Oakstone UCSF Radiology Review Comprehensive Imaging 2026

Oakstone UCSF Radiology Review Comprehensive Imaging 2026

Diagnostic Radiology • Comprehensive Imaging • Board Review • Case-Based Radiology

Original Release: August 16, 2026 | 35 Hours | 60+ Video Sessions

Strengthen image interpretation, differential diagnosis, imaging utilization, protocol selection, and board preparation with Oakstone UCSF Radiology Review Comprehensive Imaging 2026.

Officially released by Oakstone as UCSF Radiology: Comprehensive Review, this comprehensive online video program delivers a practical, case-driven review of diagnostic radiology across all major organ systems and imaging modalities.

Developed with faculty from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, the program includes 60+ in-depth sessions combining:

• Didactic radiology lectures
• Rapid-fire imaging cases
• CORE-style case review
• Differential diagnosis
• Imaging protocol selection
• Board-focused teaching
• Imaging safety
• Nuclear medicine
• Interventional radiology
• Non-interpretive skills

The official activity requires approximately 35 hours to complete and was designed both for radiologists preparing for certification examinations and clinicians seeking a broad review of contemporary imaging practice.

Course Details

• Product: Oakstone UCSF Radiology Review Comprehensive Imaging 2026
• Official Title: UCSF Radiology: Comprehensive Review
• Provider: Oakstone / CMEinfo
• Accrediting Institution: University of California, San Francisco – UCSF
• Year: 2026
• Original Release Date: August 16, 2026
• Credit Deadline: August 15, 2029
• Estimated Time to Complete: 35.00 Hours
• Number of Sessions: 60+
• Format: Online Video
• Primary Specialty: Radiology
• Educational Style: Case-Based + Didactic + Rapid-Fire Review
• Course Chair: Soonmee Cha, MD
• Primary Focus: Comprehensive Diagnostic Imaging and Differential Diagnosis
• Official CME: Up to 35.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The official curriculum includes major teaching blocks covering:

• Abdomen & Pelvis
• GI / GU
• Thoracic Imaging
• Breast Imaging
• Pediatric Radiology
• Neuroradiology
• Neurovascular Imaging
• Musculoskeletal Radiology
• Obstetric & Gynecologic Ultrasound
• Nuclear Medicine
• Interventional Radiology
• Radiation Safety
• Quality Assurance
• Non-Interpretive Skills

The official activity requires approximately 35 hours to complete and was designed both for radiologists preparing for certification examinations and clinicians seeking a broad review of contemporary imaging practice.

Course Details

• Product: Oakstone UCSF Radiology Review Comprehensive Imaging 2026
• Official Title: UCSF Radiology: Comprehensive Review
• Provider: Oakstone / CMEinfo
• Accrediting Institution: University of California, San Francisco – UCSF
• Year: 2026
• Original Release Date: August 16, 2026
• Credit Deadline: August 15, 2029
• Estimated Time to Complete: 35.00 Hours
• Number of Sessions: 60+
• Format: Online Video
• Primary Specialty: Radiology
• Educational Style: Case-Based + Didactic + Rapid-Fire Review
• Course Chair: Soonmee Cha, MD
• Primary Focus: Comprehensive Diagnostic Imaging and Differential Diagnosis
• Official CME: Up to 35.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The official curriculum includes major teaching blocks covering:

• Abdomen & Pelvis
• GI / GU
• Thoracic Imaging
• Breast Imaging
• Pediatric Radiology
• Neuroradiology
• Neurovascular Imaging
• Musculoskeletal Radiology
• Obstetric & Gynecologic Ultrasound
• Nuclear Medicine
• Interventional Radiology
• Radiation Safety
• Quality Assurance
• Non-Interpretive Skills

Course Chair

Soonmee Cha, MD

• Professor of Radiology
• Vice-Chair for Education
• Director, Radiology Residency
• University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Cha leads a multidisciplinary UCSF faculty representing abdominal imaging, thoracic imaging, neuroradiology, musculoskeletal imaging, breast imaging, pediatrics, nuclear medicine, and interventional radiology.

Intended Audience

The official intended audience includes:

• Radiologists
• Physicians
• Other medical professionals who would benefit from a greater understanding of imaging protocols and differential diagnosis

This course is particularly useful for:

• Diagnostic Radiologists
• Radiology Residents
• Radiology Fellows
• Academic Radiologists
• Community Radiologists
• Physicians Preparing for Radiology Board Examinations
• Imaging Specialists
• Physicians Seeking Multimodality Imaging Review

The strongest audience remains:

Diagnostic Radiology + Radiology Board Preparation + Comprehensive Imaging Review

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify imaging fundamentals of each of the radiology sub-specialties and major organ systems.
• Prescribe the appropriate utilization of imaging modalities including CT, MR, US, PET, and Mammography for different medical conditions.
• Implement appropriate imaging protocols for routine clinical presentations.
• Recognize indications and markers for interventional procedures, as well as assessment of outcomes.
• Apply classifications of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying human disease to facilitate differential diagnosis.
• Refine imaging criteria to optimize image quality and findings and improve diagnostic interpretation.

These are the official learning objectives published for the 2026 UCSF comprehensive radiology activity.

Focused, Case-Based Radiology

A major strength of this program is its emphasis on case-driven interpretation.

Rather than reviewing radiology only as isolated facts, the course repeatedly asks the learner to integrate:

Clinical Presentation → Imaging Pattern → Differential Diagnosis → Additional Imaging → Final Diagnosis

The rapid-fire format is particularly valuable for board preparation because it reinforces:

• Pattern recognition
• Time-efficient interpretation
• Differential diagnosis
• Modality selection
• Recognition of imaging pitfalls

Multimodality Imaging

The course incorporates the major modalities used in contemporary diagnostic radiology:

• Computed Tomography – CT
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging – MRI
• Ultrasound – US
• Mammography
• PET
• Nuclear Medicine
• Fluoroscopy
• Angiography
• Plain Radiography

The objective is not simply to identify imaging findings, but to understand which modality should be used, how the study should be performed, and how the results should guide clinical management.

ABDOMINAL & GASTROINTESTINAL IMAGING

The abdominal imaging curriculum provides comprehensive coverage of gastrointestinal and solid-organ disease.

Official sessions include:

• Bowel and Abdomen
• Rapid-Fire Pancreatic CORE Cases
• Liver Disease
• Biliary Tract
• Splenic Masses
• Mesentery
• Fluoroscopy
• Rapid-Fire Cases – GI and GU

Bowel & Abdominal Imaging

The program begins with a broad review of:

Bowel and Abdomen

presented by Joseph Leach, MD, PhD.

The session helps reinforce interpretation of abdominal imaging through pattern recognition and differential diagnosis.

Important concepts across this section include:

• Bowel pathology
• Abdominal anatomy
• Inflammatory disease
• Obstruction
• Mass lesions
• Acute abdominal findings
• Cross-sectional imaging

Pancreatic Imaging

A dedicated:

Rapid-Fire Pancreatic CORE Cases

session uses a high-yield case format to reinforce pancreatic diagnosis.

The learner is expected to integrate:

• Pancreatic morphology
• Enhancement patterns
• Ductal findings
• Clinical context
• Differential diagnosis

The rapid-fire structure is particularly relevant for board-style examination preparation.

Liver Disease

The dedicated Liver Disease session provides a structured review of hepatic imaging.

Potential interpretation challenges include differentiating:

• Diffuse liver disease
• Focal lesions
• Benign masses
• Malignant lesions
• Vascular findings
• Inflammatory disease

Biliary Tract

The Biliary Tract session focuses on imaging of biliary pathology.

The diagnostic pathway frequently involves:

Clinical Suspicion → Ultrasound / CT / MRI → Identify Ductal or Gallbladder Abnormality → Establish Differential

Splenic Masses

A separate session on:

Splenic Masses

reinforces differential diagnosis of focal and diffuse splenic abnormalities.

Mesentery

The curriculum includes a dedicated review of:

Mesentery

helping learners recognize important mesenteric abnormalities and understand their relationship to bowel and abdominal disease.

GENITOURINARY IMAGING

The GU curriculum covers:

• Kidneys
• Adrenal glands
• Bladder
• Prostate
• Urethra
• Male GU
• Rapid-fire renal cases

Confirmed sessions include:

• Rapid-Fire Renal CORE Cases
• Renal and Adrenal Masses
• Bladder, Prostate, Urethra
• Male GU

Renal CORE Cases

Rapid-Fire Renal CORE Cases emphasizes image-based recognition of common and board-relevant renal disorders.

The learner develops a structured approach based on:

• Location
• Density / signal
• Enhancement
• Morphology
• Clinical context

Renal & Adrenal Masses

The official session:

Renal and Adrenal Masses

focuses on characterization and differential diagnosis of masses involving these organs.

Cross-sectional imaging plays a major role in determining:

• Benign versus suspicious findings
• Imaging phenotype
• Need for additional evaluation

Bladder, Prostate & Urethra

The GU curriculum includes:

Bladder, Prostate, Urethra

providing a focused review of lower urinary tract and male pelvic imaging.

THORACIC IMAGING

The thoracic curriculum includes:

• Lung disease patterns
• Mediastinal disease
• Pleural abnormalities
• Lung cancer
• Metastatic disease
• Airway disease
• Chest radiography
• Cardiac congenital abnormalities

Confirmed sessions include:

• Congenital Cardiac Anomalies and Post-Repair
• Patterns of Lung Diseases
• Pleura and Mediastinal Masses
• Lung CA and Metastases
• Imaging of Airways Disease
• Rapid-Fire Cases – Chest X-rays

Patterns of Lung Disease

The course emphasizes a pattern-based approach to lung imaging.

A practical framework is:

Identify Distribution → Characterize Pattern → Correlate with Clinical Context → Narrow Differential

This is particularly useful in diffuse pulmonary disease.

Pleural & Mediastinal Masses

The session:

Pleura and Mediastinal Masses

provides a systematic review of lesions involving these compartments.

Localization is often the first major diagnostic step.

Lung Cancer & Metastases

The course includes:

Lung CA and Metastases

which reinforces recognition of:

• Primary pulmonary malignancy
• Metastatic disease
• Tumor distribution
• Imaging patterns

Airways Disease

Imaging of Airways Disease reviews radiologic findings involving:

• Central airways
• Bronchial disease
• Small airways
• Chronic airway disorders

Chest X-Ray Rapid-Fire Cases

Chest radiography remains fundamental despite increasing use of CT and MRI.

The:

Rapid-Fire Cases – Chest X-rays

session reinforces rapid interpretation of common and important chest-radiograph findings.

CARDIAC IMAGING

The curriculum includes:

Congenital Cardiac Anomalies and Post-Repair

with YooJin Lee, MD.

This provides exposure to:

• Congenital cardiac anatomy
• Post-surgical anatomy
• Post-repair imaging
• Imaging pitfalls

BREAST IMAGING

Breast imaging receives a substantial dedicated curriculum.

Official sessions include:

• Masses and Asymmetries
• Calcifications
• Palpable Lumps
• Breast MRI
• Breast US
• Rad-Path Correlation
• Rapid-Fire Breast Cases
• Breast Imaging – Multiple Choice Galore

Masses & Asymmetries

This session reinforces mammographic assessment of:

• Masses
• Focal asymmetries
• Developing asymmetries
• Other suspicious density patterns

The objective is to improve recognition and appropriate diagnostic work-up.

Breast Calcifications

The dedicated Calcifications session reviews one of the most important pattern-recognition areas in mammography.

Evaluation involves assessment of:

• Morphology
• Distribution
• Suspicion
• Need for additional imaging or biopsy

Palpable Breast Lumps

Palpable Lumps connects physical examination findings with:

• Mammography
• Ultrasound
• Additional imaging when needed

Breast MRI

A dedicated Breast MRI session reviews the role of MRI in breast imaging and lesion assessment.

Breast Ultrasound

Breast US reinforces appropriate use of ultrasound for:

• Mass evaluation
• Correlation with mammographic findings
• Palpable abnormalities

Radiology-Pathology Correlation

The course includes:

Rad-Path Correlation

which helps connect imaging phenotype with pathological diagnosis.

This reinforces the relationship:

Imaging Pattern → Tissue Diagnosis → Clinical Understanding

Rapid-Fire Breast Cases

Board-style recognition is reinforced through:

Rapid-Fire Breast Cases

and:

Breast Imaging – Multiple Choice Galore

These sessions are particularly useful for learners preparing for examinations.

PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY

The pediatric curriculum includes:

• Pediatric Chest
• Pediatric MSK
• Pediatric GU
• Pediatric Emergencies
• Pediatric Neuro Diseases

Pediatric Chest Imaging

Pediatric thoracic imaging requires consideration of:

• Age-dependent anatomy
• Congenital disease
• Infection
• Developmental differences

Pediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging

The Pediatric MSK session focuses on important skeletal findings in children.

Pediatric Genitourinary Imaging

Pediatric GU reviews urinary and genitourinary imaging problems specific to younger patients.

Pediatric Emergencies

The course includes:

Pediatric Emergencies

helping learners recognize high-priority findings requiring prompt diagnosis.

NEURORADIOLOGY

The neuroradiology curriculum is extensive and includes:

• Neurovascular anatomy
• Vascular malformations
• Infarction
• Hemorrhage
• Brain masses
• Pediatric neuro disease
• Head and neck imaging
• Spine disease

Confirmed sessions include:

• Neurovascular Anatomy – Normal and Malformations
• Cerebrovascular Diseases – Infarcts and Hemorrhages
• Brain Core Cases – Supratentorial
• Pediatric Neuro Diseases
• Head and Neck Primer
• Degenerative Spinal Diseases
• Spine Core Cases
• 4th Ventricular Masses – Rapid-Fire Exam Review

Neurovascular Anatomy

The course begins neurovascular education with:

Neurovascular Anatomy – Normal and Malformations

A strong understanding of normal anatomy is essential before abnormal vascular patterns can be recognized.

Cerebrovascular Disease

Cerebrovascular Diseases – Infarcts and Hemorrhages

addresses core imaging patterns of:

• Ischemic stroke
• Cerebral infarction
• Intracranial hemorrhage

Brain CORE Cases

Brain Core Cases – Supratentorial

uses board-style cases to reinforce diagnosis of supratentorial disease.

Head & Neck Imaging

A dedicated:

Head and Neck Primer

provides a practical foundation for this anatomically complex region.

Spine Imaging

The curriculum includes:

• Degenerative Spinal Diseases
• Spine Core Cases

covering common and high-yield spine abnormalities.

Fourth Ventricular Masses

4th Ventricular Masses – Rapid-Fire Exam Review

provides focused differential diagnosis training for lesions within and around the fourth ventricle.

OBSTETRIC & GYNECOLOGIC IMAGING

The OB/GYN imaging curriculum includes:

• Benign Gynecologic Disease
• Malignant Gynecologic Disease
• 1st Trimester
• Uterus and Adnexa US
• 2nd and 3rd Trimesters

Benign Gynecologic Disease

This session reviews imaging patterns associated with common benign gynecologic abnormalities.

Malignant Gynecologic Disease

The malignant-disease session focuses on imaging findings concerning for gynecologic malignancy and the role imaging plays in detection and evaluation.

First-Trimester Imaging

The official:

1st Trimester

session reviews early-pregnancy ultrasound.

Uterus & Adnexa Ultrasound

Uterus and Adnexa US focuses on pelvic ultrasound and characterization of uterine and adnexal abnormalities.

Second & Third Trimester Imaging

A dedicated:

2nd and 3rd Trimesters

session reviews later pregnancy imaging.

ULTRASOUND

Ultrasound-specific sessions include:

• Rapid-Fire Cases – Ultrasound
• Liver/Renal Doppler
• Abdominal GI US Cases – What You Need to Know
• Ultrasound – Technical Tips and Artifacts

Doppler Ultrasound

Liver/Renal Doppler reviews vascular ultrasound in abdominal imaging.

The course reinforces understanding of Doppler findings and their relationship to organ perfusion and vascular pathology.

Ultrasound Artifacts

The session:

Ultrasound – Technical Tips and Artifacts

is important because image-quality limitations and artifacts can:

• Simulate disease
• Hide pathology
• Alter diagnostic confidence

Understanding artifacts is therefore a core interpretation skill

MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY

The MSK curriculum includes:

• Metabolic Bone Disease
• Bone Tumors Rapid-Fire Cases
• Arthritis
• Trauma/Post-Op MSK
• Congenital – Normal Variants
• Infection – Bone Marrow
• Rapid-Fire MSK Cases

Metabolic Bone Disease

The course reviews imaging appearances associated with metabolic abnormalities affecting bone.

Bone Tumors

Bone Tumors Rapid-Fire Cases reinforces a pattern-based differential approach incorporating:

• Patient age
• Lesion location
• Margins
• Matrix
• Bone response

Arthritis

The dedicated Arthritis session reviews imaging findings in arthropathies.

Trauma & Postoperative MSK

Trauma/Post-Op MSK covers both acute injury and postoperative imaging appearances.

Congenital & Normal Variants

The official:

Congenital – Normal Variants

session is important because normal developmental findings can mimic pathology.

Bone & Marrow Infection

Infection – Bone Marrow reviews imaging patterns associated with musculoskeletal infection.

NUCLEAR MEDICINE

The course includes a broad nuclear medicine curriculum.

Confirmed sessions include:

• Nuclear Medicine – Rapid-Fire Cases
• Nuclear Medicine Quality and Safety Part 1
• Nuclear Medicine Quality and Safety Part 2
• Nuclear Medicine Part 1 – GI, GU, MSK, and QA
• Nuclear Medicine Part 2 – Cardiac, PET, and Thyroid

Nuclear Medicine Rapid-Fire Cases

Rapid case review reinforces interpretation of functional imaging and radiopharmaceutical distribution.

PET Imaging

The nuclear medicine curriculum incorporates PET as part of oncology and functional imaging education.

The official CME breakdown includes 2.75 credits specifically attributable to PET content.

Cardiac Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine Part 2 – Cardiac, PET, and Thyroid provides focused education on cardiovascular nuclear imaging.

Thyroid Nuclear Imaging

Thyroid imaging is incorporated into the second nuclear medicine review block.

Nuclear Medicine Rapid-Fire Cases

Rapid case review reinforces interpretation of functional imaging and radiopharmaceutical distribution.

PET Imaging

The nuclear medicine curriculum incorporates PET as part of oncology and functional imaging education.

The official CME breakdown includes 2.75 credits specifically attributable to PET content.

Cardiac Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine Part 2 – Cardiac, PET, and Thyroid provides focused education on cardiovascular nuclear imaging.

Thyroid Nuclear Imaging

Thyroid imaging is incorporated into the second nuclear medicine review block.

Nuclear Medicine Quality & Safety

Two dedicated sessions address:

• Quality
• Safety
• Quality assurance

in nuclear medicine.

This reflects the course’s broader commitment to safe imaging practice.

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

The IR curriculum covers anatomy, procedural planning, patient care, and image-guided intervention.

Confirmed sessions include:

• Angiographic Anatomy
• Venous and Lymphatic Interventions
• Biliary, Renal and Oncologic Interventions
• Patient Care in IR – Informed Consent, Sedation, Contrast, Medication

Angiographic Anatomy

Successful interventional radiology requires a detailed understanding of vascular anatomy.

The Angiographic Anatomy session provides a procedural foundation for IR.

Venous & Lymphatic Intervention

The course includes:

Venous and Lymphatic Interventions

covering image-guided procedural approaches involving these systems.

Biliary, Renal & Oncologic IR

A dedicated session covers:

Biliary, Renal and Oncologic Interventions

providing exposure to multiple common IR procedure categories.

Patient Care in Interventional Radiology

The course recognizes that technical procedure skills are only one part of IR.

The session:

Patient Care in IR – Informed Consent, Sedation, Contrast, Medication

addresses:

• Informed consent
• Sedation
• Contrast
• Medication

which are critical for safe procedural practice.

RADIATION SAFETY

The curriculum includes:

MR and CT Safety

and extensive quality/safety teaching in nuclear medicine and fluoroscopic practice.

MR Safety

MRI requires awareness of safety considerations related to:

• Magnetic field
• Devices and implants
• Patient screening
• Procedure planning

CT Safety

CT safety includes balancing diagnostic benefit with radiation exposure and appropriate protocol selection.

Fluoroscopy

The curriculum contains a dedicated:

Fluoroscopy

session.

This reinforces technical fundamentals, appropriate use, and safe performance of fluoroscopic examinations.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Quality assurance appears throughout:

• Nuclear Medicine
• CT
• MRI
• Ultrasound
• Interventional Radiology

The course emphasizes that high-quality interpretation depends both on radiologist knowledge and on the quality of the images being produced.

NON-INTERPRETIVE SKILLS

The course includes:

ABR Core – Non-Interpretive Skills

presented by Soonmee Cha, MD.

Non-interpretive skills are an important component of both radiology practice and board examinations.

Relevant professional areas can include:

• Quality
• Safety
• Communication
• Workflow
• Professional responsibilities
• Systems-based radiology practice

Board Preparation

Oakstone specifically positions the program as appropriate for board preparation and describes the curriculum as including both rapid-fire cases and didactic lectures.

The educational design supports:

• CORE-style pattern recognition
• Differential diagnosis
• Multiple-choice thinking
• Rapid interpretation
• Multispecialty review

The broad review structure is particularly useful for learners who need to move quickly between subspecialties.

Imaging Modalities Reviewed

CT

Official CME allocation:

10.0 Credits in CT

The course reviews CT across:

• Abdomen
• Chest
• Neuro
• MSK
• Oncology
• Emergency imaging

MRI

Official CME allocation:

10.75 Credits in MR

MRI is incorporated across:

• Neuro
• Spine
• Breast
• MSK
• Abdominal imaging
• Pelvic imaging

Ultrasound

Official CME allocation:

5.5 Credits in US

Ultrasound teaching includes:

• Obstetric imaging
• Gynecologic imaging
• Breast ultrasound
• Abdominal ultrasound
• Doppler
• Technical artifacts

Breast Imaging

Official CME allocation:

4.0 Credits in Breast Imaging

The program incorporates:

• Mammography
• Breast ultrasound
• MRI
• Rapid-fire cases
• Radiology-pathology correlation

PET

Official CME allocation:

2.75 Credits in PET

PET is integrated primarily through nuclear medicine and oncologic imaging.

Major Topics Covered

• Diagnostic Radiology
• Radiology Board Review
• Comprehensive Imaging
• CT
• MRI
• Ultrasound
• PET
• Mammography
• Fluoroscopy
• Nuclear Medicine
• Interventional Radiology
• Abdominal Imaging
• GI Imaging
• Bowel Imaging
• Pancreatic Imaging
• Liver Disease
• Biliary Tract
• Splenic Masses
• Mesenteric Disease
• GU Imaging
• Renal Imaging
• Adrenal Masses
• Bladder Imaging
• Prostate Imaging
• Male GU
• Thoracic Imaging
• Lung Disease
• Lung Cancer
• Metastatic Disease
• Airways Disease
• Chest X-Ray
• Congenital Cardiac Imaging
• Breast Masses
• Breast Calcifications
• Breast MRI
• Breast Ultrasound
• Breast Radiology-Pathology Correlation
• Pediatric Chest Imaging
• Pediatric MSK
• Pediatric GU
• Pediatric Emergencies
• Neuroradiology
• Neurovascular Imaging
• Stroke Imaging
• Cerebral Infarction
• Intracranial Hemorrhage
• Brain Tumors
• Pediatric Neuro
• Head and Neck Imaging
• Spine Imaging
• Obstetric Ultrasound
• Gynecologic Imaging
• First-Trimester Imaging
• Second-Trimester Imaging
• Third-Trimester Imaging
• Doppler Ultrasound
• Ultrasound Artifacts
• Nuclear Medicine
• PET Imaging
• Cardiac Nuclear Medicine
• Thyroid Imaging
• MSK Radiology
• Bone Tumors
• Arthritis
• Trauma Imaging
• Bone Marrow Disease
• Musculoskeletal Infection
• Angiographic Anatomy
• Venous Intervention
• Lymphatic Intervention
• Biliary Intervention
• Renal Intervention
• Oncologic Intervention
• Radiation Safety
• MR Safety
• CT Safety
• Quality Assurance
• Non-Interpretive Skills
• Rapid-Fire Cases
• Differential Diagnosis

Who Should Take This Course?

Oakstone UCSF Radiology Review Comprehensive Imaging 2026 is particularly relevant for:

• Diagnostic Radiologists
• Radiology Residents
• Radiology Fellows
• Academic Radiologists
• Community Radiologists
• Physicians Preparing for Radiology Board Exams
• Imaging Specialists
• Physicians Seeking a Comprehensive Review of Imaging
• Medical Professionals Working Closely with Diagnostic Imaging

The strongest professional audience remains:

Radiologists + Radiology Residents + Radiology Fellows

Why This Course Is Useful

UCSF Radiology: Comprehensive Review 2026 offers broad, case-based exposure to essentially every major radiology subspecialty.

Abdominal & Pelvic Imaging

• GI
• GU
• Liver
• Pancreas
• Biliary disease
• Pelvic imaging

Chest & Cardiac Imaging

• Lung patterns
• Lung malignancy
• Airways
• Chest radiographs
• Congenital cardiac imaging

Breast Imaging

• Masses
• Calcifications
• MRI
• Ultrasound
• Rad-path correlation

Neuro

• Stroke
• Hemorrhage
• Neurovascular anatomy
• Brain tumors
• Spine
• Head and neck

Pediatric Imaging

• Chest
• MSK
• GU
• Emergency imaging
• Neuro

MSK

• Tumors
• Arthritis
• Trauma
• Infection
• Metabolic disease

Nuclear Medicine & PET

• GI/GU/MSK
• Cardiac
• PET
• Thyroid
• Quality and safety

Interventional Radiology

• Angiographic anatomy
• Venous intervention
• Lymphatic intervention
• Biliary and renal procedures
• Oncologic intervention

Safety & Practice

• CT safety
• MR safety
• Radiation safety
• Quality assurance
• Non-interpretive skills

The overall radiologic reasoning pathway can be summarized as:

Choose Appropriate Modality → Optimize Protocol → Recognize Imaging Pattern → Build Differential → Reach Diagnosis → Recommend Next Step