News | Press Release
January 23, 2014
INTERNATIONAL CT SYMPOSIUM 2014
Functional Imaging – Moving Forward
Markham, January 23, 2014 – Toshiba’s International CT Symposium “Functional CT Imaging – Moving Forward” will be held from May 23rd - 24th at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver.
An accredited academic event designed to cover a wide range of clinical topics, from the perspective of the radiologist, cardiologist, technologist and physicist. We will cover the virtue of both helical and volumetric CT techniques and also integrate the very important consideration of dose. A faculty of internationally renowned speakers has been assembled to provide an academic experience of the highest order, engaging participants in every element of modern CT imaging.
A comprehensive 2-day program will allow participants to share their experience and advance their knowledge of leading-edge CT Applications.
Sessions are eligible for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) units. Subject to final approval by your profession's accrediting organization.
Topics-at-a-Glance include:
- Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction (SEMAR)
- Dose Reduction Technologies
- Cardiac Imaging
- The Radiographer’s Perspective
- The Focus of the Physicist
- Role of CT Scanning in MSK
- Initial Experience Using 160 Slice CT
- Radiation Dose Considerations
- Ultra Low Dose Chest CT
- Pediatric Imaging
- Organ Perfusion & Dual Energy in the Abdomen
- Neurological Imaging Using Volumetric CT
This conference is intended for:
- Radiologists
- Technologists
- Physicists
- Pediatric Imaging
- Cardiologists
- Biomedical Engineers
To register, please download and submit the CT Symposium Registration Form.
For more information on the 2014 International CT Symposium, download the Program Brochure or visit www.Toshiba-Medical.ca
About Toshiba of Canada Limited, Medical Systems Division
With headquarters in Markham, Ontario, Toshiba of Canada Limited, Medical Systems Division (TCL), markets, sells, distributes and services radiology and cardiovascular systems, including CT, MR, ultrasound, X-ray and cardiovascular equipment, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in Canada. For more information, visit the TCL Medical Systems Division website at www.toshiba-medical.ca
About Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation is a leading worldwide provider of medical diagnostic imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, X-ray and vascular, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and MRI systems, as well as information systems for medical institutions. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation has been providing medical products for over 80 years. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba. Visit Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation’s website at www.toshibamedicalsystems.com.
About Toshiba
Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical products and systems into five strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices & Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future,” Toshiba promotes global operations towards securing “Growth Through Creativity and Innovation” and is contributing to the achievement of a world in which people everywhere live in a safe, secure and comfortable society. Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today’s Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 6.5 trillion yen (US$63 billion). To find out more about Toshiba, visit www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.
