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The following titles are currently available. This list will be updated as additional SAMs are qualified.

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  Noninterpretive Skills Content
  Clinical Content: Diagnostic
  Clinical Content: Subspecialty

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Type: Noninterpretive Skills

SAM Title	Society	Start Date	End Date
Patient Safety	ACR	09/01/07	06/11/10
Professionalism	ACR	11/13/07	07/30/10
Conflict of Interest	ACR	09/01/07	06/11/10
Methodology and Application of Prospective Reader Studies	ARRS	09/01/07	06/11/10
MR Safe Practices	ARRS	09/01/07	06/11/10
Methodology and Application of Clinical Trials in Radiology	ARRS	09/01/07	06/11/10
Radiation Dosimetry and Dose Risk	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Mammography: Dosimetry & Digital Technology	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
CT Imaging Quality and Peds Clinical Consideration	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Practical Statistics: Covariation - Correlation and Regression	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Practical Statistics: Descriptive Statistics	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Practical Statistics: Hypothesis Testing	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Practical Statistics: Statistical Inference - Sample Size Estimation	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Practical Statistics: Statistical Inference - Parameter Estimation	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Practical Statistics: Overview of Statistical Methods for Clinical Radiology	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Practical Statistics: Technical Assessment in Clinical Radiology	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Health Care Costs, Quality & Radiology	RSNA	09/01/07	06/11/10
Basic Science of PET and PET/CT	SNM	09/01/07	06/11/10
Basic Science Physics & Instrumentation: Recent Advances in SPECT Imaging	SNM	09/01/07	06/11/10
Partial Volume Effect in PET Tumor Imaging	SNM	09/01/07	06/11/10
Radiation Protection and Dosimetry in PET and PET/CT	SNM	09/01/07	06/11/10
Socioeconomic Issues	ASNR	06/04/08	06/04/11
Leadership Strategies for Radiology - Taking Your Practice to the Next Level	EDS ACR	02/24/09	06/11/10
Systems-Based Practice - Module 1	ACR	04/29/09	04/29/12
Utility of the FIESTA Pulse Sequence in body Oncology Imaging	ARRS	05/19/09	05/19/12
Evidence Based Learning: General Concepts and Applications	ARRS	05/01/09	04/30/12
PET Image Reconstruction	SNM	07/17/09	07/16/12

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Type: Clinical Content
Level: Diagnostic Radiology Clinical Content

Cat	SAM Title	Society	Start Date	End Date
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
also Other	Radiology of the Hands	ARRS	04/30/05	04/29/11
	Imaging Evaluation of Tendon Sheath Disease	ARRS	02/20/07	02/20/10
	Optimizing Musculoskeletal MRI: 3 Tesla, High-Field Open and Orthopedic Hardware	ARRS	10/16/07	10/16/10
	Low Back Pain: Clinical Diagnosis, Imaging and Spinal Interventions	ARRS	01/17/08	01/17/11
	Imaging Evaluation of Foot and Ankle Pathology	ARRS	02/20/08	02/19/11
	CPI Module: Musculoskeletal Radiology 2008	ACR	12/01/08	12/01/11
	Advanced Sports Imaging: Part 1	SSR	03/01/09	03/01/12
	Advanced Sports Imaging: Special Issues Pediatric and Women Athletes Part 2	SSR	03/01/09	03/01/12
	Hip Imaging and Sports Hernia	ARRS	05/22/09	05/22/12
	Imaging Characteristics of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis With an Emphasis on Acute Spinal Fractures	ARRS	08/19/09	08/19/12
	Imaging Spectrum of Bites, Stings and their Complications	ARRS	08/19/09	08/19/12
	Musculoskeletal Pitfalls in 18F-FDG PET/CT	ARRS	08/19/09	08/18/12
	Musculoskeletal Tumor Imaging, Compartmental Anatomy, Biopsy and Therapies	ARRS	08/17/09	08/16/12
	Soft Tissue Tumors: Beyond Diagnosis	RSNA	09/01/09	08/31/12
Musculoskeletal SAMs have also been presented by the following professional societies at meetings and conferences: CMRS, RSNA, SAWI, SSR, and TRS. Please check with professional societies for listings and availability in advance of meeting events.
Pulmonary (PUL)
	Imaging of Pulmonary Embolisms	ARRS	02/01/06	02/20/12
	Imaging Evaluation of the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule	ARRS	02/20/07	02/19/10
also Other	Features of Tuberculosis	RSNA	05/15/08	05/15/11
	Imaging of Lung Transplantation	ARRS	02/19/09	02/18/12
	CPI Chest Module	ACR	10/01/09	09/30/12
also PED	Neonatal Medical and Surgical Chest Diseases; Evaluation of Pulmonary Infection in Infants and Children	ARRS	10/19/09	10/18/12
also GI	Thoracic and Abdominal Devices Radiologists Should Recognize	ARRS	11/20/09	11/19/12
Gastrointestinal (GI)
also Other	Imaging of Pancreas: Neoplastic and Inflammatory Disease	SGR	02/19/08	02/26/10
	Imaging the Peritoneal Cavity: Pearls and Pitfalls	SGR	02/21/08	02/21/10
	Imaging of Focal Hepatic Lesions	ARRS	05/19/08	05/19/11
	Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the GI Tract	RSNA	08/01/08	08/01/11
also GU	Trauma Head to Toe: Thoracoabdominal	ASER	10/04/08	10/03/10
also US also PED	Pediatric Female Pelvis / GI Abdominal Pain	ARRS	08/15/08	08/15/11
	MRI of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction	ARRS	11/19/08	11/18/11
	MDCT in Selected Abdominal Emergencies	ARRS	04/26/09	04/25/12
	The Cirrhosis Epidemic: Clinical Essentials and New Developments	ARRS	04/20/09	04/19/12
	Conditions of the Peritoneum	RSNA	09/01/09	08/31/12
also PUL	Thoracic and Abdominal Devices Radiologists Should Recognize	ARRS	11/20/09	11/19/12
	Imaging of Gossybipomas	ARRS	11/20/09	11/19/12
	Left Behind: A Review of Unintentionally Retained, Surgically Placed Foreign Bodies and How to Reduce Their Instances	ARRS	11/20/09	11/19/12
Genitourinary (GU)
	Imaging & Pathology in Renal Cell Carcinoma	RSNA	04/01/08	04/01/11
also US	Sonography of the Scrotum	ARRS	05/19/08	05/19/11
	Problematic Renal and Adrenal Masses	ARRS	10/01/08	09/03/11
	Algorithmic Workup of Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding with Endovaginal Sonography and Sonohysterography	ARRS	11/19/08	11/19/11
also GI	Trauma Head to Toe: Thoracoabdominal	ASER	10/04/08	10/03/10
	Imaging the Pregnant Patient	SUR	03/17/09	03/17/11
also GI	CT and MR Urography: Techniques and Applications and Split-Bolus MDCT Urography with Synchronous Nephrographic and Excretory Phase Enhancement	ARRS	03/20/09	03/19/12
	Imaging of the Scrotum	RSNA	04/14/09	03/01/12
	Radiology of the Retroperitoneum: Self-Assessment Module	ARRS	05/19/09	05/19/12
	Imaging of Male Infertility: Self-Assessment Module	ARRS	05/19/09	05/19/12
	Recent Observations in Adrenal CT/MR Imaging	SUR	02/25/10	03/29/12
	Use of Intravenous Iodinated and Gadolinium in the Pregnant and Lactating Patient	ARRS	11/20/09	11/19/12
Neuroradiology (NRO)
also NUC	Neurology SPECT and PET: Epilepsy	SNM	02/26/07	02/26/10
	Imaging of Metastatic Malignant Melanoma to the Head	ARRS	08/20/08	08/19/11
	Imaging of Osteosarcoma After Irradiation	ARRS	08/20/08	08/19/11
	Lesions of the Orbit in Adults and Children	RSNA	04/23/09	04/23/12
	CNS Complications in the Immunocompromised Patient	OMP	07/01/09	06/30/12
Vascular/Interventional (VIR)
	Aneurysm and Pseudoaneurysm: Diagnosis and Intervention	RSNA	01/01/07	01/01/10
	Radiofrequency Ablation, Cryoablation & Renal Neoplasms	ARRS	03/15/09	05/19/12
	Complications of Nonvascular Interventions and Their Management	ARRS	05/19/09	10/15/12
	Skin Injuries Caused by Flouroscopically-guided Interventional Procedures	ARRS	11/20/09	11/19/12
Nuclear (NUC)
	Radiation Protection and Dosimetry in PET and PET/CT	SNM	12/13/06	12/13/09
	PET/CT: Pearls and Pitfalls	RSNA	01/01/07	01/01/10
also NRO	Neurology SPECT and PET: Epilepsy	SNM	02/26/07	02/25/10
	An Introduction to PET/CT	RSNA	04/01/08	04/01/11
	PET Basics: Targets, Tracers & Interpretations	RSNA	06/01/08	06/01/11
	PET's Role in Head & Neck Cancer	RSNA	06/01/08	06/01/11
	Using PET in Cancer Treatment Planning & Assessment	RSNA	06/01/08	06/01/11
	Lifelong Learning & Self-assessment Program (LLSAP) - Immunoscintigraphy and Radioimmunotherapy of Lymphoma	SNM	01/05/09	01/05/09
also BR	Sentinel Lymph Node Studies	SNM	10/01/08	12/28/10
	The Role of PET and PET/CT in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning	SNM	03/27/09	11/27/11
also CRD	Cardiac Stress Testing and ECG Interpretation	SNM	09/07/09	05/24/12
also CRD	Cardiac PET Imaging	SNM	09/29/09	05/24/1
	The Role of PET-CT Imaging in Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer and Lymphoma	ARRS	09/30/09	09/29/12
Ultrasound (US)
	First/Second/Third Trimester Ultrasound	ARRS	08/01/08	08/01/11
also GU	Sonography of the Scrotum	ARRS	05/19/08	05/19/11
also Other	Emergency Radiology: Choosing a Modality for the Acutely Ill Patient	RSNA	05/15/08	05/15/11
also GU	Imaging of the Scrotum	RSNA	04/16/09	03/01/12
also Other	Dr. Challenger: OB Ultrasound Online Self Assessment	RSNA	05/01/09	05/01/12
also GU	CPI Ultrasonongraphy Module 2009	ACR	08/01/09	07/31/12
Pediatric (PED)
	Congenital Cardiovascular Abnormalities	RSNA	08/01/08	08/01/11
	Clinically Suspected Intussusception in Children	ARRS	08/23/05	09/14/11
	Neonatal Cranial Ultrasound	ARRS	05/16/05	07/08/11
also PUL	Neonatal Medical and Surgical Chest Diseases; Evaluation of Pulmonary Infection in Infants and Children	ARRS	10/19/09	10/18/12
	Pediatric Trauma	RSNA	12/01/09	09/01/12
Breast (BR)
	Breast Disease and FDG PET	RSNA	08/01/08	08/01/11
	Interpretation and Clinical Application of Breast MRI	ARRS	11/19/08	11/19/11
	CPI Module 73 Breast Radiology	ACR	07/31/08	07/30/11
also Other	Breast MR Imaging & Artifacts	RSNA	05/15/08	05/15/11
also Other	Imaging of the Nipple & Distal Ducts	RSNA	05/15/08	05/15/11
	Imaging of the Male Breast	ARRS	11/20/05	11/19/11
	CPI Breast Radiology 2009	ACR	06/01/09	06/01/12
	Invasive Lobular Carcinoma & Breast MR Imaging	RSNA	12/01/09	12/01/12
Cardiac (CRD)
	Imaging of Cardiac Masses and Myocardial Disease	ARRS	05/01/07	05/20/10
	Diagnostic Imaging Approach to Dextrocardia	RSNA	05/01/07	05/20/10
	Alternatives in Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease	RSNA	08/01/08	08/01/11
also NUC	Cardiac Stress Testing and ECG Interpretation	SNM	09/07/09	05/24/12
also NUC	Cardiac PET Imaging	SNM	09/29/09	05/24/12
Other
also BR	Imaging of the Nipple & Distal Ducts	RSNA	05/15/08	05/15/11
also BR	Breast MR Imaging & Artifacts	RSNA	05/15/08	05/15/11
also PUL	Features of Tuberculosis	RSNA	05/15/08	05/15/11
also US	Emergency Radiology: Choosing a Modality for the Acutely Ill Patient	RSNA	05/15/08	05/15/11
	Body Imaging with MRI	EDS	05/15/08	05/15/11
also US	Determining Thyroid Malignancy	RSNA	04/16/09	03/01/12

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Type: Clinical Content
Level: Diagnostic Radiology Subspecialty

Cat	SAM Title	Society	Start Date	End Date
Musculoskeletal (MSK)
also US	Pre-and Post-Operative Imaging of the Shoulder	RSNA	04/30/05	04/29/11
	Fracture Fixation/Hip and Knee Arthroplasty	SSR	03/21/07	03/21/10
	MRI of the Elbow	SSR	03/21/07	03/21/10
Gastrointestinal (GI)
also GU	Abdominal Imaging Review for the General Radiologist	UCSF	10/01/07	10/01/10
	Small Bowel Imaging: Update	SGR	03/17/09	03/17/11
	CT of the Acute Abdomen	SGR	03/19/09	03/19/11
	Clinical Content - CT Colon	ACR	01/14/10	07/22/12
	Body MR	ACR	01/22/10	09/09/12
Genitourinary (GU)
also GI	Abdominal Imaging Review for the General Radiologist	UCSF	10/01/07	10/01/10
also GU	Imaging of Colitis with MDCT	UCSF	04/21/08	04/21/11
also GI	Imaging Update in the Capital - Abdominal Imaging - Imaging of Pancreatic Tumors	UCSF	04/19/09	04/23/10
Neuroradiology (NRO)
	Neoplastic Diseases in the Head and Neck	ASNR/ ASHNR	06/02/08	06/02/11
	Aging, Alzheimers and Dementia	ASNR/ ASHNR	05/31/08	01/25/11
also PED	AVMs	ASNR/ SNIS	06/04/08	06/04/11
	Orbital Imaging	ASNR/ ASHNR	06/24/08	01/25/11
also PED	Pediatric Epilepsy	ASNR/ SNIS	06/03/08	06/03/11
	Evaluating and Treating the Patient with Back Pain	ASNR/ ASSR	06/04/08	06/04/11
	Molecular Imaging - From the Bench to Clinical Practice	ASNR/ ASFNR	06/04/08	06/04/11
	Brain Vascular Diseases	ASNR/ NER	06/01/08	06/01/11
	Primary Stroke Centers	ASNR/ ASHNR	05/31/08	01/25/11
	MRI of the Spinal Cord	ASNR/ ASHNR	05/31/08	01/25/11
	Newer Considerations in Spinal Cord Imaging	ASNR/ ASHNR	05/31/08	01/25/11
	New Technologies in Head and Neck Imaging	ASNR/ ASHNR	05/31/08	01/25/11
	Head and Neck Case Review	ASNR/ ASHNR	05/31/08	01/25/11
	Advanced Imaging Techniques - Newer MR and MRS Considerations	ASNR/ ASHNR	06/01/08	01/25/11
	Emergent Brain Imaging	TRS	03/08/09	03/08/12
also PED	Head and Neck Oncology: Evaluation of Newly Diagnosed Cancer	ASNR/ ASPNR	05/21/09	05/21/12
	Pediatric Stroke	ASNR/ ASPNR	05/19/09	05/19/12
also PED	General Session: Socioeconomic Issues	ASNR	05/19/09	05/19/12
	Functional Imaging in the Aging Population	ASNR/ ASFNR	05/20/09	05/20/12
also PED	Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease (ICAD) Imaging and Treatment	ASNR/SNIS	05/18/09	05/18/12
Pediatric (PED)
also NRO	Pediatric Epilepsy	ASNR/ ASPNR	06/03/08	06/03/11
also NRO	Pediatric Neuroradiology	ASNR/ ASHNR	05/31/08	01/25/11
	Pediatric Radiology Module for Continuous Professional Improvement	ACR	01/01/08	01/01/11
	Pediatric Radiology	TRS	03/26/10	03/26/10
Cardiac (CRD)
also NUC	Cardiac Lecture Series 1	ACR	05/01/06	03/20/12
	Cardiac Lecture Series 2	ACR	04/01/07	04/01/10
	Cardiac CTA	ACR	02/19/10	07/14/12
Breast (BR)
	Breast Imaging	TRS	03/07/09	03/07/12
	Breast Imaging Review for the General Radiologist	UCSF	10/01/07	10/01/10
	ACR Mammography Case Review #5	ACR	11/01/09	06/17/10
Vascular and Interventional (VIR)
	Vascular and Interventional Review for the General Radiologist	UCSF	02/01/07	02/01/10
	Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters	SIR	08/01/08	08/01/11
also GI also NUC	Readings in IR-Portal Venous Embolization	SIR	12/01/06	08/01/11
	Liver Interventions	SIR	01/01/09	01/01/12
	Innovations in Imaging	SIR	11/01/08	11/01/11
Nuclear (NUC)
	Clinical Content - PET CT	ACR	04/12/10	07/21/12

Note: Because the level of SAMs in subspecialty-certificate areas has not been directly classified by submitting society, the society may choose to reclassify as diagnostic radiology clinical content.