Date: 21st March, 2019 (Thursday)
Time: 9.30 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Venue: Hospital Selayang
MSR-TUI Intermediate MSUS in Rheumatology Course
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• To know the Doppler physics, technology and artefacts
• To know the application, indications and limitations of Doppler in rheumatology
• To optimize Doppler settings
• To use colour and power Doppler to detect synovial and entheseal inflammation
• To detect structural joint damage (i.e. bone, tendons, cartilage)
• To perform sonographic-guided periarticular and articular injections
• To identify the spectrum of musculoskeletal abnormalities in each anatomic area (e.g. joint synovitis, tenosynovitis, enthesopathy/ enthesitis, tendinosis/ tendinitis, paratenonitis, dactylitis, tendon luxation, tendon impingement, tendon tears, bone erosions, osteophytes, ganglia and cysts, articular cartilage lesions, peri- and intra-articular microcrystal deposit, soft tissue calcifications)
• To know the role of musculoskeletal ultrasound in paediatrics
The scopes of hands-on sessions are
Supervised practical scanning of the different Doppler modalities.
• How to use and set the ultrasound equipment.
• The choice of the appropriate probe.
• Optimisation of Doppler settings.
• PDUS artefacts
Supervised hands-on scanning of patients with different pathologies
• Synovitis and tenosynovitis
• Enthesopathy and enthesitis
• Tendinosis and tendon tear
• Bone and cartilage abnormalities