CME
Educational Goals
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:- Correlate MRI, mammography and ultrasound findings,
- Assess benign and malignant breast lesions using the ACR BI-RADSR for mammography, US and MRI,
- Integrate breast MRI into their practices,
- Recognize indications for and selection of appropriate percutaneous image-guided breast interventional procedures,
- Utilize devices for MRI-guided and other image-guided procedures,
- Explain the role of automated breast ultrasound,
- Establish concordance of histopathology with imaging findings,
- Describe the management of high-risk breast lesions and how imaging influences selection of surgical procedures,
- Apply basic physics to the various breast imaging modalities,
- Recognize radiation doses of common X-ray examinations including mammography, PET, nuclear medicine, and high-resolution CT scans,
- Optimize new applications of digital mammography, CAD, US, MRI, sestamibi and PET,
- Describe efficient workflow for digital mammography,
- Review connectivity issues involving PACS and other archiving systems,
- Identify the role of CAD in breast imaging modalities – mammography, US and MRI,
- Describe the role of imaging in the diagnosis and screening of ovarian cancer,
- Recognize US and MR findings in benign and malignant pelvic abnormalities in women,
- Identify osteoporosis, its causes and treatments.
Accreditation
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the essential areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, and the Society for the Advancement of Women’s Imaging. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Hours
The Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Contained with the total number of AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ is the credits associated with each discipline’s requirements:
25.75 hours are applicable towards fulfillment of MQSA mammography continuing medical education requirements:
- 1.50 hours Nuclear Medicine
- 2.50 hours MRI (non-breast)
- 2.50 hours Ultrasound (non-breast)
- 1.50 hours Bone Densitometry
- 3.50 hours Digital Mammography
- 5.00 hours Breast MRI
- 7.00 hours Breast Ultrasound
- .75 hours Stereotactic Breast