Karen J. Finnegan MS, RT(R)(CV), Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Reuben Saul Mezrich MD, PhD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Charles Stephen White MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

David Joseph Vining MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

1. The participant will be able to: describe why screening is useful. Describe what is a good screening test. Describe the indications for a screening test. Describe the alternatives for a screening test. Describe the controversies in screening. Identify costs, and reimbursements Identify the competing technologies and access the risk and accuracy 2. The participant will be able to: describe mammography screening, the risks and benefits. 3. The participant will be able to: describe chest screening for lung cancer, cardiovascular disease and calcium scoring. Discuss if chest screening reduces mortality, does more harm than good, and increase the medical costs incurred. 4. The participant will be able to: describe virtual colonoscopy, the accuracy, the risks and benefits describe the indications for virtual colonoscopy

C.S.W.: Charles White has received a research grant from Philips Medical SystemD.J.V.: receives royalties from EZEM, Inc, (Lake Success, NY) and Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC) for virtual colonoscopy products.

Finnegan, K, Mezrich, R, White, C, Vining, D, Controversies in Image-based Screening (Sponsored by the Associated Sciences Consortium).  Radiological Society of North America 2005 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 27 - December 2, 2005 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2005/4404986.html