Topics & Speakers

• MRI of Benign Uterine Disease
• MRI of Malignant Uterine Disease
  Aliya Qayyum, MBBS
  
• Applied Anatomy of the Female Pelvis
• Hysterosalpingography and Other Gynecologic Fluoroscopic Studies
• CT/MR Urography
  Benjamin M. Yeh, MD
  
• Postmenopausal Bleeding
  Ruth B. Goldstein, MD

GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC IMAGING

• Level 1 Obstetric Sonography
• Sonography of the Fetal CNS: What We Can and Cannot See
• Twins Simple to Sublime
  Ruth B. Goldstein, MD
  
• IUGR: the Role of Ultrasound in Management
• Ectopic Pregnancy: the Role of Sonography
• Acute Pelvic Pain in the Non-pregnant Woman: The Importance of Sonography
  Lori M. Strachowski, MD

GYNECOLOGIC IMAGING AND WOMEN'S HEALTH SCREENING

• CT/MRI in the Pregnant Woman
• Characterization of Adenexal Masses at CT/MRI
• Whole Body CT Screening
  Fergus V. Coakley, MD
  
• Ovarian Cancer Screening and Detection
• Alternative Breast Imaging Techniques
  Lori M. Strachowski, MD
  
• Ovarian Cancer Staging
  Aliya Qayyum, MBBS

BREAST IMAGING

• Breast Cancer Screening, Including Ultrasound/MRI
• Mammography of Challenging Breast Lesions: To Watch or to Biopsy?
• Breast Core Biopsy: Facts and Controversies
  Jessica W.T. Leung, MD
  
• Evaluation of Breast Asymmetries
• Preventable and (Non-preventable) Causes of False-negative Mammograms
• Extended Uses of Breast Ultrasound
  R. James Brenner, MD, JD

BREAST AND FEMALE MUSCULOSKELETAL IMAGING

• Diagnostic Techniques to Measure Osteoporosis
• Osteoporotic Fractures and Their Differential
• Inflammatory and Degenerative Arthropathies
  Thomas M. Link, MD
  
• Breast MRI: Current Status and Future Directions
• Digital Mammography and Computer-Aided Detection
  Jessica W.T. Leung, MD
  
• Medicolegal Aspects of Breast Imaging
  R. James Brenner, MD, JD

PANEL DISCUSSION:
R. James Brenner, MD, JD
Jessica W.T. Leung, MD
Lori M. Strachowski, MD

Course Director
Aliya Qayyum, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Radiology

UCSF Faculty
R. James Brenner, MD, JD
Professor of Radiology; Chief, Breast Imaging

Fergus V. Coakley, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology; Chief, Abdominal Imaging

Ruth B. Goldstein, MD
Professor of Radiology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Chief, Ultrasound

Jessica W.T. Leung, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Thomas M. Link, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology; Clinical Director, Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research

Lori M. Strachowski, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology, and of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences; Chief, Ultrasound, San Francisco General Hospital

Benjamin M. Yeh, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology

Learning Objectives

• Describe the role of imaging in the diagnosis and screening of ovarian cancer
• Diagnose and list the pitfalls of benign and malignant gynecologic conditions employing the appropriate use of diagnostic ultrasound and MRI
• Employ diagnostic pearls and pitfalls in "Level 1" obstetric sonography
• Describe features and limitations of state-of-the-art sonography of the fetal CNS and twin pregnancy
• Recognize sonographic findings in ectopic pregnancy
• Describe the role of sonography in evaluating pelvic pain in the nonpregnant women
• Employ sonographic criteria for determining intra-uterine growth restriction
• Describe the role of sonography in breast imaging
• Describe the current applications of breast MRI, digital mammography and computer-aided detection
  

Accreditation Statement

Credit Designation

The approved credits include 6.5 in ultrasound and 7 in breast imaging.

Release date: January 1, 2007 Credits expire: December 31, 2009

CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of a program evaluation. A $30 processing fee must accompany the completed evaluation.

Faculty Disclosure