Summer 2024 Live Webinar: Missed and Misinterpreted Breast Cancers: Lessons Learned

Missed and misinterpreted breast cancers can be visualized on retrospective review of a patient’s prior imaging and may be the result of a variety of factors. This webinar aims to provide further education on breast malignancies that can be potentially missed or misinterpreted on imaging. Types of error and cognitive biases that may impact image interpretation will be discussed and the radiologist will be provided with strategies and techniques to minimize future breast cancer misses. Abundant cases using multiple breast imaging modalities (mammogram, US, and MRI) will be shown to illustrate various findings of missed/misinterpreted breast cancers and to emphasize key learning points. This image-rich discussion will have the goal to improve diagnostic accuracy and help reduce missed/misinterpreted breast cancers in practice. Come ready to engage with interspersed audience response questions and a live Q&A.

Dr. Charmi Vijapura is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and a dedicated breast radiologist at UC Health. She completed her breast imaging fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. She serves as the Associate Program Director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Vijapura has a strong interest in radiology education and developing interactive educational content. She has a Master’s Degree in Education and mentors numerous residents and fellows on breast-related research topics. Dr. Vijapura is the creator and curator of the online educational platform BreastRads.com which has a large image case file, lectures, resources, and teaching content.

Dr. Vijapura has presented at national conferences including SBI, RSNA, and ARRS and has received multiple awards for her presentations. She has published in the Journal of Breast Imaging, RadioGraphics, AJR American Journal of Roentgenology, Academic Radiology, and Clinical Radiology.

She currently serves as Secretary on the Society of Breast Imaging CME and SAM Committee.