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 | 60 mins |
| Spine trauma | A Anbuarasu / Samir Dalvie | 3.00 pm | 4.00 pm | 60 mins |
| Break 20m | ||||
| Spine infections | Deepak Patkar / Abhay Nene | 4.20 pm | 5.15 pm | 55 mins |
| Collapsed vertebra | 5.15 pm | 6.30 pm | 75 mins | |
| Radiology | A Anbuarasu | 5.15 pm | 5.40 pm | 25 mins |
| Clinical issues | Ram Chaddha | 5.40 pm | 6.00 pm | 20 mins |
| Vertebroplasty | Suyash Kulkarni | 6.00 pm | 6.30 pm | 30 mins |
| Marrow – normal and abnormal | A Anbuarasu | 6.30 pm | 6.45 pm | 15 mins |
Day 1 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 | How do we differentiate benign from pathologic collapse | 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 | ||||
| Topics | Speaker | Start Time | End Time | Duration |
| Knee | 9.00 am | 10.30 pm | 90 mins | |
| How I report a knee MRI | Bhavin Jankharia | 9.10 am | 10.00 am | 10 mins |
| Menisci & cruciates | Darshana Sanghavi | 9.30 am | 10.15 am | 50 mins |
| Clinical issues | Dinshaw Pardiwala | 10.00 am | 10.15 am | 15 mins |
| OCD, osteonecrosis, cartilage issues | Darshana Sanghavi | 10.15 am | 10.30am | 15 mins |
| Break 20m | ||||
| Shoulder | 10.50am | 12.20pm | 90 mins | |
| How I report a shoulder MRI | Bhavin Jankharia | 10.50am | 11.00am | 10 mins |
| Rotator cuff – MRI | Malini Lawande | 11.00am | 11.20 am | 20 mins |
| Rotator cuff – USG | Bipin Shah | 11.20 am | 11.40 am | 20 mins |
| Clinical issues | Sanjay Garude | 11.40 am | 12 noon | 20 mins |
| Instability | Bhavin Jankharia | 12 noon | 12.20 pm | 20 mins |
| Ankle & Foot | 12.20 pm | 1.00 pm | 40 mins | |
| MRI – Overview | Roy D’Souza | 12.20 pm | 1.00 pm | 40 mins |
| Lunch 1pm-2pm (60m) | ||||
| Ankle & Foot | 2.00 pm | 2.40 pm | 40 mins | |
| Tendons – USG | Ashwin Lawande | 2.00 pm | 2.20 pm | 20 mins |
| Tendons – MRI | Roy D’Souza | 2.20 pm | 2.40 pm | 20 mins |
| TM joint | Bhavin Jankharia | 2.40 pm | 3.00 pm | 20 mins |
| Break 15m | ||||
| Hip | 3.15 pm | 4.45 pm | 90 mins | |
| Osteonecrosis | Darshana Sanghavi | 3.15 pm | 3.35 pm | 20 mins |
| Clinical issues | Sanjay Agarwala | 3.35 pm | 3.55 pm | 20 mins |
| Femoro-acetabular impingement | Bhavin Jankharia | 3.55 pm | 4.15 pm | 30 mins |
| Clincal Issues | Dinshaw Pardiwala | 4.15 pm | 4.35 pm | 20 mins |
| Break 20m | ||||
| Wrist & Hand | 5.05 pm | 6.35 pm | 85 mins | |
| TFCC & carpal tunnel | Darshana Sanghavi | 5.05 pm | 5.25 pm | 20 mins |
| Instability | Bhavin Jankharia | 5.25 pm | 5.45 pm | 20 mins |
| Gamekeepr’s thumb & flexor apparatus – USG | Ashwin Lawande | 5.45 pm | 6.15 pm | 30 mins |
| Gamekeepr’s thumb & flexor apparatus – MRI | Malini Lawande | 6.15 pm | 6.35 pm | 20 mins |
Day 2 questions
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | 45 mins |
| CT & MRI | Bhavin Jankharia | 9.45 am | 10.30 am | 45 mins |
| Clinical issues | Ajay Puri | 10.30 am | 10.45 am | 15 mins |
| Break 20m | ||||
| Soft tissue tumor imaging | Bhavin Jankharia | 11.05 am | 11.35 pm | 30 mins |
| Clnical issues | Manish Agarwal | 11.35 pm | 12.05 pm | 30 mins |
| Fractures & trauma | Ravi Ramakantan | 12.05 pm | 12.50 pm | 45 mins |
| Lunch 12.05pm-1.45pm (60m) | ||||
| Arthropathies | Bhavin Jankharia | 1.45 pm | 2.30 pm | 45 mins |
| Break 15m | ||||
| Metabolic bone diseases | Ravi Ramakantan | 2.45 pm | 3.30 pm | 60 mins |
Day 3 questions
| 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 | 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 |
