The University of Chicago Radiology Review 2017 (Videos)

Comprehensive Radiology Review for Optimal Patient Care and Professional Growth

Stay abreast of the latest advances in radiology with this comprehensive review program.

The University of Chicago Radiology Review is meticulously crafted to provide healthcare professionals with the latest advancements in diagnostic radiology. This program empowers participants to refine their expertise, optimize patient outcomes, and stay abreast of industry trends.

Key Learning Objectives:

This educational initiative aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to:

• Accurately identify clinical characteristics of various diseases to establish comprehensive differential diagnoses.
• Effectively leverage both general and specialized imaging techniques to derive accurate differential diagnoses for common and rare diseases.
• Skillfully employ innovative imaging methodologies such as breast tomosynthesis, diffusion MR tractography, cardiac CT/MR, virtual colonoscopy, PET/CT, SPECT/CT, and PET/MR to enhance diagnostic precision.
• Critically compare optimal imaging methods for specific disease entities, ensuring targeted and efficient diagnostic protocols.
• Analyze the merits and limitations of diverse diagnostic imaging procedures to inform clinical decision-making.
• Understand the multifaceted impact of technological innovations and healthcare systems on the practice of radiology.

Target Audience:

This review program is specifically designed for radiologists seeking a comprehensive update on the field of diagnostic radiology.

Course Highlights:

Gastrointestinal:

• Thyroid Nodule Evaluation and Management: Evolving Concepts (David Paushter, MD, FACR)
• Biliary Imaging (Stephen Thomas, MD)
• Multimodality Lower GI Tract Imaging (Abraham H. Dachman, MD, FACR)
• Multidetector CT of Acute GI Hemorrhage (Stephen Thomas, MD)
• Virtual Colonoscopy (Abraham H. Dachman, MD, FACR)
• Solid and Cystic Pancreatic Masses (Frank H. Miller, MD, FACR)
• Cirrhotic Liver Disease (Frank H. Miller, MD, FACR)
• Body MR: A Practical Approach (Frank H. Miller, MD, FACR)

Obstetrical Ultrasound:

• Obstetrical Ultrasound I and II (David N. Rabin, MD)
• Obstetrical Ultrasound Unknowns (David N. Rabin, MD)

Nuclear Medicine:

• Bone Scintigraphy (Daniel E. Appelbaum, MD)
• PET Imaging: Current Techniques and New Clinical Tracers (Daniel E. Appelbaum, MD)
• Nuclear Medicine: Applications in Acute & Emergency Settings (Sundeep Nayak, MD)
• Nuclear Medicine: Applications in Clinic Settings (Sundeep M. Nayak, MD)
• Nuclear Medicine Unknowns (Daniel E. Appelbaum, MD)

Neuroradiology:

• Imaging Ischemic Stroke (Gregory Christoforidis, MD)
• Imaging Hemorrhagic Stroke (Gregory Christoforidis, MD)
• Trauma and CT of the Head (Gregory Christoforidis, MD)
• Orbits (Gregory Christoforidis, MD)
• Infectious and Non-infectious Intracranial Inflammatory Disorders (Gregory Christoforidis, MD)
• Acquired Pediatric Neurologic Disorders (Carina Yang, MD)
• Degenerative and Inflammatory Diseases of the Spine (Saad Ali, MD)
• Spine Tumors (Saad Ali, MD)
• Approaching Common Intracranial Neoplasms (Sundeep M. Nayak, MD)
• White Matter Diseases (John M. Collins, MD, PhD)
• Advanced Neuroimaging: MRS, fMRI, Diffusion Tensor, and Susceptibility (John M. Collins, MD, PhD)
• Brain Vascular Malformations (Seon Kyu Lee, MD, PhD)
• Imaging of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancers (Sundeep M. Nayak, MD)
• Deep Spaces of the Neck (Daniel Ginat, MD, MS)
• Temporal Bone (Daniel Ginat, MD, MS)
• Neuroradiology Unknowns (Scott Sorensen, MD)

Pediatric Case-Based Reviews:

• Emergency Department Radiology: Pediatric Thorax (Mario Zaritzky, MD)
• Pediatric Airway (Kate Feinstein, MD, FACR)
• Pediatric Gastrointestinal (Seng Ong, MD)
• Pediatric Genitourinary (Kate Feinstein, MD, FACR)
• Pediatric Musculoskeletal (Seng Ong, MD)
• Pediatric Neuroradiology (Carina Yang, MD)

Interventional Radiology for Diagnostic Radiologists:

• Vascular Diagnosis and Therapy (Jeffrey Leef, MD)
• Non-Vascular Diagnosis and Therapy (Steven Zangan, MD)
• Interventional Oncology (Thuong Van Ha, MD)
• Clinical Quiz: Errors Made on Imaging Studies by Diagnostic Radiologists Interpreting IR Related Interventions (Rakesh Navuluri, MD)

Breast Imaging:

• Mammography and Breast Ultrasound (David Schacht, MD)
• Breast MRI (Hiroyuki Abe, MD, PhD)
• Dense Breasts and New Screening Methods (Deepa Sheth, MD)
• Radiology Pathology Discordance (Kirti Kulkarni, MD)

Musculoskeletal:

• MR Imaging of the Foot and Ankle (G. Scott Stacy, MD)
• MR Imaging of the Shoulder (Larry B. Dixon, MD)
• MR Imaging of the Hip (G. Scott Stacy, MD)
• Bone Tumors (Larry B. Dixon, MD)
• Metabolic Bone Disease (Larry B. Dixon, MD)
• MR Imaging of the Knee (G. Scott Stacy, MD)
• Imaging Arthritis (Larry B. Dixon, MD)
• Musculoskeletal Unknowns (G. Scott Stacy, MD)

GI/GU:

• Upper Genitourinary Imaging (David Casalino, MD)
• CT and MR Enterography (Aytekin Oto, MD)
• Lower Genitourinary Imaging (David Casalino, MD)
• Genitourinary Unknowns (David Casalino, MD)
• Focal Lesions in the Non-Cirrhotic Liver (Melvy Mathew, MD)
• Prostate MR (Aytekin Oto, MD)
• GI Unknowns (Kirti Kulkarni, MD)

Chest:

• Pulmonary Nodules and Masses (Heber MacMahon, MB, BCh)
• Diffuse Nodular Lung Disease (Jonathan H. Chung, MD)
• Mediastinum (Steven Zangan, MD)
• Cystic Lung Disease (Steven Montner, MD)
• Interstitial Lung Disease (Steven Montner, MD)
• MDCT and Pulmonary Embolism (Heber MacMahon, MB, BCh)
• Pleural Disease (Juliana Bueno, MD)
• Chest Unknowns (Jonathan H. Chung, MD)

Understanding Healthcare Economics and its Impact on Radiology Practice:

• Understanding How American Healthcare Economics Will Influence Radiology Practice in the Next Decade (Jonathan W. Berlin, MD, MBA, FACR)

Cardiac:

• Update on Cardiac CT (Amit Patel, MD)
• Cardiac MR and Ischemic Heart Disease (Amit Patel, MD)
• Cardiac MR and Non-ischemic and Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies (Luis Landeras, MD)
• Cardiac Unknowns (Luis Landeras, MD and Amit Patel, MD)