The following Content Areas will be printed on the certificate for this course:
- Musculoskeletal Radiology
Course Learning Objectives:
- Identify normal anatomy and common pathology of muscles and tendons of the torso and pelvis.
- Demonstrate understanding of the pathomechanisms and imaging findings of musculotendinous disorders of the torso and pelvis.
- Define the musculotendinous anatomy of the hamstring and quadriceps muscle groups.
- Identify on imaging and classify patterns of injury to the hamstring and quadriceps muscle complexes.
- Develop criteria for evaluation of the prognostic significance of imaging findings in injuries of the hamstring and quadriceps muscle complexes.
- Recognize common muscle disorders in the leg and foot due to a variety of traumatic, inflammatory, congenital and neurogenic causes.
- Use imaging findings to help prognosticate and guide therapy for muscle disorders in the calves.
- Recognize clinical situations in which percutaneous therapy for muscle injuries may be indicated.
- Describe the logistics and risks of percutaneous therapy.
- Review the current evidence for efficacy of percutaneous treatment of muscle injuries.
- Discuss normal anatomy and common pathology of muscles and tendons of the torso and pelvis.
- Demonstrate understanding of the pathomechanisms and imaging findings of musculotendinous disorders of the torso and pelvis.
- Describe the technical advances of muscle MRI.
- Show normal features of muscle with MRI advanced techniques.
- Illustrate common and uncommon muscle pathologies revealed by MRI.
This enduring material is estimated to take 1 hour and 45 minutes to complete.
Online Course Start Date: 12/12/2017
End Date for CME Eligibility/Online Expiration Date: 12/11/2020
This educational activity was originally presented at the RSNA 2016 Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly.
Authors:
- Robert D. Boutin, MD
- Miriam A. Bredella, MD
- James M. Linklater, MBBS
- David A. Rubin, MD
- Christopher F. Beaulieu, MD, PhD
- John A. Carrino, MD, MPH
Disclosure Statements:
The ACCME requires that the RSNA, as an accredited provider of CME, disclose the relevant financial relationships of the planners, faculty, and any other individuals in a position to control content of this activity. If there is a relevant financial relationship that has been disclosed please find it below:
- Suhny Abbara, MD: Author, Reed Elsevier; Editor, Reed Elsevier; Institutional Research Agreement, Koninklijke Philips NV, Siemens AG.
- David A. Bluemke, MD, PhD: Research support, Siemens AG.
- William W. Boonn, MD: Founder, Montage Healthcare Solutions, Inc; President, Montage Healthcare Solutions, Inc; Shareholder, Montage Healthcare Solutions, Inc, Nuance Communications, Inc.
- Kristy K. Brock, PhD: License agreement, RaySearch Laboratories AB; Development agreement, Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
- Dorothy I. Bulas, MD: Editor, Wolters Kluwer NV.
- Dominik Fleischmann, MD: Research support, Siemens AG.
- Brian S. Funaki, MD: Data Safety Monitoring Board, Novate Medical Ltd.
- Jean-Francois H. Geschwind, MD: Consultant, BTG International Ltd, Bayer AG, Guerbet SA, Sterigenics International, LLC, Koninklijke Philips NV, Jennerex Biotherapeutics, Inc; Grant, BTG International Ltd, Bayer AG, Koninklijke Philips NV, Sterigenics International LLC, Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Guerbet SA; Founder and CEO, PreScience Labs, LLC.
- Christopher P. Hess, MD, PhD: Research Grant, General Electric Company, Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, Cerebrotech Medical Systems, Inc; Speaker, Siemens AG.
- Vincent B. Ho, MD, MBA: In-kind support, General Electric Company.
- Herbert Y. Kressel, MD: Stockholder, Pfizer Inc, GlaxoSmithKline plc.
- Cherie M. Kuzmiak, DO: Research Grant, FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation.
- Simon S. Lo, MD: Research support, Elekta AB; Travel support, Accuray Incorporated; Speaker, Accuray Incorporated.
- H. Page McAdams, MD: Research Grant, General Electric Company; Consultant, MedQIA Imaging Core Laboratory; Author, Reed Elsevier; Author, UpToDate, Inc; Research Consultant, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Boehringer-Ingelheim GmbH.
- Charles E. Ray Jr., MD, PhD: Data Safety Monitoring Board, Novate Medical Ltd; Editor, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc; Consultant, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc, Medtronic plc.
- Ehsan Samei, PhD: Research Grant, General Electric Company; Research Grant, Siemens AG.
- Stuart G. Silverman, MD: Author, Wolters Kluwer nv.
- Christina I. Tsien, MD: Speaker, Merck & Co, Inc.
- William J. Weadock, MD: Owner, Weadock Software, LLC.
- Charles E. Willis, PhD: Medical Advisory Board, General Electric Company.
- John A. Carrino, MD, MPH: Research Consultant, BioClinica, Inc, Pfizer Inc, Carestream Health, Inc; Advisory Board, General Electric Company; Advisory Board, Halyard Health, Inc.
All other individuals in control of content have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose for this activity.
Accreditation and Designation Statements:
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This enduring material can be applied towards the ABR MOC self-assessment requirement (SA-CME).
To earn CME credit, participants must correctly answer a minimum of 80% of the post-test questions and complete the course evaluation.
The RSNA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Price:
Non-member Rate: $50.00
Member Rate: $0.00
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