2025 VEITHsymposium - Session Detail

Tuesday, November 18 - Saturday, November 22, 2025

VEITHsymposium
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
SESSION 13: NEW CONCEPTS; MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI); TO DECREASE RADIATION (SEE ALSO SESSIONS 9 AND 90)
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor
Moderators: TBD
SESSION 13 SCHEDULE
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
The Cost Of Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Medicine: Boldly Or Foolishly Going Where No One Has Gone: Will The Benefits Be Worth The Cost

Presenter(s): Cherrie Z. Abraham, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:06 PM - 1:11 PM
Is Image Fusion Advanced Guidance For Complex And Simple Aortic Procedures: When Is It Certainly Worthwhile Because It Decreases Radiation Exposure And When Do We Need An RCT To Show Its Benefits

Presenter(s): Rachel E. Clough, PhD, FRCS  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:12 PM - 1:17 PM
How To Develop A Robotic Vascular Surgery Practice And How It Can Benefit A Vascular Surgeon: What Is The Future Of Robotic Vascular Surgery

Presenter(s): Lars Stangenberg, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:18 PM - 1:23 PM
Simulation-Based Training Can Improve Radiation Protection As Well As Procedural Performance As Shown By An RCT

Presenter(s): Lars B. Lonn, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:24 PM - 1:29 PM
How AI Can Improve Automated Image Analysis And Be Helpful To All Vascular Surgeons And Specialists

Presenter(s): Ravi K. Veeraswamy, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:36 PM - 1:41 PM
Why Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) In Vascular Surgery Are Obsolete And Unethical In The Era Of Artificial Intelligence

Presenter(s): Willem Wisselink, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:42 PM - 1:47 PM
The VASCUL-AID Platform: Using AI To Predict Cardiovascular Disease Progression In AAA Patients And Lower Extremity Arterial Occlusive Disease: What Does It Show After 6 Years Of Study And How Does It Improve Patient Care

Presenter(s): Kak Khee Yeung, MD, PhD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:48 PM - 1:53 PM
Why Best Medical Therapies (BMTs) Are Not Working Well In Lower Extremity Arterial Occlusive Disease Patients Despite Excessive Healthcare Expenditure: How Can AI Remedy The Situation

Presenter(s): Christian A. Behrendt, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

1:54 PM - 1:59 PM
How Can AI Improve Treatment Strategies Before And After AAA Procedures: Will It Improve Outcomes And Be Widely Available

Presenter(s): Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:00 PM - 2:05 PM
Can Microchips, Wireless Technology And AI Come Together To Alter Workflow For Peripheral Interventions And Improve Treatment Outcomes

Presenter(s): Barry T. Katzen, MD  
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor

2:06 PM - 2:12 PM
Panel Discussion
Location: Grand Ballroom West, 3rd Floor