3rd Musculoskeletal Radiology Review Course

REF Events : 3rd Musculoskeletal Radiology Revision Course

3rd MUSCULOSKELETAL RADIOLOGY REVIEW COURSE, APRIL 2008

The course was held from 4th to 6th April 2008 at Tata Memorial Hospital's R.D Choksi Auditorium Hall.

The registration fees were Rs.1200 for Residents and Rs.1500 for Consultants.

The program was as follows

Day 1- April 04, 2008

Topics
Speaker
Start Time

End Time

Duration

Disc diseases, canal stenosis & failed back

Bhavin Jankharia/
Shekhar Bhojraj
2.00 pm 3.00 pm 60m

Spine trauma

A Anbuarasu / Samir Dalvie
3.00 pm 4.00 pm 60m

Break 20m

Spine infections

Deepak Patkar / Abhay Nene
4.20 pm 5.15 pm 55m

Collapsed vertebra

5.15 pm 6.30 pm 75m

Radiology

A Anbuarasu
5.15 pm 5.40 pm 25m

Clinical issues

Ram Chaddha
5.40 pm 6.00 pm 20m

Vertebroplasty

Suyash Kulkarni
6.00 pm 6.30 pm 30m

Marrow - normal and abnormal

A Anbuarasu
6.30 pm 6.45 pm 15m

Day 1 questions

Day 2- April 05, 2008

Topics
Speaker
Start Time

End Time

Duration

Knee
9.00 am 10.30 pm
90m

How I report a knee MRI

Bhavin Jankharia
9.10 am 10.00 am 10m

Menisci & cruciates

Darshana Sanghavi
9.30 am 10.15 am 50m

Clinical issues

Dinshaw Pardiwala
10.00 am 10.15 am 15m

OCD, osteonecrosis, cartilage issues

Darshana Sanghavi
10.15 am 10.30am 15m

Break 20m

Shoulder

10.50am 12.20pm 90m

How I report a shoulder MRI

Bhavin Jankharia
10.50am 11.00am 10m

Rotator cuff - MRI

Malini Lawande
11.00am 11.20 am 20m

Rotator cuff - USG

Bipin Shah
11.20 am 11.40 am 20m

Clinical issues

Sanjay Garude
11.40 am 12 noon 20m

Instability

Bhavin Jankharia
12 noon 12.20 pm 20m

Ankle & Foot

12.20 pm 1.00 pm 40m

MRI - Overview

Roy D'Souza
12.20 pm 1.00 pm 40m

Lunch 1pm-2pm (60m)

Ankle & Foot

2.00 pm 2.40 pm 40m

Tendons - USG

Ashwin Lawande
2.00 pm 2.20 pm 20m

Tendons - MRI

Roy D'Souza
2.20 pm 2.40 pm 20m

TM joint

Bhavin Jankharia
2.40 pm 3.00 pm 20m

Break 15m

Hip

3.15 pm 4.45 pm 90m

Osteonecrosis

Darshana Sanghavi
3.15 pm 3.35 pm 20m

Clinical issues

Sanjay Agarwala
3.35 pm 3.55 pm 20m

Femoro-acetabular impingement

Bhavin Jankharia
3.55 pm 4.15 pm 30m

Clincal Issues

Dinshaw Pardiwala
4.15 pm 4.35 pm 20m

Break 20m

Wrist & Hand
5.05 pm 6.35 pm 85m

TFCC & carpal tunnel

Darshana Sanghavi
5.05 pm 5.25 pm 20m

Instability

Bhavin Jankharia
5.25 pm 5.45 pm 20m

Gamekeepr's thumb & flexor apparatus - USG

Ashwin Lawande
5.45 pm 6.15 pm 30m

Gamekeepr's thumb & flexor apparatus - MRI

Malini Lawande
6.15 pm 6.35 pm 20m

Day 2 questions

Day 3- April 06, 2008

Topics
Speaker
Start Time

End Time

Duration

Bone & Soft Tissue Tumors

9.00 am 12.05 am

Plain radiographs

Ravi Ramakantan
9.00 am 9.45 am 45m

CT & MRI

Bhavin Jankharia
9.45 am 10.30 am 45m

Clinical issues

Ajay Puri
10.30 am 10.45 am 15m

Break 20m

Soft tissue tumor imaging

Bhavin Jankharia
11.05 am 11.35 pm 30m

Clnical issues

Manish Agarwal
11.35 pm 12.05 pm 30m

Fractures & trauma

Ravi Ramakantan
12.05 pm 12.50 pm 45m

Lunch 12.05pm-1.45pm (60m)

Arthropathies

Bhavin Jankharia
1.45 pm 2.30 pm 45m

Break 15m

Metabolic bone diseases

Ravi Ramakantan
2.45 pm 3.30 pm 60m

Day 3 questions

Questions

Day 1- April 04, 2008

Speaker
Question Duration (Mins)

Disc diseases, canal stenosis & failed back (60 Mins)

Shekhar Bhojraj

What aspects of disc anatomy are relevant to understanding disc disease? How does the disc degenerate and how is this relevant to imaging?

7

Bhavin Jankharia

What does the normal disc look like? What are the different types of disc degeneration and what is their appearance on imaging?

7

Shekhar Bhojraj

What terminology are you particular about in the reporting of disc bulges and herniation?

5

Bhavin Jankharia

Radiological reporting of disc bulges and herniation

7

Shekhar Bhojraj

What is canal stenosis and what do you expect from the radiologist while reporting MRIs?

5

Bhavin Jankharia

What are the radiological aspects of canal stenosis?

