Hands-on Diagnostic and Interventional MSK Ultrasound Course

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and the Andrews Research & Education Foundation are teaming up to provide one of the most complete Musculoskeletal Ultrasound courses available.

Key Topics

• General principles of ultrasound-guided interventions
• Cadaver demonstration of procedures
• Ultrasound of shoulder pathology
• Shoulder therapeutics
• Ultrasound of elbow pathology
• Elbow therapeutics
• Ultrasound of hand and wrist pathology
• Hand and wrist therapeutics
• Orthobiologics
• Ultrasound of knee pathology
• Knee therapeutics
• Ankle and foot pathology
• Ankle and foot therapeutics
• Ultrasound of hip anatomy/pathology/procedures
• Ultrasound of inguinal hernias and athletic pubalgia

Learning Objectives

• Describe the sonographic appearance of commonly encountered pathologies in the upper and lower limbs as well as the important role of ultrasound-guided procedures in the treatment of these pathologies;
• Outline the steps necessary for successful completion of ultrasound-guided interventional musculoskeletal procedures; and
• Discuss the indications and techniques for basic ultrasound-guided procedures, such as aspirations and injections, as well as more advanced procedures, such as percutaneous needle tenotomy, needle release of the carpal tunnel, and platelet-rich plasma injections.

For questions pertaining to this course, please contact the Events and Continuing Education Services Department at conv_edu@aium.org.

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