Journal SAM: Radioiodine Scintigraphy with SPECT/CT: An Important Diagnostic Tool for Thyroid Cancer Staging and Risk Stratification
Member Fee: Free
Non-Member Fee: $90.00
Release Date: 5/1/2012
Expiration Date: 5/30/2015
Continuing Education Credit Information
ABNM SAM Credit
The American Board of Nuclear Medicine has reviewed and approved this Journal SAM activity submitted by the SNMMI. This activity fulfills the requirements of the ABNM Maintenance of Certification program for self-assessment. 2.0 SAMs have been awarded for this activity.
AMA-PRA (Physician)
The Society for Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging, Inc. (SNMMI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Upon completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
1. Apply risk-stratification criteria for determining the postoperative management of thyroid cancer patients.
2. Identify patterns of regional and distant metastases on radioiodine imaging studies and the prognostic significance of the findings.
3. Integrate information obtained from preablation radioiodine scintigraphy in the risk stratification and postoperative staging of thyroid cancer patients.
The LLSAP is designed for all nuclear medicine specialists and other physicians, pharmacists and technologists who practice diagnostic and/or therapeutic nuclear medicine.
Faculty Disclosure(s)
Anca M. Avram, MD
University of Michigan Medical Center
B1G 505G University Hospital
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0028
Disclosure
In accordance with ACCME Revised Standards for reCommercial Support and SNM Conflict-of-Interest Policy, the author has indicated no relevant relationships that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest. Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or to condone bias but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of the activity.
Contact Information
For questions please contact Lisa Lefebvre, Associate Director of Education, MOC at llefebvre@snmmi.org or 703-652-6783.
