Abdominal and Thoracic Imaging Guidelines Applied: Evidence Versus Opinion
Each lecture in this course provides a concise and high-impact overview of guidelines pertaining to common abdominal imaging findings on ultrasound, CT, and MRI. Emphasis is given to guideline management recommendations supported by evidence in the literature and natural history and guidelines are drawn from both radiology and specialty societies to optimize the generation of clinically relevant reports. Importantly, content includes when follow-up for abdominal imaging findings is not supported or can be stopped, based on high-quality evidence. In-Training Members will receive a discounted price of $175 after login
Target Audience:
This course is intended for radiologists at all training levels with an interest in exploring the evidence underlying organ and disease-based guidelines pertaining to common abdominal imaging findings on ultrasound, CT, and MRI.
Goals and Objectives:
After completing the material in this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Recognize pulmonary nodule types and their correlation with risk of malignancy.
- Understand the evidence behind and application of recommendations for incidentally detected liver lesions as outlined in the American College of Radiology (ACR) white paper and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) guidelines.
- Distinguish similarities and differences in management of pancreatic cystic lesions between the ACR, Fukuoka, American Gastroenterological Association, and ACG guidelines.
- Describe the relative risk of malignancy of an adnexal mass based on its imaging appearance with specific attention to simple cysts.
- Review Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and ACR guidelines regarding normal and abnormal endometrial thickness in three groups: premenopausal females, symptomatic postmenopausal females and asymptomatic postmenopausal females.
- Summarize reporting and management of adrenal masses according to the ACR, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, European Society of Endocrinology, and the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumours.
- Identify the current role of MRI in restaging of rectal cancer, including areas of controversy and knowledge gaps, as well as the role of nonimaging modalities.
- Apply Liver Reporting & Data System, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and the United Network for Organ Sharing-Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network guidelines to surveillance, diagnosis, and staging of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic liver disease
- Discuss limitations and challenges of applying 2015 American Thyroid Association and 2017 ACR Thyroid Imaging Reporting & Data System guidelines to thyroid nodules.
- Correlate evidence and natural history of cystic and solid renal masses with American Urological Association, 2019 Bosniak, and ACR guideline recommendations for the management of renal masses on CT and MRI.
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
Planners
- D. Baumgarten has nothing to disclose.
- H. Zafar has nothing to disclose.
- D. Baumgarten has nothing to disclose.
- K. Patel-Lippmann has nothing to disclose.
- A. Wnorowski has nothing to disclose.
- L. Alexander’s spouse is a stockholder for General Electric, Abbott Laboratories, and Abbvie Inc.
- H. Zafar has nothing to disclose.
- N. Mallak has nothing to disclose.
- N. Gandhi has nothing to disclose.
- M. Hershman has nothing to disclose.
- D. Asch has nothing to disclose.
- Z. Kassam has nothing to disclose.
Member Price:
$345.00
NonMember Price:
$595.00
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 5.5 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: February 8, 2021
Date of expiration: February 7, 2024
Estimated time to complete the activity: 5.5 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 5.5 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 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and 5.5 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: February 8, 2021
Date of expiration: February 7, 2024
Estimated time to complete the activity: 5.5 hour(s)