Day :
Keynote Forum
Zang-Hee Cho
Neuroscience Research Institute University of Suwon, South Korea
Keynote: 7.0T MRI Super Resolution MR Tractography and its applications
Time : 9:30-10:00
Biography:
Prof. Zang-Hee Cho received Ph.D. from Uppsala University (Sweden) in 1966 and has been faculty at the University of Stockholm and University of California-Los Angeles. In 1979, Dr. Cho moved to Columbia University as a Professor of Radiology (Physics). Since 1985, Dr. Cho was the Professor of Radiological Science as well as professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at University of California at Irvine. From 2005, Prof. Cho served as University Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Research Institute, Gachon University of Medicine & Science, Incheon, till he joined as a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Adavanced Institute of Convergence Technology (AICT), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. Professor Cho has been a pioneer in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging since the inception of the computerized tomography (CT) in 1972. He was the first one who pioneered world’s first "Ring PET", the first molecular imaging device, in 1975. Professor Cho has also been pioneer in the field of MRI. Since 1980 he developed one of the world’s first 0.1T MRI in Korea and subsequently 2.0T in 1985. He then continued one of the world’s first 7.0T MRI coupling with super resolution PET (HRRT) for the world’s first PET-MRI fusion system in 2008. Among the many honors and awards, Professor Cho was elected as a member of us National Academy of Science, institute of medicine in 1997.
Abstract:
Newly obtained super-resolution tractography (SRT) with 7.0T MRI began to allow us to reliably hypothesize some of the neural circuitry too complex to be studied earlier by the conventional connectivity imaging due to the resolution limits. For the first time, with Super Resolution Tractography (SRT), we can now reliably hypothesize one of the most complex and much discussed yet unclear functional circuit, such as the sensory- memory- language- cognition- decision- action (SMLCDA) circuitry. First, based on SRT, we have identified the dorsal language pathways, in conjunction with Geschwind’s territory or the inferior parietal lobe, and proposed Langram hypothesis. In the second, to perform the language translation and subsequent production of the Langram, it is necessary to equip with some form of memory system, therefore, we proposed “Lexicon” hypothesis. The latter, Lexicon, is learning dependent, a nature uniquely human. Thirdly, further downstream, it is assumed that the Langram is utilized in the cognition and decision processes, mostly assumed it is performed in the prefrontal and inferior frontal cortices.
Keynote Forum
Arvind K Chaturvedi
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, India
Keynote: The dynamics of lung cancer staging: Key features of TNM 8th edition
Biography:
Arvind K Chaturvedi has completed his MD in 1980 and is the Director of Radiology at the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India. He also served as the Medical Director of the institute. He has been an expert appointed by IAEA, Vienna in the field of oncological imaging and has been a Visiting Professor to the University of Rochester in 2006. He has authored over 40 scientific papers, 2 book chapters, has delivered over 100 guest lectures in India and abroad. His current interests include radiofrequency ablation of tumors, Body Imaging and optimizing healthcare deliver
Abstract:
Staging cancers is an essential component of oncology practice. TNM staging system provides a common language to communicate on the disease extent of an individual patient. It groups patients with similar levels of disease and similar outcomes together. It is crucial in decision making on management of cancers and predicting prognosis. With advances in treatment and development of new drugs and strategies, the outcomes and survival statistics change over time. As such, there is a need for reviewing the staging system every few years. TNM 8th edition is currently in practice and it has some big changes in staging of lung cancer. The importance of tumor size is highlighted in the new staging system and the T stage descriptor changes with every cm increase in tumor size. Nodal stage has largely remained unchanged but N descriptors have been proposed for future validation. There is no change in M1a, as a departure from the past oligometastases has been recognized as a separate category. Single metastasis in a single organ is M1b while multiple metastases in a single or multiple organ is now M1c. The purpose of this lecture is to look at the rationale behind the changes in staging of lung cancers, getting familiar with the new staging system and the optimal evaluating tools to accurately stage lung cancers
Keynote Forum
Yoshiaki Omura
New York Medical College, USA
Keynote: 3 Recently discovered non-invasive, early, quick, screening & diagnostic methods of early stage of cancers using: 1) visible & invisible changes of organ representation area of face including eyebrows, nose, and upper & lower lips, 2) one page ‘Mouth, Hand, & Foot Writing Form’ completed by each patient, 3) rapidly changing part of QRS-Complex of recorded ECGs
Biography:
Professor Yoshiaki Omura received Oncology Residency Training and a Doctor of Science Degree through research on Pharmaco-Electro Physiology of Single Cells in Vivo and in Vitro from Columbia University. He published over 250 articles and 7 books. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research, International Journal of Integrated Medicine, and Executive Editor of Integrative Oncology.Using his new diagnostic method, which received U.S. patent, he can non-invasively and rapidly measure many neurotransmitters, chemicals, asbestos, viruses, and bacteria. He developed a non-invasive, quick diagnostic method of malignancies, as well as a method of evaluating the effects of any treatment.
