The live webinar will cover:
- Positioning tips in mammograph
- Digital Mammography Qquality Control
- Radiation Safety in Mammography and Screening with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT)
- Stereotactic guided core biopsy
- Ultrasound correlation of mammographic abnormalities
Short Biographies
Ms. Sheetal Ruparelia, BSc. (Hons), MRT(R) : Sheetal studied radiography in England where she got a BSc. (Hons) in Diagnostic Imaging and further pursued her career with her interest in breast imaging by attaining a PgC in Mammography. She qualified in 2006 and has practiced in various hospitals and clinics and held several responsibilities such as Quality assurance of Imaging department. She moved to Canada in 2016 where she attained her CAMRT certification and started working immediately in general radiography, BMD and Mammography. She worked at Princess Margaret hospital in the breast imaging department. Currently she is working at Trillium Health Partners where she performs mammograms and breast ultrasounds.
Grace Ming Yan Kwong, MRT(R)(MR)(DMS), CBID: Grace is experienced in clinical mammography and breast sonography. Grace is a registered technologist with CMRITO for Radiography, MRI and Diagnostic Medical Sonography. She performs screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasound examinations and assists in interventional breast procedures on a daily basis. She has been practicing as a dedicated breast technologist in Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for ten years. Grace holds an undergraduate HBSc in Toxicology from University of Toronto, a BSc and an advance diploma in Medical Radiation Sciences (Radiological Technologies) from University of Toronto/ The Michener’s Institute; carries a Breast Ultrasound Certificate from the Medical Technology Management Institute and a Certificate in Breast Imaging – Diagnostic from CAMRT.
Dr. Ameya Kulkarni, MBBS, MD, Staff Radiologist: Dr. Ameya Kulkarni is a staff radiologist at Juravinski hospital and cancer centre in Hamilton, He is an Assistant professor at the McMaster University. He is a fellowship trained breast and cross-sectional imaging radiologist and the current CIBC breast assessment centre medical lead as well as Hamilton Health Sciences Breast imaging head of service. He also works as the current ultrasound modality lead and fellowship co-ordinator at Juravinski Hospital and IHF quality advisor for Southmount Medical Imaging in Hamilton. His special interest lies in cancer imaging (breast and body), teaching and international outreach. His research interests are in Contrast enhanced mammography, AI and radiom .
