RSNA 2021 planner: AI educational sessions

One of healthcare’s biggest annual events, the scientific assembly and general meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, is set to run Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

Radiology being the medical specialty furthest along with AI, the technology will take the spotlight at sessions, in exhibits and on a pavilion reserved for healthcare AI vendors.

Most of the educational sessions offer physicians a chance to earn CME credits but are of interest to others as well. Those are the talks that comprise this list, which may also include educational subevents featuring or focused on 3D printing, robotics and other emerging healthcare technologies.

SUNDAY 11/28

  • Deep Learning Lab: MedNIST Exam Classification with MONAI. Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, MS, PhD; Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD. Learning Center, 10:30 a.m.
  • Solving Your AI Roadmap Gaps: A Case-Based Approach and Test of Your Knowledge. Brad Genereaux; Krishna Juluru, MD; Stephen Moore, MS; Christopher Roth, MD; Kevin O’Donnell. Room S406B, 10:30 a.m.
  • 3D Printing: Clinical Applications (Sponsored by the RSNA 3D Printing Special Interest Group). Adnan Mohammad Sheikh, MD; Jonathan Michael Morris, MD; Lumarie Santiago, MD; David Hilton Ballard, MD; Justin R. Ryan, PhD. Room E450B, 1:00 p.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: DICOM Data Wrangling with Python. Katherine Andriole, PhD. Learning Center, 1:00 p.m.
  • Rethinking The Dexa Scan: Can We Utilize Deep Learning To Obtain Bone Mineral Density From Diagnostic Imaging? Simukayi Mutasa, MD; Seung Min Ryu, MD, PhD; Yannik Glaser; Ping Yin; Nor-Eddine Regnard, MMed. Room S402, 1:00 p.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: CT Body Part Classification. Ish Atul Talati, MSc; Ross Warren Filice, MD. Learning Center, 2:30 p.m.

MONDAY 11/29

  • Artificial Intelligence in Breast Imaging: Presented by World Class CME (Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Hologic). Sarah Friedewald, MD. Room S102CD, 8:00 a.m.
  • Artificial Intelligence in the Hands of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Part I: The Current Status of AI in Our Practice (Sponsored by the Associated Sciences Consortium). Sharon Wartenbee, RT; Melissa Pergola, RT; Christina Malamateniou, PhD; Susie Moseley, RT. Room N229, 8:00 a.m.
  • Deep Learning in CT Imaging. Lifeng Yu, PhD; Guang-Hong Chen, PhD; Marc Kachelriess, PhD. Room N230B, 8:00 a.m.
  • MESH Incubator Presents: The CORE Healthcare Innovation Bootcamp: AI, Digital and More. Marc D. Succi, MD; Katherine Andriole, PhD; Haipeng (Mark) Zhang, DO; Florian Fintelmann, MD. Room E350, 8:00 a.m.
  • Federated vs. Centralized Deep Learning Models for Liver and Tumor Segmentation in Multicenter Hepatic CT Datasets. Guibo Luo; Luke Anthony Ginocchio, MD. Room N228, 9:30 a.m.
  • Deep Learning Chest Age Estimation From Radiographs Improves Prediction Of Survival in Patients With Lung Cancer. Jakob Weiss, MD; Chi Wan Koo, MD. Room S404, 9:30 a.m.
  • Artificial Intelligence in the Hands of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Professionals Part II: Getting Ready for a Future with AI (Sponsored by the Associated Sciences Consortium). Sharon Wartenbee, RT; Caitlin Gillan, MEd; Hakon Hjemly, MSc, RT; Susie Moseley, RT; Craig St. George, RT. Room N229, 9:30 a.m.
  • Automatized Quantification Of Hepatic Tumor Load In Gd-EOB MRI - A Deep Learning Model To Support Therapy Response Assessment In Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases. Uli Fehrenbach; Garima Suman, MD,MBBS; Dania Daye, MD, PhD; Matt Kelly, PhD. Room N227B, 9:30 a.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Integrating Genomic and Imaging Data with TCGA-GBM. Pouria Rouzrokh, MD, MPH; Gian Marco Conte, MD, PhD; Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD. Learning Center, 11:00 a.m.
  • The AI Revolution: Recent Advancements in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing in Medical Imaging. Paras Lakhani, MD; Walter Wiggins, MD, PhD; Sharmila Majumdar, PhD; Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD. Room S406B, 11:00 a.m.
  • AI Productivity? The Dash for Cash (Sponsored by the Associated Sciences Consortium). Jennifer Kroken, MBA; Steven P. DeColle; Benjamin Strong, MD; Rob Gontarek. Room N229, 1:30 p.m.
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Oncologic Imaging. Walter Wiggins, MD, PhD; Judy Wawira Gichoya, MBChB; Guido Alejandro Davidzon, MD; Nina Ellen Kottler, MD. Room E450A, 1:30 p.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Generative Adversarial Networks. Gian Marco Conte, MD, PhD; Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD. Learning Center, 1:30 p.m.
  • Scalable and Generalizable Small ROI Imaging Using Back Projection and Deep Learning. Chengzhu Zhang; Nathan Huber; Joscha Maier; Liqiang Ren, PhD; John Damilakis, PhD; Jordan Fuhrman. Room E351, 1:30 p.m.
  • Deep Learning DXA-age From Whole-body Dual-energy Absorptiometry (DEXA) Images: Prediction of Incident Morbidity and Mortality Versus Chronological Age in the UK Biobank. Vineet Kalathur Raghu, PhD; Leo Joskowicz; Sarthak Pati. Room E351, 3:00 p.m.
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Emergency Radiology. Melissa Ann Davis, MD; Robert Kevin Moreland, MD; Tim O'Connell, MD. Room E450A, 3:00 p.m.
  • Cardiac Imaging in the COVID Pandemic/Artificial Intelligence in Coronary CT Imaging. Dmitrij Kravchenko, MD; Tugce Agirlar Trabzonlu, MD; Brandon Michael Metra, MD; Livia Marchitelli, MD; Emily Koons. Room S402, 3:00 p.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Object Detection & Segmentation. Simukayi Mutasa, MD; Peter Chang, MD. Learning Center, 3:00 p.m.
  • Ethics of AI in Radiology. David Larson, MD, MBA; Yvonne W. Lui, MD; Julius Chapiro, MD. Room E353C, 3:00 p.m.
  • RSNA AI Challenge: Brain Tumor AI Challenge Recognition Event. Curtis Langlotz, MD, PhD; Adam Flanders, MD; John Mongan, MD, PhD; Spyridon Bakas, PhD; Luciano Monte Serrat Prevedello, MD, MPH. AI Showcase, 4:00 p.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Pneumonia Detection Model Building. Felipe Campos Kitamura, MD, PhD; Ian Pan. Learning Center, 4:30 p.m.
  • AI in Breast Imaging. Maryellen Giger, PhD; Fredrik Strand, MD, PhD; Constance Lehman, MD, PhD. Room E450A, 5:00 p.m.
  • Data Sharing and Patient Privacy in the World of AI. Avishek Chatterjee; Fred William Prior, PhD; John Freymann, Alistair Johnson, DPhil; Matthew Preston Lungren, MD. Room E353C, 5:00 p.m.
  • Deep Learning in MRI. Fang Liu, PhD; Matthew Rosen, PhD; Greg Zaharchuk, MD, PhD; Li Feng, PhD. Room E351, 5:00 p.m.

