This course was jointly developed by The Institute for Advanced Medical Education (IAME) and TheFetus.net These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the Institute for Advanced Medical Education and TheFetus.net. The Institute for Ad...

Course Description: The Anatomy Coloring Workbook provides the student with an active learning process. Throughout the workbook, the student is asked to participate -locating, identifying, and coloring in the structures you have been asked to find. This hands-on approach enables a better understanding of human anatomy by making the diagrams the central focus of the learning process. After compl...

Course Description: Developing a strong understanding of anatomy in cross-section is essential for a successful career in radiographic imaging. This course introduces the clinical significance of sectional images and how they relate to effective diagnosis and treatment. Emphasizes the physical relationships of the structures presented in three ways -anatomical scanograms, patient scans with com...

Objectives: After reading this article, the reader should be able to Describe effects of ultrasound in living tissues Define parameters allowing risk assessment Enumerate findings in animals and humans, as described in the literature List ways to minimize fetal exposure The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Ed...

Body Imaging Boot Camp, like all of IAME's BOOT CAMP courses, is designed for the serious radiologist seeking greater effectiveness in his/her practice. It is a real-world case-based discussion of the important and challenging areas of abdominal and pelvic imaging, with a focus on MRI. The goal is to build competence in practice. Brief introductory lectures lead into more comprehensive explorati...

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their particip...

What will you take away from this program? Achieve/improve these skills after viewing this DVD program: Characterize breast lesions using BI-RADS categories Perform biopsies under ultrasound and MR guidance Perform accurate clinical diagnosis using the selection of appropriate breast imaging procedures Improve patient outcomes by engaging with all members of the breast cancer team ...

Course: Cervical Length In Preterm Labor Prediction Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems con...

This program is designed to provide radiologists and other breast and women's imaging health care professionals with advances in the detection, diagnosis, management and treatment of breast cancer and benign breast abnormalities. Our focus will be on the impact of new technological advances and interventional procedures. The SAWI course will focus on all areas of women's imaging. Educational ...

Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or for problems related to the printing of ...

Course Description: This home study course is a practical review of the common diseases encountered in daily practice. Review of major body systems with focus on anatomical structures, imaging considerations and radiographic findings. This outstanding text is a daily reference at work.

Course: Conjoined Twins Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or for problems ...

After attending Current Practice of Vascular Ultrasound each participant will be able to: Apply homodynamic and Doppler principles to optimize vascular ultrasound studies Achieve improved recognition of complex and unusual Doppler image information Physicians: Improve diagnostic accuracy in writing vascular reports Technologists: Improve examination technique in performing vascular ultr...

After attending Current Practice of Vascular Ultrasound each participant will be able to: Apply homodynamic and Doppler principles to optimize vascular ultrasound studies Achieve improved recognition of complex and unusual Doppler image information Physicians: Improve diagnostic accuracy in writing vascular reports Technologists: Improve examination technique in performing vascular ultr...

Course Description: A valuable course for diagnostic radiographers with focus on all aspects of imaging technology. Includes the use of computers, lasers, new and traditional imaging techniques. Includes reviews of PACS, Mammography, Dental, CT, MRI, Nuclear and Ultrasonogrphy.

Course Description: This unique course provides a comprehensive coverage and step by step guidance to understand and use digital mammography in the detection of breast cancer. Everything from physics and communication system (PACS) issues are addressed. Current clinical trials and evidence based support for the use of filmless mammography are reported.

Objectives: After completing this course, the participant should be able to: Discuss background information on renovascular hypertension including pathophysiology, when to revascularize, and discuss sonographic findings. Discuss renal vein thrombosis including the etiology, symptoms, sonographic findings, and treatment. Discuss arteriovenous fistula including the etiology, symptoms, sono...

Course Description: New revised course provides the radiographer with a practical approach to mastering the fundamental principles of imaging. Emphasizes mathematical applications that help to produce high quality radiographic images. Latest information included on new technologies, such as capture imaging and digital imaging management.

