Practical Neuroradiology: Excellence Through Evidence and Guidelines

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Practical Neuroradiology: Excellence Through Evidence and Guidelines is designed for the practicing radiologist whose work involves neuroradiology, or those involved in the neurourological sciences, neurosurgery, neurology, and/or related fields.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS

• Clinically relevant discussions of common diseases involving the brain, head/neck, and spine

• Case-based imaging highlighting the pearls and pitfalls in diagnostic neuroradiology

• Review existing guidelines and recent literature relevant to daily practice

COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:

•    Discuss pediatric spine imaging

•    Review diagnostic imaging findings in pediatric head trauma

•    Describe updates in stroke imaging

•    Recognize the imaging appearance of skull base pathology

•    Summarize carotid plaque imaging

•    Discuss neuroimaging assessment of the headache patient

•    Review the role of PET/CT in head and neck cancer

•    Describe non-neoplastic myelopathy

•    Summarize the role of CT and MRI in thyroid and parathyroid imaging

•    Differentiate benign from malignant vertebral compression fractures

•    Recognize spine infections

CREDIT

22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits will be offered. SAM credit is under review and will likely be available for this activity in the amount of 22 SAM credits. 

COURSE DIRECTORS

Joseph M. Hoxworth, M.D.

Jeffrey S. Ross, M.D.

Others Details

Time: 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm