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Imaging Network Ontario
3rd Annual Symposium
March 3-5, 2004
See symposium website at
www.imagingnetworkontario.ca/symposium/2004/index.htm
Focus:
 Ontario Centre of Excellence in Breast Cancer Imaging Research and
Ontario Consortium for Image-Guided Therapy and Surgery
Sponsored by:
Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund and
Private Sector Partners
Program: March 5, 2004
| 07:30 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 08:00 |
Welcome
Michael D. Sherar, PhD, Vice President, Integrated Cancer Program
London Health Sciences Centre, London |
| 08:15 |
Mammography and Ultrasound Integration
Paul Carson, PhD, Director of Radiology's Division of Basic Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 09:00 |
The Role of Imaging in the Development of Photodynamic Therapy of Spinal Metastases from Breast Cancer
Brian C. Wilson, PhD, Head, Department of Medical Biophysics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto |
| 09:20 |
Fusion of MRI and Ultrasound Images for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Intervention
Donald B. Plewes, PhD, Senior Scientist, Imaging Research, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
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| 09:40 |
Development of a 3D Digital System for Breast Histopathology Imaging
Gina Clarke, MSc, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto |
| 10:00 |
Coffeebreak |
| 10:30 |
An Update on MR Controlled Focused Ultrasound Surgery
S. Morry Blumenfeld, PhD, Managing Director, MediTech Advisors, LLC, Israel
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| 11:15 |
A Mobile C-Arm Platform for Volume CT-Guided Surgical Procedures
Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, PhD, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto
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| 11:35 |
On-Line Imaging in Precision Radiotherapy
Jerry Battista, PhD, Director of Physics Research and Education, London Regional Cancer Centre, London
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| 11:55 |
3D Ultrasound & Stereo X-Ray Mammography Guided Breast Biopsy
Aaron Fenster, PhD, Director, Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London |
| 12:15 |
Lunch |
| 13:15 |
Imaging the Breast with Alternatives to Conventional Practice
Keith D. Paulsen, PhD, Professor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
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| 14:00 |
An Integrated System for Cone-Beam CT Image-Guidance of High-Precision Radiotherapy
Douglas J. Moseley, PhD, Scientific Associate, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto |
| 14:15 |
Dynamic Heart Model Validation: Towards Virtual Reality Training, Planning, and Guidance of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Marcin Wierzbicki, Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London |
| 14:30 |
Development of Image-Guided Transurethral Thermal Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Rajiv Chopra, PhD, Research Associate, Imaging Research, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
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| 14:45 |
Developing High Frequency Ultrasound and Signal Analysis Techniques to Monitor Organ Suitability for Transplantation
Roxana Vlad, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto |
| 15:00 |
Coffeebreak |
| 15:15 |
Optimizing Tomosynthesis for Breast Imaging
James Mainprize, PhD, Research Associate, Imaging Research, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto
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| 15:35 |
MR Imaging With Hyperpolarized Xenon: Development of a Novel Contrast Agent
Julia Wallace, PhD, Research Associate, Carleton Magnetic Resonance Facility, Carleton University, Ottawa |
| 15:55 |
Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography for Monitoring Vascular Changes During Photodynamic Therapy
Maggie L. Gordon, Departments of Medical Biophysics and Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto
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| 16:10 |
A New Artifact in CT: Secondary Effects of Spectral Beam Hardening in the X-ray Detector
George Hajdok, PhD, Imaging Research Labs, Robarts Research Institute, London
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| 16:25 |
Validation and Comparison Non-rigid 3D Image-registration Algorithms
Ting (Jessie) Guo, MESc, Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London |
| 16:40 |
Robotically Aided Prostate Brachytherapy with 3D TRUS Guidance
Zhouping Wei, PhD, Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London |
| 16:55 |
Closing Remarks
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