ESOR FOUNDATION COURSES 2025

Musculoskeletal Imaging

November 5, 2025 | 12:30 CET

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This course is only accessible for ESR Premium Education Package subscribers.

COURSE INFORMATION

This course will provide an in-depth view into modern state-of the-art imaging and diagnosis of (frequently missed) fractures, stress/overuse injuries, and of specific musculoskeletal regions : spine, knee, ankle, wrist and hand. There will be an in-depth focus on MR imaging of the menisci, on imaging of degenerative and inflammatory lesions of the wrist and hand, on spinal bone marrow diseases, spondylodiscitis, spondyloarthropathy, and on ligamentous, tendinous and osteochondral lesions of ankle. The courses adhere to Level I and II of the European Training Curriculum and are delivered by renowned European faculty. Each session includes six topics consisting of 40 minutes of theory and case presentations followed by a live Q&A sessions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

to understand and describe the typical imaging features of fractures, easily missedfractures, stress fractures and bony non-unions
to consolidate knowledge about the typical findings of traumatic and degenerativelesions of the menisci of the knee, the ankle joint and the joints of the wrist and hand
to plan imaging studies of joints (knee, ankle, hand, wrist) and spine, and to adaptprotocols to the individual situation for optimal evaluation
to provide a practical approach towards diagnosis and management of specifictopics, such as traumatic, degenerative and rheumatic diseases, meniscal lesions,spinal bone marrow diseases, spondylodiscitis, spondyloarthropathy, andosteochondral lesions of talar dome

PROGRAMME ONLINE

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

12:30 – 13:10	MR imaging of the menisci of the knee Klaus Woertler, Munich/DE
13:10 – 13:50	MRI of the ankle joint Marc-André Weber, Rostock/DE
13:50 – 14:30	Imaging of the joints of the hand and wrist: practical approach TBD
14:30 – 15:00	Q&A Session
15:00 – 15:30	Break
15:30 – 16:10	Fractures, easily missed fractures, and bony non-unions Marc-André Weber, Rostock/DE
16:10 – 16:50	Overuse/stress injuries of the foot Klaus Woertler, Munich/DE
16:50 – 17:30	Imaging of the spine (bone marrow, infection and spondyloarthropathy) TBD
17:30 – 18:00	Q&A Session

How to collect CME credits

A CME certificate will be issued automatically if the following criteria are met:

- You need to attend the course online via live stream in full length.

- You have to complete the electronic evaluation questionnaire. To do so, please click the “Course Evaluation” button displayed on the right column of the course page or go to the section “My Evaluation” of your ESR Connect account.

Evaluation is open from November 5, 18:00 CET until November 12, 23:59 CET and CME certificates can be downloaded in your ESR Connect user area under 'My Certificates'.