Advanced Chest Imaging
The course covers advanced topics in thoracic imaging, a rapidly evolving subspecialty. The course content provides a focused review of advanced chest imaging topics, as well as important updates regarding thoracic disease entities and technological advancements. Topics include imaging of chronic and fibrotic lung diseases, current concepts in lung cancer staging and screening, approach to CT-guided lung biopsy, and added value of thoracic MR in evaluation of mediastinal masses.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for radiologists at all training levels with an interest in chest imaging.
Goals and Objectives:
After completing the material in this article, the learner should be able to:
- Describe thoracic manifestations of connective tissue diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Develop an approach to identifying the presence of an interstitial lung disease, determine the type of chronic lung disease, and list common causes of chronic patterns on CT.
- Discuss how to identify an incidental thymic epithelial malignancy, apply the most appropriate imaging modality, and assign the 8th edition TNM stage classification.
- Outline the updated TNM staging system for lung cancer, review specific TNM descriptors and synthesize into stages, and discuss impact on patient management.
- Describe indications, challenges and opportunities, patient selection, procedure and techniques, and complications of CT-guided lung biopsy.
- Describe the utility of imaging modalities to evaluate suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, list typical and subtle imaging features, and discuss advances in imaging and treatment.
- Review the epidemiology of lung cancer, the evolution of lung cancer screening, and the American College of Radiology Lung-RADS™ classification system.
- Recognize CT’s limitations in characterization of thymic lesions and discuss how MRI problem-solves by adding diagnostic specificity.
Disclosure of Commercial Interest:
ARRS staff involved with this activity have nothing to disclose. Below is a listing of activity's contributors and planners disclosures:
Planners
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Planners
- R. Madan has nothing to disclose.
- D. Baumgarten has nothing to disclose.
- S. Kligerman has nothing to disclose.
- J. Chung receives royalties from Elsevier/Amirsys and honoraria from Genentech, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Veracyte.
- E. Marom has nothing to disclose.
- B. Carter receives royalties from Elsevier.
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- D. Baumgarten has nothing to disclose.
- J. Shepard has nothing to disclose.
- C. Dennie receives honoraria from Bayer AG and consulting fees from HeartFlow.
- M. Parker receives royalties from Thieme Scientific and Medical Publishers.
- J. Ackman has nothing to disclose.
Member Price:
$295.00
NonMember Price:
$545.00
Accreditation Statement
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education activities for physicians.
Designation Statement
The ARRS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the US who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Date of issuance: May 30, 2019
Date of expiration: May 29, 2022
Estimated time to complete the activity: 4.25 hour(s)
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education activities for physicians.
Designation Statement
The ARRS designates this educational activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the US who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The ARRS designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and 4.25 American Board of Radiology©, MOC Part II, Self-Assessment CME (SA-CME.) Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date of issuance: May 30, 2019
Date of expiration: May 29, 2022
Estimated time to complete the activity: 4.25 hour(s)