Pitfalls and Challenging Cases: How to Triumph and Make the Diagnosis (Course)

Discover the art of making accurate diagnoses and avoiding pitfalls in radiology with our exclusive course. Focused on interpretative skills, this program tackles challenging cases in neuroradiology, abdominal, chest, and musculoskeletal imaging, empowering you to excel in real-life clinical scenarios.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Identifying and Characterizing Pitfalls: Learn to recognize and analyze relevant pitfalls and potential misdiagnoses in various radiological contexts.
2. Differential Diagnosis and Next Steps: Develop the ability to provide comprehensive differential diagnoses and recommend the best diagnostic or management strategies.
3. Practice-Based Strategies: Acquire practical tips and tricks to optimize patient outcomes, adding significant value to patient management.
4. Effective Communication: Master the art of conveying recommendations for appropriate follow-up, ensuring seamless patient care.

Learning Outcomes and Modules:

Upon completing this course, you will achieve the following objectives:

1. Accurate Pitfall Identification: Develop the skills to identify and characterize potential pitfalls and misdiagnoses in radiological studies.
2. Differential Diagnosis Proficiency: Enhance your ability to offer comprehensive differential diagnoses and select the most suitable diagnostic or management approach.
3. Optimizing Patient Outcomes: Apply practice-based strategies to improve patient outcomes, ensuring effective and efficient patient care.
4. Effective Communication: Learn to communicate recommendations for follow-up with precision, fostering clear and concise interactions with fellow healthcare professionals.

Don’t miss this invaluable opportunity to hone your interpretative skills and conquer challenging cases. Enroll now in the Triumphing Over Pitfalls course and become a master in radiology, contributing to enhanced patient care and management.

TOPICS

Module 1: Pitfalls in Brain Imaging: Masses and Mimics

• Dementia Imaging—Mohit Agarwal
• Stroke and Mimics—Lily Wang
• Primary Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors: An Illustrative Review—William O’Brien
• Sella and Parasellar Masses—Karen Salzman

Module 2: Pitfalls in Head and Neck Imaging

• Skull Base Masses: Lesions at a Crossroads—Lea Alhilali
• Making Me Nervous: Tips and Tricks for Evaluating Perineural Spread—Jennifer Gillespie
• Orbit Masses—Mari Hagiwara
• Imaging Approach to Sinonasal Masses: Pitfalls and Distinguishing Features—Deborah Shatzkes

Module 3: Pitfalls in Spine Imaging

• Pain in the Neck—Lubdh Shah
• Finding the Leak: Tips for CSF Leak and Venous Fistula Localization for the Radiologist—Andrew Callen
• Spinal Cord Processes—Marin McDonald
• Imaging Findings That Mimic Tumor in Patients with Low Back Pain—Vinil Shah

Module 4: Pitfalls in Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic, Renal Imaging

• Diffuse Liver Disease: Hepatic Steatosis, Iron Deposition, Fibrosis, and Elastography—Elainea Smith
• Chronic Inflammatory Conditions of the Biliary System: Imaging Highlights and Updates—Senta Berggruen
• Pancreatic Tumors and Inflammation—Samuel Galgano
• Renal Adrenal Imaging—Ashkan Malayeri

Module 5: Pitfalls in Abdominopelvic Imaging

• Bowel Imaging—Janelle West
• Nomograms for Stratifying Men for Risk of Harboring Prostate Cancer: A Primer for Radiologists—Kristin Porter
• Pitfalls in Gynecological Imaging—Priyanka Jha
• Abdominopelvic Molecular Imaging—Samuel Galgano

Module 6: Pitfalls in Cardiovascular/Interstitial Lung Disease

• Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease—Kimberly Kallianos
• Imaging of the Large Airways: Pitfalls and Pearls—Brent Little
• Imaging of Pulmonary Arteries and Aorta—Ashley Prosper
• Cardiac Findings on Nongated Chest CT Pitfalls—Nikhil Goyal

Module 7: Pitfalls in Oncology and Infection

• Skull Base Masses: Lesions at a Crossroads—Lea Alhilali
• Making Me Nervous: Tips and Tricks for Evaluating Perineural Spread—Jennifer Gillespie
• Orbit Masses—Mari Hagiwara
• Imaging Approach to Sinonasal Masses: Pitfalls and Distinguishing Features—Deborah Shatzkes

Module 8: Pitfalls in Upper Extremity in MSK Imaging

• Shoulder Imaging—Karen Chen
• Elbow Imaging—Kathryn Stevens
• Two Views, Six Findings: Uncovering Hidden Diagnoses on Wrist Radiographs—Catherine Petchprapa
• MRI of the Hand—Christine Chung

Module 9: Pitfalls in Lower Extremity in MSK Imaging

• MR Neurography of the Pelvis and Lumbosacral Plexus—Jenny Bencardino
• Hip Imaging—Stacy Smith
• Knee Imaging—Avneesh Chhabra
• Ankle and Foot Imaging—Connie Chang