SCAR 2003 Scientific Sessions

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Online Registration Open	Jan 27
Hotel Reservation Deadline	April 28
Early Registration Deadline	May 2
Cancellation/Refund Deadline	May 16
Pre-Registration Deadline	May 30
On-Site Registration Open	June 6
PACS Admin Course	June 6
Meeting Dates	June 7-10

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SCAR 2003 Scientific Sessions
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Sessions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Saturday, June 7 Session 1 - Image Processing 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Co-Chairs:
Katherine P. Andriole, PhD Bradley J. Erickson, MD, PhD
Papers:
1. Utility of Advanced Computed Radiography Image Processing Algorithms in the Soft-Copy Interpretation of Musculoskeletal Trauma Bruce Reiner, MD, University of Maryland Eliot Siegel, MD Ryan Moffitt Steven Brower
2. Mining of Association Rules in Medical Image Data Sets Sylvanus A. Ehikioya, PhD, University of Manitoba Adepele Olukunle
3. A Distributed Execution Environment for Analysis of DCE-MR Image Datasets Tahsin M. Kurc, PhD, Ohio State University John D Fleig, M.Sc. Joel H Saltz, MD, PhD Michael Knopp, MD, PhD S. Hastings Bradley D. Clymer, PhD U.V. Catalurek Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk, MD K.T. Baudendistel R. Machiraju
4. Detection of Microcalcification in Digitized Mammograms Using Wavelet Transform Local Extrema Tessamma Thomas, Ph.D, Cochin University of Science and Technology M. G. Mini, MS Devassia V.P., M.Tech Tessamma Thomas, PhD

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Saturday, June 7 Session 2 - Departmental Productivity & Workflow 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Co-Chairs:
Bruce I. Reiner, MD Charles E. Willis, PhD
Papers:
1. Vendor Requirements for Implementation of the IHE Presentation of Grouped Procedures Integration Profile in a Mulitvendor Environment Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA, University of Wisconsin-Madison Wally Peppler, Ph.D Jay Gaeta Christopher Lindop, MS W. Edwards
2. Creating a Playbook for IHE Scheduled Workflow Operations Arnon Makori, MD , Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University David S Channin, MD
3. Impact of Electronic Signature of Radiology Reports on Timeliness of Final Report Availability Luigi Lepanto, MD, Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal Pierre Robillard, MD Jacques Lesage, MD
4. How to Successfully Implement Voice Recognition: A Case Study at Children's Hospital Boston Sharon E. Antiles, MPH, Children’s Hospital Boston Chuck Hornberger, MBA Farhad Shahrooz Robert Bramson, MD S. Ted Treves, MD
5. Changes in Radiology Resident On-call Workflow After Implementation of PACS Khan M. Siddiqui, MD, Geisinger Medical Center Rodney G Shaffer, MD Faaiza Mahmoud, MD
6. Multi-Center Evaluation of Technologist Productivity and Workflow in Filmless Operation: A Comparison of Computed and Direct Radiography Bruce I. Reiner, MD, University of Maryland Eliot Siegel, MD Frank Hooper, PhD

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Saturday, June 7 Session 3 - Image Acquisition & Storage 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Co-Chairs:
John A. Carrino, MA, MPH Steve G. Langer, PhD
Papers:
1. Validation of a Self-Calibrating Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display System Stephen K. Thompson, MS, MD Anderson Cancer Center Charles E. Willis, PhD Raimund Polman Kenneth L. Homann
2. Mobile Screening Mammography: What Size Detector is Needed? Gary J. Whitman, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center Donna Moxley, MS Dorothy Page, RT (R) Jessica Foust Elizabeth A. Wagner Chao-Jen Lai, PhD L.D. Broemeling Wei Tse Yang, MD M. Phelps Carol B. Stelling, MD C.C. Shaw
3. Impact of Repeat/Reject Analysis in PACS Maria Elissa Elevado Blado, Texas Children’s Hospital Yinlin Ma Rebecca Ann Corwin, RT(R) Stephanie G. Carr
4. Security Middle-Ware Infrastructure for DICOM Images in Health Information Systems Vijay N.V. Kallepalli, University of Manitoba Sylvanus A. Ehikioya, PhD Sergio Camorlinga, MSc Jose Rueda, PhD
5. Analyzing Audit Logs - A Multidimensional Approach Robert M. Coleman, Maine Medical Center Matthew D. Ralston, MD David M. Beaulieu

