Credit Information
Credit Type
* AMA PRA Category 1™
Number of Credits
1
Course Overview
This course focuses on the absence of the cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) and its significance in fetal development. Participants will examine how CSP non-visualization can be an indicator of congenital anomalies, with particular attention to the nervous system and the corpus callosum, and its role in normal brain development.
Course Objectives
Understand the embryologic development of the cavum septum pellucidum.
Review the differential diagnosis for an absent cavum septum pellucidum.
Identify the sonographic signs associated with agenesis of the corpus callosum.
Discuss the neurologic outcome for an isolated absence of the cavum septum pellucidum and agenesis of the corpus callosum.
Target Audience
Physicians
Sonographers
Others who perform and/or interpret ultrasound.
* AMA PRA Category 1 ™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI, ACCME, and Sonography Canada.
