Refresher Course: Musculoskeletal

RC 710 - Imaging hip joint replacement

February 27, 08:00 - 09:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Alberto Bazzocchi, Bologna / Italy
15 min
Radiography and ultrasound: how far can you go?
Saulius Rutkauskas, Kaunas / Lithuania
  1. To differentiate the strengths and weaknesses of conventional radiography in assessing the structural integrity of a hip implant.
  2. To present ultrasound examination technique of soft tissues around THA.
  3. To illustrate the real-time capabilities of ultrasound and the guidance of diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures.
15 min
CT: when should you do it, and how?
Tobias Dietrich, St. Gallen / Switzerland
  1. To present CT techniques of metal artefact reduction in hip joint replacement.
  2. To show indications of CT imaging in hip joint replacement.
  3. To describe hip joint replacement disorders on CT images.
15 min
MRI: can it replace the above?
Pia M Jungmann, Chur / Switzerland
  1. To present possible advantages of MRI in hip joint replacement.
  2. To discuss limitations of MRI after hip joint replacement.
  3. To provide tips to overcome or reduce the limitations of MRI after hip joint replacement.
10 min
Panel discussion: Can we define an algorithm for the assessment of painful hip replacement?