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Imaging Village

BRAND NEW FOR 2010 – ASE Imaging Village

These unique sessions will be located in the Exhibit & Poster Hall and seats are limited. All sessions held in the Imaging Village are non-CME. "Lunch in the Village" sessions require a ticket and can be purchased during the registration process.

                              2010 Imaging Village Schedule
Sunday, June 13th Monday, June 14th  Tuesday, June 15


Sunday, June 13th

10:15 am - 11:00 am IV Insertion Workshop – Lantheus Medical Imaging
Join us for one-to-one individual instruction on how to properly insert an intravenous catheter.  You will learn proper principles and insertion techniques to help you be successful when starting an intravenous catheter to administer ultrasound contrast. Learn from key Lantheus Medical Imaging and expert faculty who routinely start intravenous catheters as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.  

Faculty:
Merri Bremer, RN, RDCS
Renee Bess, BS, RDCS
Maryellen Orsinelli, RN, RDCS 
 
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm "Lunch in the Village" Philips Ultrasound: “New Advances in 3D Echocardiography”
Village Theatre A in the Imaging Village

This is a ticketed session.  You may purchase a ticket for this during the registration process.  Click here to register.

Faculty:
Chair: Roberto Lang, MD
“MTEE: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?”
Roberto Lang, MD

“3D Guidance in Structural Heart Disease, Lessons Learned”
John Carroll, MD

“Newest Advances in 3D TTE for Routine Use” 
Michael Picard, MD

“New Tools for Quantification in Echo”
Ivan Salgo, MD

“Micro TEE, From the Smallest to the Largest Patients”
Girish Shirali, MBBS

“3D Echo Role in TAVI”
Mark Monaghan, PhD

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm "Lunch in the Village" GE Healthcare: “New! From Pocket-sized Ultrasound to the Latest Advancements in 4D Echocardiography”
Village Theatre B in the Imaging Village
This is a ticketed session.  You may purchase a ticket for this during the registration process.  Click here to register.

Faculty:

Chair: Anthony DeMaria, MD

“Vscan - The Use of GE’s New Pocket-sized Visualization Tool in Clinical Practice – Perspective One”
Anthony DeMaria, MD

“Vscan - The Use of GE’s New Pocket-sized Visualization Tool in Clinical Practice – Perspective Two”
Kevin Wei, MD

“New 4D Features – Perspective One”
Luigi Badano, MD

“New 4D Features – Perspective Two”
Richard Grimm, DO

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Toshiba America Medical Systems: “3D Acquisition and Manipulation”
Live Scanning Area in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
Rick Meece, RDCS, RCS

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm IV Insertion Workshop – Lantheus Medical Imaging
Join us for one-to-one individual instruction on how to properly insert an intravenous catheter.  You will learn proper principles and insertion techniques to help you be successful when starting an intravenous catheter to administer ultrasound contrast. Learn from key Lantheus Medical Imaging and expert faculty who routinely start intravenous catheters as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.  

Faculty:
Merri Bremer, RN, RDCS
Brian Haluska, PhD, RDCS
Renee Bess, BS, RDCS

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm SIEMENS Healthcare: “Workflow Acceleration in Full Volume Imaging”
Small Group Demonstration Area 1 in the Imaging Village

Faculty:

Barbara Conwell, RDCS, SIEMENS Healthcare
Joanne Wenger, RDCS, SIEMENS Healthcare

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lantheus Medical Imaging: “Can You Answer the Clinical Question?”
Small Group Demonstration Area 1 in the Imaging Village
Are you really seeing all that is there?  What information is missing when you can’t see a segment?  Join us for case study presentations that try to stump the audience. During this session, case study presentations will be discussed by leading experts in echocardiography and an audience response system will encourage your participation and register your opinion.

Faculty:
Mani Vannan, MBBS
TBD

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm  Lantheus Medical Imaging:  “Read with the Experts: DEFINITY® Case Reviews”
Hands-On Computer Station  in the Imaging Village (Demonstration Only) 

What is the best way to approach a contrast image?  Join us and find out. This session is specifically designed to be an interactive discussion and provide an opportunity to ask the experts how to interpret a contrast echo.

