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61st IRIA to Kick-start in Bangalore
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garden city Bangalore is gearing up to host one of the most talked-about event
of the year —Indian Radiological and Imaging Association or IRIA as it
is popularly known.
Grand will have a new definition after the IRIA. The king of all events for
radiologists, IRIA is witnessing mass applications in thousands and the organising
committee under the chairmanship of Dr H Satishchandra is leaving no stone unturned
to make it bigger, better and grander than ever.
Indian Radiological Association was founded in the year 1931. Over the past
70-odd years, it has grown from strength to strength and today it has around
10,000 members. The ever expanding and continuous technology explosion in the
field of imaging and interventional radiology is keeping radiology in the forefront—making
it the most sought-after specialty. IRIA intends to keep pace with this fast-paced
technology and makes it as the best platform in India to network and update
about the latest in this field
The Programmes
The topics for pre-conference workshop on 16th of January are fetal medicine,
infant hip, MSK USG focus on foot, ankle, wrist and digits, cardiac CT and MRI
of knee and shoulder joint. On 17th of January, the key topics pre-lunch are
Onco-imaging, Fusion Imaging - The Future of Radiology, MDCT of Hand & Wrist,
Role of USG and Doppler in MSK-infections in correlation with MRI, MDCT of Liver
Metastases, clinical relevance of MDCT of Pancreatic Malignancy. The post lunch
session starts with Ultrasound Symposium and follows with ICRI general body
meeting, inaugural function of IRIA followed by cultural programme function
of IRIA.
On 18th of January, the topics are 'Imaging of Muscular dystrophies', 'CT perfusion
Imaging in Acute Stroke', 'Experience of area detector CT', USG-guided tumor
ablation - Present Status & Future Prospects, 'Is it morbidly adherent?,
'Acute Pancreatitis - Imaging Update,' Imaging in Portal Hypertension, Role
of USG and current trends, Imaging in Cerebral Trauma - current perspectives,
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma, management of 3T - MR applications in Neuroradiology,
Stereotaxic applications in Brain, Imaging in congenital vascular malformations
of spinal cord, Interventions in spinal vascular disease, Cardiac CTA - Beyond
coronary arteries, USG of Infant Hip in Therapeutic Implications Paediatric
Neuroradiology
On 19th, the topics include Fetal hand - More than what meets the eye, Fetal
Medicine - Imaging, Fetal Cardia - Basics of Evaluation, Fetal Kidneys - Criteria
for obstruction and causes, Inflammatory bowel disease - imaging, imaging in
bowel ischemia, Acute stroke imaging, pediatric brain tumors, MRI of epilepsy
in children, imaging in pediatric emergencies, (non MSK), PCOD - the current
concepts of imaging, imaging and Interventions in Renal artery stenosis, Lymphatic
Mapping using Isotope technique in solid tumors, Imaging in the evaluation of
Renal Transplant, Imaging of Retroperitoneal spaces, Focal Splenic lesions,
Spectrum in lymphoma Imaging by PET-CT - radiologist's role.
For the session on 'Pediatric Intracranial vascular abnormalities', the topics
are Diagnosis and Management, Noninvasive Imaging of intra plaque hemorrhage
- a pointer towards vulnerability, Embolistaion - indications, material and
methods, Aortic Aneurysm - Interventions and Interventions in Aorto-Iliac disease.
The topics covered on the last day (20th) include Genertic Counselling in Anomalies
- Case studies - A tandem presentation, Ovarian Malignancy - current concepts
in early detection, the adnexal mass - can USG give a specific diagnosis, Spectrum
of Urolithiasis -Value of Spiral CT in evaluation, High resolution USG in Intestinal
Koch's, Scrotal scan in Sub fertility, Comprehensive review of Head & Neck
Imaging, Cerebral Metabolic disorders (Pediatric), Disc Herniations and Radiculopathy
-Current practices in MRI, Role of MDCT in Acute Neurotrauma, Image guided Percutaneous
thromboembolectomy, CT angiography - Head and neck, Radioimmunoscintigraphy
in Infections, Reporting in Skeletal trauma.
Some international faculties are Dr Manohar Shroff, Toronto, Prof Thomas C Winter,
Madison, Prof Wilfred CG Peh, Singapore, Dr Richard AR Coulden, Prof Anil T
Ahuja, Hong Kong, Dr Michael H Lev, Prof Sobhan Vinjamuri, UK, Prof Leslie Scoutt,
US, Prof Marc Sapoval, France, Prof Kazuhiro Katada, Japan, Prof GT Krishnamurthy,
USA, Dr Mahesh K Shetty, USA, Dr Gaurang Shah, USA, and others.
Know the Venue
It would be held at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre which is located
about 16 kilometres from the city centre on a sprawling 40 acre area on National
Highway Number four. It has a large convention centre with multiple halls, equipped
with the 'state-of-the-art' audio visual facilities. The expo hall where the
medical industries exhibition will be held boasts of facilities of international
standards and will be an exhibition to remember.
EH News Bureau
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