Markets - Research and Markets: Pittsburgh Breast Imaging - Providing an Update in Breast Imaging Techniques, Including Routine Mammography, Breast Ultrasound and MRI of the Breast

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2e479d/pittsburgh_breast) has announced the addition of the "Pittsburgh Breast Imaging" training to their offering.

The Allegheny General Hospital recently conducted the Pittsburgh Breast Imaging course. This activity is now available in two video formats to meet your needs - DVD and MP4.

This nationally recognized annual seminar is offered for radiologists, surgeons, radiologists-in-training, mammography technologists, and ultrasound technologists who have an interest in breast ultrasound. The activity is designed to provide an update in breast imaging techniques, including routine mammography, breast ultrasound, and MRI of the breast. This year's course focuses on breast intervention, MRI of the breast, MRI biopsy techniques, and digital mammography. Digital tomosynthesis, PET specific for breast screening, and Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) will be highlighted.

Associate Professor of Human Oncology at Drexel University College of Medicine and Associate Director of the Allegheny Breast Care Center at the Division of Breast Imaging, Allegheny General Hospital, William R. Poller, MD, FACR, is the course director.

Notes on Formats available:

Video - DVD: Includes 10 DVDs with carrying case, 1 CD-ROM Syllabus, and program evaluation Video - MP4: Includes 1 MP4 data discs with carrying case, 1 CD-ROM Syllabus, and a program evaluation. Additional User Package: Includes 1 CD-ROM Syllabus and a program evaluation (initial video purchase required), click on "Enquire Before Buying" to purchase this additional CD-ROM

Date of Original Release: October 1, 2009 Date Credits Expire: September 30, 2012

Accreditation Statement

Allegheny General Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Board of Radiology accepts this CME certified activity towards the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) requirement as established in the maintenance of certification criteria.

Learning Objectives After viewing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Increase the confidence of differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions
• Explore the use of digital imaging, including tomosynthesis
• Examine multiple percutaneous biopsy techniques including stereotactic-guided, ultrasound-guided, and MRI-guided biopsies
• Provide an overview of pathological findings in breast disease
• Explore the role of the radiologist and breast surgeon in the workup of breast disease
• Become familiar with the indications for Breast MRI
• Become familiar with the concept for multidisciplinary breast center
• Become familiar with new modalities such as PET for Breast and BSGI

Some Key Topics Covered:

• Challenging MRI Cases
• Breast Cancer Management: The Radiologist's Role
• Digital Tomosynthesis: The West Coast
• Breast Calcifications
• Breast MRI: How To Get It Started At Your Facility
• Digital Mammography: Update
• Axillary Lymph Node Staging by Breast Imaging
• Positron Emission Mammography and BSGI
• Breast Intervention in My Practice
• Lumps and Bumps in the Male Breast
• The High Risk Patient: What Does This Mean?
• MRI Biopsy Techniques
• An Update on Coding and Billing Breast Procedures
• Basic Breast MRI
• The Surgeon's Perspective of Breast MRI
• Challenging Cases
• Panel Discussion
• Panel Discussion - Breast MRI

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