TUESDAY 11/30

  • When Machines Fail. Bradley Erickson, MD, PhD; Judy Wawira Gichoya, MBChB, MS; John Mongan, MD, PhD; Katherine Andriole, PhD; Ross Warren Filice, MD. Room E450B, 8:00 a.m.
  • Identifying Bias in Deep Learning Models For Edema Detection On Chest Radiographs: Is AUC Enough? Paul Hyunsoo Yi, MD; Yisak Kim, PhD student; Tara Alexis Retson, MD, PhD. Room S401, 9:30 a.m.
  • Hot Topic: AI in MSK—What You Need to Know. Michael Paul Recht, MD; Leon Lenchik, MD; Benjamin Fritz, MD; Michael Richardson, MD; Richard Kijowski, MD; Hillary Warren Garner, MD. Room S406B, 9:30 a.m.
  • Peripheral Vascular Imaging/Artificial Intelligence in Vascular Imaging. Cammillo Roberto Giovanni Leopoldo Talei Franzesi; Sophie You; Justin Roy Camara, MD; Fides Schwartz, MD. Room S402, 9:30 a.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Working with Public Datasets: TCIA & IDC. Justin Kirby; Andriy Fedorov, PhD. Learning Center, 11:00 a.m.
  • Meet Dr. Charles E. Kahn, Editor, Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. Charles Kahn, MD. Booth 1000, 1:00 p.m.
  • The Business of Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: A Cost, a Long-term Investment or an Immediate Business Opportunity? Mona Flores, MD, MBA; Hari Trivedi, MD; Nina Ellen Kottler, MD, MS; Luciano Monte Serrat Prevedello, MD, MPH; Paul Chang, MD. Room E350, 1:30 p.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: NLP: Text Classification with Recurrent Neural Networks and Transformers. Kirti Magudia, MD, PhD; Walter Wiggins, MD, PhD. Learning Center, 3:00 p.m.
  • Predicting Patient Demographic Information From Chest Radiographs With Deep Learning. Jason Adleberg, MD; Mitchell Chen, BMBCh, MEng, DPhil; Thomas Weikert, MD; Marius George Linguraru, DPhil; Tobias Penzkofer, MD. Room S401, 3:00 p.m.
  • Looking Beyond the Hype: A Scientific Perspective on AI in Imaging. Paula Jacobs, PhD; Yan Chen, PhD; Charles Kahn Jr, MD; Katherine Andriole, PhD. Room E450A, 3:00 p.m.
  • Current State of AI in Radiology: A Fireside Chat. Dania Daye, MD, PhD; Charles Kahn Jr, MD; John Mongan, MD, PhD; Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD; Paul Hyunsoo Yi, MD; Linda Moy, MD. AI Showcase, 4:00 p.m.
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in CV Imaging. Albert Hsiao, MD, PhD; Alexander Bratt; Tessa Cook, MD, PhD. Room S406, 5:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY 12/01

