Location: This is a virtual seminar via this Microsoft Teams link (you do not need to install software and can access using most modern smart devices).
Presentations:
1) My Experience in a Medical Physics Residency and Technologies that I’m Somewhat Knowledgeable About
by Byron Wilson (Medical Physics Resident, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, The Ottawa Hospital)
Abstract: Are you interested in doing a residency? This talk is going to be an amalgamation of the various things that I have learned during my residency and the projects that I have been able to do. Some of the projects discussed will be my work on automated contouring, MRI QC, and Cyberknife patient specific QC. I will try to tie everything together with philosophical ramblings about early career medical physics pedagogy, and the role that research plays in clinical physics.
2) Biochemical and functional imaging of the hip in patients with cam-type FAI
by Gerd Melkus, PhD (Department of Radiology, The Ottawa Hospital)
Abstract: Cam morphology of the hip femoral head-neck junction can lead to osseous conflict with the acetabular rim and may predispose to femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). The impingement damages the cartilage, which can lead to the development of osteoarthritis. However, the timing of changes to the bone and cartilage is unclear, as arthritic changes existed in adults regardless of symptomatology. A biomarker is required that is more specific and sensitive to changes in periarticular tissues, especially in the very early stages of degeneration. Non-invasive imaging methods, such as MRI or PET are promising tools to research and investigate FAI longitudinally and clinically and have the potential to serve as biomarkers. In this presentation, MRI T1ρ mapping for biochemical sensitive imaging of cartilage and PET techniques in functional bone imaging for FAI will be reviewed and discussed.