Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions 2018

Meeting report for Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2011 Scientific Sessions: from concept to clinic: leading cardiovascular translational science.

The BCVS 2011 Scientific Sessions were held on July 18 to 21, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The theme of the conference for this year was “From Concept to Clinic: Leading Cardiovascular Translational Science.” The conference gathered 526 attendants, a record number for the BCVS summer conference, from 26 countries. Among them, 280 were either students or early career investigators. There were...

Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Conference 2016

The 2016 edition of the Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS) Scientific Sessions was held from July 18 to July 21 in beautiful (and hot!) Phoenix, Arizona. This year’s program was put together by Program Co-chairs Raj Kishore (Temple University), Jay Zhang (University of Alabama), and Maria Kontaridis (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center). The meeting attracted ≈600 attendees representing 23 c...

B - Scientific Sessions

Scientific Sessions 1–2

Aim : To evaluate diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) for detection of regional nodal metastases in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Materials and methods : Ten patients with HNSCC underwent an MRI prior to surgery. The scan protocol consisted of plain transverse T1and T2-weighted turbo spin echo (TSE) sequences and gadolinium-enhanced transverse, corona...

Scientific Abstracts and Sessions

Purpose: A simple method for verifying the dose point kernel of Ir-192 source used in HDR brachytherapy using Kodak EDR2 film in a spiralphantom. Method and Materials: A spiral solid water phantom availablefrom Gammex International for IMRT QA was modified for this study. A CT scan image of the phantom was acquired with a 10 x 12 inch filmloaded in the spiral groove. A 3.5 mm long 8...