Keynote Presentation: Advanced Imaging for Small Renal Tumors

Presented By: Li-Ming Su, MD, FRCS (Glasg)
Speaker Biography: Dr. Su is the Pete and Carolyn Newsome Professor of Urologic Oncology and Chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed his urology residency at the New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weil Cornell Medical College in 2000 and a fellowship in robotics and laparoscopic surgery in 2001 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He served eight years on faculty at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins before coming to the University of Florida in 2008 as the Chief of the Division of Robotic and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery. In 2016 he assumed the role as chair of the department. His clinical interests are in minimally invasive surgical therapies including robotic surgery for prostate and kidney cancer. Dr. Su’s research focuses on exploring advanced imaging as applied to urologic surgery. ...
Webinar: Keynote Presentation: Advanced Imaging for Small Renal Tumors
Webinar Abstract: Conventional imaging studies such as ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging are increasingly detecting small renal masses, which are interpreted by radiologists as highly suspicious for renal cell cancer. However, up to 30% of these small solid tumors (4 cm) are in fact found to be benign on surgical excision. This highlights a significant limitation in conventional radiologic imaging studies in sub-stratifying which patient require active treatment (i.e. surgery versus thermal ablation) versus surveillance. It also highlights a tremendous opportunity for investigations into how advanced imaging technologies could play a role in radically changing the current paradigm in the management of small renal tumors. New imaging technologies such as advanced cross-sectional imaging, molecular imaging and optical imaging show promise in improving pre-treatment risk categorization with the hopes of reducing unnecessary treatment. Together radiologists, urologists, and computer imaging experts amongst others have the opportunity to discover, develop and test new diagnostic imaging modalities to improve patient care.
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