Musculoskeletal radiology

Musculoskeletal radiology curriculum for radiology residents.

This article outlines a curriculum for resident education in musculoskeletal radiology that addresses the current requirements for assessment of the general competencies as set forth by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Section VIII – Musculoskeletal Radiology

Radiology for the surgeon: musculoskeletal case 44.

A woman was referred to an orthopedic surgeon with a complaint of vague deep-seated pain in her right knee, which had been ongoing for a period of 3 months. There was no history of a specific inciting traumatic event. Physical examination of her knee revealed no specific signs of internal derangement, and plain radiographs were unremarkable. The patient was referred for an MRI examination. T1-w...

Role of percutaneous nonvascular Interventional Radiology treatments in musculoskeletal lesions

Many new, minimally invasive interventional radiology procedures are now viable alternatives to traditional invasive therapy. These interventional radiological procedures can be performed in the outpatient setting and the overall cost to the patient may be less in the long run. Radiofrequency and Laser ablation techniques are now widely used and rapidly expanding technologies in the interventio...

The role of radiology in nerve function impairment and its musculoskeletal complications in leprosy.

Conventional techniques, such as plain radiography and bone-scintigraphy, were used in the past to evaluate skeletal changes in patients with leprosy. More recent publications focus on radiological imaging of affected nerves, and involve advanced modalities such as Computed Tomography (CT-scan), Ultrasonography (US), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). US and MRI can play an especially import...