What is new at CT Fest this year and what are your expectations?
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Dr Sanjeev Mani
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This year the event has moved from Mumbai to Pune and is being held at JW Marriott from October 31 – November 2. The focus is on neck and chest CT this time and we are having Dr Barton Branstetter from the University of Pittsburgh as our keynote speaker this year. Since we are in Central Maharashtra we are looking at getting a large participation from resident doctors as the programme has been created with them in mind.
What are this year’s highlights? What will be the ‘never before’ segments at the event this time?
Honestly it’s tough to create a new “never before” segment in an event every year but somehow we have managed to do that. We are featuring a residents corner this time that runs on Friday and Saturday with senior professors teaching basics and applications of clinical radiology to these students in small groups. This will be an interactive section with student participation and many students have already signed up.
How many exhibitors and participants will we see at CT Fest this year?
Besides Sanrad and Philips, Siemens and GE Healthcare are the major sponsors at this event. Other companies include Vilas Book House, Bhalani Book House, Agfa, Magnus Healthcare and Imaging Products India.
Who are the national and international speakers at the event?
Once again, we have multiple international speakers coming to CTFEST. Dr Barton Branstetter from University of Pittsburgh will be discussing role of CT and MRI in neck imaging along with Dr Anbarasu and Dr Sanjay Vaid. Dr Bhavin Jankharia is with us for the very first time and he will be speaking on chest CT along with Dr Sapna Puppala. In the abdominal section, Dr Ashley Guthrie from UK and Dr Karthik Ganesan of SRL Mumbai will be discussing abdominal CT and MRI.
It’s a great mix of international and national faculty taking us through the role of CT and MRI in neck, chest and abdominal imaging.
What is the message you would like to give the participants, exhibitors and visitors at CT Fest 2014?
MSBIRIA committee requests all to come to CT fest for an academic feast on CT and MRI imaging to Pune. With the programme already ready and more than 300 visitors registered with still a month to go, we believe that this will be an event to remember.