WEEKDAY EDUCATIONAL COURSE
MR Imaging of the Post-Operative Joint
ORGANIZERS: Christine Chung, M.D. & Hollis G. Potter, M.D.
 
SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate to Advanced
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
OVERVIEW
In this two-hour course the faculty will consist mostly of radiologists with extensive experience in imaging of the musculoskeletal system. The course will focus on cartilage repair, as well as the post-operative shoulder and knee. It will guide the audience through all clinically relevant aspects of postoperative imaging of the musculoskeletal system, including a discussion of imaging protocols, the normal postoperative MR appearance as well as imaging of postoperative complications.
 
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course participants should be able to:
« Inform patients and referring physicians with regard to safety and possible limitations of image quality after MSK surgery;
 « Select and tailor MR protocols according to clinical needs;
 « Reduce imaging artifacts;
 « Describe imaging artifacts and differentiate them from relevant findings; and
 « Recognize postoperative findings and differentiate them from clinically relevant findings.
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  Moderator: Lawrence M. White, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
10:30 Post-Operative Shoulder   Laura M. Fayad, M.D.
11:10 Post-Operative Knee   Lawrence M. White, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
11:50 Cartilage Repair   Carl S. Winalski, M.D.
12:30 Adjourn