Journal of Breast Imaging, Volume 6, Issue 2 Educational Review Article: "The Postoperative Breast: Imaging Findings and Diagnostic Pitfalls after Breast-Conserving Surgery and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery"
Title of Activity: The Postoperative Breast: Imaging Findings and Diagnostic Pitfalls after Breast-Conserving Surgery and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Date(s) of Activity: Launch Date: January 16, 2024 – Expiration Date: January 15, 2027
Joint Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and the Society of Breast Imaging. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
ACCME Credit Designation Statement: Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Satisfactory Completion: Learners must read the article in its entirety and complete an evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion. The activity must be attended in its entirety, as partial credit is not available. If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed below, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board to determine course eligibility for your licensing/certification requirement.
Acknowledgement of Financial Commercial Support: No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Acknowledgement of In-Kind Commercial Support: No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.
Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
The following table of disclosure information is provided to learners and contains the relevant financial relationships that each individual in a position to control the content disclosed to Amedco. All of these relationships were treated as a conflict of interest, and have been resolved. (C7 SCS 6.1-6.2, 6.5)
All individuals in a position to control the content of CE are listed in the program book. If their name is not listed below, they disclosed that they had no financial relationships with a commercial interest.
Sarah Pittman, MD: NA
Natalie Ward: NA
Ryan Dixon: NA
- Define breast conservation therapy (BCT), breast conserving surgery (BCS), and oncoplastic breast surgery (OBS) and list surgical techniques used in OBS.
- Differentiate expected postsurgical changes from BCS and OBS.
- Distinguish benign postsurgical imaging findings from suspicious findings that warrant further work-up.
- Recognize that changes in imaging appearance after stabilization of postsurgical findings raise suspicion for possible breast cancer recurrence.