Location: Gonda SL, Room 208 (Geffen Auditorium)

Presenter: Runqing Huang, M.D.                           Mentor: Sharon L. Mulvagh, M.D.

Title: Characterization of Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability Using Novel Ultrasound Methods: A Comparison Study of Microbubble Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound, Shear Wave Elastography Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize that carotid intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) is a marker for vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque and that microbubble enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) may detect IPN
• Shear wave elastography (SWE) can assess mechanical stiffness of tissues by measuring shear wave speed (SWS)
• Assess the relationship of the presence of IPN and plaque SWS to plaque components determined by MRI

Presenter: Saki Ito, M.D.                                          Mentor: Jae K. Oh, M.D.

Title: Development of Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction And Impact on Prognosis In Severe Aortic Stenosis

Learning Objectives:

• Review the time course of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) change in aortic stenosis
• ​Review what kind of parameters can be predictive of a drop in LVEF

Presenter:  Yunxiao Zhu, M.D.                               Mentor: Sorin Pislaru, M.D.

Title: Three-dimensional measurement of aortic annulus using En-face view and Multiplanar Reconstruction (MPR)

Learning Obectives:

• Review how to measure the aortic annulus from 3D-TEE datasets using Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) and‘En-face’view and to learn about differences between the two reconstruction techniques
• Learn about the accuracy and limitations of aortic annulus measurement by 3D-TEE compared to MDCT