Welcome to the ACR Education Center MSK MR Imaging of Commonly Imaged Joints Course!

In order to ensure you have a great experience, we have pulled together material to make sure you are adequately prepared to complete the requirements of this course. These materials will be available for review up to 24 months after the conclusion of your course. Any materials that you wish to reference should be downloaded or saved on your personal device.
 

Pre-course Material

MSK Hip Anatomy

MSK Ankle Anatomy

MSK Knee Anatomy

MSK Shoulder Anatomy

 

Presentations

MR Imaging of the Menisci

MRI of the Collateral and Cruciate Knee Ligaments

Knee: Extensor Mechanism

Bone and Cartilage Abnormalities

Knee: Bone and Cartilage

Rotator Cuff

Shoulder Labrum and Capsule

MRI of the Ankle: Ligaments and Tendons

MRI of the Ankle: Bone and Joints

MRI of Hip Pain: Wear and Tear and Chronic Maladies

Hip: Labrum and FAI

Calcific Tendinitis Lavage

Knee Arthroscopy

Shoulder Arthroscopy

 

Suggested Reading

Injury of the Tibiofibular Syndesmosis: Value of MR Imaging for Diagnosis

Hamstring Muscle Complex: An Imaging Review

Imaging the Painful Hip

Sensitivity and Specificity in Detection of Labral Tears with 3.0-T MRI of the Shoulder

Lateral Stabilizing Structures of the Knee: Functional Anatomy and Injuries Assessed with MR Imaging

MRI of the Collateral and Cruciate Knee Ligaments

MR Imaging and MR Arthrography of the Postoperative Shoulder: Spectrum of Normal and Abnormal Findings

Rim-Rent Tear of the Rotator Cuff: A Common and Easily Overlooked Partial Tear

MR Imaging of the Ankle and Foot -- RSNA Refresher Course

Rotator Cuff

Subscapularis Tendon Tears: Detection and Grading at MR Arthrography

 

Dictations - Structured Reports

Ankle Foot - Case Engine

Ankle Foot labeled

Hip - Case Engine

Hip labeled

Knee - Case Engine

Knee labeled

Shoulder - Case Engine

Shoulder labeled

Templates - Jefferson Univ.

Ankle-Foot 523 Patient Report

Ankle-Foot 559 Patient Report

Hip 19 Patient Report

Hip 1799 Patient Report

Knee 006 Patient Report

Knee 110 Patient Report

Shoulder017 Patient Report

Shoulder019 Patient Report

 

Protocols

TJU MRI Protocols

University of Wisconsin MSK MR Protocols 

 

Reference Articles

  1. Aurea V. R. Mohana-Borges, Christine B. Chung, and Donald Resnick. MR Imaging and MR Arthrography of the Postoperative Shoulder: Spectrum of Normal and Abnormal Findings. Radiographics January 2004 24:69-85.
  2. B. Kramer J, White LM, Recht MP. MR Imaging of the Extensor Mechanism. Sem Musculoskel Radiol 2009; 13:384-402.
  3. Beltran J, Opsha O. MR Imaging of the Hip: Osseous Lesions. MRI Clin N Am 2005; 13:665-676.
  4. Bencardino JT, Kassarjian A, Palmer WE. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Hip: Sports-Related Injuries. Top Mag Res Imag 2003; 14:145-160.
  5. Carolyn S. Dupuis, Sjirk J. Westra, Joseph Makris, and E. Christine Wallace. Continuing Medical Education: Injuries and Conditions of the Extensor Mechanism of the Pediatric Knee. Radiographics May 2009 29:877-886.
  6. Curtis W. Hayes, Monica K. Brigido, David A. Jamadar, and Tim Propeck: Mechanism-based Pattern Approach to Classification of Complex Injuries of the Knee Depicted at MR Imaging. Radiographics October 2000 20:S121-S134.
  7. D.G. Blankenbaker and M.J. Tuite, The painful hip: new concepts, Skeletal Radiol. 2006 Jun;35(6):352-70. Epub 2006 Mar 22. Review.
  8. Garry E. Gold, Thomas R. McCauley, Martha L. Gray, and David G. Disler Special Focus Session: What’s New in Cartilage? Radiographics September 2003 23:1227-1242.
  9. Jon A. Jacobson, John Lin, David A. Jamadar, and Curtis W. Hayes. Aids to Successful Shoulder Arthrography Performed with a Fluoroscopically Guided Anterior Approach. Radiographics March 2003 23:373-378
  10. Lynne S. Steinbach, William E. Palmer, and Mark E. Schweitzer. Special Focus Session: MR Arthrography. Radiographics September 2002 22:1223-1246
  11. Studler U, Kalberer F, Leunig M, Zanetti M, Hodler J, Dora C, Pfirrmann CW. MR arthrography of the hip: differentiation between an anterior sublabral recess as a normal variant and a labral tear. Radiology. 2008 Dec; 249(3):947-54.
  12. Timothy G. Sanders, Monica A. Medynski, John F. Feller, and Keith W. Lawhorn Bone Contusion Patterns of the Knee at MR Imaging: Footprint of the Mechanism of Injury Radiographics October 2000 20:S135-S151
  13. Yun Sun Choi, Hollis G. Potter, and Tong Jin Chun. MR Imaging of Cartilage Repair in the Knee and Ankle. Radiographics July 2008 28:1043-1059
  14. Zoga AC, Kavanagh EC, Omar IM, et al. Athletic Pubalgia and the “Sports Hernia”: MR Imaging Findings. Radiology 2008; 247:797-807.