MRI CME
Considerations in the Selection of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents – CME
Description/Statement of Need
Objectives
Target Audience
Accreditation
Faculty
Description/Statement of Need
This webinar titled “Considerations in the Selection of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents” explores current gaps within CNS and Body studies in MRI. Our experts discuss practical strategies and implementation of guidelines in routine clinical practice. We will review strategies on how to address concerns regarding gadolinium administration as well. The purpose of this webinar is to provide physicians and other health care professionals with current clinical data to make informed decisions in their clinical settings.
Objectives
- Describe the key physicochemical properties of GBCAs
- Discuss the definition of stability as it relates to GBCAs
- Explain the concept of relaxivity
- Describe the importance of high relaxivity in diagnostic radiology
Target Audience
The content of this CME webinar is intended for healthcare professionals including Radiologists and Other Physicians, Radiologic and Imaging Nurses, Facility Managers, Researchers, Technologists and Others.
Accreditation
This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Northwest Imaging Forums (NWIF) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NWIF designates this webinar for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release Date: 2/26/2024 | Expires 2/27/2025
Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of Northwest Imaging Forums, Inc. (NWIF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and planners must disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies. Additionally, in the event a relevant financial relationship does exist, it is the policy of NWIF to ensure that the relevant financial
relationship is mitigated in order to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.
Faculty
Emanuel Kanal, MD, FACR,
FISMRM, MRMD/SE, AANG
Chief, Division of Emergency Radiology
and Teleradiology Director Magnetic Resonance Services
Professor of Radiology and Neuroradiology University of Pittsburgh Medical Center University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Kristin Porter, MD, PhD
MR Modality Chief Associate Professor
Abdominal Imaging Section University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Supported by an Educational Grant from Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
We are grateful to our faculty for their expertise and are privileged to work with them.
Contrast Echocardiography Case Studies – CME
Description
Objectives
Target Audience
Accreditation
Disclosures
Faculty
Description
Sonographers and Physicians need up-to-date information to understand the important role of contrast echocardiography for the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of cardiovascular disease. Reliable endocardial border definition is crucial for the assessment of LV wall motion and detection of coronary artery disease (CAD), which can be difficult in some patients. In situations where quality images can only be recorded using special breathing maneuvers, clinicians may find that stress echocardiography with contrast agents is of benefit, particularly in obtaining reliable loops at peak stress. This webinar will present case studies illustrating the use of contrast to improve image quality and diagnostic accuracy in echocardiography.
Objectives
- How to properly use contrast imaging to evaluate cardiac masses and chest pain.
- When to use conventional LVO imaging vs. VLMI (very low MI imaging) for different pathology.
- How to identify cardiac rupture using contrast imaging.
- How to identify regional wall motion abnormalities and aneurysms using contrast imaging.
Target Audience
This program has been designed for physicians with an interest in cardiac imaging (including, but not limited to, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiac, and vascular surgeons), and other healthcare professionals involved in echocardiography.
Accreditation
This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Northwest Imaging Forums is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NWIF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release Date: 04/01/2024 | Expires: 04/01/2025
Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of Northwest Imaging Forums, Inc. (NWIF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and planners must disclose any financial relationships with commercial interests germane to program content. Additionally, in the event a conflict of interest (COI) does exist, it is the policy of NWIF to ensure that the COI is resolved in order to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.
Disclosures
Joan J. Olson, BS, RDCS, RVT, FASE
- No Disclosures
Jennifer Betz, BS, RDCS, FASE
- No Disclosures
Faculty
Joan J. Olson, BS, RDCS, RVT, FASE
Echocardiography & Nuclear
Imaging Manager
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska
Jennifer Betz, BS, RDCS, FASE
Mayo School of Health Sciences
Rochester, MN
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Supported by an Educational Grant from Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
We are grateful to our faculty for their expertise and are privileged to work with them.
The Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and How Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) Can Improve Patient Care – CME
Description/Statement of Need
Objectives
Target Audience
Accreditation
Disclosures
Faculty
Description/Statement of Need
In this webinar, we will explore current gaps within endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) and fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (F-BEVAR) for the treatment of aortic aneurysms. We will also explore possible complications of this treatment, highlighting endoleaks. Cases of how the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound improved images will be presented with a brief explanation describing how the “bubbles” work. Lastly, a dive into the use of ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound within the vascular surgery practice of the aortic field will be reviewed.
Objectives
- Introduce the optimal uses of ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound for aortic pathologies.
- Discuss the importance and benefits of contrast-enhanced ultrasound compared to CT.
- Review the limitations of contrast-enhanced ultrasound.
- Review how contrast-enhanced ultrasound improves vascular practice on treatments of aortic aneurysm.
Target Audience
This program has been designed for physicians with an interest in cardiac imaging (including, but not limited to, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiac, and vascular surgeons), and other healthcare professionals involved in echocardiography.
Accreditation
This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Northwest Imaging Forums is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NWIF designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.5 hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release Date: 03/31/2024 | Expires: 03/31/2025
Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of Northwest Imaging Forums, Inc. (NWIF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and planners must disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies. Additionally, in the event a relevant financial relationship does exist, it is the policy of NWIF to ensure that the relevant financial relationship is mitigated in order to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.
Disclosures
Carla K. Scott, MD
- No Disclosures
Faculty
Carla K. Scott, MD
Vascular Surgeon (SBACV board certified), Brazil
Ultrasound Doppler Specialist, Brazil
UT Southwestern Research Fellow, Dallas, Texas, US
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Supported by an Educational Grant from Bracco Diagnostics Inc.
We are grateful to our faculty for their expertise and are privileged to work with them.
Stop the Right Heart Struggles: RV Opacification– CME
Description
Objectives
Target Audience
Accreditation
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Faculty
Description
This webinar will discuss processes needed to evaluate the right ventricle (RV) of the heart, assess the challenges with various patient populations, and explore the advantages of using ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) for a more comprehensive diagnosis. Using UEAs to enhance RV echocardiography, as established by various case studies, has shown to be effective in evaluating the right ventricular size, function, and wall motion to a greater degree than without. Current trends will be reviewed and real-life case examples will be presented to enhance patient care.
Objectives
- Describe how size and function play pivotal roles in the prognosis of several cardiac diseases.
- Discuss the reasons why echocardiography should be the most frequently used imaging modality.
- Review cardiac anatomy and explore how Right Ventricular (RV) assessment requires multiple scanning windows.
Target Audience
This program has been designed for physicians with an interest in cardiac imaging (including, but not limited to, cardiologists, interventional cardiologists, cardiac, and vascular surgeons) and other healthcare professionals involved in echocardiography.
Accreditation
This CME activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Northwest Imaging Forums is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. NWIF designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date: 02/19/2024 | Expires: 02/18/2025
Faculty and Planner Disclosures:
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education, it is the policy of Northwest Imaging Forums, Inc. (NWIF) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its activities. In accordance with this policy, faculty and planners must disclose any financial relationships with commercial interests germane to program content. Additionally, in the event a conflict of interest (COI) does exist, it is the policy of NWIF to ensure that the COI is resolved in order to ensure the integrity of the CME activity. The planner has nothing to disclose.
Disclosures
Jason B. Pereira, MS, RCS
- Clinical Specialist for Lantheus Medical Diagnostic Imaging Solutions
Faculty
Jason B. Pereira, MS, RCS
Research Echosonographer
Yale-New Haven Health System
New Haven, CT