ARRS Critical Care and ICU Imaging 2024

Overview

ARRS Critical Care and ICU Imaging 2024 is an on-demand educational program that delivers comprehensive insights into critical care and intensive care unit (ICU) imaging. This course covers a wide range of cardiothoracic, abdominal, and neurologic imaging topics relevant to acute and complex patient care situations.

On-demand radiology education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Agenda

This program provides detailed sessions focusing on imaging techniques, diagnostic challenges, and clinical considerations in critical care environments. The agenda is structured into thematic blocks over four days originally delivered live and now available on-demand.

• Sunday, May 5, 2024
• 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM: Cardiothoracic Imaging: Life Support Devices
• Noncardiac Devices and Central Venous Catheters — Mark S. Parker, MD
• Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices — Leila Rezai, MD
• Cardiogenic and Hydrostatic Pulmonary Edema: Causes, Most Frequent Entities, and Imaging Tips — Juliana Bueno, MD
• Permeability Pulmonary Edema: Diffuse Alveolar Damage and ARDS, TACO, and TRALI – Clinical Insights and Imaging Features — Rachna Madan, MD
• 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM: Cardiothoracic Imaging: Pleural Diseases
• Atelectasis: Imaging Features on Radiography and CT — Rakesh D. Shah, MD
• Pneumonia and Aspiration in Critical Care Patients — Ioannis Vlahos, FRCR
• Imaging and Diagnosing Complex Pleural Abnormalities — Lea Azour, MD
• Point-of-Care Thoracic Ultrasound in the ICU — Michael L’Heureux, MD
• 3:30 PM — 5:30 PM: Cardiothoracic Imaging: Acute Cardiopulmonary
• Pulmonary Barotrauma in the ICU: Causes, Imaging Findings, and Clinical Implications — Kathryn Marie Olsen, MD
• Pulmonary Embolism: Bland and Septic — Caroline Chiles, MD
• Acute Cardiac and Pericardial Diseases — Baskaran Sundaram, MD
• Unknown Lecture-Related Cases — Mark S. Parker, MD
• Monday, May 6, 2024
• 7:30 AM — 9:30 AM: Abdominal Imaging: Complications, Management
• Acute Abdomen: Conventional Radiographic Signs — Elainea N. Smith, MD
• Acute Abdomen: Point-of-Care Ultrasound — Lauren R. McCafferty, MD
• Acute Gastrointestinal and Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage — Avneesh Gupta, MD
• Intraabdominal Hypertension: Causes, Complications, and Management — Maria Zulfiqar, MD
• 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM: Abdominal Imaging: Acute Bowel Obstruction
• Dilated Loops: Ileus and Small- and Large-Bowel Obstruction — Jonathan W. Revels, DO
• Perforations: Gastric Ulcers, Diverticulitis, and Appendicitis — Christina A. LeBedis, MD
• Sepsis: Bowel Ischemia, Shock Bowel, Clostridium difficile Infection — Sherry Shuai-Li Wang, MBBS, FRANZCR
• Abdominal Aorta: Dissection, Rupture, and Postoperative Complications — Saurabh Agarwal, MD
• Abdominal Aorta: Dissection, Rupture, and Postoperative Complications — Michael K. Atalay, MD, PhD
• 1:00 PM — 3:00 PM: Abdominal Imaging: Acute Biliary Issues
• Biliary Imaging: Acute Cholecystitis, Acalculous Cholecystitis, and Pancreatitis — Jennifer Watamura Uyeda, MD
• Acute Liver, Renal and Pancreas Transplant Complications — Margarita V. Revzin, MD
• Acute Kidney Injury and Urosepsis — Michael Schuster, MD
• Unknown Lecture-Related Cases — Kevin J. Chang, MD
• 3:30 PM — 5:30 PM: Neurologic Imaging: Acute Infections
• Overview of Imaging Intracranial Infections — Brent D. Weinberg, MD
• Altered Mental Status: A Sequence-Based Approach — Miriam Peckham, MD
• Stroke Alert: Initial and Short-Term Follow-Up Imaging — Ranliang Hu, MD
• Elevated Intracranial Pressure and Herniation — Jennifer Lynn McCarty, MD
• Tuesday, May 7, 2024
• 7:30 AM — 9:30 AM: Neurologic Imaging: Seizures, Aneurysms
• Imaging Seizure in the ICU Setting — Joshua Nickerson, MD
• Brain Death: Clinical and Radiologic Diagnosis — Mariam Sofia Aboian, MD, PhD
• Rupture, Structure, and Stricture: Aneurysm and Vasospasm — Lea Marcie Alhilali, MD
• Unknown Lecture-Related Cases — Judith A. Gadde, DO

Speakers

This course features expert radiologists presenting on specialized topics within critical care and ICU imaging. The faculty includes board-certified and fellowship-trained radiologists with clinical expertise across cardiothoracic, abdominal, and neurologic imaging.

Target Audience

This program is intended for radiologists, emergency medicine physicians, intensivists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the imaging and management of critically ill patients. It is suitable for practitioners seeking to enhance their diagnostic skills and confidence in ICU imaging scenarios.

Why This Topic Matters

ARRS Critical Care and ICU Imaging 2024 addresses key radiologic challenges in critically ill patients, an essential focus in radiology and emergency medicine. Accurate interpretation of imaging studies in the ICU setting supports timely clinical decisions, improving multidisciplinary patient care.

This course strengthens expertise in critical care imaging diagnostics and is available through MedHub Central, providing accessible, specialized radiology education to support continuous professional development in this complex field.