MY EDUCATION PAGE   |   VIEW CART    
ACR Homepage
ACR Campus Home
Education Homepage
My Education Page
Online Products
CDS/Books
CME Gateway
Residents
Case-In-Point
ACR Meetings
Login

OB Ultrasound Lecture Series

 

NOTE: CME Accreditation and Disclosure Information

Accreditation and Disclosure Information

 

The American College of Radiology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Radiology designates these educational activities for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity
Relevant financial relationships or potential conflicts of interest for presenters will be disclosed within each activity.

The American College of Radiology has received no commercial support for these educational activities.

Flash Player

Flash Player 8 is required to view these videos.

ACR Campus products will not be able to be used with dial-up internet service.


By Author:

OB Ultrasound Lecture Series (22 Individual Lectures)

ACR Member: $475 or $25 per individual lecture | Non-Member: $900 or $60 per individual lecture | Resident: $200 or $15 per individual lecture
Approved for 23.75 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 18:15

Large Training Program: $1,400 | Small Training Program: $1,100

Women's health issues remain among the most influential and important topics in diagnostic imaging today. Obstetric Ultrasound: A Core Curriuculum, a joint collaboration with the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound, features an array of interactive lectures that are designed to challenge radiologists and hone their skills in this critical area. Under the direction of Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, the program features 19 lectures by some of the most recognized names in the field. Topics include first trimester sonography, ectopic pregnancy, the fetal heart, and fetal gastrointestinal tract imaging.



OB Ultrasound Individual Lectures:

Author: Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, Co-Chief of Ultrasound, Director of OB-GYN Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Scanning, Part 1-Introduction, Uterus, Adnexa, Biometry - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1.25 credit(s)
Total Length: 0:51:10
  • Discuss overview of when to perform obstetric US
  • Illustrate technique of assessing the uterus, ovaries, cervix and placenta
  • Discuss method of performing biometry




Author: Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, Co-Chief of Ultrasound, Director of OB-GYN Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Scanning, Part 2-Fetal Anatomy - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 0.75 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s)
Total Length: 0:32:59
  • Illustrate normal fetal anatomy
  • Describe methods of obtaining required views
  • Show video clips to give scanning “tips” on obtaining images




Author: Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, Co-Chief of Ultrasound, Director of OB-GYN Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Scanning, Part 3-The 3rd Trimester of Biophysical Profile - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 0.75 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:35:00
  • Illustrate scanning in third trimester
  • Show a video of a patient being scanned




Author: Peter M. Doubilet, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital. Boston, Mass.
First Trimester Ultrasound - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 1:12:57
  • Identify normal and abnormal findings in early pregnancy
  • Diagnose first trimester pregnancy failure
  • Know the criteria for, and the significance of, slow heart rates in early pregnancy




Author: Peter M. Doubilet, MD, PhD, Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Ectopic Pregnancy - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 1:07:27
  • More accurately diagnose tubal ectopic pregnancy
  • Diagnose unusual ectopic pregnancies, including cervical and cornual pregnancies
  • Recognize a pregnancy implanted in a cesarean section scar




Author: Peter W. Callen, MD, Professor of Radiology, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
Abnormalities of Fetal Growth: The Role of Ultrasound - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:37:22
  • Understand how do perform the fetal biometry used to estimate gestational age
  • Understand which parameters should be used to determine normal and abnormal fetal growth
  • Understand the definitions used to determine fetal macrosomia




Author: Ruth B. Goldstein, MD, Professor of Radiology, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Chief, Ultrasound Section, Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
Sonography of the Fetal Central Nervous System - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:48:03
  • To recognize most of the common central nervous system anomalies detectable with prenatal sonography including ventriculomegaly, neural tube defects, vermian hypogenesis and agenesis of the corpus callosum.
  • To recognize the normal appearance of the cerebral ventricle, cavum septum pellucidum and cerebellum.
  • To know which findings are likely to be associated with other abnormalities and their significance




Author: Carol B. Benson MD, Director of Ultrasound and Co-Director of High Risk Obstetrical Ultrasound,, Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Anomalies of the Fetal Heart - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:54:39
  • To describe risk factors for congenital cardiac anomalies, including genetic, maternal, and chromosomal factors
  • To describe the images that should be obtained during sonographic evaluation of the fetal heart in the second and third trimester, including the four-chamber view of the heart and views of the right and left ventricular outflow tracts.
  • To describe the appearances of a variety of cardiac anomalies that can be diagnosed at prenatal ultrasound sing the views taken during routine and detailed sonographic examinations




Author: Ruth B. Goldstein, MD, Professor of Radiology, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Chief, Ultrasound Section, Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
Sonography of the Fetal Thorax: Fetal Chest Masses - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:39:56
  • To recognize the normal appearance of the fetal thorax including the position of the heart in the chest on a “4 chamber” image of the heart.
  • To understand the clinical significance and natural history of the most common fetal chest masses including CCAM, including pulmonary sequestration and congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
  • To understand current management approaches for a fetus with a chest mass.




