7th Annual St. Michael’s MRI Symposium

Saturday February 6, 2021 9 am to 1:30 pm

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Welcome

Welcome to the 7th annual St. Michael’s MRI Symposium!

The St. Michael’s MRI Symposium will be held again for the 7th time on Saturday, February 6th, 2021. Since 2014, this CME event has focused on important current topics in Body MRI to provide valuable education to practicing radiologists, MRI technologists and radiology trainees, including residents and fellows. This event has a history of being made available by live webcast each year since its inception in 2014. Thus, the transition this winter to a virtual only live webcast due to the global pandemic situation will be a natural fit and seamless. This academic year’s symposium will again feature an outstanding international lineup of faculty speakers, with a theme this time of providing new updates and expert tips in several important areas of Pelvic MRI.

Event Objectives

At the end of this CPD event, participants will be able to:

1. Describe and apply current standards in performance and reporting of MRI for rectal cancer to both the baseline staging and post chemoradiation therapy restaging clinical settings.

2. Describe and use methods to apply modern technical, terminology and reporting standards released for prostate MRI with an emphasis on PIRADS 2.1 reporting.

3. Describe and review the clinical role of MRI, the technical protocol standards, and the important content and lexicon in reporting of endometrial, cervical, and ovarian cancer.

4. Identify and explain the added value of MRI to treatment of common benign gynecologic disease focusing on endometriosis and uterine fibroids through examining radiological features and imaging anatomy in these diseases.

5. Describe and apply methods to perform MRI of the pelvic floor.

Thank you for joining us virtually. Anish Kirpalani, MD, FRCPC, FSAR

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Time Item

8:45 am Logins and Introduction

9:00 amMRI of Rectal Cancer : Baseline Staging and Post Treatment Response Evaluation Dr. Kartik Jhaveri

9:45 am Questions

10:00 amPrimer on PIRADS for Prostate Cancer: Pointers for Optimal MRI Technique and Interpretation Dr. Mukesh Harisinghani

10:40 am Questions

10:55 am Break

11:10 amMRI of endometrial, cervical and ovarian cancer with an emphasis on standardized reporting terminology Dr. Anish Kirpalani

11:50 am Questions

12:00 pmAdded value of MRI in Endometriosis and Fibroid Imaging - what the gynecologist needs to know Dr. Nicole Hindman

12:30 pm Questions

12:40 pmMRI of the Pelvic Floor Dr. Errol Colak

1:05 pm Questions

1:15pm Final Question and Answer Period and Wrap-up

1:30pm End

Agenda

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Dr. Anish Kirpalani (Host)

Division Head, Abdominal Imaging, Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael’s Hospital

Associate Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital

Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Anish Kirpalani is a staff radiologist, Head of the Abdominal Imaging division and Co-Director of MRI at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. He is an Associate Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging at the University of Toronto.  He is the author of over 45 peer-reviewed journal articles and has given over 40 invited lectures nationally and internationally, predominantly in the fields of abdominal and cardiovascular MRI. He has received multiple teaching awards from the University of Toronto radiology residency and fellowship programs, and has hosted this annual accredited MRI symposium for radiologists for the past 6 years. 

He holds undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Engineering Science and Biomedical Engineering, respectively, from the University of Toronto. He completed medical school at McMaster University, residency in radiology at the University of Toronto and fellowship in Body MRI at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Dr. Anish Kirpalani

Speakers

Dr. Kartik Jhaveri

Director of Abdominal MRI, Joint Department of Medical Imaging

Clinician-Scientist, University Health Network

Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto,

Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Kartik S. Jhaveri  is Professor and  Faculty Of Medicine at the University Of Toronto. He is the

Director of Abdominal MRI  in the Joint Department of Medical Imaging of the University Health Network, Mount Sinai Hospital and Women’s College Hospitals. He is also the Director of Continuing Education for the Dept. of Medical Imaging of the University of Toronto and has received multiple teaching awards by the University of Toronto residency and fellowship programs. He has lectured internationally including at the Radiological Society of North America and International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. He also leads multiple grant funded research initiatives in body MRI. His areas of clinical and research expertise are focused on hepatobiliary diseases, renal and rectal cancer. He has authored more than 100  peer reviewed publications, book chapters, clinics and scientific presentations. He serves on International and North American radiology organization committees such as RSNA, ISMRM, Society of Abdominal Radiology, and Society of Computed Body CT-MR. He has also served on research committees of the Society of Abdominal Radiology and SCBT-MR.

Dr. Kartik Jhaveri

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Dr. Mukesh Harisinghani

Director of Abdominal MRI and Director of Clinical

Discovery Program, Massachusetts General Hospital

Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA, USA

Dr. Mukesh Harisinghani is Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and Director of Body Translational MRI, Massachusetts General

Hospital.  In addition, he serves as Director of the Clinical Discovery Program Center for Molecular Imaging Research at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr Harisinghani has been practicing in the field of abdominal radiology for over 20 years and has published over 200 peer reviewed papers and has edited 5 textbooks in the field of Radiology. He has a passion for teaching and has given educational symposia’s in several countries.