Course: Evaluation of Lower Extremity Bypass Grafts Topics presented in this presentation are discussed in more detail in the following textbook: Peripheral Vascular Sonography. 2nd edition. by Joseph F. Polak Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2004 Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret vascular ultrasound. System requirements: In order to c...

Course: Fetal Echocardiography Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. You will need Acrobat Reader to view the article. Disclosure: I...

Course: First Trimester Screening For Chromosomal And Structural Malformations Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For an...

Head and neck imaging continues to challenge those who have not gone through advanced training in this anatomically detailed and pathologically diverse specialty. Head & Neck Imaging: How the Experts Do It is your opportunity to overcome these challenges and build confidence in your practice. In a convenient DVD format you will receive step by step guidance from a faculty of radiologists and ENT...

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their particip...

Course: Lymphedema & Differential Diagnosis Course Objectives: After completing this course, the participant should be able to: * recognize the diagnostic criteria for lymphedema & differential diagnosis * discuss with the parents the prognosis of the condition * discuss differential diagnoses of the condition Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perfo...

What will you take away from this DVD program? Easier interpretation/management decisions on incidental findings Evidence-based algorithms for reporting and recommendations USE THIS PROGRAM TO DISSEMINATE REPORTING GUIDELINES ACROSS THE WHOLE PRACTICE The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to prov...

Course Description: This course introduces the radiographer to the importance of patient care in imaging technology, with in-depth discussions on the importance of professionalism, ethics, and effective communication. Overviews of radiological science and the fundamentals of pharmacology, electrocardiogram, and medication administration including contrast agents, bedside radiography, special pr...

Course: Middle Cerebral Artery Doppler Peak Systolic Velocity In The Evaluation Of Fetal Anemia Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the b...

At the end of this educational activity the participant will be able to: Adopt improved diagnostic approaches to meniscal tears, knee ligaments, cervical spine and FAI Distinguish the various types of soft tissue tumors Know when and how to use IV gadolinium contrast in musculoskeletal cases Appropriately and correctly perform knee arthrography Appropriately use MR in the trauma sett...

Course: Neuroblastoma Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. You will need Acrobat Reader to view some of the articles.

Course: Non-Immune Hydrops Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or f...

Under the direction of Dr. John Hobbins this program will focus on issues of practical importance to obstetrician-gynecologists, perinatologists, radiologists and sonographers. The program this fall will feature a mini symposium on the fetal heart. The curriculum will include extensive discussion on pre-natal diagnosis and expanded use of ultrasound in high risk pregnancy with protocols. ...

Course: Oligohydramnios: Sonographic Assessment & Clinical Implications: Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or ...

Course Description: This course provides the latest clinical research on patient care procedures for radiographers. Review important topics such as communication, patient care, safety, medico-legal considerations, transfer, positiioning, physical needs, infection control (including AIDS and hepatitis), medications, intravenous, medical emergencies, CPR standards, acute care situations, contrast...

Course: Peripheral Arterial Studies: Non-Atherosclerotic Pathologies Topics presented in this presentation are discussed in more detail in the following textbook: Peripheral Vascular Sonography. 2nd edition. by Joseph F. Polak Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2004 Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret vascular ultrasound. System requiremen...

PET-CT Imaging Boot Camp is aimed at the serious radiologist or nuclear medicine specialist seeking greater effectiveness in his/her practice. Brief introductory lectures lead into more comprehensive explorations of the findings you might encounter from day to day. PET-CT Imaging Boot Camp is designed so that you will: Understand when PET-CT should and should not be utilized Write report...

This program covers the following: How to get Breast MRI up, running, and accredited in your practice Protocols and interpretation approaches you can use daily Effective use of your magnet The most current ways to integrate ultrasound and molecular imaging together with MRI correlation Techniques you can use for guided interventions The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is...

Objectives: After completing this course, the participant should be able: Describe the primary components of sonographic imaging: ultrasound, transducers and instruments. Explain how the Doppler Effect is applied in sonography Describe anatomic imaging formats and Doppler presentation forms. The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for C...

Course: Pyloric Atresia Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser.

