Oakstone CME National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium®

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Expert Radiology Imaging CME

This series of in-depth online CME lectures — geared toward diagnostic radiologists in both general and specialized care — is packed with high-yield tips, pearls, and case-based presentations that span multiple radiology subspecialties: gastrointestinal, neuroradiology, breast, emergency, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and thoracic.

World Class CME’s National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium^® delivers the in-depth knowledge you need to hone skills and apply them in clinical practice for screening, diagnosis and staging of injury and disease. Highlights of this continuing medical education video program include:

• Dedicated breast MRI, breast imaging, and advanced topics sections
• Extensive coverage of practical approaches to common emergency problems
• Emphasis on improved assessment of gastrointestinal and genitourinary malignancies, masses and anomalies using MRI, CT and US
• Updates and pearls for navigating challenging pulmonary cases
• And more…

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Topics Covered

Abdominal Imaging: Gastrointestinal Applications

Closing the Loop on Complex SBO and Internal Hernias – Michael P. Hartung, MD

Focal Liver Masses in Noncirrhotic Patients – Frank H. Miller, MD

CT of Gastric and Esophageal Pathology – Michael P. Hartung, MD

Pancreatic Cystic Lesions – When to Worry – Frank H. Miller, MD

Diverticulitis of the GI Tract – Michael P. Hartung, MD

Biliary Imaging 2023 with Emphasis on MRCP – Frank H. Miller, MD

Making Sense of Liver Doppler – What’s in a Waveform – Tyler J. Fraum, MD

Challenging Cases in Abdominal Imaging – Perry J. Pickhardt, MD

Rectal Cancer MRI for Treatment Response Assessment – Tyler J. Fraum, MD

Explainable AI Tools for Adding Value to Abdominal CT – Perry J. Pickhardt, MD

PET-CT – Pitfalls & Pearls for Abdominal Imaging – Tyler J. Fraum, MD

Demystifying Peritoneal Disease – Perry J. Pickhardt, MD

Neuroradiology for the General Radiologist

Visual Loss – Orbital and Retro-Orbital Issues – William Mehan, MD, MBA

Sinus Anatomy – Order and Disorders – Harprit Bedi, MD

Neck and Face Infections – Wayne S. Kubal, MD

Cervical Lymphadenopathy – New Concepts and Classifications – Harprit Bedi, MD

Intracranial Hypotension and Finding CSF Leaks – William Mehan, MD, MBA

CNS Infections – Aspergillus to Zika – James G. Smirniotopoulos, MD

3 I’s of the Spine – Inflammatory, Ischemic & Infectious Disorders – Erik Gaensler, MD

Pathology in the Sella and it’s Neighborhood – James G. Smirniotopoulos, MD

Adult Brain Tumor Imaging – How Can We Be Helpful – Harprit Bedi, MD

Metastatic Disease to the CNS – James G. Smirniotopoulos, MD

Spine – Primary and Metastatic Neoplasms – Erik Gaensler, MD

Cervical Spine Injuries – A Systematic Approach – Wayne S. Kubal, MD

Breast MRI

Breast MRI in High Risk Screening – Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, FACR

An Overview of Diagnostic Indications for Breast MRI – Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD

Advanced Breast MRI – Christopher E. Comstock, MD, FACR

MRI Biopsy – Making Sure You Hit Your Target – Sona A. Chikarmane, MD, FSBI

Breast MRI in the Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patient – Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, FACR

Breast MRI Case Review – What to Biopsy – Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD

The New BI-RADS for Breast MRI – Hot Off the Press – Christopher E. Comstock, MD, FACR

When and How to Use Breast MRI as a Problem Solver – Sona A. Chikarmane, MD, FSBI

MRI of the Post-Surgical Breast – Reduction, Reconstruction and Implants – Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, FACR

Breast MRI Case Review – Pitfalls and Challenges – Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD

Creating an Abbreviated Breast MR Program, and Issues We Need to Think About – Christopher E. Comstock, MD, FACR