  • AI Governance. Dania Daye, MD, PhD; Walter Wiggins, MD, PhD; Curtis Langlotz, MD, PhD; Nina Ellen Kottler, MD, Bernardo Canedo Bizzo, MD, MSc. Room S406B, 8:00 a.m.
  • Novel Technologies (in Interventional Radiology). Rony Avritscher, MD; Sarah Beth White, MD; S. Nahum Goldberg, MD; Bruno Calazans Odisio, MD; Lynne Nicole Martin, MD; Reto Josef Bale, MD. Room S405, 8:00 a.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Pneumonia Detection Model Building. Felipe Campos Kitamura, MD, PhD; Ian Pan. Learning Center, 9:30 a.m.
  • Hands-on Course: 3D Printed Anatomic Models (Sponsored by the RSNA 3D Printing Special Interest Group). Nicole Wake, PhD; Peter Constantine Liacouras, PhD; Amy Elizabeth Alexander; Sarah Rimini, RT. Room E450B, 9:30 a.m.
  • Detection Of Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities In COVID-19 Patients Using A Deep Learning Chest Radiography Classifier. Ayis Pyrros, MD; Ignacio Soriano, MD; Andrew Sher, MD; Jonathan Hero Chung, MD. Room E350, 9:30 a.m.
  • Natural Language Processing in 2021. Wendy Chapman, PhD; Imon Banerjee; Barbara Jones, MD. Room N229, 9:30 a.m.
  • How Does AI in Medical Imaging Work? Learn by Creating Your Own Model. Luciano Monte Serrat Prevedello, MD, MPH; Tara Alexis Retson, MD, PhD; Felipe Campos Kitamura, MD, PhD; Errol Colak. Room S406B, 11 a.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Multimodal Fusion for Pulmonary Embolism Detection Using CTs and Patient EMR. Matthew Preston Lungren, MD; Mars Huang, PhD. Learning Center, 1:30 p.m.
  • Science Session with Keynote: Breast Imaging (Artificial Intelligence and Radiomics in MRI/Artificial Intelligence in Digital Breast Tomosynthesis). Kenneth G.A. Gilhuijs, PhD; Yang Zhang; Bas Henricus Maria van der Velden, PhD; Yang Zhang; Emily Conant, MD; Julia Goldberg, MD; Ki Hwan Kim, MD, PhD. Room S406B, 3:00 p.m.
  • Science Session with Keynote: Informatics (State-of-the-art Computer Vison Applications in Radiology). Luciano Monte Serrat Prevedello, MD, MPH; Joseph Nathaniel Stember, MD, PhD; Ewoud Pons, MD; Francesco Santini, PhD. Room N228, 3:00 p.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Data Processing & Curation for Deep Learning. Walter Wiggins, MD, PhD; Kirti Magudia, MD, PhD. Learning Center, 4:30 p.m.
  • Data Curation for AI with Proper Medical Imaging Physics Context. Nicholas Benjamin Bevins, PhD; Zhihua Qi, PhD; Ran Zhang, PhD. Room E353C, 5:00 p.m.

THURSDAY 12/02

  • Artificial Intelligence in Neuroimaging: Where Are We Now? Elizabeth Tong, MD; Emanuele Neri, MD; Christopher G. Filippi, MD; Yvonne W. Lui, MD. Room E450A, 8:00 a.m.
  • Artificial Intelligence in Mammography Screening. Sarah Hickman, MBBS. Room E450B, 8:00 a.m.
  • Science Session with Keynote: Radiology AI Potpourri. Akshay Chaudhari, PhD; Bob De Vos, MSc, PhD; Murray David Becker, MD, PhD; Marina Codari, PhD; Jaeyeong Ko. Room S405, 9:30 a.m.
  • Deep Learning Lab: Basics of Natural Language Processing in Radiology. Timothy Chen; Jae Ho Sohn, MD. Learning Center, 11:00 a.m.
  • Neuroradiology Techniques and Methods: AI for Image Interpretation/Techniques and Methods: Diffusion, Perfusion and Other Techniques. Jin Wook Choi, MD; Mahdi Alizadeh, PhD; Walter Wiggins, MD, PhD; Sanders Chang, MD; JinHyeong Park, PhD; Yize Zhao, DPhil. Room E353B, 11:00 a.m.
  • Grappling with the Black Box: Semi-supervised and Unsupervised Learning in Medical Imaging AI. George Lee Shih, MD; Kirti Magudia, MD, PhD; Linda Moy, MD; J. Raymond Geis, MD. Room S401, 1:30 p.m.
  • AI and Imaging Quality/Safety. Nathan Cross, MD; Charles Kahn Jr, MD; Curtis Langlotz, MD, PhD. Room E450A, 3:00 p.m.
  • Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: Managing Professionalism Challenges (Sponsored by RSNA Professionalism Committee). Zi Zhang, MD; Kate Hanneman, MD; Tessa Cook, MD, PhD; Ryan Karlson Lee, MD; Rebecca Bromwich. Room S404, 3:00 p.m.
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