OVERVIEW

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Pain Management in Patients with Cancer is organized by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Online Course Start Date: 2/2/2018
End Date for CME Eligibility/Online Expiration Date: 2/1/2021

Accreditation:
The RSNA designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
The mission of the RadioGraphics articles entitled self-assessment CME features and their accompanying tests is to enhance the knowledge of radiologic characteristics and potential therapeutic benefits for a variety of pathologic positions and basic physics principles.

Content Areas:
The following Content Areas will be printed on the certificate for this course:
• Interventional
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Musculoskeletal Radiology
• Oncologic Imaging
• Ultrasound

Objectives:
• Explain in detail the technical policies and techniques of HIFU for the processing of cancer-related pain.
• Explain how HIFU facilitates pain palliation.
• List the prevailing applications of HIFU for palliation of cancer-related pain and describe the effectiveness of these applications.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.