Refresher Course: Musculoskeletal

RC 810 - Muscle imaging

February 27, 10:00 - 11:00 CET

5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Jaime Isern Kebschull, Barcelona / Spain
15 min
Grading muscle injury
Beata Ciszkowska-Łysoń, Warszawa / Poland
  1. To characterise sports muscle injuries.
  2. To present the contemporary imaging classifications used for sports-related muscle injuries.
  3. To appreciate the clinical significance of grading muscle injuries.
15 min
Myositis and myopathy
Ana Isabel Garcia Diez, Barcelona / Spain
  1. To list the more frequent inflammatory and hereditary myopathies with their clinical characteristics.
  2. To identify some specific MRI patterns associated with individual phenotypes and MRI limitations.
  3. To integrate functional and quantitative MRI techniques with a potential role in evaluating the myopathies.
15 min
Muscle tumours and pseudotumours
Filip M. Vanhoenacker, Mechelen / Belgium
  1. To discuss the imaging semiology of tumours and tumour-like conditions of the muscles.
  2. To discuss how to differentiate benign from malignant muscle tumours.
  3. To summarise the diagnostic strategy.
10 min
Panel discussion: What is the ideal imaging algorithm for muscle disorders?