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August, 2008 News
Stilianos Kountakis, MD, PhD
We are excited about our upcoming fall annual meeting that will take place in Chicago on September 20, 2008. In addition to the excellent scientific program prepared by the ARS president-elect James Stankiewicz, we plan to offer a breakfast symposium that will take place from 7:00 till 7:45 am that morning. The symposium is very timely in that it is titled "Portable and intraoperative CT imaging: Indications and credentialing" and will cover the exciting technology of miniaturization and portability of the newest CT imaging devices. We have assembled a list of panelists who have hands-on experience with portable CT scanners and have conducted research or have published manuscripts exploring the application of portable and office CT scanning in the rhinology setting. I will have the honor to first introduce Joseph Jacobs from New York University who will discuss the indications of portable CT imaging, followed by Subinoy Das from the Medical College of Georgia who will discuss the accuracy and radiation exposure levels of the device in the setting of sinus surgery using image guidance. Drs. Robert Kern and David Conley from Northwestern University will discuss the use of portable CT scanning in the office setting and Dr. James Palmer from the University of Pennsylvania will cover intraoperative use and credentialing issues. We are thankful to Medtronic-Xomed for providing an educational grant to make this breakfast symposium possible and we appreciate their support. We anticipate excellent participation and the on-site registration are on first come – first serve basis. We hope to see you there.
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