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Sunday, June 8 Session 4 - Reading Room 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Co-Chairs:
Eliot L. Siegel, MD Jihong Wang, PhD
Papers:
1. Designing the Reading Room in the Academic Environment Thomas M. Hanson, MS, RT, Memorial Lutheran Hospital Paul G Nagy, PhD Laura Kreiner
2. Effect of Illuminance at Eye Level on Monitor Black Level Luminance and Monitor Calibration Kish Chakrabarti, PhD, CDRH/FDA Richard. V Kaczmarek, MS Jerry A. Thomas, MS A. Romanyukha
3. Are Consumer-Grade Flat Panel Monitors Comparable to Medical Grade CRT Monitors for Primary Diagnosis of Abdominopelvic CT Exams? David S. Hirschorn, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Keith J Dreyer, DO, PhD Thomas Schultz
4. High-Volume Teleradiology Service: Focus on Radiologist Satisfaction Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, University of Arizona Kevin McNeill, PhD Kai Haber, MD Theron Ovitt, MD
5. A Cost Effective Web-Based Teaching File System Blair T. Henderson, MD, University of Manitoba Sergio Camorlinga, MSc J.C. DeGagne
6. Defining a Digital Teaching File Workflow: Specifications for Software Development Barton F. Branstetter, MD, University of Pittsburgh David M Lionetti Paul J Chang, MD Khan M. Siddiqui, MD

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Sunday, June 8 Session 5 - Enterprise Productivity & Workflow 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Co-Chairs:
Richard L. Morin, PhD Curtis P. Langlotz, MD, PhD
Papers:
1. Leveraging the Intranet for an Imaging Department: Centralizing Information, Improving Communications and Operations, and Providing Access to Learning Resources William Tellier, Children’s Hospital Linda Poznauskis Keith Strauss Robert MacDougall S. Ted Treves
2. Improving Emergency and Radiology Interdepartmental Communications Through Clinical Information Systems Integration and the Application of Mobile Computing Technologies Wyatt M. Tellis, Univ. of California San Francisco Katherine P. Andriole, PhD David E. Avrin, M.D., PhD
3. Asynchronous Collaboration: An Enabling Technique for Improved Radiology Workflow Barton F. Branstetter, MD, University of Pittsburgh David M Lionetti Brian Paterson Paul J Chang, MD
4. Clinician Acceptance and Use of a Filmless Radiology Department in a Community Hospital Kevin R. Kirsch, RT(R)(CT), Poudre Valley Hospital Jonathan Brown, RT J Raymond Geis, MD
5. Progress Towards Paperless Radiology in the Digital Environment: Planning, Implementation, and Benefits Matthew D. Ralston, MD, Maine Medical Center Robert Coleman David M. Beaulieu
6. Web-based Outpatient Radiology Order Entry Daniel I. Rosenthal, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Thomas J Schultz David S Hirschorn, MD Keith J Dreyer, DO, PhD James H. Thrall, MD

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Sunday, June 8 Session 6 - Image Distribution 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Co-Chairs:
Paul J. Chang, MD Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA
Papers:
1. Enhancement of Enterprise Diagnostic Review with Integration into Electronic Medical Record Kevin W. McEnery, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center Charles T. Suitor, MS Stephen K. Thompson, MS Stan Hildebrand S. Jeff Shepard, MS
2. Challenges and Limitations of Clinical Image Distribution in an Enterprise-Wide PACS Environment: A Two-Year Evaluation of Multiple Approaches at the University of Wisconsin Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA, University of Wisconsin, Madison Wally Peppler, PhD
3. Enterprise-wide Image Distribution: The BWH Experience - Ten Years and Counting William Hanlon, MSc, Brigham and Women's Hospital Ramin Khorasani, MD Stephanie Hoogasian
4. Tools for Managing Image Flow in the Modality to Clinica Image Review Chain Kenneth W. Clark, MS, Washington University David L Melson, MS Stephen M Moore, MS G James Blaine, DSc R. A. Moulton W.K.Clayton C. Peterson
5. Implementation of Key Image Note in PACS: Potential Problems and Solutions Gary J. Wendt, MD, MBA, University of Wisconsin, Madison Wally Peppler, PhD
6. Measures of the Utility of a Clinical PACS: Comparison of Self-Reported Measures and Direct Measures of PACS Usage by Clinicians Eric P. Tamm, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center Kevin McEnery, M.D.

