April 1-3, 2010

Course organiser:
Andrea Baur-Melnyk
Munich, DE

Preliminary faculty:
A. Baur-Melnyk, A. Grainger, A. Karantanas, J. Kramer, F. Lecouvet, E. McNally, V. Pullicino, N. Theumann, F. van Hoenacker, M. Zanetti

Course Programme:
Please click here to download the preliminary course programme as PDF.

Accreditation:
This course is accredited by the European Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) with up to 15 CME points Cat. 1.
This course is accredited by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) with 14.5 credit hours.

Course duration:
Thursday noon – Saturday evening

MR Imaging of the musculoskeletal system is one of the
most common requests in clinical routine work. MRI is more
sensitive than x-rays and CT in the detection of tumours,
degeneration, inflammation and sports injuries. However
specificity is often low and requires the knowledge of morphologic
signs or specific sequence protocols. In this advanced
course 10 Topics are addressed: MSK Techniques,
Spine, Bone and Soft-tissue tumours, sports injuries, shoulder,
elbow, hand/wrist, hip and pelvis, knee, and foot/ankle.
In each topic 4-5 challenging subjects are presented with
anatomy, typical and atypical imaging examples and results
from the recent literature.
The course will be a combination of lectures and case
based repetitions in small groups. We are looking forward
welcoming you to this international course, which is held by
renowned clinical experts from Europe.

Participation Requirements:
Physicians who have attended the School of MRI Applied
MR Techniques courses or have good knowledge from other
sources; minimum of 6 months experience in applied MRI of
the Musculoskeletal System.

Learning Objectives

Bone marrow
• Systematic analysis of bone marrow alterations
• DDx of focal lesions
• DDx of diffuse marrow changes
• DDx of vertebral fractures
• Whole body MRI

Shoulder
• Indications compared to other imaging modalities
• Imaging strategies and sequence protocols
• Anatomy
• Lesions of the rotator cuff
• Traumatic injuries and instabilities of the shoulder

Hip/Pelvis
• Indications compared to other imaging modalities
• Imaging strategies and sequence protocols
• Differential diagnoses of bone marrow edema in the hip
• Diagnosis and controversies of  FAI
• Labral tears

Sports Injuries
• Lesions of the Muscle tendon unit including myositis ossificans
• Athletic groin injuries
• Sports injuries of fingers and toes
 
Elbow
• Indications compared to other imaging modalities
• Imaging strategies and sequence protocols
• Enthesiopathies
• Tendon lesions
 
Spine
• Anatomy of the discovertebral unit
• Sequence protocols for the Spine
• Degenerative disease
• Inflammatory disease
 
Hands + Wrist
• Indications compared to other imaging modalities
• Imaging strategies and sequence protocols
• Degenerative injuries
• Traumatic injuries
• Osteonecrosis 
 
Foot/Ankle
• Indications compared to other imaging modalities
• Imaging strategies and sequence protocols
• Anatomy
• Tendons and ligaments
• Differential diagnoses for bone and soft-tissue edema

Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumors
• Indications compared to other imaging modalities
• Imaging strategies and sequence protocols
• Differential diagnoses of bone
• Differential diagnosis of soft-tissue tumors
• Rare and easily misdiagnosed entities

Knee
• Imaging strategies and sequence protocols
• Anatomy
• Meniscal lesions
• Ligament lesions
• DDx of bone marrow edema in the knee
• Rare and easily misdiagnosed pathologies