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CME Test Questions: August 2017
CME TEST QUESTIONS: AUGUST 2017
Examination available at http://learn.sirweb.org/. To take the online JVIR CME tests, please log into the SIR Learning Center with your SIR user name and password. Nonmembers: If you do not already have an SIR username and password, please click on “Create an Account” to gain access to the SIR Learning Center. Once in the Learning Center, click on the “Publication” activity type for a listing of all available JVIR CME tests. Each test will be available online for 3 years from the month/date of publication. The CME questions in this issue are derived from the article “CT–Guided Bone Biopsies in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Factors Predictive of Maximum Tumor Yield” by Holmes et al. In this article, the authors evaluate the success rate of CT–guided bone biopsies in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). 1. In this study, what was the technical success rate of CT guided bone biopsies, based on histologic cellular confirmation? a. <30% b. 40-50% c. 60-70% d. >70% 2. Based on the results reported by the authors, in what percentage of patients (TOTAL) was successful isolation of RNA for sequencing achieved? a. <30% b. 40-50% c. 60-70% d. >70% 3. True or False: Every additional specimen obtained beyond the customary three significantly increased the biopsy success rate. a. True b. False
4. Based on the results reported in this study, which one of the following statesments is FALSE? a. Biopsies obtained from areas of subtle sclerosis or radiolucency were associated with a higher success rate. b. Biopsies obtained from areas with mean attenuation 475 Hounsfield Units were associated with a higher success rate. c. An elevated alkaline phosphatase (>110 units/L) was associated with a higher biopsy success rate. d. Biopsies from well-circumscribed lesions were associated with a higher success rate.
Examination available at http://learn.sirweb.org/. To take the online JVIR CME tests, please log into the SIR Learning Center with your SIR user name and password. Nonmembers: If you do not already have an SIR username and password, please click on “Create an Account” to gain access to the SIR Learning Center. Once in the Learning Center, click on the “Publication” activity type for a listing of all available JVIR CME tests. Each test will be available online for 3 years from the month/date of publication. The CME questions in this issue are derived from the article “CT–Guided Bone Biopsies in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Factors Predictive of Maximum Tumor Yield” by Holmes et al. In this article, the authors evaluate the success rate of CT–guided bone biopsies in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). 1. In this study, what was the technical success rate of CT guided bone biopsies, based on histologic cellular confirmation? a. <30% b. 40-50% c. 60-70% d. >70% 2. Based on the results reported by the authors, in what percentage of patients (TOTAL) was successful isolation of RNA for sequencing achieved? a. <30% b. 40-50% c. 60-70% d. >70% 3. True or False: Every additional specimen obtained beyond the customary three significantly increased the biopsy success rate. a. True b. False
4. Based on the results reported in this study, which one of the following statesments is FALSE? a. Biopsies obtained from areas of subtle sclerosis or radiolucency were associated with a higher success rate. b. Biopsies obtained from areas with mean attenuation 475 Hounsfield Units were associated with a higher success rate. c. An elevated alkaline phosphatase (>110 units/L) was associated with a higher biopsy success rate. d. Biopsies from well-circumscribed lesions were associated with a higher success rate.