Refresher Course: Musculoskeletal
RC 1510 - Spine imaging
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
05:00Radhesh Krishna Lalam, Oswestry / UK
2
Inflammatory arthropathy: current imaging trends and protocols
15:00Monique Reijnierse, Leiden / NL
3
Imaging of spinal trauma
15:00Maria Tzalonikou, Athens / GR
4
Spinal infection: imaging patterns
15:00Marc-André Weber, Rostock / DE
5
Panel discussion: When do we need contrast injection?
10:00Panel discussion: When do we need contrast injection?
5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Radhesh Krishna Lalam, Oswestry / United Kingdom
15 min
Inflammatory arthropathy: current imaging trends and protocols
Monique Reijnierse, Leiden / Netherlands
- To appreciate the role of different imaging modalities in the diagnosis of inflammatory arthropathy of the spine.
- To make you aware of the optimal MRI protocols for detecting early disease.
- To understand the place of imaging in the overall diagnosis and monitoring of patients with inflammatory arthropathy.
15 min
Imaging of spinal trauma
Maria Tzalonikou, Athens / Greece
- To discuss the optimal modalities for imaging of spinal trauma.
- To learn how to interpret common spinal trauma findings on CT and MRI.
- To understand the place of imaging findings in the clinical management of spinal trauma patients.
15 min
Spinal infection: imaging patterns
Marc-André Weber, Rostock / Germany
- To discuss the best imaging approach to suspected spinal infection.
- To make you aware of different patterns and distributions of infection within the spine.
- To distinguish spinal infections from other diseases.
10 min
Panel discussion: When do we need contrast injection?