Abstract:
Using organ representation areas of various parts of the body, particularly the face including eyebrows, nose, and upper & lower lips, without knowing anything about the patient, we can non-invasively often estimate potential abnormalities including cancers and cardiovascular problems. When any abnormality exists in specific internal organs, we can always find visible or invisible abnormalities on the corresponding organ representation areas of the face. About 7 years ago, the author found different parts of the eyebrows represent different internal organs. For example, eyebrow nearest to nose represents cardiovascular system. Lateral end area of the eyebrow represents esophagus and stomach. When part of the eyebrow becomes white, it is often early stage of disease. When the problem advances, the hair starts disappearing at corresponding area of eyebrow(s). When there is a malignancy, often abnormal, deep crease or dark pigmentation appears at abnormal organ representation areas of the face. The ala of the nose indicates pancreas & if it has BDORT of -7 or higher negative value, pancreatic cancer must be suspected. If there is a deep, horizontal crease under the lower lip where BDORT is -7 or higher negative value, prostate cancer in male and uterus cancer in female must be suspected. Lips often do not show visible changes but invisible abnormalities can be detected rapidly without touching lips by using non-invasive Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT), which received U.S. Patent in 1993 because using very sensitive electromagnetic field (EMF) resonance phenomena between 2 identical molecules with identical weight, we can detect almost any molecules as well as any cancers non-invasively. The method was discovered at Pupin Laboratory of Graduate Experimental Physics Lab of Columbia University. Right lower lip near the right corner of the mouth represents colon if there is a colon cancer. If there is a colon cancer, BDORT, without touching the lip, if it’s a negative value of -7 often malignancy can be suspected. In the right upper lip near the midline the stomach is represented. If BDORT is -7 or higher negative value, one must suspect stomach cancer. For left upper lip near midline, if BDORT is -7 or higher negative value, immediately cardiovascular problem can be suspected. Also, when there is a round projection at the center of the chin, it often indicates possibility of ovarian tumor in female and testicular tumor in male. These are described in our latest organ representation chart of the face as well as tongue, hands, and feet. We can often detect these abnormalities by visible changes and at the same time in corresponding abnormal areas there are always invisible changes which can be detected by Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (BDORT), which received U.S. Patent in 1993 for non-invasive, quick detection of any molecules as well as cancers & their metastases. The 2nd method is one-page “Mouth, Hand, & Foot Writing Form”. Filling this form by patient will take about 5-10 minutes. Again, without knowing any information about the patient, we can often detect various medical problems including cancers & their metastases. Each writing contains invisible EMF information that exists at each writing which we can detect rapidly by examining EMF resonance phenomena between these writings and specific cancer slides. The 3rd method is detection of cancers from rapidly changing part of QRS-Complex and also rising part of T-waves of ECGs. This method was also discovered by the author about 3 years ago. As long as time permits, we will show some of these examples