Target Audience
This activity is geared towards diagnostic radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, and MRI technologists with some basic or intermediate knowledge of musculoskeletal MRI who want to increase their knowledge to a more advanced level.
Topics & Speakers
- Imaging of Cartilage/Osteochondral Disease
- MRI of the Ankle
- MRI of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
Thomas M. Link, MD, PhD
- MRI of the Digits
- Advances in Musculoskeletal MRI
- MRI of the Postoperative Shoulder
John F. Feller, MD
- MRI of the Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Update
- MRI of the Shoulder: Instability
- MRI of the Elbow: Ligaments and Tendons
- MRI of the Wrist
- Hot Topics in MRI of the Hip
Lynne S. Steinbach, MD
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- MRI of the Shoulder: SLAP Lesions and Miscellaneous Conditions
- MR of Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
- MRI of the Knee: Menisci
- MRI of the Collateral Ligaments of the Knee
- Muscle MRI
Mini N. Pathria, MD
- MRI of the Cruciate Ligaments Including ACL Repair
- MSK Case Presentations: Lower Extremity
Joseph C. Giaconi, MD
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Faculty
Activity Chair
Lynne S. Steinbach, MD
Professor of Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery
UCSF School of Medicine
UCSF Faculty
Thomas M. Link, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging
Joseph C. Giaconi, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology
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Guest Faculty
Mini N. Pathria, MD
Professor of Radiology
UC San Diego School of Medicine
John F. Feller, MD
Medical Director
Desert Medical Imaging
Indian Wells, California
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Objectives
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Use optimized protocols for imaging of the musculoskeletal system
- Understand the MRI anatomy of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle
- Identify abnormalities and clinical signifi cance of MRI of the joints, muscles and cartilage
- Recognize common bone and soft tissue tumors with a pertinent differential diagnosis
- Recall fi ndings associated with nerve entrapment syndromes
- Consider implementation of new developments in musculoskeletal MRI into their practice
Accreditation
The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
UCSF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. These total credits are inclusive of 12.5 in MR.
The American Board of Radiology accepts this CME certified activity towards the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ requirement as established in the maintenance of certification criteria.
Series Released: April 16, 2010
Series Expires: April 15, 2013
CME credit is obtained upon successful completion of a program evaluation. A $35 processing fee must accompany the completed evaluation.
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