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Module 1:
- Ultrasound artifacts including:
- anisotropy
- speed of sound artifacts
- refractile shadowing
- comet tail artifact
- acoustic enhancement
- acoustic shadowing
- New technologies including:
- extended field of view imaging
- tissue harmonic imaging
- spatial compound imaging
- 1.5D transducer arrays
- Indications for MSK ultrasound including:
- sport injuries
- periarticular masses
- assessment of rheumatologic disorders
- postsurgical joint assessment
- Anatomical definitions and conventions including:
- body sections and anatomical planes
- body orientations
- Bones of the hand and wrist
- The radius and ulna
- The elbow joint
- The humerus
- Tendons of the hand and wrist
- Ligaments and tendons of the elbow
- Muscles of the anterior forearm including:
- flexors of the forearm
- extensors of the forearm
- rotators of the forearm
- Flexors of the wrist, hand and fingers
- Extensors of the wrist, hand and fingers
- Muscles of the posterior forearm
- Patient positioning & examination technique
- Normal ultrasound appearances
- Hand & wrist pathology including:
- soft tissue tumours of the hand and wrist
- tendon pathology
- De Quervain's disease
- trigger finger (or digit)
- trauma of the tendons and/or ligaments of the hand
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- Indications & examination technique for elbow ultrasound including:
- elbow joint effusion
- elbow ganglion
- tennis elbow - lateral epicondylitis
- golfer's elbow - medial epicondylitis
- elbow fracture
Module 2:
- General anatomy of the shoulder including:
- the scapula
- the clavicle
- the shoulder joint
- the rotator cuff
- Muscles of the shoulder including:
- flexors of the upper arm
- extensors of the upper arm
- Patient positioning
- Scanning technique
- Indications for shoulder ultrasound including:
- rotator cuff tears
- intra or extra-articular fluid collections
- abnormal contour of the subdeltoid bursae
- elevation of the humeral head
- calcific tendonitis
- biceps tendonitis and tenosynovitis
- dislocation (subluxation) of the biceps tendon
- biceps tendon tears and/or rupture
- SA-SD bursal effusion and/or bursitis
- fracture (Hills Sachs deformity)
Module 3 - Ultrasound of the Foot and Ankle
- Bones of the lower leg
- Bones of the ankle and foot
- Muscles that move the ankle, foot, and toes including:
- dorsal flexors of the lower leg
- plantar flexors of the lower leg
- foot invertors
- foot evertors
- Ligaments and tendons of the ankle
- Indications for ultrasound of the foot and ankle
- Patient positioning and examination technique
- Normal ultrasound appearances of tendons
- Pathology of the ankle and foot including:
- tendon and/or ligament tears
- tendonitis and tenosynovitis
- plantar fasciitis
- joint effusions
- ganglions
- cellulitis
- Morton's neuroma
Module 4 - Ultrasound of the Knee and Hip
- Bones of the upper leg
- The knee joint
- Ligaments of the knee
- Muscles that move the lower leg
- Muscles that move the upper leg
- Ultrasound of the knee
- Patient positioning and examination technique including:
- anterior approach
- bursae of the knee
- medial approach
- lateral approach
- posterior approach
- Pathology of the knee including:
- knee trauma
- tendon and/or ligament tears
- tendonitis
- bursitis
- meniscal pathology
- Ultrasound of the Adult hip
- Indications for Adult hip ultrasound
- Ultrasound of the infant hip
- Indications for infant hip ultrasound
- Miscellaneous topics including:
- types of joints
- fibrous joints
- cartilaginous joints
- synovial joints
- the healing process
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