OVERVIEW

Clinical Musculoskeletal Imaging Review is organized by American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) and will be held from Aug 15, 2016 - Aug 14, 2019.

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education activities for physicians.

The ARRS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and 6.5 American Board of Radiology, MOC Part II, Self-Assessment CME (SA-CME) credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
Focus on honing your musculoskeletal imaging diagnostic skills. This special online course combines 13 traditional case reviews with 3 didactic lectures with deeper insights into musculoskeletal imaging.

Learning Outcomes and Lectures
After completing this online course, the learner should be able to recognize the imaging and clinical features that allow for refinement of the differential diagnosis enabling a more specific diagnosis; outline management decisions affecting a variety of commonly encountered clinical scenarios; judge some of the more commonly encountered artifacts in musculoskeletal imaging and describe why they occur and techniques to avoid them.

Module 1
• Elbow to Hand—C. Gaskin
• Shoulder Girdle—D. Wessell
• Spine and Pelvis—B. Petersen
• Lower Leg to Foot—E. Vinson
• Hip to Knee—J. Stephenson

Module 2
• Musculoskeletal Imaging Ultrasound, Musculoskeletal Imaging CT—D. Wessell (didactic lecture)
• Neoplastic—E. Vinson
• Rheumatologic—J. Stephenson
• Traumatic—J. Pierce
• Metabolic/Hematologic—J. Baker

Module 3
• Dual-Energy CT in Musculoskeletal Imaging—J. W. Stephenson, MD (didactic lecture)
• Hands and Feet—D. E. Wessell, MD
• Chest Wall and Abdominopelvic Core—J. C. Baker, MD
• Hip to Ankle—J. L. Pierce, MD
• Shoulder to Wrist—A. J. Huang, MD
• Dynamic Assessment Musculoskeletal Ultrasound—J. W. Stephenson, MD (didactic lecture)