Benign and Malignant NME – A Case Based Approach – Sona A. Chikarmane, MD, FSBI

Practical Imaging Approaches to Common Emergency Problems

MDCT Evaluation of the Patient with Acute Chest Pain – Charles S. White, MD

Headaches in the Emergency Room – Harprit Bedi, MD

Altered Mental Status – James G. Smirniotopoulos, MD

Head Trauma – Old and New Concepts – Erik Gaensler, MD

CT Evaluation of GI Bleeding – Elliot K. Fishman, MD

Vaginal Bleeding in a Non-Pregnant Patient – John S. Pellerito, MD, FACR

Hematuria – Linda Chu, MD

Vaginal Bleeding in a Pregnant Patient – John S. Pellerito, MD, FACR

Leg Pain – Mark Anderson, MD

Acute Pelvic Pain – Sheila Sheth, MD

Imaging of Back Pain in the Emergency Department – William Mehan, MD, MBA

Abdominal Pain – Beyond Stones and Tics – Elliot K. Fishman, MD

Breast Imaging

The New BI-RADS for Mammography and Ultrasound – Janice Sung, MD

Building a Successful Screening Breast Ultrasound Program – Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR

Breast Asymmetries – Significance, Evaluation and Management – Edward A. Sickles, MD

Case Studies in Breast Asymmetries – What Have You Learned? – Edward A. Sickles, MD

Managing Atypia, LCIS and Other High-risk Lesions – Do They All Need to Go to Surgery – Janice Sung, MD

Breast Ultrasound Findings – When to Worry, When to Not – Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR

Ultrasound of Papillary Lesions and Nipple Discharge – Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR

An Update on Contrast-Enhanced Mammography – Janice Sung, MD

Pearls and Pitfalls of Ultrasound Screening – Daniel Herron, MD

Breast Imaging Procedures – Optimizing Accuracy, Safety, & Pain Control – Daniel Herron, MD

Current Practice of Cardiovascular Imaging

Current Practice of Carotid Doppler Evaluation – John S. Pellerito, MD, FACR

Cardiac CT – State of the Art – Charles White, MD

What You Need to Know for Ultrasound Examination of the Lower Extremity Veins – John S. Pellerito, MD, FACR

Nontraumatic Aortic Imaging: The Acute Aortic Syndromes – Charles White, MD

Pearls and Pitfalls for Doppler Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta, Renal and Mesenteric Arteries – John S. Pellerito, MD, FACR

TAVR – Pre- and Post-procedure Imaging – Charles White, MD

Examination of the Lower Extremity Arteries – Pre- and Post-Intervention – John S. Pellerito, MD, FACR

Top Indications of Cardiac MRI – Charles White, MD

Musculoskeletal Imaging: A Deeper Dive

Injuries of the Wrist, Hand and Fingers – Jennifer Lee Pierce, MD

No Bones About It – Imaging Soft Tissue Tumors – MK Jesse Lowry, MD

Medial Knee Pain – Where to Look and What to Look For – Mark W. Anderson, MD

Where to Look When You’ve Seen One Finding – Mark W. Anderson, MD

Spinal Infection – Imaging Findings, Intervention and Differential Diagnosis – MK Jesse Lowry, MD

Perplexing Plexi – Imaging the Brachial and Lumbar Plexi – Jennifer Lee Pierce, MD

Putting Your Best Foot Forward – Imaging the Patient With Forefoot Pain – Mark W. Anderson, MD

Trochanteric Pain – Imaging and Intervention – Mark W. Anderson, MD

Advanced Topics in Breast Imaging

MRI Case Review Session – Tie it All Together – Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD

The Role of the Radiologist in Breast Care – Michael J. Ulissey, MD, FACR

Safety in the MRI Suite – Don’t Let This Happen to You – Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD

Abdominal Imaging: GU Applications and Beyond

Imaging of Renal Masses – Current Guidelines and Recommendations – Linda Chu, MD

CT of the Adrenal Gland – Beyond Adrenal Adenomas – Elliot K. Fishman, MD

CT and MRI Imaging of the Bladder – Linda Chu, MD

CT of the Large Adrenal Mass – Follow, Biopsy or Resect – Elliot K. Fishman, MD

The Subtleties of Uterine Sonography – Sheila Sheth, MD

CT Evaluation of Hematuria – Beyond Renal Cell Carcinoma – Elliot K. Fishman, MD

The Adnexal Mass – Making a Specific Diagnosis – Sheila Sheth, MD

O-Rads MRI – Practical Primer – Susan Ascher, MD

RUQ Pain – More Than Just Gallstones – Sheila Sheth, MD

MRI of Leiomyomas – Current Concepts – Susan Ascher, MD

MRI of Prostate – PI-RAD Primer – What You Really Need to Know – Linda Chu, MD

When FDG PET Has Low Sensitivity – GU and Beyond – David Naeger, MD

Thoracic Radiology

Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Pearls and Pitfalls – H. Page McAdams, MD

Pulmonary Embolism Imaging Update – Imaging Assessment, Pitfalls, and Controversies – David Naeger, MD

Connective Tissue Disease-related Interstitial Lung Disease on HRCT – Jonathan H. Chung, MD

Complications of Thoracic Surgery – Jared D. Christensen, MD, MBA

Thoracic Vasculitis – Imaging Clues and Differential Diagnosis – Aletta Ann Frazier, MD

Basic Approach to Cystic Lung Disease on CT – Jonathan H. Chung, MD

Lung-RADS 2022 – Classification and Management of Atypical Pulmonary Cysts – Jared D. Christensen, MD, MBA

Pulmonary Nodule – Assessing Risk with CT and PET-CT – David Naeger, MD

Iatrogenesis Imperfecta – (Mis)adventures in Catheter and Line Placement – H. Page McAdams, MD

Smoking-Related Lung Injury – Aletta Ann Frazier, MD

Update on Imaging of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis – Jonathan H. Chung, MD

Lines, Stripes and Interfaces – A Chest Radiograph Primer – Jared D. Christensen, MD, MBA

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

• Increase diagnostic capabilities in multiple radiology sub-specialties, including Body Imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Neuroradiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, and Emergency Radiology
• Utilize CT and MRI to assess injury and disease in the extremities, spine, and cranium
• Understand the role of ultrasound in current imaging paradigms, optimizing protocols and scan interpretation
• Effectively use MDCT and MR imaging to evaluate the GI tract, including the liver, pancreas, spleen and bowel
• Plan the appropriate imaging of emergency department patients, and understand how to optimize image interpretation
• Understand interpretation of high resolution CT (HRCT) scans for a range of interstitial lung diseases
• Understand utilization of non-invasive options such as CT, MR and ultrasound for the evaluation of cardiovascular disease ranging from the coronary to the carotid arteries
• Appreciate the role of CT and MRI for a range of neurologic pathologies ranging from stroke to tumor imaging
• Enhance understanding of the use and limitations of PET/CT in current oncologic applications and its role with CT and MRI imaging
• Learn the current status of AI in imaging- its role in practice today and its potential impact in the future

Target Audience

National Diagnostic Imaging Symposium is designed to meet the educational needs of radiologists whether in general or specialized care and radiology residents/fellows who desire to learn, in depth, how to use imaging in a clinical practice setting for screening, diagnosis and staging of injury and disease.

Additional credit info

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of World Class CME and Oakstone. World Class CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

World Class CME designates this enduring material for a maximum of 51 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program accept continuing education credits sponsored by organizations, agencies, or educational institutions accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

The American Academy of Physician Assistants accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

This activity qualifies as SA-CME which can be used toward the part two Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment requirement of the ABR’s MOC Program.

Date of Original Release: May 15, 2024
Date Credits Expire: May 14, 2027

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of a course evaluation and a post-test.