Musculoskeletal imaging: appendicular arthropathies; axial joint disease; & infective musculoskeletal disorders Modules, lectures & learning objectives: Module 1: Appendicular arthropathies Lecture 1: Degenerative & degenerative-like joint disease State the clinical differences between inflammatory, degenerative & atypical arthropathies List & identify imaging characteristics of & which distinguish between: Primary osteoarthritis (OA) Secondary OA Other conditions that can simulate OA Explain MR’s role in osteoarthritis diagnosis & management Lecture 2: Inflammatory & connective tissue arthropathies State the imaging & clinical features of joint inflammatory diseases List & identify the shared characteristics of inflammatory joint disorders List & identify imaging features which distinguish between septic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondylo-arthropathies (SpA), & gout State the imaging & clinical features of connective tissue diseases Lecture 3: Non-infectious synovial proliferative processes State the MR imaging & clinical features of noninfectious proliferative synovial processes List & identify the shared & discriminating features of synovial processes List the MR sequences which help diagnose PVNS, synovial osteochondromatosis & lipoma arborescence Discuss conventional radiography’s role in differentiating MR PVNS from synovial osteochondromatosis Module 2: Axial joint diseases Lecture 1: Imaging in low back pain Describe what is meant by low back pain Describe the differences between specific & non-specific back pain State the red flags that indicate a patient may have a serious condition State the guidelines for imaging in low back pain Lecture 2: Degenerative spine List & identify the shared & discriminating imaging features of the degenerative spine, including of: Degenerative disc disease Posterior elements Secondary changes e.g. spinal stenosis & instability Lecture 3: Inflammatory spinal arthropathies List & identify the shared & discriminating imaging features of spinal inflammatory joint diseases Describe demographic & clinical characteristics of spinal inflammatory joint diseases Explain how spinal inflammatory joint diseases differ from degenerative spinal disease List & identify the shared & discriminating imaging features of spinal & sacroiliac joints spondylo-arthropathies & rheumatoid arthritis Module 3: Infective musculoskeletal disorders Lecture 1: Peripheral musculoskeletal infections List & identify the shared & discriminating clinical & imaging features of peripheral infectious bone, joint & soft tissue diseases Choose the optimal imaging modalities for musculoskeletal infection evaluation Lecture 2: Axial musculoskeletal infections List & identify the shared & discriminating clinical & imaging features of axial infectious bone, joint & soft tissue diseases Differentiate on imaging, spondylo-discitis from similar appearing non-infectious conditions Project type: Educational package Imaging keywords: Musculoskeletal Imaging Magnetic resonance (MR) Computed tomography (CT) Plain film radiography Ultrasound Interpretation & evaluation Application / disease keywords: Appendicular arthropathies Arthritis Musculoskeletal infections Infectious bone, joints & soft tissues diseases Osteomyelitis Supervisor(s): Prof Andrew Farrall Programme: Imaging MSc Year: 19-20 This article was published on 2024-08-22
