored countless medical students, residents, fellows and junior attending physicians.

As a researcher Dr. Haffty has focused on developing novel methods of delivering radiation therapy targeting breast cancer and exploring novel molecular targets that may enhance the effects of radiation. Through his extensive work with the American Society for Radiation Oncology, which he currently serves as presi-dent, Dr. Haffty founded the Association of Directors of

Radiation Oncology Programs (ADROP) in 2000 and served as ADROP president from 2000 to 2003. Dr. Haffty previously served as president of the American Board of Radi-ology and the American Radium Society. He delivered the RSNA Annual Oration in Radiation Oncology in 2009, co-chairs RSNA’s Bolstering Oncoradiologic and Oncoradiotherapeutic Skills for Tomorrow (BOOST) program and has served on the RSNA News Editorial Board since 2009.

2013 Outstanding researcher, educator Honored todayDuring the RSNA 2013 opening session today, RSNA will honor two individuals for their contributions to research and education. Norbert J. Pelc, Sc.D., is Outstanding Researcher. Bruce G. Haffty, M.D., is Outstanding Educator.

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in Chicago. RSNA will be conducting contests and handing out prizes, including exclusive RSNA merchandise and dining experiences in the great city of Chicago. Like us on Facebook (facebook.com/RSNAFans) and follow us on Twitter (@RSNA) to participate in contests all week long:

Photo contestFans will submit their best RSNA or Chicago photo using the app on Facebook, or via Twitter and Instagram using hashtag #RSNA13.

meme contestFrom Ridicu-lously Photo-genic Guy to Bad Luck Brian to Success Kid, memes have become a large part of social media culture. Fans are encouraged to take a popular image from the Internet and relate it to the meeting or radiology as a whole.

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arecord 13,393 abStractS were submitted for consideration for presentation at RSNA 2013.

The final selections for scientific presentations were made in mid-July; 1,839 scien-tific papers and 936 posters were accepted. Notices for education exhibits were sent in mid-June; 2,223 were accepted.

RSNA 2013 Abstracts by Subspecialty

absTracT submIssIons by subsPecIalTy Scientific Presentation (paper or poster)

Breast Imaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626

Cardiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571

Chest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533

Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Gastrointestinal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 964

Genitourinary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534

Health Services, Policy and Research . . 169

Informatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

Molecular Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Musculoskeletal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592

Neuroradiology/Head and Neck. . . . . . . . 973

Nuclear Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Pediatric Radiology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591

Radiation Oncology and Radiobiology . . 262

Vascular and Interventional . . . . . . . . . . . 687

ToTAL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,693

Education Exhibit

Breast Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Cardiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Chest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427

Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Gastrointestinal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788

Informatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Molecular Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Multisystem/Special Interest . . . . . . . . . . 201

Musculoskeletal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668

Neuroradiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825

Nuclear Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Obstetrics/Gynecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Pediatric Radiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Physics and Other Basic Sciences . . . . . . 89

Policy and Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Radiation Oncology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Uroradiology (Genitourinary) . . . . . . . . . . 264

Vascular/Interventional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

ToTAL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,459

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