Controversies in Screening: Breast, Cardiac, Chest, and Virtual Colonoscopy (Sponsored by the Associated Sciences Consortium)

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Controversies in Screening: Breast, Cardiac, Chest, and Virtual Colonoscopy (Sponsored by the Associated Sciences Consortium)

Multisession Courses — Breast (Imaging and Interventional), Cardiac Radiology, Chest Radiology, Gastrointestinal Radiology, Oncologic Imaging, Professionalism (including Ethics),

Presented on November 28, 2007

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

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

Charles S. White MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

David Joseph Vining MD, Presenter: Royalties, E-Z-EM, Inc, Lake Success, NY

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

Finnegan, K, Mezrich, R, White, C, Vining, D, Controversies in Screening: Breast, Cardiac, Chest, and Virtual Colonoscopy (Sponsored by the Associated Sciences Consortium). Radiological Society of North America 2007 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 25 - November 30, 2007 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2007/5000469.html