Diagnostic Ultrasound CME Activity: Enhancing Clinical Skills

This comprehensive CME activity provides a practical, clinically focused review of diagnostic ultrasound, covering a range of topics to enhance your clinical skills and stay updated on the latest recommendations and protocols.

Education Objectives

Upon completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to:

• Optimize clinical protocols for evaluating the vascular system.
• Discuss the advantages and pitfalls of contrast enhanced ultrasound.
• Utilize ultrasound to assess patients with abdominal and pelvic disorders.
• Demonstrate an increased knowledge into the applications of breast, thyroid, vascular, and OB/GYN scanning procedures.
• Apply modern imaging techniques to clinical practice.

Program Highlights

Our expert faculty presents a series of lectures on the latest topics in diagnostic ultrasound, including:

• Update on US Evaluation of the Carotid Arteries (Leslie M. Scoutt, M.D.)
• US Evaluation of the Vertebral Artery (Mindy H. Horrow, M.D., FACR, FSRU, FAIUM)
• CEUS to the Rescue! (Richard G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, FSRU)
• Musculoskeletal US: Overview and Essentials (Levon Nazarian, M.D.)
• Pitfalls in Renal Ultrasound (Mindy H. Horrow, M.D., FACR, FSRU, FAIUM)
• Multiparametric Ultrasound for Chronic Liver Disease (Richard G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, FSRU)
• Update on US Evaluation of the Gallbladder (Shuchi Rodgers, M.D.)
• Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Introduction to US LI-RADS (Shuchi Rodgers, M.D.)
• Ultrasound of Liver Fat Content (Richard G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, FSRU)
• Controversies and Current Guidelines on US Evaluation of DVT (Leslie M. Scoutt, M.D.)
• O-RADS Assessment of Adnexal Masses: Why, When, and How (Lori M. Strachowski, M.D., FSRU)
• US Evaluation of Acute Pelvic Pain (Mindy H. Horrow, M.D., FACR, FSRU, FAIUM)
• BI-RADS US Review (Richard G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, FSRU)
• Ectopic Pregnancy: Here, There and Everywhere (Leslie M. Scoutt, M.D.)
• US of Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Masses (Levon Nazarian, M.D.)
• O-RADS US in Daily Clinical Practice: Test Yourself! A Case-Based Presentation (Lori M. Strachowski, M.D., FSRU)
• Adenomyosis: How to Make the Diagnosis with Ultrasound (Mindy H. Horrow, M.D., FACR, FSRU, FAIUM)
• How to Incorporate Breast Elastography into Your Practice (Richard G. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, FSRU)
• US Evaluation of Hernias (Levon Nazarian, M.D.)
• Ultrasound Evaluation of Vascular Emergencies (Leslie M. Scoutt, M.D.)
• US of the Shoulder (Levon Nazarian, M.D.)
• Ultrasound of the Thyroid TI-RADS (Shuchi Rodgers, M.D.)
• Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound: Bring out the Bubbly (Shuchi Rodgers, M.D.)
• US Evaluation of the Gravid Cervix: Measurements and More (Lori M. Strachowski, M.D., FSRU)
• Guidelines for Performing a 2nd/3rd Trimester Level 1 Obstetrical Sonogram (Lori M. Strachowski, M.D., FSRU)
• Commonly Missed GYN Diagnoses on US (Shuchi Rodgers, M.D.)
• Obstetrical US “Aunt Minnie’s” (Lori M. Strachowski, M.D., FSRU)
• Review of AIUM and ISUOG’s First Trimester Guidelines: How Do They Differ? (Reem S. Abu-Rustum, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FAIUM)
• Optimizing Your Image in First Trimester Scanning (Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.)
• Pregnancy Dating & Elements of Pregnancy Failure (Bryann Bromley, M.D.)
• The Role of First Trimester Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Multiple Pregnancies (Reem S. Abu-Rustum, M.D., FACOG, FACS, FAIUM)
• Update on Prenatal Diagnosis: CVS vs Amniocentesis (Mary E. Norton, M.D.)
• Examination of the Fetal Brain in 2D & 3D (Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.)
• The Placenta & Umbilical Cord in Early Gestation (Elena Sinkovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.)
• Adnexal Masses in Pregnancy: Surgery or Follow-up? (Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.)
• Markers of Placenta Accreta In Early Gestation (Bryann Bromley, M.D.)

Released on September 1, 2023.