2015 Classic Lectures in Body Imaging with CT Saturday, August 15, 2015 - Tuesday, August 14, 2018     CME Provider: Educational Symposia (ESI) › Lucy Smith 5620 W. Sligh Avenue Tampa, Florida (FL) 33634-4490 United States   Toll Free: (800) 338-5901 Phone: (813) 806-1000 Fax: (800) 344-0668   Visit the CME Provider Webpage ›   Description: About This CME Activity This CME activity is a comprehensive practical review of body CT imaging. The program is designed to transition from basic applications to more advanced protocols and techniques. Emerging technologies, pitfalls and recent technical enhancements designed to reduce radiation dose are discussed. Target Audience The CME activity is primarily intended and designed to educate diagnostic imaging physicians. It should also be useful for referring physicians who order these studies so that they might gain a greater appreciation of the strengths and limitations of clinically relevant CT studies. Educational Objectives At the completion of this CME teaching activity, you should be able to: -Recognize the CT appearance of normal anatomy and common pathology of the abdomen and chest. -Discuss the utility of CT and CTA in the diagnosis and evaluation of abdominal trauma. -Differentiate benign and malignant nodules in the chest, liver, pancreas and kidneys. -Optimize body CT protocols to minimize radiation dose. No special educational preparation is required for this CME activity.   Visit the CME Course Webpage ›   View the Course Brochure ›     Instructors: Rizwan Aslam, MB, ChB Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology University of California, San Francisco Chief of CT Imaging San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center San Francisco, CA James P. Earls, M.D. Director of Cardiovascular CT and MR Fairfax Radiological Consultants Fairfax, VA Co-Director Cardiac CT Lab Inova Heart and Vascular Institute Falls Church, VA Elliot K. Fishman, M.D., FACR Professor of Radiology, Surgery and Oncology Director, Diagnostic Imaging and Body CT The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Brian B. Ghoshhajra, M.D., MBA Director, Cardiac CT and MRI Co-Director, Noninvasive Vascular Imaging Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital Assistant Professor of Radiology Harvard Medical School Boston, MA James F. Gruden, M.D. Associate Professor of Radiology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Scottsdale, AZ Diana Litmanovich, M.D. Staff Radiologist, Cardiothoracic Imaging, BIDMC Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School Director, Cardiac Imaging Director, Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship Program Director of the Longitudinal Radiology PCE Course Beth G. McFarland, M.D., FACR SSM St. Joseph Hospital Chesterfield, MO Stuart E. Mirvis, M.D., FACR Professor of Diagnostic Radiology Director of Trauma University of Maryland School of Medicine Erik K. Paulson, M.D. Chairman, Department of Radiology Duke University School of Medicine Durham, NC Joel F. Platt, M.D. Professor of Radiology Director of Abdomen Division University of Michigan Health System Siva P. Raman, M.D. Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science The Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD Jonas Rydberg, M.D. Professor of Clinical Radiology Indiana University School of Medicine Medical Director Department of Radiology Methodist Hospital Indianapolis, IN Dushyant V. Sahani, M.D. Director of Computed Tomography/Assistant Radiologist Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Professor of Radiology Harvard Medical School Aaron Sodickson, M.D., Ph.D. Section Chief of Emergency Radiology and Medical Director of CT, Brigham and Women's Hospital Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA Jorge A. Soto, M.D. Vice Chairman of Radiology Professor of Radiology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA Michael L. Steigner, M.D. Attending Radiologist Brigham and Women's Hospital Instructor in Radiology Harvard Medical School Lawrence N. Tanenbaum, M.D., FACR Director MRI, CT and Outpatient/Advanced Development Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, NY Alison G. Wilcox, M.D., FSCCT Associate Professor of Radiology Section Chief-Cardiothoracic Imaging Medical Director, Imaging, Keck Hospital of USC     CME Credit: Physicians:  21.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM Hours Self Assessment Module (SAM):  No Specialty Audience: Radiology     RADLIST Course #12495