7

Shekhar Bhojraj

What are the various common causes of a failed back and what information do you need from imaging?

5

Bhavin Jankharia

What are the different imaging appearances in failed back?

7

Q & A

10

Spine trauma (60 Mins)

Samir Dalvie Please explain broad concepts of spine trauma based on the concept of force of trauma
10

A Anbuarasu What are the broad principles of imaging? What does spine trauma look like on plain radiographs, CT and MRI
15

Samir Dalvie When do you use plain radiographs, MRI & CT. What information do you expect from the imaging and the reports?
10

A Anbuarasu What is the relative role of the various modalities?
15

Q & A
10

Spine infections (55 Mins)

Abhay Nene What is the epidemiology, etiopathology and pathophysiology of tuberculosis of the spine?
5

Deepak Patkar What are the typical plain radiographic, CT scan and MRI appearances of spine TB?
10

Abhay Nene What are the atypical manifestations of spine TB in clinical practice?
5

Deepak Patkar What are the plain radiographic, CT scan and MRI appearance of atypical spine TB?
10

Abhay Nene What information do you want from the radiologists? When do you dedide to biopsy?
5

Deepak Patkar What are the radiologic mimics of spine TB?
5

Bhavin Jankharia How do we biopsy?
5

Q & A
10

Collapsed vertebra (75 Mins)

Ram Chaddha What is the typical presentation of a patient with a collapsed vertebra
5

A Anbuarasu What does a collapsed vertebra look like on plain radiographs, CT & MRI
7

A Anbuarasu What are the appearances of benign and pathologic collapsed vertebrae
8

Ram Chaddha What information do you want from a radiologist?
5

A Anbuarasu How do we differentiate benign from pathologic collapse
10

Ram Chaddha When do you decide to biopsy and when do you do or ask for a vertebroplasty?
5

Suyash Kulkarni Are they any specific issues when biopsying collapsed vertebrae?
5

Suyash Kulkarni Please tell us more about vertebroplasty.
20

Q & A
10

Day 2- April 05, 2008

Speaker
Question Duration (Mins)

Knee (90 Mins)

Bhavin Jankharia

How do I perform and report a knee MRI
10

Dinshaw Pardiwala

What information do you want from a radiologist wrt meniscal pathology?
5

Darshana Sanghavi

What are the various aspects of meniscal pathology on MRI?
15

Dinshaw Pardiwala

What information do you want from a radiologist wrt the cruciates?
5

Darshana Sanghavi

What are the various issues regarding cruciate pathology on MRI?
15

Dinshaw Pardiwala

What information would you like from radologists in post-op menisci & cruciates?
5

Darshana Sanghavi

What are the typical post-operative appearances following meniscal & cruciate injury?
10

Dinshaw Pardiwala

What are clinical issues in OC lesions and OCD and what information do you want from radiologists?
5

Darshana Sanghavi

What are the typical radiological issues in OCD and OC lesions?
10

Q & A

10

Shoulder (60 Mins)

Bhavin Jankharia How do I perform and report a shoulder MRI
10

Sanjay Garude What are the clinical issues in rotator cuff pathology and what do you expect from radiologists?
10

Bipin Shah What are the USG appearances of rotator cuff pathology?
15

Malini Lawande What are the MRI appearances of rotator cuff pathology?
15

Sanjay Garude What are the clinical issues with instability & SLAP injuries?
10

Bhavin Jankharia What are the radiological appearances of instability and SLAP injuries?
20

Q & A
10

Osteonecrosis (40 Mins)

Sanjay Agarwala What is the pathophysiology and etiology of osteonecrosis of the femoral head? 7

Darshana Sanghavi What are the typical plain x-ray, CT and MRI appearances of osteonecrosis of the femoral head? What are the typical differential diagnoses? 10

Sanjay Agarwala What information do you really want from the radiologists? 5

Darshana Sanghavi How do you stage AVN? Is MRI grading important? 10

Q & A 8

Femoro-acetabular impingement (50 Mins)

Dinshaw Pardiwala What is FAI? What are its various types?
10

Bhavin Jankharia How do we perform an "FAI" study? What are the typical plain radiographic and MRI appearances in FAI?
15

Dinshaw Pardiwala What information are you looking for in patients with FAI?
5

Bhavin Jankharia How do we do an MRI arthrogram and what are the typcal appearances of the normal and abnormal labrum in FAI?
10

Q & A
10

Day 3- April 06, 2008

Speaker
Question Duration (Mins)

Bone Tumors (105 Mins)

Manish Agarwal

What are the clinico-pathologic issues when dealing with bone tumors?
10

Ravi Ramakantan

What are the plain radiographic appearances of bone tumors?
35

Bhavin Jankharia

What are the CT & MRI appearances of bone tumors? When is one better than the other?
25

Manish Agarwal

What information do you want from a radiologist?
5

Bhavin Jankharia

What are the issues when staging bone tumors?
10

Manish Agarwal

When do you biopsy bone tumors? What are the clinical issues involved?
5

Bhavin Jankharia

How do we biopsy bone tumors?
5

Q & A
10

Soft Tissue Tumors (60 Mins)

Manish Agarwal What are the typical soft tissue tumors we encounter?
10

Bhavin Jankharia What are the typical imaging findings in soft tissue tumors?
15

Manish Agarwal What are the clinical issues involved with diagnosis & staging. What information do you want from a radiologist?
10

Bhavin Jankharia How do we stage soft tissue tumors?
10

Manish Agarwal When do we biopsy soft tissue tumors? What are the issues involved?
5

Q & A
10

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