Faculty:

Vincent Sorrell, MD
Anthony DeMaria, MD

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lantheus Medical Imaging:  “Read with the Experts: DEFINITY® Case Reviews”
Hands-On Computer Station  in the Imaging Village (Demonstration Only) 

What is the best way to approach a contrast image?  Join us and find out. This session is specifically designed to be an interactive discussion and provide an opportunity to ask the experts how to interpret a contrast echo.

Faculty:

Vincent Sorrell, MD
Anthony DeMaria, MD

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Philips Ultrasound: “Meet the Experts in 3D Imaging: Tips for Excellence”

Live Scanning Area in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
Lissa Sugeng, MD
Lynn Weinert, RDCS

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm IV Insertion Workshop –Lantheus Medical Imaging
Join us for one-to-one individual instruction on how to properly insert an intravenous catheter.  You will learn proper principles and insertion techniques to help you be successful when starting an intravenous catheter to administer ultrasound contrast. Learn from key Lantheus Medical Imaging and expert faculty who routinely start intravenous catheters as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.  

Faculty:
Merri Bremer, RN, RDCS
Brian Haluska, PhD, RDCS
Renee Bess, BS, RDCS
Maryellen Orsinelli, RN, RDCS

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm GE Healthcare: “New and Automated 4D Cropping, Rendering and Measuring - Watch One/Do One”
Hands-On Computer Station  in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
William Zoghbi, MD 
Marti McCulloch, RDCS

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm Small Group Demonstrations 1 –Toshiba America Medical Systems: “2D/3D Wall Motion Tracking Analysis”
Jeffrey Hill, RDCS

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Monday, June 14th


9:45 am - 10:30 am Philips Ultrasound: “Meet the Experts in 3D Imaging: Tips for Excellence
Live Scanning Area in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
Lissa Sugeng, MD
Lynn Weinert, RDCS

9:45 am - 10:30 am IV Insertion Workshop - Lantheus Medical Imaging
Join us for one-to-one individual instruction on how to properly insert an intravenous catheter.  You will learn proper principles and insertion techniques to help you be successful when starting an intravenous catheter to administer ultrasound contrast. Learn from key Lantheus Medical Imaging and expert faculty who routinely start intravenous catheters as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.  

Faculty:
Merri Bremer, RN, RDCS
Renee Bess, BS, RDCS

9:45 am - 10:30 am Lantheus Medical Imaging “Read with the Experts: DEFINITY® Case Reviews”

Small Group Demonstration Area 1 in the Imaging Village
What is the best way to approach a contrast image?  Join us and find out. This session is specifically designed to be an interactive discussion and provide an opportunity to ask the experts how to interpret a contrast echo.

Faculty:
Mani Vannan, MBBS
William Zoghbi, MD 

9:45 am - 10:30 am Lantheus Medical Imaging: “Can You Answer the Clinical Question?”
Small Group Demonstration Area 2 in the Imaging Village
Are you really seeing all that is there?  What information is missing when you can’t see a segment?  Join us for case study presentations that try to stump the audience. During this session, case study presentations will be discussed by leading experts in echocardiography and an audience response system will encourage your participation and register your opinion.

Faculty:  
Vincent Sorrell, MD
Bijoy Khandheria, MD

9:45 am - 10:30 am GE Healthcare: “Tips and Tricks for Proper 2D Strain and AFI - Watch One/Do One”
Hands-On Computer Station  in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
Joseph Kisslo, MD
David Adams, RCS, RDCS

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm "Lunch in the Village" SIEMENS Healthcare: “Benefits of Real-Time Volume Imaging in Clinical Echocardiography: Automation, Workflow Acceleration and Diagnostic Accuracy”
Village Theatre A in the Imaging Village
This is a ticketed session.  You may purchase a ticket for this during the registration process.  Click here to register.