Dr. Mukesh Harisinghani

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Dr. Nicole Hindman

Director, Female Pelvic Imaging, NYU Langone Health

Associate Professor, Departments of Radiology and Surgery, New York University School of Medicine

New York, NY, USA

Nicole Hindman is an Associate Professor of Radiology and Surgery. Genitourinary imaging has

been the main clinical and research focus of her radiologic career. In this field, she has focused on the applicability of the Bosniak classification of renal cysts and the role of MR in imaging of female pelvic conditions (with focus on endometriosis, fibroids and leiomyosarcoma). She has achieved national recognition, serving on the Board of national organizations like the Society of Advanced Body Imaging and co-Chairing committees from the American Board of Radiology and the American College of Radiology, developing national and international standards in radiology, and publishing over 65 papers. She serves on the Editorial Board as an Associate Editor for Radiology and JCAT. Internally, she has had the privilege of serving in the following roles NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital in the department of Radiology: 1) full time clinician, Director of Female Pelvic Imaging and the Institutional MR Safety Officer, 2) educator and 3) Director of Diversity and Inclusion.

Dr. Nicole Hindman

Dr. Errol Colak

Staff Radiologist, Department of Medical Imaging, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto

Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto

Toronto, ON, Canada

Dr. Colak is the lead of the Diagnostic Imaging and Learning Algorithms (DILA.ai) team of the Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training (LKS-CHART) at St. Michael’s Hospital. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto. Dr. Colak has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific articles, lectured both nationally and internationally, and received multiple teaching awards from the University of Toronto residency program. His research interests include machine learning applications in radiology, pelvic floor disorders, genitourinary imaging, and quality improvement initiatives.

Dr. Errol Colak received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Toronto. He completed his residency training at the University of Toronto followed by a fellowship in Abdominal Imaging and Intervention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Errol Colak

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Individual Talks Learning Objectives:MRI of Rectal Cancer : Baseline Staging and Post Treatment Response Evaluation, Dr. Kartik Jhaveri Objectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:1. Review and explain the clinical background and role of MRI in Rectal Cancer2. Describe and apply methods to perform MRI reporting for rectal cancer

staging 3. Describe and apply methods to interpret and report MRI for post

chemoradiation treatment response 

Primer on PIRADS for Prostate Cancer: Pointers for Optimal MRI Technique and Interpretation, Dr. Mukesh HarisinghaniObjectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:1. Identify and apply key technical pointers to perform optimal

multiparametric MRI technique in prostate cancer2. Apply the PIRADS 2.1 reporting system to tumors of the peripheral and

transition zone of the prostate3. Review and apply difficult examples and nuances for accurate tumor

identification in the peripheral and transition zone of the prostate

MRI of endometrial, cervical and ovarian cancer with an emphasis on standardized reporting terminology, Dr. Anish KirpalaniObjectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:1. Identify and apply the key aspects of the MRI technical protocol for

indications in gynecologic oncology, focusing on endometrial, cervical and ovarian cancer.

2. Review the clinical background and role of imaging for endometrial, cervical and ovarian cancer, focusing on what the surgeon wants to know.

3. Describe the most important content that needs to be included in the radiological report of MRI scans for endometrial, cervical and ovarian cancer.

4. Explain the new O-RADS MRI lexicon and classification system for preoperative characterization and risk stratification of indeterminate adnexal masses and apply it to MRI reporting.

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Added value of MRI in Endometriosis and Fibroid Imaging - what the gynecologist needs to know, Dr. Nicole HindmanObjectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:1. Expand the differential diagnosis for unexplained pain in women imaged with

CT or US2. Describe features that can suggest deep endometriosis when adenomyosis

or ovarian endometriomas are seen on ultrasound, and identify when such cases need to be referred for MRI

3. Identify anatomic locations involved in deep infiltrative endometriosis4. Identify and explain what the gynecologist wants to know from radiology

reports on endometriosis and fibroids, and how it affects the surgical approach

MRI of the Pelvic Floor, Dr. Errol ColakObjectives:At the end of this session, participants will be able to:1. Describe the anatomy of the pelvic floor2. Apply methods to perform pelvic floor MRI3. Describe how to interpret pelvic floor MRI

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To register

www.stmichaelshospital.com/mri-symposium/ Please visit the symposium website for the registration portal.

Attendance and ParticipationPlease note that there is no registration fee associated with this event.

Login details for the live webcast will be provided to participants following their registration. 

Certificate of AttendanceFollowing the event, certificates of attendance will be available for all

participating delegates attending the symposium. 

Planning Committee and Faculty DisclosuresDr. Anish Kirpalani has received speaking honoraria funded by industry.

Dr. Kartik Jhaveri has received grants and participated in clinical trials funded by industry. 

Session EvaluationWe value your feedback! By completing evaluations for the overall

and individual sessions, you will have a direct impact on the quality of programming and ensure that this symposium continues to meet the

educational needs of the radiology community. Session evaluations will be available to all registered online delegates during the webcast. 

This event is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant, provided by BRACCO IMAGING Canada.

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