This November, nationally recognized experts in computed tomography (CT) gathered virtually for the University of Wisconsin Department of Radiology CT Medical Advisory Board meeting. Held bi-annually and hosted by the department through the CT Education and Collaboration Collective (C-TECC), the meeting ensures that the CT Protocols developed at UW–Madison are up to date, leverage the latest technological advances, and incorporate novel research.
The weeklong meeting included multiple sessions on subspecialties as well as numerous breakout sessions. There was a strong focus on photon counting CT across sessions, citing the exciting potential that this new technology has and how it could make a difference in clinical settings. Experts also discussed potential updates to existing protocols, evaluating the benefits to removing oral contrast for Emergency Department imaging; creating a new protocol for emergent scans of the aorta in the emergency room, and implementing a whole body bone marrow scan protocol to screen for multiple myeloma; among others.
Additionally, the advisory board set goals related to usability and workflow improvements; like condensing the amount of abdominal protocols to reduce technologist confusion and implementing specific protocols into Healthlink at the exam ordering level to reduce back-and-forth between technologists and providers.
This year, the event saw a record number of attendees. Presenters included:
- Lakshmi Ananthakrishnan, MD, Medical Director of CT, UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Francis Baffour, MD, Associate Medical Director, CT Clinical Innovation Center, Mayo Clinic
- Amit Gupta, MD, MRMD, CIIP, Division Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Modality Director of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- David Haynor, MD, PhD, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle WA
- Alan Ropp, MD, Modality Director, Thoracic & MR Imaging, Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship, Director B Reading Program for Occupational Lung Disease, University of Virginia Health
- Ramandeep Singh, MD, MBBS, Medical Director of CT, Associate Chief Health Information Officer, Director of Imaging Informatics, Peer Learning Leader, University of Iowa
- Naveen Subhas, MD, MPH, Director of Operation Efficiency & Strategy, Director of MSK Imaging Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic