July 14, 2026 | 6:00 - 7:00 PM (ET)

Guidelines In Practice Webinar Series: Ultrasound Artifacts

Description:

Please join us for the 3rd webinar in our first ever Guidelines In Practice webinar series as our speakers discuss the new ASE "Identification and Mitigation of Cardiac Ultrasound Artifacts" guideline!

This webinar explores the fundamental mechanisms behind the development of common cardiovascular ultrasound artifacts to provide a deeper understanding of why they occur.

Throughout the session, participants will learn to identify the typical appearance of artifacts and develop the skills necessary to accurately differentiate them from real anatomical structures. We will specifically highlight artifacts that carry potentially serious clinical consequences versus those that are actually beneficial to the diagnostic process. Finally, attendees will gain practical strategies to mitigate or eliminate specific artifacts, while learning to recognize the unavoidable ones that must be identified to ensure accurate interpretation.

Speakers & Moderators:

• Muhamed Saric MD, PhD, FASE
• Anita Sadeghpour MD, FACC, FASE

CME Information: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM   

CME Expiration: CME credit must be claimed by  07/14/27.

Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize the mechanism behind the development of common cardiac ultrasound artifacts.                                                                

2. Learn the typical appearance of artifacts and how to differentiate them from real structure.                                         

3. Know the ultrasound artifacts with potentially serious consequences and the artifacts that are beneficial

4. Learn how to mitigate/ eliminate artifacts and the artifacts that cannot be eliminated and should be recognized

Accreditation Statement & CME Information

The American Society of Echocardiography is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Society of Echocardiography designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program, the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) MOC program, and/or the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® or MOCA 2.0®. It is ASE’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM and ABP MOC points and/or ABA MOCA 2.0®.   Physicians will earn MOC and/or MOCA 2.0 points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.

ARDMS and CCI recognize ASE’s certificates and have agreed to honor the CME credit hours toward their registry requirements for sonographers.

Disclosures:

ASE is committed to ensuring that its educational mission, and all accredited continuing educational programs provide a protected space to learn, teach, and engage in scientific discourse free from influence from organizations that may have an incentive to insert commercial bias into education.

While a monetary or professional affiliation with an ineligible company does not necessarily influence a speaker’s presentation, the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and policies of the ACCME require that all financial relationships with ineligible companies* be identified and mitigated prior to engaging in an accredited CE activity. In accordance with these policies, ASE actively identified relevant financial relationships between faculty in control of this accredited CE activity and ineligible companies and implemented mitigation strategies to eliminate any potential influence from persons or organizations that may have an incentive to insert commercial bias in this activity. (*Companies that are ineligible to be accredited in the ACCME System (“ineligible companies”) are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.)

The following faculty members have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies:

• TBA

All relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies listed for the following faculty members have been mitigated:

• TBA

Members of the ASE CME Committee members (not serving as faculty) do not have any financial relationships with ineligible companies.  Click here for a list of these members.

None of the ASE staff who were involved in the planning and implementation of this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.  Click here for a list of ASE staff members.

Commercial Support Disclosure Statement:

Educational Grants: This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Lantheus.

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