UCSF Abdomen & Pelvis: CT/MR/US Clinical Update (SA-CME)

Enhance your abdomino-pelvic imaging and interpretation skills with this comprehensive clinical update from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). This leading radiology course provides a state-of-the-art review of CT, MRI, and Ultrasound, focusing on gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and gynecologic systems.

Improve Clinical Practice and Enhance Interpretation Skills

The primary goal of this CME program is to enhance your body imaging skills and improve clinical practice. Through a review of evidence-based practice and state-of-the-art imaging methods, you’ll learn how to:

• Apply ACR recommendations for managing incidental CT-scan findings in the kidney, liver, adrenal gland, and pancreas
• Identify indications for the use of different imaging modalities (CT/MRI/US) for various abdomino-pelvic organs and conditions
• Apply practical approaches to diagnosing both benign and malignant diseases of the abdomen and pelvis
• Anticipate potential pitfalls in abdominal-pelvic imaging and interpretation

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you’ll be able to:

• Discuss management of incidental findings
• Identify indications for the use of different imaging modalities (CT/MRI/US) for various abdomino-pelvic organs and conditions
• Apply practical approaches to diagnosing both benign and malignant diseases of the abdomen and pelvis
• Anticipate potential pitfalls in abdomino-pelvic imaging and interpretation

Intended Audience

This activity is designed to help radiologists and healthcare professionals determine the indications for different imaging modalities used for the abdomen and pelvis, as well as indications for secondary imaging studies.

Course Topics and Speakers

The comprehensive curriculum covers a range of topics, including:

• Artifacts and Incidentalomas on FDG PET/CT – Spencer C. Behr, MD
• Focal Liver Lesions – Spencer C. Behr, MD
• Imaging of the Adrenal Glands – Spencer C. Behr, MD
• Pancreatic Cystic Lesions – Spencer C. Behr, MD
• Pearls & Pitfalls of Abdominal PET: Non-FDG Avid Tumors – Spencer C. Behr, MD
• Demystifying Vascular Ultrasound (including Carotid Imaging) – Marc D. Kohli, MD
• Non-Interpretive Skills: Informatics and Quality Improvement Basics – Marc D. Kohli, MD
• Transplant Anatomy and Imaging: Kidney, Liver, Pancreas – Marc D. Kohli, MD
• Uterine Fibroid Evaluation: How Imaging Guides Treatment – Marc D. Kohli, MD
• Abdominal/Pelvic Complications of Cancer Therapy – John R. Leyendecker, MD
• Challenging (and Fun!) Unknown Abdominal/Pelvic Imaging Cases: an Interactive Melee – John R. Leyendecker, MD
• Prostate MRI – John R. Leyendecker, MD
• Renal Masses – John R. Leyendecker, MD
• Why We Love to Hate the Spleen: Incidental Findings in Adults and What To Do About Them – John R. Leyendecker, MD
• All You Need to Know About Myllerian Anomalies – Liina Poder, MD
• Multimodality of Endometrial and Cervical Cancer – Liina Poder, MD
• Non-Obstetrical MRI in Pregnant Patients – Liina Poder, MD
• Practical Approach to Adnexal Pathology – Liina Poder, MD
• Tips and Tricks for Thyroid Imaging and Biopsy – Liina Poder, MD
• Acute Abdominal Emergencies: the Enemy Within – Ronald J. Zagoria, MD
• Contrast Media Update: Simpler is Better – Ronald J. Zagoria, MD
• CT Urography: Improved Techniques and Interpretation – Ronald J. Zagoria, MD
• Renal Tumor Ablation: Technique, Results and Follow-up – Ronald J. Zagoria, MD
• Renal Tumor Imaging – Ronald J. Zagoria, MD

Series Release: May 1, 2018 | Series Expiration: April 30, 2021