OAMRS Spring 2025 Multidisciplinary Breast Imaging Symposium

Speaker Information

Jeff Frimeth, MSc. MCCPM, CIIP, MRSO, MRSE, CDIP, President and Chief Medical Physicist, JF Medical Physics Inc. presents on Shaping the Future: Inspiring Women in the World of Medical Imaging. This presentation aims to define what artifacts and how they can relate to clinical issues, and more.

Lyndsay Simmons, MRT (MR), (R). PhD Candidate, McMaster University, presents on Exploring the Use of Dual Energy CT to Differentiate Calcification. The presentation will cover topics such as Principles of Dual-Energy CT and Types of Breast Microcalcifications.

Dr. Maya Grisaru Kacen, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, Western University, presents on Tomosynthesis. The presentation includes recognizing common benign and malignant lesions seen with Tomosynthesis.

Dr. Meredith Lynch, MD, FRCPC, DABR, Radiologist, Hamilton Health Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, McMaster University, presents on Ontario Breast Screening Program Updates. The presentation will discuss the rationale for recent updates to the Ontario Breast Screening Program.

Nadia Morris, Women’s Healthcare Product Leader, Canada, GE HealthCare, presents on CESM - A World of Possibility. The presentation will provide a baseline understanding around contrast enhanced Mammography. Understand the technique, the workflow, the indications for use. The benefits and a case review to show it in practice.

Cassie Gervais, MRT(R), CBDT, Clinical Applications Specialist, Hologic, presents on Brevera - The Next Evolution in Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy. The presentation will introduce Brevera technology - the first and only system that integrates specimen imaging with a vacuum-assist breast biopsy needle for use in mammography-guided stereotactic biopsy procedures.

Melissa Reeve, MRT(R), Clinical Product Specialist - Mammography, Siemens Healthineers, presents on MAMMOMAT B.brilliant: Artificial Intelligence and Assisted Detection Software. The presentation will review clinical examples to demonstrate the value of wide-angle breast tomosynthesis and more.