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Monday, June 9 Session 7 - Vendor Session 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Co-Chairs:
Samuel J. Dwyer, III, PhD Ramin Khorasani, MD
Papers:
1. Implementation of a SANS Architecture Within A PACS Environment Roy R. Seabolt, AMICAS, Inc. Darlene Long Bruce Hall
2. PACS Direct Experiences: Selection, Implementation, and Benefits Realized Karen Ondo, KLAS Enterprises
3. PACS With HIS/RIS Integration is Community Hospitals David W. Parker, SmartPACS Kenneth C Cohen, MD Ann Hooper, RT Steve Walter, MBA
4. Developing a Teaching File Authoring System Using Content Management Technology Rex Jakobovits, PhD, Vivalog Technologies Mark Halsted, MD Mark Shanaman, MS Edward Weinberger, MD
5. PC-Based Ultrasound Image Acquisition and Data Archiving System Using Integrated Microelectronics Steven R. Broadstone, DSc, Terason Division of Teratech Corporation Xingbai He, PhD Peter P. Chang, PhD Alice M. Chiang, PhD
6. Implementing PACS: The Importance of Project Management Stephen M. Doerner, RT, Kodak Health Imaging

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Monday, June 9 Session 8 - PACS Experience 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Co-Chairs:
Stephen K. Thompson, MS David S. Channin, MD
Papers:
1. The PACS Pre-Implementation Process at a Major Teaching Hospital: A Multi-disciplinary Approach D. Ben’et Gaytos, Children’s Hospital Boston John Speziale Robert Bramson, MD S. Ted Treves, MD
2. Transitioning to a New PACS: 50 Ways to Leave Your Vendor Barton F. Branstetter, MD, University of Pittsburgh Claudine L Martin Therese A Martin Paul J Chang, MD
3. Northwestern Year Four: Architectural Changes Maria Hernandez Carr, RT(MR), Northwestern Memorial Hospital Elizabeth McKnight, RT (R) Aimee Duvall, RT (R) Andrew Longoria, RT (R) P. Darragh David S. Channin, MD
4. Clinical Comparison of CRT and LCD Monitors in the Evaluation of Non-displaced Fractures Bruce I. Reiner, MD, University of Maryland Eliot Siegel, MD Steven Brower Ryan Moffitt
5. Can a PACS Workstation Work from 6,000 Miles Away? David S. Hirschorn, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Charles D. Levine, MD Stephen R. Baker, MD
6. PACS Modules Training at Texas Children's Hospital Maria Elissa Elevado Blado, Texas Children’s Hospital Stephanie G. Carr

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Monday, June 9 Session 9 - Infrastructure & Administration 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Co-Chairs:
Paul G. Nagy, PhD Keith J. Dreyer, DO, PhD
Papers:
1. Defining the PACS Profession Paul G. Nagy, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin George Bowers Bruce Reiner, MD Eliot Siegel, MD
2. Negotiating a Service Level Agreement for PACS with the Enterprise Bryant Mascarenhas, MBA, MIS, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Paul G Nagy, PhD Daniel Peterson Jeff Rehm
3. A Measurement Study of Diagnostic Imaging Modalities and Workgroups to Design a Suitable Enterprise PACS Network Mpho Otukile, U of Manitoba, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre Sergio Camorlinga, MSc Jose A. Rueda, PhD
4. Paperless and Filmless: Integrating Dictation with PACS Thomas E. Warfel, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
5. Digital Image Conferencing in a Clinical Research Environment Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk, MD, Ohio State University Klaus Baudendistel, PhD Peter L. Choyke, MD William Bennett, MD Tahsin Kurc, PhD Greg Telles Dimitrios G. Spigos, MD Joel H. Saltz, MD, PhD Michael V. Knopp, MD, PhD
6. A Performance Study of Replicated Metadata for Implementing a Distributed PACS Patient Location System Ellen Cheung, U of Manitoba, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre Sergio Camorlinga Ken Barker, PhD Jose A. Rueda, PhD

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