LEARNING OUTCOMES
After the end of the course the student will know:
- The modern methods of musculoskeletal imaging
- The principles that govern protocol design in musculoskeletal imaging
- The advanced anatomy necessary for imaging the diseases of the musculoskeletal system
- The commonest pathological conditions of the musculoskeletal system and imaging algorithms
The student will also know:
- The specific techniques and the modern developments in the imaging of the cardiovascular system
- The issues relating to temporal resolution and the methods used in cardiovascular imaging
- The ECG basics and the need for ECG synchronization and gating
- The main abnormal conditions of the cardiovascular system
SYLLABUS
1. Methods of imaging the musculoskeletal system
2. Trauma
3. Non trauma diseases of the musculoskeletal system
4. Orthopaedic implants
5. Basic principles of musculoskeletal imaging with MRI
6. Imaging of the joints
7. Ultrasound applications in MSK imaging
8. Ultrasound application in cardiovascular imaging
9. Angiography
10. Nuclear Medicine – cardiovascular applications
11. CT imaging of the coronaries and the mai vessels
12. MRI – technique in cardiovascular imagi8ng
13. MRI – imaging of anatomy, function, perfusion
14. MRA of the coronary arteries and other body vessels