Colombia Presents at RSNA 2017

Monday, November 27 | 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Room E353C 

Session: Diagnostic imaging in tropical and infectious diseases

10:30 - 10:35 am. Institutional introduction by the president of ACR Mauricio Lozano, MD. Bogota, CO. 

10:35 - 11:00 am. Imaging of the tropical and infectious diseases of the head, neck and spine Juan Esteban Gutiérrez, MD. Medellin, CO 

11:00 - 11:25 am. Imaging overview of Chagas disease Mónica Ocampo, MD. Bucaramanga, CO 

11:25 - 11:50 am. Imaging manifestations of tropical and infectious diseases of the abdomen Diego Andrés Aguirre, MD. Bogota, CO 

11:50 am - 12:00 pm. Question session and video presentation “Colombia, magical realism”

Learning objectives: Imaging of the tropical and infectious diseases of the head, neck and spine 

1.  To learn about the common and uncommon manifestations of tropical diseases in the central nervous system.
2.  To become familiar with the imaging findings of common tropical diseases of the brain. 
3. To understand the risk factors, prevalence and incidence of the most common tropical infectious diseases. 
4. To review through cases common imaging findings in bacterial, fungal and viral infections of the brain, spine and head. 
5. To address in a systematic and location based fashion the most prevalent tropical infectious diseases of the CNS.

 Imaging Overview of Chagas Disease. 

1. To review the epidemiology and clinical course of Chagas disease. 
2. To become familiar with the cardiovascular complications of Chagas disease. 
3. To discuss the role of different imaging modalities in the evaluation of patients with Chagas disease. 

Imaging manifestations of tropical and infectious diseases of the abdomen 

1. To become familiar with most common tropical infectious processes involving the abdomen and pelvis and their imaging manifestations.
2. To learn about imaging presentation of amebic infections of the abdomen, their complications and image guided management. 
3. To understand most common parasitic infections of the hepatobiliary, gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems and their related complications.
4. To illustrate most common abdominal manifestations of systemic tropical diseases and their imaging manifestations. 
5. To become familiar with common tropical infectious processes in immunocompromised patients, and their imaging manifestations.