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Current Imaging Practice: CT, MR and US

University of California San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Current Imaging Practice: CT, MR and US program is to provide the clinical radiologist with a practical and up-to-date review of recent advances in diagnostic imaging. This will include presentations on current imaging techniques for the evaluation of diseases of the central nervous, chest, abdomen, and musculoskeletal systems, as well as current approaches to women’s imaging.
 
CREDITS Earn up to 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
CE RELEASE September 1, 2007
CE EXPIRE August 31, 2010
 
Item No Media (Can't decide on a format?) Price Purchase
587DD
Video - DVD: Includes 11 full-color DVDs with carrying case, a comprehensive course syllabus on CD-ROM, and a program evaluation.
$995.00
587AUP
Additional User Package: Comprehensive program syllabus on CD-ROM, self-assessment examination (initial video purchase required.)
$250.00
 
 

Topics & Speakers


WOMEN’S IMAGING

  • Standard Obstetrical Sonogram: Update
  • Sonography of the Fetal CNS: What We Can See
    and When to Consider MRI
  • Sonography in Elevation of Women with
    Postmenopausal Bleeding
    Ruth B Goldstein, MD
  • Converting Your Practice from Screen Film
    to Digital
  • Acute Pelvic Pain in Females
  • Ovarian Cancer Screening
    Lori M. Strachowski, MD

NEURORADIOLOGY

  • Headache: Imaging Considerations
  • Spine 1: Back Pain
  • Spine 2: Nondegenerative Disease
    Cynthia T. Chin, MD
  • Head Trauma - Part 1: Imaging Choices and
    Extra-Axial Injuries
  • Head Trauma - Part 2: Intra-Axial Injuries and
    Quiz Cases
  • Maxillo-Facial and Orbital Trauma
    Alisa D. Gean, MD

THORACIC

  • HRCT: Findings and Approach - Part 1 & 2
  • Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias:Stirring the
    Alphabet Soup
  • Small Airways Disease
  • Coronary CTA
    Brett M. Elicker, MD

ABDOMINAL

  • CT of Appendicitis and Diverticulitis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Infection
  • Imaging of Retroperitoneal Masses
  • Interesting Cases: Abdominal Imaging
    Emily M. Webb, MD

MUSCULOSKELETAL

  • Fractures in the Elderly
  • MRI of the Elbow
  • MRI of the Knee
  • Interesting Musculoskeletal Cases
    Felix S. Chew, MD

INTERVENTIONAL

  • Percutaneous Biopsy
  • Abscess Drainage
  • Chest Interventions
    Jeanne M. LaBerge, MD

MEDICAL-LEGAL

  • Medical-Legal Issues in Radiology
    Annemarie Relyea-Chew, MS, JD
FACULTY
Course Director
Jeanne M. LaBerge, MD
Professor of Radiology UCSF School of Medicine

Guest Faculty
Annemarie Relyea-Chew, MS, JD
Research Scientist in Radiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
at Seattle


Felix S. Chew, MD
Professor of Radiology
Vice-Chair, Radiology Informatics
University of Washington School of Medicine
at Seattle

UCSF Faculty
Cynthia T. Chin, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Neurology

Brett M. Elicker, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Alisa D. Gean, MD
Professor of Radiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery

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

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


Emily M. Webb, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology

 
 

Learning Objectives


After viewing this program, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the advantages and disadvantages of digital imaging in the diagnosis and evaluation of breast cancer.
  • Identify key ultrasound findings associated with gynecologic malignancy.
  • Describe current approaches to imaging of patients with headache.
  • Describe key findings in head trauma.
  • Discuss the current approaches to the diagnosis and therapy of interstitial pneumonias.
  • Identify the key MRI findings in joint disease of the knee and elbow.
  • Recognize the emerging potential for CT evaluation of coronary anatomy and pathology.
  • Describe benefits and limitations of percutaneous abscess drainage.

 
 

Accreditation Statement


The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
 

Credit Designation


UCSF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. These total credits are also inclusive of 0.75 in Breast Imaging, 6.5 in CT, 6.0 in MR, and 3.5 in Ultrasound.

Release date: September 1, 2007 Credits expire: August 31, 2010

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


 
 

Faculty Disclosure


Faculty for UCSF’s Continuing Medical Education Program must complete a Declaration of Disclosure prior to the CME activity. Having an interest in or affiliation with a commercial entity does not preclude making a presentation at a CME activity, but the relationship must be disclosed in advance, and any potential conflict of interest must be resolved in accordance with the ACCME Updated Standards for Commercial Support. Disclosure must be conveyed to the learning audience prior to the educational offering; presentation of information on investigational/off-label use of pharmaceuticals or medical devices must also be disclosed. Full disclosure of faculty is included on the opening DVD menu/CD audio and is listed in the syllabus.