Emergency Ultrasound Pitfalls (2018)

Emergency Ultrasound Pitfalls (2018) is organized by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and will be held from Mar 27, 2019 - Mar 26, 2022. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.

Description:
Refresher Courses are sessions captured at past RSNA Annual Meetings focusing on themes of health care reform, payment models, research and innovation, patient-centered radiology, and advances in the different imaging modalities. Refresher Courses are targeted to diagnostic, interventional and oncologic radiologists and are designed to improve knowledge and competence in responding to the challenges and advancements in the field of radiology. Most courses include an audio-visual presentation, as well as a corresponding transcript.

Course Learning Objectives:
• Describe the role of Ultrasound (US) and how to avoid common pitfalls in the diagnosis of patients presenting with acute scrotal and adnexal pain.
• Discuss common US pitfalls in the evaluation of patients presenting with abdominal and RUQ pain.
• Discuss how to recognize and avoid common pitfalls in US diagnosis of acute vascular pathology.
• Describe the optimal US approach to the evaluation of emergent pathology presenting in the second trimester of pregnancy.
• Discuss the diagnostic US criteria and common pitfalls as well as how to avoid them in the US diagnosis of testicular torsion, epididymitis and testicular rupture.
• Describe the US features and common pitfalls in the US diagnosis of ovarian torsion, hemorrhagic cysts and pelvic inflammatory disease.
• Modify diagnostic images by paying attention to sonographic technique.
• Modify awareness on how to avoid technical pitfalls in the emergency setting.
• Recognize important technical errors that impact diagnosis.
• Identify common errors in interpretation that will improve diagnosis.
• Infer insights to improve the quality and accuracy of vascular examinations.
• Identify requirements for an accurate second trimester ultrasound survey.
• Recognize how to Q/A the images obtained to avoid missing abnormalities.
• Recognize how to avoid common pitfalls while evaluating images and avoid over-call or under-call of abnormalities.