Author: Carol B. Benson, MD, Director of Ultrasound and Co-Director of High Risk Obstetrical Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Anomalies of the Fetal Genitourinary Tract - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:54:39
  • To describe the sonographic images taken to evaluate the fetal genitourinary tract during routine obstetrical ultrasound in the second and third trimester
  • To describe the sonographic diagnosis of fetal hydronephrosis and the sonographic findings associated with different causes of hydronephrosis, including ureteropelvic junction obstruction, posterior urethral valves, vesicoureteral reflux, and primary megaureter.
  • To describe the sonographic diagnosis of renal ectopia, including pelvic, horseshoe, and cross-fused ectopic kidney




Author: Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, Co-Chief of Ultrasound, Director of OB-GYN Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Evaluation of the Fetal GI Tract - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:43:19
  • To illustrate the variety of ways that the fetal bowel can look abnormal
  • Give a differential diagnosis for each appearance
  • Suggest options for further evaluation and follow-up




Author: Carol B. Benson, MD, Director of Ultrasound and Co-Director of High Risk Obstetrical Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
The Fetal Skeletal System - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:52:38
  • To describe the normal sonographic appearance of the fetal skeleton, including the cranium, spine, and extremities, during the second and third trimester.
  • To describe the sonographic findings in fetuses affected with skeletal dysplasias and the prognosis for the fetus with various types of dysplasias.
  • To describe sonographic abnormalities of the extremities, including polydactyly, clubfeet, and limb reduction defects




Author: Beryl R. Benacerraf, MD, FACR, Diagnostic Ultrasound Associates, PC, Boston, Mass.
Prenatal Diagnosis of Fetal Down Syndrome: Second Trimester - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:37:55
  • To learn the sonographic signs of trisomy 21 in the second trimester and to be able to recognize affected fetuses.
  • To learn the sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratio of each sonographic marker in the detection of fetuses with Down syndrome both in high and low risk women.
  • To learn how to combine the multiple sonographic markers into a reasonable method to assess a patient's risk that she is carrying a Down syndrome fetus.




Author: Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, Co-Chief of Ultrasound, Director of OB-GYN Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Chromosome Anomalies: An Overview - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 0.75 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:33:17
  • Introduce chromosome anomalies with respect to other lectures in this series
  • Illustrate second trimester major anomalies associated with aneuploidy




Author: Peter W. Callen, MD, Professor of Radiology, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Radiology, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif.
Amniotic Fluid: Its Role in Fetal Health and Disease - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 0.75 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:33:50
  • Understand the benefits to the developing fetus of normal amniotic fluid volume
  • Understand the methods used to assess normal amniotic fluid volume
  • Understand the structural causes of polyhydramnios




Author: Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, Co-Chief of Ultrasound, Director of OB-GYN Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Fetal Hydrops - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:42:34
  • Illustrate the appearance of fluid in different body cavities
  • Discuss differential diagnosis of etiology hydrops
  • Discuss use of MCA Doppler in assessment of fetal anemia




Author: Dolores H. Pretorius, MD, Department of Radiology, UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla, Calif.
Ultrasound of Multiple Gestations - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 0:48:03
  • Describe the methods of identifying amnionicity and chorionicity sonographically
  • Review sonographic findings of twin transfusion syndrome
  • Discuss acardiac twins and the TRAP sequence




Author: Carol B. Benson, MD, Director of Ultrasound and Co-Director of High Risk Obstetrical Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Placenta, Umbilical Cord and Cervix - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 1:05:23
  • To describe sonographic methods for evaluating and diagnosing placenta previa, including transabdominal, translabial, and transvaginal scanning
  • To describe the sonographic diagnosis of a two-vessel umbilical cord or single umbilical artery and discuss the implications of the finding for the fetus.
  • To describe the sonographic evaluation of the cervix to identify pregnancies at risk for preterm delivery.




Author: Deborah Levine, MD, FACR, Co-Chief of Ultrasound, Director of OB-GYN Ultrasound, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
Assessment of the Fetal Face and Neck - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 43:48
  • Illustrate abnormalities of head shape
  • Discuss facial abnormalities




Author: Dolores H. Pretorius, MD, FACR, Department of Radiology, UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla, Calif.
3D Ultrasound in Obstetrics - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 1:03:31
  • Describe the methods of identifying amnionicity and chorionicity sonographically
  • Review sonographic findings of twin transfusion syndrome
  • Discuss acardiac twins and the TRAP sequence




Author: David A. Nyberg, MD, Director, Antepartum Ultrasound, The Fetal & Women's Center of Arizona, Scottsdale, Ariz.
First Trimester Screening: The Basics - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.25 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 1:17:42
  • To better understand the potential benefits and limitations of first trimester screening, and to provide a basis of understanding on how to perform first trimester screening




Author: David A. Nyberg, MD, Director, Antepartum Ultrasound, The Fetal & Women's Center of Arizona, Scottsdale, Ariz.
First Trimester Screening: Implementation and Interpretation - Preview
ACR Member: $25 | Non-Member: $60 | Resident: $15
Approved for 1.5 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™
Total Length: 59:10
  • To understand how first trimester screening can be incorporated into other screening methods for detection of fetal abnormalities, including aneuploidy