Atlantic Radiology Conference

September 19, 2026

The Westin Nova Scotian Hotel
1181 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS

Musculoskeletal &
Abdominal Imaging

Dr. Andreu Costa

Dalhousie University

Dr. Laura Fitzpatrick

Dalhousie University

Dr. Sangeeta Kalyan

Nova Scotia Health

Dr. Mareen Kraus

Dalhousie University

Dr. Christopher Lim

University of Toronto

Dr. Linda Probyn

University of Toronto

Registration

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Hosted by NSAR and led by the new Scientific Chair, Dr. Trevor McGrath, the annual Atlantic Radiology Conference will continue to showcase new technologies, foster collaboration, and provide updates on specialized imaging.

The focuses of this year are musculoskeletal and abdominal imaging.

Program

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Note: All education sessions include 30 minutes of lecture followed by 10 minutes of discussion.

8:00 am Registration and continental breakfast

8:20 am Welcome and opening remarks - Dr. Trevor McGrath

8:25 am A Word from Our Platinum Sponsor

8:30 am Update from the Canadian Association of Radiologists - Mr. Nick Neuheimer

8:50 am Shoulder MRI: The Essentials - Dr. Laura Fitzpatrick

9:30 am Exploring the Spectrum: A Potpourri of MSK Radiology Cases Across Imaging Modalities - Dr. Linda Probyn

10:10 am Break

10:40 am Prostate Imaging: Pearls and Pitfalls and Successful Ways of Setting Up an Imaging Service - Dr. Christopher Lim

11:20 am MSK Ultrasound Made Easy - Dr. Sangeeta Kalyan

12:00 pm NSAR Annual General Meeting and lunch

1:05 pm A Word from Our Platinum Sponsor

1:10 pm Imaging of the Painful Hip: A Practical Diagnostic Approach - Dr. Mareen Kraus

1:50 pm Small Findings on MSK Radiographs that mean Big Things at the Knee - Dr. Linda Probyn

2:30 pm Break

3:00 pm Lessons Learned from GU Tumour Board: Case-based learning - Dr. Christopher Lim

3:40 pm Carpal Instability - Dr. Linda Probyn

4:20 pm CAR/CSACI Practice Guidance for Contrast Hypersensitivity - Dr. Andreu Costa

5:00 pm Closing remarks – End of Conference

6:00 pm Evening social at Pazzo – Cocktail Hour at 6PM and Dinner at 7PM

Speakers, Topics & Learning Objectives

Dr. Andreu Costa

Dalhousie University

Dr. Andreu Costa is a committed teacher, research supervisor and mentor for medical students, radiology residents and fellows at Dalhousie University. Dr. Costa has published over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts, several of which have focused on improved imaging technique, patient pathways, and regional policies in Nova Scotia. These include imaging of appendicitis, ectopic pregnancy, CT colonography, US-guided prostate biopsy, and work-up of suspected pancreatic cancer. In collaboration with the department of Urology, Dr. Costa helped deliver MR-US machine fusion prostate biopsy in Nova Scotia. On behalf of the Canadian Association of Radiology, Dr. Costa has co-authored national clinical practice guidelines on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, gadolinium retention, contrast-associated acute kidney injury, peer learning, and hypersensitivity reactions to contrast media. He is an executive member of the Canadian Society of Abdominal Radiology, member of the CARJ editorial board, and member of the Evidence-Based Working Group for the American College of Radiology Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System.

"CAR/CSACI Practice Guidance for Contrast Hypersensitivity"

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe key evidence used in formulating the updated CAR/CSACI practice guidance for preventing contrast hypersensitivity. (CanMEDS: Scholar, Medical Expert)
Summarize the CAR/CSACI recommended patient management pathway for those at risk of a hypersensitivity reaction to contrast. (CanMEDS: Medical Expert)
Formulate strategies for implementation of the updated national contrast hypersensitivity practice guidance. (CanMEDS: Leader, Health Advocate, Collaborator, Medical Expert)

Dr. Laura Fitzpatrick

Dalhousie University

Dr. Laura Fitzpatrick is an academic musculoskeletal radiologist at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax and an Associate Professor at Dalhousie University. She is Section Head of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Fellowship Director for the Dalhousie Department of Diagnostic Radiology. She completed her residency at Dalhousie, serving as Chief Resident, followed by a musculoskeletal imaging fellowship at the University of Toronto. Her clinical interests include MR protocol optimization, musculoskeletal ultrasound, sarcoma imaging, and medical education.

