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.

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Content Areas (Codes):
The following Content Areas will be printed on the certificate for this course:

• Emergency Radiology
• Head and Neck
• Neuroradiology

Learning Objectives:

• Identify emergent neurovascular findings in cross-sectional imaging.
• Describe carotid artery dissections appropriately.
• Recognize the cross-sectional imaging appearance of common upper aerodigestive tract emergencies, including trauma, infection, and other emergencies.
• Identify imaging search patterns for screening trauma patients for pharyngoesophageal and laryngotracheal injury with blunt and penetrating trauma.
• Differentiate various infectious emergencies involving the upper aerodigestive tract, including awareness of important clinical ramifications of imaging findings.
• Identify the common and uncommon pathologies that can occur within the face and skull base in the emergency setting.
• Illustrate pertinent radiologic anatomy of the maxillofacial region and skullbase, highlighting landmarks to interrogate, for emergent conditions involving the head and neck.
• Discuss the key findings that must be communicated to the referring physician for proper management and treatment.
• Develop differential diagnosis based on the spinal compartments and imaging features.
• Review use of various imaging modalities to evaluate spine pathologies.
• Use supratentorial findings to develop differential diagnosis for spinal pathology.

This enduring material is estimated to take 1 hour to complete.

Start Date: 7/1/2024
End Date for CME Eligibility/Online Expiration Date: 6/30/2027

Original Start Date: 6/30/2021
Original Expiration Date: 6/29/2024
Review Date: 2/11/2024

This educational activity was originally presented at the RSNA 2020 Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly.

Faculty:

• Hediyeh Baradaran, MD
• Nicholas A. Koontz, MD
• Alok A. Bhatt, MD
• Lubdha M. Shah, MD

Planners:

• Meike W. Vernooij, MD

Disclosure Statements:
RSNA controls the planning, development, and delivery of this CME activity and will strictly adhere to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Listed below are all the financial relationships provided by individuals in a position to influence and/or control CME activity content. All relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. Please note that any individuals not listed below have reported no financial relationships (currently or within the past 24 months) with any ineligible company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used on or by patients.

• None of the planners for this educational activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. 

Accreditation and Designation Statements:
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

To earn CME credit, participants must watch the full length of the recording and complete the course evaluation.

RSNA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Price:
Non-Member/Basic Member Rate: $55.00
Standard Member/Full Access Member Rate: $0.00

Refund / Exchange Policy:
RSNA will not issue any refunds or exchanges for online only versions of educational products or activities purchased online. Please review the entire product or activity description prior to purchase.

RSNA Disclaimer:
The opinions or views expressed in this activity are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, recommendations or endorsement of the RSNA. Participants should critically appraise the information presented and are encouraged to consult appropriate resources for information surrounding any product or device mentioned. Information presented, as well as publications, technologies, products and/or services discussed, are intended to inform the learner about the knowledge, techniques, and experiences of RSNA faculty who are willing to share such information with colleagues. The RSNA disclaims any and all liability for damages to any individual user for all claims which may result from the use of said information, publications, technologies, products and/or services, and events.