Course Description: This course provides the radiographer with a thorough practical approach to mastering the fundamentals of cross-sectional anatomy using scanograms, computed tomography images, magnetic resonance images followed with correlating live drawings. The emphasis is on identifying anatomy through images in different body and segmental planes which may prove useful in obtaining optim...

Course Description: This course is helpful in enhancing the appreciation of radiography as an art as much as a science. The radiographer will review basic anatomy and physiology of the skeletal, respiratory, hepatobiliary, urinary, reproductive, cardiovascular, hemopoietic, central nervous system, the abdominal, and gastrointestinal systems. The radiographer also will understand common disease ...

Course Description: This exciting new course provides a complete, concise coverage of basic radiographic procedures, addresses all the fundamental topics of limited radiography focusing on practical skills. Part I includes comprehensive coverage of x-ray science and technologies, equipment, radiation safety, radiographic anatomy and pathology, patient care, pediatric and geriatric concerns. Tex...

Course Description: This unique text focuses on practical skills and addresses all the fundamental topics of limited radiography. Part II of this course emphasizes ethics and legal consideration, safety and information control, medications and laboratory skills, and mathematics for radiographers. Provides an indispensable reference of topics for limited radiography. Text is perfect for practiti...

Course Description: This course offers an overview of radiologic sciences and patient care that meets the standards set by the Americian Society of Radiologic Technologists curriculum guide and The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. The complete and accessible coverage provides guidance on professional issues to imaging techniques, technology, equipment safety, patient care and ethi...

Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or for problems related to the printing of ...

Course: Saline Infusion Sonohysterography Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning th...

Objectives After completing this course, the participant should be able: to describe when and why screening breast ultrasound should be used to describe the scanning technique of screening breast ultrasound to discuss the ultrasound findings of cystic and solid breast masses The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medica...

Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or for problems related to the pri...

Course: Sonographic Detection Of Severe Skeletal Dysplasias Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or prob...

Objectives: After completing this course, the participant should be able: to describe role of breast ultrasound should be used to describe the variable appearance of benign and malignant lesions on ultrasound The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physic...

Course: Sonographic Evaluation of Ectopic Pregnancies Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. Objectives After completing this course, the participant should be able to: * Identify the risk factors associated with an ectopic gestation. * Summarize the medical and surgical management of ectopic pregnancies. * Correlate...

Course: Sonographic Evaluation of the Normal and Abnormal Placenta Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions ...

Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or for problems related to the pri...

Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or for problems related to the pri...

Objectives The learning objectives of this lecture will include discussing the indications for TIPS (transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt) placement, sonographic technique, findings of TIPS malfunction, and complications. The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical ed...

Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Mini-Symposium is a multimedia program on the use of stereotactic tables for breast biopsy. The five sections that make up the program employ a combination of audio, slides and written transcript. The content of this program can be viewed for free and IAME's standard fees apply for those who wish to receive CME credits. Objectives: After completing this course, th...

Course: Thanatophoric Dysplasia Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser.

Course: The Biophysical Profile Score Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or...

Course: The Sonographic Evaluation Of Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any quest...

Course: Trisomy 18: Review, Ultrasound Diagnosis and Case Reports Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. You will need Acrobat Reader to...

Course: Trisomy 21 Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret OB ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. You will need Acrobat Reader to view some of the articles.

Course: Twin Growth Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret obstetrical ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete this program you must have a computer with a recent version of Internet Explorer or Netscape, and a printer, which is configured to print from the browser. For any questions or problems concerning this program or for prob...

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their particip...

The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their particip...

Course: Upper Extremity Venous Evaluation Topics presented in this presentation are discussed in more detail in the following textbook: Peripheral Vascular Sonography. 2nd edition. by Joseph F. Polak Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins 2004 Target Audience: Physicians, sonographers and others who perform and/or interpret vascular ultrasound. System requirements: In order to complete th...

At the end of this educational activity the participant will be able to: Integrate hemodynamic information into the interpretation of vascular studies Differentiate normal from abnormal blood flow patterns Apply the diagnostic criteria for carotid artery disease Optimize the use of color Doppler and pulsed wave Doppler Establish protocols for consistent performance of carotid examina...