This online CME course delivers a comprehensive state-of-the-art update on clinically relevant topics in neuroradiology and musculoskeletal imaging, including a discussion of optimized protocols with 1.5T and 3T MR. Faculty review indications commonly seen in general practice, along with updates designed to improve image acquisition and interpretation strategies. Radiology continuing medical education topics covered in UCSF Neuro and Musculoskeletal Imaging include:
Imaging overview of neuroradiological emergencies
Head & neck tumor staging
Advanced imaging techniques (MR neurography, fMRI, DTI)
Major joints
Introduction to musculoskeletal ultrasound
Bone marrow and tumors
And more…

TOPICS / SPEAKERS
MusculoskeletalThe Throwing Elbow – Matthew D. Bucknor, MDRadiographic Checklist for Hip Impingement – Matthew D. Bucknor, MDThe Other Hip Impingements – Matthew D. Bucknor, MDOsseous Infectious Dilemmas – Matthew D. Bucknor, MDCommon MSK Joint Injections – Kevin C. McGill, MD, MPHArthroplasty Complications – Kevin C. McGill, MD, MPHMRI of the Wrist – Ramya Srinivasan, MDHip Ultrasound Made Easy – Ramya Srinivasan, MDAnkle MRI – Tendons and Ligaments – Ramya Srinivasan, MDCalcific Tendinitis and Ultrasound-Guided Barbotage – Ramya Srinivasan, MDThe Throwing Shoulder – Lynne S. Steinbach, MDMRI of the Post-Operative Shoulder – Lynne S. Steinbach, MDShoulder Instability – Lynne S. Steinbach, MDKnee Menisci – Pearls and Pitfalls – Lynne S. Steinbach, MDMusculoskeletal and NeuroTumor Update – Matthew D. Bucknor, MDSpaces in the Head and Neck – Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBSImaging of Soft Tissue Tumors – Kevin C. McGill, MD, MPHA Strategic Approach to US-Guided MSK Biopsies – Kevin C. McGill, MD, MPHSpine Nomenclature and Disc Disease – Vinil N. Shah, MDImaging Approach to Myelopathy – Vinil N. Shah, MDShoulder MRI – Pearls and Pitfalls – Lynne S. Steinbach, MDNeuroStaging Tumors in the Head and Neck – Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBSCervical Nodes – Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBSUnknown Primary Tumors – Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBSVocal Cord Paralysis – Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBSTrigeminal Neuralgia and Neuropathy – Christine M. Glastonbury, MBBSIntradural Spine Tumors – How to Tell Them Apart – Vinil N. Shah, MDPractical Cervical and Lumbar Plexus Imaging – Vinil N. Shah, MDPostoperative Imaging of the Spine – Vinil N. Shah, MDCSF Hypotension: Finding and Fixing that Elusive Leak – Vinil N. Shah, MDNeuroradiology Emergencies – Leo P. Sugrue, MD, PhDNeurodegenerative Diseases – Leo P. Sugrue, MD, PhDMidline Lesions – Pituitary and Pineal – Leo P. Sugrue, MD, PhDTemporal Bone – Hearing Loss and Vertigo – Leo P. Sugrue, MD, PhDAdvanced Imaging – fMRI and Diffusion – DTI – Leo P. Sugrue, MD, PhD
FACULTY
UCSF Course Co-ChairsMatthew D. Bucknor, MDAssociate Professor of Clinical RadiologyVinil N. Shah, MDAssociate Professor of Clinical RadiologyChief of NeuroradiologyUCSF FacultyKevin C. McGill, MD, MPHAssistant Professor of Clinical RadiologyLeo P. Sugrue, MD, PhDAssociate Professor of RadiologyChristine M. Glastonbury, MBBSProfessor of Clinical Radiology, and of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery and Radiation OncologyLynne S. Steinbach, MDProfessor Emeritus of RadiologyGuest FacultyRamya Srinivasan, MDRadiologistWilcox Medical CenterKauai, HI