"Shoulder MRI: The Essentials"

This interactive case‑based session will highlight practical strategies for interpreting and reporting shoulder MRI.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Identify the most appropriate imaging modality (US, CT, MRI) for shoulder assessment based on the clinical question (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Differentiate normal anatomic variants from pathology on shoulder MRI (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Utilize a structured approach to interpret rotator cuff, labral, and biceps‑pulley pathology and generate clinically relevant reports (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).

Dr. Sangeeta Kalyan

Nova Scotia Health

"MSK Ultrasound Made Easy"

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Identify muscles, tendons, ligaments, synovium, nerves by ultrasound (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Compare normal vs. abnormal appearances of above structures (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Apply this knowledge to diagnose musculoskeletal pathology (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Use this information to recommend further evaluation or treatment (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).

Dr. Mareen Kraus

Dalhousie University

Mareen Kraus, MD, is an assistant professor of Diagnostic Radiology at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She earned her medical degree from the University of Hannover/Ulm, Germany, followed by residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Tübingen, Germany where she worked as a staff general and musculoskeletal radiologist at the high volume tertiary referral and center of excellence at the University of Tübingen, Germany. She completed a pediatric radiology fellowship at Sickkids, Toronto.

Her academic and clinical interests focus on pediatric and musculoskeletal radiology. She has authored a number of original research publications in areas including orthopedic imaging, radiation dose reduction, and lung imaging in cystic fibrosis.

"Imaging of the Painful Hip: A Practical Diagnostic Approach"

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Apply a systematic imaging approach to hip pain (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Recognize key imaging findings of common hip disorders (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Identify the relevance of these findings to guide management (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).

Dr. Christopher Lim

University of Toronto

Christopher Lim, MD, FRCPC is an Assistant Professor at University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Cross-Appointed Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency at The University of Ottawa and Fellowship in Abdominal Imaging and Intervention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is the Director of Abdominal and Pelvic MR, the Co-Lead of Prostate Imaging and Prostate Intervention and Biopsy Programs at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. His research interests are focused on genitourinary imaging and intervention, with an emphasis on quantitative imaging and Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence techniques, and hepatocellular carcinoma imaging research.

"Prostate Imaging: Pearls and Pitfalls and Successful Ways of Setting Up an Imaging Service"

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Understand how to perform and optimize prostate MRI according to the PI-RADS recommendations (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Understand prostate imaging pearls and pitfalls encountered in clinical practice (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Understand the key elements required to establish and optimize a prostate imaging service (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate, Leader).

"Lessons Learned from GU Tumour Board: Case-based learning"

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Understand the importance of the radiologist role in GU Tumor board (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate, Collaborator).
Understand the pearls and pitfalls of renal mass characterization (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Master adrenal mass characterization: essential pearls and pitfalls (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).

Dr. Linda Probyn

University of Toronto

Linda Probyn, MD, FRCPC is an Associate Professor and Musculoskeletal Radiologist at the University of Toronto. She is the past Program Director and now the Senior Executive Vice-Chair in the Department of Medical Imaging and the Director of Accreditation at the University of Toronto. She is the past Chair of the Specialty Committee for Diagnostic Radiology at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and currently a member of the Residency Accreditation Committee and is on the Diagnostic Radiology exam board at the RCPSC. She has interests in ultrasound, sports injuries, trauma, osteoporosis and arthritis as well as teaching and education, including the use of ultrasound simulation. She has published several scholarly articles and presents her work and teaches at many National and International conferences.

"Exploring the Spectrum: A Potpourri of MSK Radiology Cases Across Imaging Modalities"

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Illustrate examples of common and interesting cases in musculoskeletal imaging using multiple modalities (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Describe pearls and pitfalls to enhance the detection and interpretation of musculoskeletal cases (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate, Communicator, Collaborator).

"Small Findings on MSK Radiographs that mean Big Things at the Knee"

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe subtle or small findings on radiographs (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Explain how these findings relate to more significant pathology (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate, Communicator, Collaborator).
Discuss relevant imaging to assess these findings (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate, Scholar).

"Carpal Instability"

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Review relevant carpal anatomy (CanMEDS: Medical Expert).
Discuss patterns of carpal instability (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Health Advocate).
Describe imaging appearances of common instability patterns (CanMEDS: Medical Expert, Communicator, Collaborator).