Faculty:
Co-Chairs:  Mani Vannan, MBBS and Marti McCulloch, RDCS

The Methodist DeBakey Experience
Automated Quantification of LV Systolic Function in Failing and Fibrillating Hearts
Steven Little, MD

Case Vignette: LV Systolic Function in Atrial Fibrillation
Robert Davis, RDCS

The Ohio State University Experience
Automated, Quantitative Volume Color Doppler Imaging of Mitral Regurgitation
Mani Vannan, MBBS

Case Vignette: Mitral Regurgitation in Atrial Fibrillation
Nathalie De Michelis, BSN

The European Experience
Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Jose Zamorano, MD

Volume Stress Echocardiography
Mark Monaghan, PhD

The Hershey Experience
Imaging and Quantification of Right Ventricular Systolic Function
William Davidson, MD


12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
"Lunch in the Village" Toshiba America Medical Systems: “New Advances in CRT”
Village Theatre B in the Imaging Village
This is a ticketed session.  You may purchase a ticket for this during the registration process.  Click here to register.

Faculty:
Chair: John Gorcsan, MD

"Impact of New Echocardiographic Technology on Clinical Practice"
Natesa Pandian, MD

"3D Wall Motion Tracking: A New Approach to Quantify Ventricular Function"
Hans Joachim Nesser, MD

“Applications of 2D and 3D Speckle Tracking for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy"
John Gorcsan, MD

12:00 pm - 1:30 Philips Ultrasound: “The Speckle Analysis Exam: An Experts View”
Hands-On Computer Station  in the Imaging Village

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lantheus Medical Imaging: “Can You Answer the Clinical Question?”
Small Group Demonstration Area 1 in the Imaging Village
Are you really seeing all that is there?  What information is missing when you can’t see a segment?  Join us for case study presentations that try to stump the audience. During this session, case study presentations will be discussed by leading experts in echocardiography and an audience response system will encourage your participation and register your opinion.

Faculty:
Anthony DeMaria, MD
Kevin Wei, MD

12:15 pm-12:45 pm  Lantheus Medical Imaging “Read with the Experts: DEFINITY® Case Reviews”

Small Group Demonstration Area 2 in the Imaging Village
What is the best way to approach a contrast image?  Join us and find out. This session is specifically designed to be an interactive discussion and provide an opportunity to ask the experts how to interpret a contrast echo.

Faculty:
Bijoy Khandheria, MD
Linda Gillam, MD

1:00 pm-1:30 pm Lantheus Medical Imaging: “Read with the Experts: DEFINITY® Case Reviews”
Small Group Demonstration Area 2 in the Imaging Village
What is the best way to approach a contrast image?  Join us and find out. This session is specifically designed to be an interactive discussion and provide an opportunity to ask the experts how to interpret a contrast echo.

Faculty:
Bijoy Khandheria, MD
Linda Gillam, MD

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm SIEMENS Healthcare: “Real Life Volume Imaging with Pathologies”
Live Scanning Area in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
Michael Snyder, RDCS, SIEMENS Healthcare
Liz Caruso, RDCS, SIEMENS Healthcare

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm IV Insertion Workshop - Lantheus Medical Imaging
Join us for one-to-one individual instruction on how to properly insert an intravenous catheter.  You will learn proper principles and insertion techniques to help you be successful when starting an intravenous catheter to administer ultrasound contrast. Learn from key Lantheus Medical Imaging and expert faculty who routinely start intravenous catheters as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.  

Faculty:
Brian Haluska, PhD, RDCS
Renee Bess, BS, RDCS
Maryellen Orsinelli, RN, RDCS

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Toshiba America Medical Systems: “2D/3D Wall Motion Tracking Analysis”
Small Group Demonstration Area 1 in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
Jeffrey Hill, RDCS

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Philips Ultrasound: “Echo in the Cath Lab”

Small Group Demonstration Area 2 in the Imaging Village

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Tuesday, June 15th


9:30 am - 9:45 am TomTec Imaging Systems: “20 Years of Innovations in Cardiac Applications”
Small Group Demonstration Area 1 in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
Bernhard Mumm - President and COO, TomTec Imaging Systems

9:45 am - 10:00 am TomTec Imaging Systems: “Availability of Cardiac Information in the Hospital - the Past, the Present and the Future”
Small Group Demonstration Area 1 in the Imaging Village

Faculty:
Rolf Baumann - Vice President Cardiology, TomTec Imaging Systems

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